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Chapter XV
In Middle Forest it was market morning, high May weather and many abroad. Country folk, town folk, folk from across river made a humming and buzzing in High Street and the market place. The sun was an hour up, and all thrifty marketers out of house. Saint Ethelred’s bells rang, the Carmelites’, the Poor Clares’. Father Edmund walked about; there were two of Leofric’s friars from over river.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Father Edmund walked about; there were two of Leofric’s friars from over river.”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Country folk, town folk, folk from across river made a humming and buzzing in High Street and the market place.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “In Middle Forest it was market morning, high May weather and many abroad.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In Middle Forest it was market morning, high May weather and many abroad.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Father Edmund walked about; there were two of Leofric’s friars from over river.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Saint Ethelred’s bells rang, the Carmelites’, the Poor Clares’.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Country folk, town folk, folk from across river made a humming and buzzing in High Street and the market place.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Father Edmund walked about; there were two of Leofric’s friars from over river.
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From this reading In Middle Forest it was market morning, high May weather and many abroad.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Country folk, town folk, folk from across river made a humming and buzzing in High Street and the market place.
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From this reading The sun was an hour up, and all thrifty marketers out of house.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The sun was an hour up, and all thrifty marketers out of house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In Middle Forest it was market morning, high May weather and many abroad.
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From this reading Saint Ethelred’s bells rang, the Carmelites’, the Poor Clares’.
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From this reading Country folk, town folk, folk from across river made a humming and buzzing in High Street and the market place.
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From this reading Saint Ethelred’s bells rang, the Carmelites’, the Poor Clares’.
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From this reading Saint Ethelred’s bells rang, the Carmelites’, the Poor Clares’.
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From this reading Country folk, town folk, folk from across river made a humming and buzzing in High Street and the market place.
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From this reading Father Edmund walked about; there were two of Leofric’s friars from over river.
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From this reading Saint Ethelred’s bells rang, the Carmelites’, the Poor Clares’.
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From this reading Father Edmund walked about; there were two of Leofric’s friars from over river.
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From this reading Country folk, town folk, folk from across river made a humming and buzzing in High Street and the market place.
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From this reading In Middle Forest it was market morning, high May weather and many abroad.
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From this reading Father Edmund walked about; there were two of Leofric’s friars from over river.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Country folk, town folk, folk from across river made a humming and buzzing in High Street and the market place.
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From this reading In Middle Forest it was market morning, high May weather and many abroad.
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From this reading The sun was an hour up, and all thrifty marketers out of house.
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From this reading The sun was an hour up, and all thrifty marketers out of house.
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From this reading Country folk, town folk, folk from across river made a humming and buzzing in High Street and the market place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Middle Forest it was market morning, high May weather and many abroad.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In Middle Forest it was market morning, high May weather and many abroad.
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From this reading Father Edmund walked about; there were two of Leofric’s friars from over river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Country folk, town folk, folk from across river made a humming and buzzing in High Street and the market place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Middle Forest it was market morning, high May weather and many abroad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Middle Forest it was market morning, high May weather and many abroad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was an hour up, and all thrifty marketers out of house.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading In Middle Forest it was market morning, high May weather and many abroad.
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From this reading In Middle Forest it was market morning, high May weather and many abroad.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Middle Forest it was market morning, high May weather and many abroad.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun was an hour up, and all thrifty marketers out of house.
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From this reading The sun was an hour up, and all thrifty marketers out of house.
above and across; more than
From this reading Father Edmund walked about; there were two of Leofric’s friars from over river.
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From this reading Country folk, town folk, folk from across river made a humming and buzzing in High Street and the market place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Saint Ethelred’s bells rang, the Carmelites’, the Poor Clares’.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saint Ethelred’s bells rang, the Carmelites’, the Poor Clares’.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Country folk, town folk, folk from across river made a humming and buzzing in High Street and the market place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saint Ethelred’s bells rang, the Carmelites’, the Poor Clares’.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Country folk, town folk, folk from across river made a humming and buzzing in High Street and the market place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was an hour up, and all thrifty marketers out of house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Country folk, town folk, folk from across river made a humming and buzzing in High Street and the market place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Father Edmund walked about; there were two of Leofric’s friars from over river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was an hour up, and all thrifty marketers out of house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Country folk, town folk, folk from across river made a humming and buzzing in High Street and the market place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Father Edmund walked about; there were two of Leofric’s friars from over river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was an hour up, and all thrifty marketers out of house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Father Edmund walked about; there were two of Leofric’s friars from over river.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Middle Forest it was market morning, high May weather and many abroad.
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From this reading In Middle Forest it was market morning, high May weather and many abroad.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Father Edmund walked about; there were two of Leofric’s friars from over river.
