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1919
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From this reading Published October, 1919.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Tuckenhay and Greenway, Stoke Gabriel and Dittisham, Sharpham and Duncannon—a chime of bells to the native ear that knows them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How musical are the place names on the tidal water of Dart.
Author
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bells
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Brunel's
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chime
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Dart
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Delabole
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Dittisham
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From this reading Tuckenhay and Greenway, Stoke Gabriel and Dittisham, Sharpham and Duncannon—a chime of bells to the native ear that knows them.
Duncannon
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From this reading Tuckenhay and Greenway, Stoke Gabriel and Dittisham, Sharpham and Duncannon—a chime of bells to the native ear that knows them.
ear
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From this reading Tuckenhay and Greenway, Stoke Gabriel and Dittisham, Sharpham and Duncannon—a chime of bells to the native ear that knows them.
electrotyped
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From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
etc
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Gabriel
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From this reading Tuckenhay and Greenway, Stoke Gabriel and Dittisham, Sharpham and Duncannon—a chime of bells to the native ear that knows them.
Greenway
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From this reading Tuckenhay and Greenway, Stoke Gabriel and Dittisham, Sharpham and Duncannon—a chime of bells to the native ear that knows them.
How
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knows
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From this reading Tuckenhay and Greenway, Stoke Gabriel and Dittisham, Sharpham and Duncannon—a chime of bells to the native ear that knows them.
musical
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names
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native
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From this reading Tuckenhay and Greenway, Stoke Gabriel and Dittisham, Sharpham and Duncannon—a chime of bells to the native ear that knows them.
October
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From this reading Published October, 1919.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “Old Delabole,” “Brunel’s Tower,” etc.
Old
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How musical are the place names on the tidal water of Dart.
place
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Published
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Set
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From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
Sharpham
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From this reading Tuckenhay and Greenway, Stoke Gabriel and Dittisham, Sharpham and Duncannon—a chime of bells to the native ear that knows them.
Stoke
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From this reading Tuckenhay and Greenway, Stoke Gabriel and Dittisham, Sharpham and Duncannon—a chime of bells to the native ear that knows them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tuckenhay and Greenway, Stoke Gabriel and Dittisham, Sharpham and Duncannon—a chime of bells to the native ear that knows them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How musical are the place names on the tidal water of Dart.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Tuckenhay and Greenway, Stoke Gabriel and Dittisham, Sharpham and Duncannon—a chime of bells to the native ear that knows them.
tidal
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From this reading How musical are the place names on the tidal water of Dart.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tuckenhay and Greenway, Stoke Gabriel and Dittisham, Sharpham and Duncannon—a chime of bells to the native ear that knows them.
Tower
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Tuckenhay
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From this reading Tuckenhay and Greenway, Stoke Gabriel and Dittisham, Sharpham and Duncannon—a chime of bells to the native ear that knows them.
up
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From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
water
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From this reading How musical are the place names on the tidal water of Dart.