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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 For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GOOD LUCK Although Laraghmena is no great distance from Lisconnel as the crow flies, but little intercourse takes place between the two hamlets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading So it does not happen half a dozen times in the year, perhaps, that anybody comes from thence to Lisconnel, and our visits thither are fewer still.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So it does not happen half a dozen times in the year, perhaps, that anybody comes from thence to Lisconnel, and our visits thither are fewer still.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GOOD LUCK Although Laraghmena is no great distance from Lisconnel as the crow flies, but little intercourse takes place between the two hamlets.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading GOOD LUCK Although Laraghmena is no great distance from Lisconnel as the crow flies, but little intercourse takes place between the two hamlets.
bog
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From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading GOOD LUCK Although Laraghmena is no great distance from Lisconnel as the crow flies, but little intercourse takes place between the two hamlets.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And round by the road is a good long tramp, not to be lightly undertaken.
closer
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From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
comes
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From this reading So it does not happen half a dozen times in the year, perhaps, that anybody comes from thence to Lisconnel, and our visits thither are fewer still.
commiserating
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From this reading The neighbours say that the people up there do be very poor entirely, and are wont to use a commiserating tone when speaking of them.
crow
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From this reading GOOD LUCK Although Laraghmena is no great distance from Lisconnel as the crow flies, but little intercourse takes place between the two hamlets.
crow's
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From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
distance
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From this reading GOOD LUCK Although Laraghmena is no great distance from Lisconnel as the crow flies, but little intercourse takes place between the two hamlets.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The neighbours say that the people up there do be very poor entirely, and are wont to use a commiserating tone when speaking of them.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So it does not happen half a dozen times in the year, perhaps, that anybody comes from thence to Lisconnel, and our visits thither are fewer still.
down
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From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
dozen
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From this reading So it does not happen half a dozen times in the year, perhaps, that anybody comes from thence to Lisconnel, and our visits thither are fewer still.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The neighbours say that the people up there do be very poor entirely, and are wont to use a commiserating tone when speaking of them.
expanse
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From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
experience
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From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
fewer
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From this reading So it does not happen half a dozen times in the year, perhaps, that anybody comes from thence to Lisconnel, and our visits thither are fewer still.
flapping
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From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
flies
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From this reading GOOD LUCK Although Laraghmena is no great distance from Lisconnel as the crow flies, but little intercourse takes place between the two hamlets.
flight
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From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GOOD LUCK Although Laraghmena is no great distance from Lisconnel as the crow flies, but little intercourse takes place between the two hamlets.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD LUCK Although Laraghmena is no great distance from Lisconnel as the crow flies, but little intercourse takes place between the two hamlets.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD LUCK Although Laraghmena is no great distance from Lisconnel as the crow flies, but little intercourse takes place between the two hamlets.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So it does not happen half a dozen times in the year, perhaps, that anybody comes from thence to Lisconnel, and our visits thither are fewer still.
hamlets
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From this reading GOOD LUCK Although Laraghmena is no great distance from Lisconnel as the crow flies, but little intercourse takes place between the two hamlets.
happen
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From this reading So it does not happen half a dozen times in the year, perhaps, that anybody comes from thence to Lisconnel, and our visits thither are fewer still.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So it does not happen half a dozen times in the year, perhaps, that anybody comes from thence to Lisconnel, and our visits thither are fewer still.
intercourse
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From this reading GOOD LUCK Although Laraghmena is no great distance from Lisconnel as the crow flies, but little intercourse takes place between the two hamlets.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GOOD LUCK Although Laraghmena is no great distance from Lisconnel as the crow flies, but little intercourse takes place between the two hamlets.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
Laraghmena
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From this reading GOOD LUCK Although Laraghmena is no great distance from Lisconnel as the crow flies, but little intercourse takes place between the two hamlets.
lightly
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From this reading And round by the road is a good long tramp, not to be lightly undertaken.
Lisconnel
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From this reading GOOD LUCK Although Laraghmena is no great distance from Lisconnel as the crow flies, but little intercourse takes place between the two hamlets.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD LUCK Although Laraghmena is no great distance from Lisconnel as the crow flies, but little intercourse takes place between the two hamlets.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And round by the road is a good long tramp, not to be lightly undertaken.
