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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 The first impression of the dreaming woman is that she and her young son are in a cart, out for a day's holiday in the country.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The clouds are bright, and the mother's heart is filled with love and gratitude as the horse jogs steadily along.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first impression of the dreaming woman is that she and her young son are in a cart, out for a day's holiday in the country.
any
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From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The first impression of the dreaming woman is that she and her young son are in a cart, out for a day's holiday in the country.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The clouds are bright, and the mother's heart is filled with love and gratitude as the horse jogs steadily along.
aside
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From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
bright
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From this reading The clouds are bright, and the mother's heart is filled with love and gratitude as the horse jogs steadily along.
briskly
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From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
business
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From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Their pace is slow, but not so slow as that of this white-smocked carter, sitting on the shaft of his lumbering wagon, which, as it rumbles onwards, makes noise enough for a dozen.
cart
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From this reading The first impression of the dreaming woman is that she and her young son are in a cart, out for a day's holiday in the country.
carter
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From this reading Their pace is slow, but not so slow as that of this white-smocked carter, sitting on the shaft of his lumbering wagon, which, as it rumbles onwards, makes noise enough for a dozen.
cattle
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From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
clouds
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From this reading The clouds are bright, and the mother's heart is filled with love and gratitude as the horse jogs steadily along.
country
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From this reading The first impression of the dreaming woman is that she and her young son are in a cart, out for a day's holiday in the country.
creep
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From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
day's
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From this reading The first impression of the dreaming woman is that she and her young son are in a cart, out for a day's holiday in the country.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
dozen
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From this reading Their pace is slow, but not so slow as that of this white-smocked carter, sitting on the shaft of his lumbering wagon, which, as it rumbles onwards, makes noise enough for a dozen.
dreaming
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From this reading The first impression of the dreaming woman is that she and her young son are in a cart, out for a day's holiday in the country.
early
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From this reading It is early morning, and they are in the heart of the country, with its fields, and hedges, and scent of sweet flowers and fresh-mown hay.
else
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From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
enough
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From this reading Their pace is slow, but not so slow as that of this white-smocked carter, sitting on the shaft of his lumbering wagon, which, as it rumbles onwards, makes noise enough for a dozen.
fashion
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From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
fields
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From this reading It is early morning, and they are in the heart of the country, with its fields, and hedges, and scent of sweet flowers and fresh-mown hay.
filled
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From this reading The clouds are bright, and the mother's heart is filled with love and gratitude as the horse jogs steadily along.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first impression of the dreaming woman is that she and her young son are in a cart, out for a day's holiday in the country.
flowers
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From this reading It is early morning, and they are in the heart of the country, with its fields, and hedges, and scent of sweet flowers and fresh-mown hay.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The first impression of the dreaming woman is that she and her young son are in a cart, out for a day's holiday in the country.
fresh-mown
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From this reading It is early morning, and they are in the heart of the country, with its fields, and hedges, and scent of sweet flowers and fresh-mown hay.
gratitude
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From this reading The clouds are bright, and the mother's heart is filled with love and gratitude as the horse jogs steadily along.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
hay
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From this reading It is early morning, and they are in the heart of the country, with its fields, and hedges, and scent of sweet flowers and fresh-mown hay.
heart
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From this reading It is early morning, and they are in the heart of the country, with its fields, and hedges, and scent of sweet flowers and fresh-mown hay.
hedges
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From this reading It is early morning, and they are in the heart of the country, with its fields, and hedges, and scent of sweet flowers and fresh-mown hay.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first impression of the dreaming woman is that she and her young son are in a cart, out for a day's holiday in the country.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Their pace is slow, but not so slow as that of this white-smocked carter, sitting on the shaft of his lumbering wagon, which, as it rumbles onwards, makes noise enough for a dozen.
holiday
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From this reading The first impression of the dreaming woman is that she and her young son are in a cart, out for a day's holiday in the country.
horse
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From this reading The clouds are bright, and the mother's heart is filled with love and gratitude as the horse jogs steadily along.
impression
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From this reading The first impression of the dreaming woman is that she and her young son are in a cart, out for a day's holiday in the country.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first impression of the dreaming woman is that she and her young son are in a cart, out for a day's holiday in the country.
inclined
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From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
indolent
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From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first impression of the dreaming woman is that she and her young son are in a cart, out for a day's holiday in the country.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is early morning, and they are in the heart of the country, with its fields, and hedges, and scent of sweet flowers and fresh-mown hay.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It is early morning, and they are in the heart of the country, with its fields, and hedges, and scent of sweet flowers and fresh-mown hay.
jogs
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From this reading The clouds are bright, and the mother's heart is filled with love and gratitude as the horse jogs steadily along.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
love
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From this reading The clouds are bright, and the mother's heart is filled with love and gratitude as the horse jogs steadily along.
lumbering
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From this reading Their pace is slow, but not so slow as that of this white-smocked carter, sitting on the shaft of his lumbering wagon, which, as it rumbles onwards, makes noise enough for a dozen.
