Chapter X
A DARK CLOUD OVER FAIR ACRES. "How did it happen, Thomas? _Tell_ me, Thomas?" "It's them Mendip fellows," he said. "The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.
Under the Mendips: A Tale
Chapter X
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A
DARK
CLOUD
OVER
FAIR
ACRES.
"How
did
it
happen,
Thomas?
_Tell_
me,
Thomas?"
"It's
them
Mendip
fellows,"
he
said.
"The
master
rode
to
Chewton
yesterday,
and
somewhere
about
nine
o'clock
Mavis
come
home
with
no
one
on
his
back.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
DARK
CLOUD
OVER
FAIR
ACRES.
Line 2
"How
did
it
happen,
Thomas?
Line 3
_Tell_
me,
Thomas?"
Line 4
"It's
them
Mendip
fellows,"
he
said.
Line 5
"The
master
rode
to
Chewton
yesterday,
and
somewhere
about
nine
o'clock
Mavis
come
home
with
no
one
on
his
back.
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.”
FAIR
noun
US /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A DARK CLOUD OVER FAIR ACRES.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.”
OVER
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “A DARK CLOUD OVER FAIR ACRES.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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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 A DARK CLOUD OVER FAIR ACRES.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.
ACRES
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From this reading A DARK CLOUD OVER FAIR ACRES.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.
back
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From this reading "The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.
Chewton
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From this reading "The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.
CLOUD
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From this reading A DARK CLOUD OVER FAIR ACRES.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.
DARK
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From this reading A DARK CLOUD OVER FAIR ACRES.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did it happen, Thomas?
FAIRnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DARK CLOUD OVER FAIR ACRES.
fellows
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From this reading "It's them Mendip fellows," he said.
happen
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From this reading "How did it happen, Thomas?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's them Mendip fellows," he said.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.
home
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From this reading "The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.
How
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From this reading "How did it happen, Thomas?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How did it happen, Thomas?
It's
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From this reading "It's them Mendip fellows," he said.
master
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From this reading "The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.
Mavis
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From this reading "The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Tell_ me, Thomas?"
Mendip
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From this reading "It's them Mendip fellows," he said.
nine
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From this reading "The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.
o'clock
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From this reading "The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A DARK CLOUD OVER FAIR ACRES.
rode
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From this reading "The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.
said
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From this reading "It's them Mendip fellows," he said.
somewhere
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From this reading "The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Tell_ me, Thomas?"
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "It's them Mendip fellows," he said.
Thomas
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From this reading "How did it happen, Thomas?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.
yesterday
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From this reading "The master rode to Chewton yesterday, and somewhere about nine o'clock Mavis come home with no one on his back.