LUCK
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From this reading GOOD LUCK Although Laraghmena is no great distance from Lisconnel as the crow flies, but little intercourse takes place between the two hamlets.
merely
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From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
mountain
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From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
neighbours
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From this reading The neighbours say that the people up there do be very poor entirely, and are wont to use a commiserating tone when speaking of them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading GOOD LUCK Although Laraghmena is no great distance from Lisconnel as the crow flies, but little intercourse takes place between the two hamlets.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And round by the road is a good long tramp, not to be lightly undertaken.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
often
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From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So it does not happen half a dozen times in the year, perhaps, that anybody comes from thence to Lisconnel, and our visits thither are fewer still.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
pass
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From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
people
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From this reading The neighbours say that the people up there do be very poor entirely, and are wont to use a commiserating tone when speaking of them.
perhaps
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From this reading So it does not happen half a dozen times in the year, perhaps, that anybody comes from thence to Lisconnel, and our visits thither are fewer still.
place
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From this reading GOOD LUCK Although Laraghmena is no great distance from Lisconnel as the crow flies, but little intercourse takes place between the two hamlets.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The neighbours say that the people up there do be very poor entirely, and are wont to use a commiserating tone when speaking of them.
quarters
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From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
ridge
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From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
road
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From this reading And round by the road is a good long tramp, not to be lightly undertaken.
rough
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From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
round
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From this reading And round by the road is a good long tramp, not to be lightly undertaken.
rugged
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From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
say
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From this reading The neighbours say that the people up there do be very poor entirely, and are wont to use a commiserating tone when speaking of them.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
sinking
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From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it does not happen half a dozen times in the year, perhaps, that anybody comes from thence to Lisconnel, and our visits thither are fewer still.
speaking
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From this reading The neighbours say that the people up there do be very poor entirely, and are wont to use a commiserating tone when speaking of them.
spreads
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From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So it does not happen half a dozen times in the year, perhaps, that anybody comes from thence to Lisconnel, and our visits thither are fewer still.
takes
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From this reading GOOD LUCK Although Laraghmena is no great distance from Lisconnel as the crow flies, but little intercourse takes place between the two hamlets.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So it does not happen half a dozen times in the year, perhaps, that anybody comes from thence to Lisconnel, and our visits thither are fewer still.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOOD LUCK Although Laraghmena is no great distance from Lisconnel as the crow flies, but little intercourse takes place between the two hamlets.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The neighbours say that the people up there do be very poor entirely, and are wont to use a commiserating tone when speaking of them.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading So it does not happen half a dozen times in the year, perhaps, that anybody comes from thence to Lisconnel, and our visits thither are fewer still.
there
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From this reading The neighbours say that the people up there do be very poor entirely, and are wont to use a commiserating tone when speaking of them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading So it does not happen half a dozen times in the year, perhaps, that anybody comes from thence to Lisconnel, and our visits thither are fewer still.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
throw
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From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
times
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From this reading So it does not happen half a dozen times in the year, perhaps, that anybody comes from thence to Lisconnel, and our visits thither are fewer still.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
tone
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From this reading The neighbours say that the people up there do be very poor entirely, and are wont to use a commiserating tone when speaking of them.
trackless
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From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
tramp
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From this reading And round by the road is a good long tramp, not to be lightly undertaken.
two
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From this reading GOOD LUCK Although Laraghmena is no great distance from Lisconnel as the crow flies, but little intercourse takes place between the two hamlets.
undertaken
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From this reading And round by the road is a good long tramp, not to be lightly undertaken.
up
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From this reading The neighbours say that the people up there do be very poor entirely, and are wont to use a commiserating tone when speaking of them.
use
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From this reading The neighbours say that the people up there do be very poor entirely, and are wont to use a commiserating tone when speaking of them.
very
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From this reading The neighbours say that the people up there do be very poor entirely, and are wont to use a commiserating tone when speaking of them.
visits
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From this reading So it does not happen half a dozen times in the year, perhaps, that anybody comes from thence to Lisconnel, and our visits thither are fewer still.
walking
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From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
wayfarers
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From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
wet
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From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The neighbours say that the people up there do be very poor entirely, and are wont to use a commiserating tone when speaking of them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
wont
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From this reading The neighbours say that the people up there do be very poor entirely, and are wont to use a commiserating tone when speaking of them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For the crow's flight would be over a rugged mountain ridge, sinking into a trackless expanse of bog, which often spreads rough and wet walking before wayfarers who have to experience it at closer quarters than those who merely throw down a flapping shadow as they pass.
year
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From this reading So it does not happen half a dozen times in the year, perhaps, that anybody comes from thence to Lisconnel, and our visits thither are fewer still.