made
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From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
makes
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From this reading Their pace is slow, but not so slow as that of this white-smocked carter, sitting on the shaft of his lumbering wagon, which, as it rumbles onwards, makes noise enough for a dozen.
men
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From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
middle
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From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
more
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From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is early morning, and they are in the heart of the country, with its fields, and hedges, and scent of sweet flowers and fresh-mown hay.
most
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From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
mother's
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From this reading The clouds are bright, and the mother's heart is filled with love and gratitude as the horse jogs steadily along.
moves
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From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
noise
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From this reading Their pace is slow, but not so slow as that of this white-smocked carter, sitting on the shaft of his lumbering wagon, which, as it rumbles onwards, makes noise enough for a dozen.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Their pace is slow, but not so slow as that of this white-smocked carter, sitting on the shaft of his lumbering wagon, which, as it rumbles onwards, makes noise enough for a dozen.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first impression of the dreaming woman is that she and her young son are in a cart, out for a day's holiday in the country.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Their pace is slow, but not so slow as that of this white-smocked carter, sitting on the shaft of his lumbering wagon, which, as it rumbles onwards, makes noise enough for a dozen.
onwards
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From this reading Their pace is slow, but not so slow as that of this white-smocked carter, sitting on the shaft of his lumbering wagon, which, as it rumbles onwards, makes noise enough for a dozen.
out
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From this reading The first impression of the dreaming woman is that she and her young son are in a cart, out for a day's holiday in the country.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
pace
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From this reading Their pace is slow, but not so slow as that of this white-smocked carter, sitting on the shaft of his lumbering wagon, which, as it rumbles onwards, makes noise enough for a dozen.
reluctant
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From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
road
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From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
rumbles
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From this reading Their pace is slow, but not so slow as that of this white-smocked carter, sitting on the shaft of his lumbering wagon, which, as it rumbles onwards, makes noise enough for a dozen.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading It is early morning, and they are in the heart of the country, with its fields, and hedges, and scent of sweet flowers and fresh-mown hay.
shaft
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From this reading Their pace is slow, but not so slow as that of this white-smocked carter, sitting on the shaft of his lumbering wagon, which, as it rumbles onwards, makes noise enough for a dozen.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first impression of the dreaming woman is that she and her young son are in a cart, out for a day's holiday in the country.
sitting
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From this reading Their pace is slow, but not so slow as that of this white-smocked carter, sitting on the shaft of his lumbering wagon, which, as it rumbles onwards, makes noise enough for a dozen.
slow
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From this reading Their pace is slow, but not so slow as that of this white-smocked carter, sitting on the shaft of his lumbering wagon, which, as it rumbles onwards, makes noise enough for a dozen.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Their pace is slow, but not so slow as that of this white-smocked carter, sitting on the shaft of his lumbering wagon, which, as it rumbles onwards, makes noise enough for a dozen.
solely
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From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
son
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From this reading The first impression of the dreaming woman is that she and her young son are in a cart, out for a day's holiday in the country.
steadily
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From this reading The clouds are bright, and the mother's heart is filled with love and gratitude as the horse jogs steadily along.
sweet
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From this reading It is early morning, and they are in the heart of the country, with its fields, and hedges, and scent of sweet flowers and fresh-mown hay.
tantalising
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From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first impression of the dreaming woman is that she and her young son are in a cart, out for a day's holiday in the country.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first impression of the dreaming woman is that she and her young son are in a cart, out for a day's holiday in the country.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their pace is slow, but not so slow as that of this white-smocked carter, sitting on the shaft of his lumbering wagon, which, as it rumbles onwards, makes noise enough for a dozen.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
there
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From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is early morning, and they are in the heart of the country, with its fields, and hedges, and scent of sweet flowers and fresh-mown hay.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Their pace is slow, but not so slow as that of this white-smocked carter, sitting on the shaft of his lumbering wagon, which, as it rumbles onwards, makes noise enough for a dozen.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
wagon
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From this reading Their pace is slow, but not so slow as that of this white-smocked carter, sitting on the shaft of his lumbering wagon, which, as it rumbles onwards, makes noise enough for a dozen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The wagon is in the middle of the road--as though it were made solely for them to creep over, and nothing else had any business there--and when at length it moves aside, it does so in an indolent, reluctant fashion most tantalising to men and cattle more briskly inclined.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Their pace is slow, but not so slow as that of this white-smocked carter, sitting on the shaft of his lumbering wagon, which, as it rumbles onwards, makes noise enough for a dozen.
white-smocked
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From this reading Their pace is slow, but not so slow as that of this white-smocked carter, sitting on the shaft of his lumbering wagon, which, as it rumbles onwards, makes noise enough for a dozen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is early morning, and they are in the heart of the country, with its fields, and hedges, and scent of sweet flowers and fresh-mown hay.
woman
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From this reading The first impression of the dreaming woman is that she and her young son are in a cart, out for a day's holiday in the country.
young
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From this reading The first impression of the dreaming woman is that she and her young son are in a cart, out for a day's holiday in the country.
