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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 “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
a-ringing
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From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
accordingly
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From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
aint
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From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
all
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From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
Arden
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From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
arms
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From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
bells
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From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
briskly
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From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
clerk
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From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He’s come home.”
coming
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From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
consent
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From this reading Simon said coom, and he said loove, and moother; but as there is no moral meaning in the double letter, let us consent to leave it out.
coom
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From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
cottages
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From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
dialect
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From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
door
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From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
double
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From this reading Simon said coom, and he said loove, and moother; but as there is no moral meaning in the double letter, let us consent to leave it out.
early
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From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
familiar
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From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
freshness
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From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
garden
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From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
giving
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From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
granted
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From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
gruffly
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From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
He's
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From this reading “He’s come home.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
Holmfirth
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From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
home
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From this reading “He’s come home.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Simon said coom, and he said loove, and moother; but as there is no moral meaning in the double letter, let us consent to leave it out.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
It's
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From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
joy
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From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
kind
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From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
knows
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From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
Lancashire
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From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
leaning
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From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
leave
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From this reading Simon said coom, and he said loove, and moother; but as there is no moral meaning in the double letter, let us consent to leave it out.
leaves
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From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Simon said coom, and he said loove, and moother; but as there is no moral meaning in the double letter, let us consent to leave it out.
letter
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From this reading Simon said coom, and he said loove, and moother; but as there is no moral meaning in the double letter, let us consent to leave it out.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
looking
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From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
loove
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From this reading Simon said coom, and he said loove, and moother; but as there is no moral meaning in the double letter, let us consent to leave it out.
man
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From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
married
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From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
meaning
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From this reading Simon said coom, and he said loove, and moother; but as there is no moral meaning in the double letter, let us consent to leave it out.
Molyneaux
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From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
moother
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From this reading Simon said coom, and he said loove, and moother; but as there is no moral meaning in the double letter, let us consent to leave it out.
moral
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From this reading Simon said coom, and he said loove, and moother; but as there is no moral meaning in the double letter, let us consent to leave it out.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
ne'er
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From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
necessary
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From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Simon said coom, and he said loove, and moother; but as there is no moral meaning in the double letter, let us consent to leave it out.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
o's
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From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
old
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From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
out
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From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
paling
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From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
pen
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From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
pretty
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From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
putting
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From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
reader
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From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
really
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From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
said
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From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
say
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From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
Simon
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From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
Squire
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From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
stoopid
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From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
summer
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From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
talked
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From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
there
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From this reading Simon said coom, and he said loove, and moother; but as there is no moral meaning in the double letter, let us consent to leave it out.
There's
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From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
tiny
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From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
too
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From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
trouble
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From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Simon said coom, and he said loove, and moother; but as there is no moral meaning in the double letter, let us consent to leave it out.
village
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From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
Whitsuntide
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From this reading “There’s ne’er a one married as I knows on, and it aint Whitsuntide, nor Holmfirth fair, nor----” “It’s the young Squire, stoopid,” said the old clerk, gruffly, leaning his arms upon the little paling of the tiny garden and looking at her.
whoam
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From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading What he really did say was “he’s coom whoam;” but the reader will be so kind as take it for granted that Simon Molyneaux was an old Lancashire man, and talked accordingly, without giving a pen not too familiar with the dialect the trouble of putting in all the o’s that are necessary.
woman
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From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
world
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From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
year
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From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
young
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From this reading “What are the joy bells a-ringing for, Simon?” said an old woman, coming briskly out to the door of one of the pretty cottages in the pretty village of Arden, on a pleasant morning of early summer, when all the leaves were young, and the first freshness of the year was over the world.
