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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 So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So then was the merry time in talking of them, and shooting and hurling of them over, and the donning of them, and the talking of them again.
also
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From this reading And over that also went many pretty plays, as taking the pieces off, and naming them, and doing them on again, and the like.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
armour
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
asking
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From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
autumn
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From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
boon
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From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
bright
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
Candlemas
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
Cheaping
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From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
clad
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
clean
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From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
days
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From this reading So wore the days into winter, and yet the two saw each other full often even through the frost and snow and ill weather.
Deepdale
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
doing
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From this reading And over that also went many pretty plays, as taking the pieces off, and naming them, and doing them on again, and the like.
donning
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From this reading So then was the merry time in talking of them, and shooting and hurling of them over, and the donning of them, and the talking of them again.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading So wore the days into winter, and yet the two saw each other full often even through the frost and snow and ill weather.
Elfhild
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From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So wore the days into winter, and yet the two saw each other full often even through the frost and snow and ill weather.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
frost
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From this reading So wore the days into winter, and yet the two saw each other full often even through the frost and snow and ill weather.
full
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From this reading So wore the days into winter, and yet the two saw each other full often even through the frost and snow and ill weather.
gifts
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From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
glittering
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
goodly
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
heap
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
hurling
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From this reading So then was the merry time in talking of them, and shooting and hurling of them over, and the donning of them, and the talking of them again.
hurrying
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
ice
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
ill
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From this reading So wore the days into winter, and yet the two saw each other full often even through the frost and snow and ill weather.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So wore the days into winter, and yet the two saw each other full often even through the frost and snow and ill weather.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
less
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
like
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
many
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From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
merry
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From this reading So then was the merry time in talking of them, and shooting and hurling of them over, and the donning of them, and the talking of them again.
met
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From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
naming
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From this reading And over that also went many pretty plays, as taking the pieces off, and naming them, and doing them on again, and the like.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
off
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From this reading And over that also went many pretty plays, as taking the pieces off, and naming them, and doing them on again, and the like.
often
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From this reading So wore the days into winter, and yet the two saw each other full often even through the frost and snow and ill weather.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
other
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From this reading So wore the days into winter, and yet the two saw each other full often even through the frost and snow and ill weather.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So then was the merry time in talking of them, and shooting and hurling of them over, and the donning of them, and the talking of them again.
pieces
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From this reading And over that also went many pretty plays, as taking the pieces off, and naming them, and doing them on again, and the like.
plays
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From this reading And over that also went many pretty plays, as taking the pieces off, and naming them, and doing them on again, and the like.
prayed
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
pretty
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From this reading And over that also went many pretty plays, as taking the pieces off, and naming them, and doing them on again, and the like.
river
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
river-bank
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
saw
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From this reading So wore the days into winter, and yet the two saw each other full often even through the frost and snow and ill weather.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
shining
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So then was the merry time in talking of them, and shooting and hurling of them over, and the donning of them, and the talking of them again.
snow
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From this reading So wore the days into winter, and yet the two saw each other full often even through the frost and snow and ill weather.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
some
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From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
spoils
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
striding
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
sun
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
taking
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From this reading And over that also went many pretty plays, as taking the pieces off, and naming them, and doing them on again, and the like.
talking
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From this reading So then was the merry time in talking of them, and shooting and hurling of them over, and the donning of them, and the talking of them again.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
thaw
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
then
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From this reading So then was the merry time in talking of them, and shooting and hurling of them over, and the donning of them, and the talking of them again.
there
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So wore the days into winter, and yet the two saw each other full often even through the frost and snow and ill weather.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
trysting-day
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
two
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From this reading So wore the days into winter, and yet the two saw each other full often even through the frost and snow and ill weather.
warm
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
weather
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From this reading So wore the days into winter, and yet the two saw each other full often even through the frost and snow and ill weather.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And over that also went many pretty plays, as taking the pieces off, and naming them, and doing them on again, and the like.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
winter
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From this reading So wore the days into winter, and yet the two saw each other full often even through the frost and snow and ill weather.
wore
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From this reading So wore the days into winter, and yet the two saw each other full often even through the frost and snow and ill weather.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So many a time they met that autumn, and Elfhild would ever be asking him some boon; as the next time after this, it was the gifts which he had brought for her from the Cheaping; for in thinking of her he had clean forgotten them.
yeasay
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From this reading Another time she prayed him to come clad in that goodly armour of the spoils of Deepdale, and he could no less than yeasay her, and there he was on the trysting-day, striding by the river-bank in the sun, like an heap of glittering ice hurrying before the river when the thaw is warm and the sun shining bright at Candlemas.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading So wore the days into winter, and yet the two saw each other full often even through the frost and snow and ill weather.
