Chapter IV
"He died a year ago, come Martinmas. What was thy mother's name?" "Alice Alwyn." "I mind me there was one of that name lived out by Clyst. And--but I warrant me thou wilt say, ay--is thy father a good craftsman?"
Prentice Hugh
Chapter IV
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"He
died
a
year
ago,
come
Martinmas.
What
was
thy
mother's
name?"
"Alice
Alwyn."
"I
mind
me
there
was
one
of
that
name
lived
out
by
Clyst.
And--but
I
warrant
me
thou
wilt
say,
ay--is
thy
father
a
good
craftsman?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"He
died
a
year
ago,
come
Martinmas.
Line 2
What
was
thy
mother's
name?"
Line 3
"Alice
Alwyn."
Line 4
"I
mind
me
there
was
one
of
that
name
lived
out
by
Clyst.
Line 5
And--but
I
warrant
me
thou
wilt
say,
ay--is
thy
father
a
good
craftsman?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He died a year ago, come Martinmas.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And--but I warrant me thou wilt say, ay--is thy father a good craftsman?"”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I mind me there was one of that name lived out by Clyst.”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What was thy mother's name?"”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"I mind me there was one of that name lived out by Clyst.”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “And--but I warrant me thou wilt say, ay--is thy father a good craftsman?"”
Thy
determiner
US /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “What was thy mother's name?"”
Wilt
modal verb
US /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “And--but I warrant me thou wilt say, ay--is thy father a good craftsman?"”
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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 "He died a year ago, come Martinmas.
ago
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From this reading "He died a year ago, come Martinmas.
Alice
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From this reading "Alice Alwyn."
Alwyn
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From this reading "Alice Alwyn."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And--but I warrant me thou wilt say, ay--is thy father a good craftsman?"
ay
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From this reading And--but I warrant me thou wilt say, ay--is thy father a good craftsman?"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And--but I warrant me thou wilt say, ay--is thy father a good craftsman?"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I mind me there was one of that name lived out by Clyst.
Clyst
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From this reading "I mind me there was one of that name lived out by Clyst.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He died a year ago, come Martinmas.
craftsman
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From this reading And--but I warrant me thou wilt say, ay--is thy father a good craftsman?"
died
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From this reading "He died a year ago, come Martinmas.
father
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From this reading And--but I warrant me thou wilt say, ay--is thy father a good craftsman?"
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And--but I warrant me thou wilt say, ay--is thy father a good craftsman?"
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He died a year ago, come Martinmas.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I mind me there was one of that name lived out by Clyst.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And--but I warrant me thou wilt say, ay--is thy father a good craftsman?"
lived
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From this reading "I mind me there was one of that name lived out by Clyst.
Martinmas
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From this reading "He died a year ago, come Martinmas.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I mind me there was one of that name lived out by Clyst.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I mind me there was one of that name lived out by Clyst.
mother's
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From this reading What was thy mother's name?"
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was thy mother's name?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I mind me there was one of that name lived out by Clyst.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I mind me there was one of that name lived out by Clyst.
out
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From this reading "I mind me there was one of that name lived out by Clyst.
say
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From this reading And--but I warrant me thou wilt say, ay--is thy father a good craftsman?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I mind me there was one of that name lived out by Clyst.
there
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From this reading "I mind me there was one of that name lived out by Clyst.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And--but I warrant me thou wilt say, ay--is thy father a good craftsman?"
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading What was thy mother's name?"
warrant
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From this reading And--but I warrant me thou wilt say, ay--is thy father a good craftsman?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was thy mother's name?"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was thy mother's name?"
wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading And--but I warrant me thou wilt say, ay--is thy father a good craftsman?"
year
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From this reading "He died a year ago, come Martinmas.