Chapter XXIII
FARMS OR UMBRELLAS. 'He tokin into his handis His londis and his lode.'--CHAUCER. 'Mark! Mark!' A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.
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Chapter XXIII
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FARMS
OR
UMBRELLAS.
'He
tokin
into
his
handis
His
londis
and
his
lode.'--CHAUCER.
'Mark!
Mark!'
A
little
figure
stood
on
the
gravel
road
leading
through
Lescombe
Park,
and
lifted
up
an
eager
face,
as
Mark
jumped
down
from
his
horse.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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FARMS
OR
UMBRELLAS.
Line 2
'He
tokin
into
his
handis
His
londis
and
his
lode.'--CHAUCER.
Line 3
'Mark!
Line 4
Mark!'
Line 5
A
little
figure
stood
on
the
gravel
road
leading
through
Lescombe
Park,
and
lifted
up
an
eager
face,
as
Mark
jumped
down
from
his
horse.
Learner Dictionary
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Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.”
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'He tokin into his handis His londis and his lode.'--CHAUCER.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.
CHAUCER
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From this reading 'He tokin into his handis His londis and his lode.'--CHAUCER.
down
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From this reading A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.
eager
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From this reading A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.
face
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From this reading A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.
FARMS
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From this reading FARMS OR UMBRELLAS.
figure
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From this reading A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.
gravel
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From this reading A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.
handis
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From this reading 'He tokin into his handis His londis and his lode.'--CHAUCER.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'He tokin into his handis His londis and his lode.'--CHAUCER.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'He tokin into his handis His londis and his lode.'--CHAUCER.
horse
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From this reading A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'He tokin into his handis His londis and his lode.'--CHAUCER.
jumped
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From this reading A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.
leading
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From this reading A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.
Lescombe
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From this reading A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.
lifted
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From this reading A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.
lode
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From this reading 'He tokin into his handis His londis and his lode.'--CHAUCER.
londis
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From this reading 'He tokin into his handis His londis and his lode.'--CHAUCER.
Mark
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From this reading 'Mark!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.
ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading FARMS OR UMBRELLAS.
Park
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From this reading A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.
road
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From this reading A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.
tokin
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From this reading 'He tokin into his handis His londis and his lode.'--CHAUCER.
UMBRELLAS
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From this reading FARMS OR UMBRELLAS.
up
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From this reading A little figure stood on the gravel road leading through Lescombe Park, and lifted up an eager face, as Mark jumped down from his horse.