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“I dunnot know what to mak' on her,” Joan said to Anice, speaking of Liz. “Sometimes she is i' sich sperrits that she's fairly flighty, an' then agen, she's aw fretted an' crossed with ivvery-thing. Th' choild seems to worrit her to death.” “That lass o' Lowrie's has made a bad bargain, i' takin' up wi' that wench,” said a townswoman to Grace. “She's noan one o' th' soart as 'll keep straight.
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changing mood quickly and unpredictably
From this reading ““Sometimes she is i' sich sperrits that she's fairly flighty, an' then agen, she's aw fretted an' crossed with ivvery-thing.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““That lass o' Lowrie's has made a bad bargain, i' takin' up wi' that wench,” said a townswoman to Grace.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I dunnot know what to mak' on her,” Joan said to Anice, speaking of Liz.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““She's noan one o' th' soart as 'll keep straight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Sometimes she is i' sich sperrits that she's fairly flighty, an' then agen, she's aw fretted an' crossed with ivvery-thing.”
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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 “That lass o' Lowrie's has made a bad bargain, i' takin' up wi' that wench,” said a townswoman to Grace.
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From this reading “Sometimes she is i' sich sperrits that she's fairly flighty, an' then agen, she's aw fretted an' crossed with ivvery-thing.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Sometimes she is i' sich sperrits that she's fairly flighty, an' then agen, she's aw fretted an' crossed with ivvery-thing.
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From this reading “I dunnot know what to mak' on her,” Joan said to Anice, speaking of Liz.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “She's noan one o' th' soart as 'll keep straight.
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From this reading “Sometimes she is i' sich sperrits that she's fairly flighty, an' then agen, she's aw fretted an' crossed with ivvery-thing.
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From this reading “That lass o' Lowrie's has made a bad bargain, i' takin' up wi' that wench,” said a townswoman to Grace.
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From this reading “That lass o' Lowrie's has made a bad bargain, i' takin' up wi' that wench,” said a townswoman to Grace.
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From this reading Th' choild seems to worrit her to death.”
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From this reading “Sometimes she is i' sich sperrits that she's fairly flighty, an' then agen, she's aw fretted an' crossed with ivvery-thing.
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From this reading Th' choild seems to worrit her to death.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I dunnot know what to mak' on her,” Joan said to Anice, speaking of Liz.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sometimes she is i' sich sperrits that she's fairly flighty, an' then agen, she's aw fretted an' crossed with ivvery-thing.
changing mood quickly and unpredictably
From this reading “Sometimes she is i' sich sperrits that she's fairly flighty, an' then agen, she's aw fretted an' crossed with ivvery-thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sometimes she is i' sich sperrits that she's fairly flighty, an' then agen, she's aw fretted an' crossed with ivvery-thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That lass o' Lowrie's has made a bad bargain, i' takin' up wi' that wench,” said a townswoman to Grace.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That lass o' Lowrie's has made a bad bargain, i' takin' up wi' that wench,” said a townswoman to Grace.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I dunnot know what to mak' on her,” Joan said to Anice, speaking of Liz.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I dunnot know what to mak' on her,” Joan said to Anice, speaking of Liz.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Sometimes she is i' sich sperrits that she's fairly flighty, an' then agen, she's aw fretted an' crossed with ivvery-thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sometimes she is i' sich sperrits that she's fairly flighty, an' then agen, she's aw fretted an' crossed with ivvery-thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I dunnot know what to mak' on her,” Joan said to Anice, speaking of Liz.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She's noan one o' th' soart as 'll keep straight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I dunnot know what to mak' on her,” Joan said to Anice, speaking of Liz.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That lass o' Lowrie's has made a bad bargain, i' takin' up wi' that wench,” said a townswoman to Grace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I dunnot know what to mak' on her,” Joan said to Anice, speaking of Liz.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She's noan one o' th' soart as 'll keep straight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That lass o' Lowrie's has made a bad bargain, i' takin' up wi' that wench,” said a townswoman to Grace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That lass o' Lowrie's has made a bad bargain, i' takin' up wi' that wench,” said a townswoman to Grace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I dunnot know what to mak' on her,” Joan said to Anice, speaking of Liz.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She's noan one o' th' soart as 'll keep straight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That lass o' Lowrie's has made a bad bargain, i' takin' up wi' that wench,” said a townswoman to Grace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I dunnot know what to mak' on her,” Joan said to Anice, speaking of Liz.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I dunnot know what to mak' on her,” Joan said to Anice, speaking of Liz.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She's noan one o' th' soart as 'll keep straight.
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From this reading “I dunnot know what to mak' on her,” Joan said to Anice, speaking of Liz.
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From this reading Th' choild seems to worrit her to death.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Sometimes she is i' sich sperrits that she's fairly flighty, an' then agen, she's aw fretted an' crossed with ivvery-thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sometimes she is i' sich sperrits that she's fairly flighty, an' then agen, she's aw fretted an' crossed with ivvery-thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sometimes she is i' sich sperrits that she's fairly flighty, an' then agen, she's aw fretted an' crossed with ivvery-thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She's noan one o' th' soart as 'll keep straight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sometimes she is i' sich sperrits that she's fairly flighty, an' then agen, she's aw fretted an' crossed with ivvery-thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I dunnot know what to mak' on her,” Joan said to Anice, speaking of Liz.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sometimes she is i' sich sperrits that she's fairly flighty, an' then agen, she's aw fretted an' crossed with ivvery-thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She's noan one o' th' soart as 'll keep straight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That lass o' Lowrie's has made a bad bargain, i' takin' up wi' that wench,” said a townswoman to Grace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Th' choild seems to worrit her to death.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Sometimes she is i' sich sperrits that she's fairly flighty, an' then agen, she's aw fretted an' crossed with ivvery-thing.
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From this reading “Sometimes she is i' sich sperrits that she's fairly flighty, an' then agen, she's aw fretted an' crossed with ivvery-thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I dunnot know what to mak' on her,” Joan said to Anice, speaking of Liz.
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From this reading “That lass o' Lowrie's has made a bad bargain, i' takin' up wi' that wench,” said a townswoman to Grace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That lass o' Lowrie's has made a bad bargain, i' takin' up wi' that wench,” said a townswoman to Grace.
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From this reading “That lass o' Lowrie's has made a bad bargain, i' takin' up wi' that wench,” said a townswoman to Grace.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I dunnot know what to mak' on her,” Joan said to Anice, speaking of Liz.
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From this reading “That lass o' Lowrie's has made a bad bargain, i' takin' up wi' that wench,” said a townswoman to Grace.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Sometimes she is i' sich sperrits that she's fairly flighty, an' then agen, she's aw fretted an' crossed with ivvery-thing.
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From this reading Th' choild seems to worrit her to death.”
