Chapter III
Fal. There was (mine Host) an old-fat-woman euen now with me, but she's gone Simp. Pray you Sir, was't not the Wise-woman of Brainford? Fal. I marry was it (Mussel-shell) what would you with her?
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Chapter III
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Fal.
There
was
(mine
Host)
an
old-fat-woman
euen
now
with
me,
but
she's
gone
Simp.
Pray
you
Sir,
was't
not
the
Wise-woman
of
Brainford?
Fal.
I
marry
was
it
(Mussel-shell)
what
would
you
with
her?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Fal.
Line 2
There
was
(mine
Host)
an
old-fat-woman
euen
now
with
me,
but
she's
gone
Simp.
Line 3
Pray
you
Sir,
was't
not
the
Wise-woman
of
Brainford?
Line 4
Fal.
Line 5
I
marry
was
it
(Mussel-shell)
what
would
you
with
her?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Mine
pronoun
US /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “There was (mine Host) an old-fat-woman euen now with me, but she's gone Simp.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I marry was it (Mussel-shell) what would you with her?”
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was (mine Host) an old-fat-woman euen now with me, but she's gone Simp.
Brainford
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From this reading Pray you Sir, was't not the Wise-woman of Brainford?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was (mine Host) an old-fat-woman euen now with me, but she's gone Simp.
euen
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From this reading There was (mine Host) an old-fat-woman euen now with me, but she's gone Simp.
Fal
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gone
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From this reading There was (mine Host) an old-fat-woman euen now with me, but she's gone Simp.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I marry was it (Mussel-shell) what would you with her?
Host
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From this reading There was (mine Host) an old-fat-woman euen now with me, but she's gone Simp.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I marry was it (Mussel-shell) what would you with her?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I marry was it (Mussel-shell) what would you with her?
marry
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From this reading I marry was it (Mussel-shell) what would you with her?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was (mine Host) an old-fat-woman euen now with me, but she's gone Simp.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was (mine Host) an old-fat-woman euen now with me, but she's gone Simp.
Mussel-shell
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pray you Sir, was't not the Wise-woman of Brainford?
now
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From this reading There was (mine Host) an old-fat-woman euen now with me, but she's gone Simp.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pray you Sir, was't not the Wise-woman of Brainford?
old-fat-woman
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Pray
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she's
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Simp
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Sir
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From this reading Pray you Sir, was't not the Wise-woman of Brainford?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pray you Sir, was't not the Wise-woman of Brainford?
There
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From this reading There was (mine Host) an old-fat-woman euen now with me, but she's gone Simp.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was (mine Host) an old-fat-woman euen now with me, but she's gone Simp.
was't
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From this reading Pray you Sir, was't not the Wise-woman of Brainford?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I marry was it (Mussel-shell) what would you with her?
Wise-woman
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From this reading Pray you Sir, was't not the Wise-woman of Brainford?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was (mine Host) an old-fat-woman euen now with me, but she's gone Simp.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I marry was it (Mussel-shell) what would you with her?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Pray you Sir, was't not the Wise-woman of Brainford?