Chapter XVIII
'Middlin' well.' Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door. 'I was courtin' my woman on the Marsh that year. Carter to Mus' Plum I was, gettin' ten shillin's week. Mine was a Marsh woman.'
Puck of Pook's Hill
Chapter XVIII
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'Middlin'
well.'
Old
Hobden
let
himself
down
on
the
coals
by
the
fire-door.
'I
was
courtin'
my
woman
on
the
Marsh
that
year.
Carter
to
Mus'
Plum
I
was,
gettin'
ten
shillin's
week.
Mine
was
a
Marsh
woman.'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'Middlin'
well.'
Line 2
Old
Hobden
let
himself
down
on
the
coals
by
the
fire-door.
Line 3
'I
was
courtin'
my
woman
on
the
Marsh
that
year.
Line 4
Carter
to
Mus'
Plum
I
was,
gettin'
ten
shillin's
week.
Line 5
Mine
was
a
Marsh
woman.'
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door.”
Mine
pronoun
US /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Mine was a Marsh woman.'”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Middlin' well.'”
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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 Mine was a Marsh woman.'
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door.
Carter
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From this reading Carter to Mus' Plum I was, gettin' ten shillin's week.
coals
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From this reading Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door.
courtin
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down
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From this reading Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door.
fire-door
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gettin
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From this reading Carter to Mus' Plum I was, gettin' ten shillin's week.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door.
Hobden
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From this reading Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I was courtin' my woman on the Marsh that year.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door.
Marsh
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From this reading 'I was courtin' my woman on the Marsh that year.
Middlin
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From this reading 'Middlin' well.'
MinepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mine was a Marsh woman.'
Mus
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From this reading Carter to Mus' Plum I was, gettin' ten shillin's week.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'I was courtin' my woman on the Marsh that year.
Old
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From this reading Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door.
Plum
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From this reading Carter to Mus' Plum I was, gettin' ten shillin's week.
shillin's
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ten
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From this reading Carter to Mus' Plum I was, gettin' ten shillin's week.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I was courtin' my woman on the Marsh that year.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Carter to Mus' Plum I was, gettin' ten shillin's week.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I was courtin' my woman on the Marsh that year.
week
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From this reading Carter to Mus' Plum I was, gettin' ten shillin's week.
well
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From this reading 'Middlin' well.'
woman
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From this reading 'I was courtin' my woman on the Marsh that year.
year
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From this reading 'I was courtin' my woman on the Marsh that year.