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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 By Patricia Wentworth (Mrs. G. F. Dillon) Author of “A Marriage under the Terror,” etc.
adown
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
Arnold
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From this reading “_Quench thou the fires of your old gods, Quench not the fire within._” Matthew Arnold.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
Author
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From this reading By Patricia Wentworth (Mrs. G. F. Dillon) Author of “A Marriage under the Terror,” etc.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Patricia Wentworth (Mrs. G. F. Dillon) Author of “A Marriage under the Terror,” etc.
dale
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
derry
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
Devil
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
Dillon
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From this reading By Patricia Wentworth (Mrs. G. F. Dillon) Author of “A Marriage under the Terror,” etc.
down
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
etc
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From this reading By Patricia Wentworth (Mrs. G. F. Dillon) Author of “A Marriage under the Terror,” etc.
F
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fire
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From this reading “_Quench thou the fires of your old gods, Quench not the fire within._” Matthew Arnold.
fires
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From this reading “_Quench thou the fires of your old gods, Quench not the fire within._” Matthew Arnold.
G
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gathered
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From this reading Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, The wicked old man of the Nursery tale Who gathered his sticks of a Sunday.
gods
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From this reading “_Quench thou the fires of your old gods, Quench not the fire within._” Matthew Arnold.
going
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
Knickerbocker
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
London
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
man
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
Marriage
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From this reading By Patricia Wentworth (Mrs. G. F. Dillon) Author of “A Marriage under the Terror,” etc.
Matthew
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From this reading “_Quench thou the fires of your old gods, Quench not the fire within._” Matthew Arnold.
meet
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
Monday
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
Mrs
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From this reading By Patricia Wentworth (Mrs. G. F. Dillon) Author of “A Marriage under the Terror,” etc.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
New
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “_Quench thou the fires of your old gods, Quench not the fire within._” Matthew Arnold.
Nursery
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By Patricia Wentworth (Mrs. G. F. Dillon) Author of “A Marriage under the Terror,” etc.
old
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From this reading “_Quench thou the fires of your old gods, Quench not the fire within._” Matthew Arnold.
P
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
Patricia
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From this reading By Patricia Wentworth (Mrs. G. F. Dillon) Author of “A Marriage under the Terror,” etc.
Press
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
Putnam's
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
Quench
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From this reading “_Quench thou the fires of your old gods, Quench not the fire within._” Matthew Arnold.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
Sing
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
Sons
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
sticks
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
Sunday
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From this reading Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, The wicked old man of the Nursery tale Who gathered his sticks of a Sunday.
tale
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
Terror
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From this reading By Patricia Wentworth (Mrs. G. F. Dillon) Author of “A Marriage under the Terror,” etc.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By Patricia Wentworth (Mrs. G. F. Dillon) Author of “A Marriage under the Terror,” etc.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “_Quench thou the fires of your old gods, Quench not the fire within._” Matthew Arnold.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
tricks
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading By Patricia Wentworth (Mrs. G. F. Dillon) Author of “A Marriage under the Terror,” etc.
very
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
Wentworth
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From this reading By Patricia Wentworth (Mrs. G. F. Dillon) Author of “A Marriage under the Terror,” etc.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
Why
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
wicked
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From this reading Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, The wicked old man of the Nursery tale Who gathered his sticks of a Sunday.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “_Quench thou the fires of your old gods, Quench not the fire within._” Matthew Arnold.
York
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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London _The Knickerbocker Press_ As I was going adown the dale Sing derry down dale, and derry down dale, As I was going adown the dale, Adown the dale of a Monday, With never a thought of the Devil his tricks, Why who should I meet with his bundle of sticks, But the very old man of the Nursery tale.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “_Quench thou the fires of your old gods, Quench not the fire within._” Matthew Arnold.
