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A Dream of John Ball
A Dream of John Ball

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.
He was one of the wealthier of the yeomen, and his house was one of those I told you of, the lower story of which was built of stone.
It had not been built long, and was very trim and neat.
The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.
The house on the other side of it, the last house in the village, was old or even ancient; all built of stone, and except for a newer piece built on to it--a hall, it seemed--had round arches, some of them handsomely carved.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Dream of John Ball

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of A Dream of John Ball is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.
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He was one of the wealthier of the yeomen, and his house was one of those I told you of, the lower story of which was built of stone.
Line 3
It had not been built long, and was very trim and neat.
Line 4
The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.
Line 5
The house on the other side of it, the last house in the village, was old or even ancient; all built of stone, and except for a newer piece built on to it--a hall, it seemed--had round arches, some of them handsomely carved.

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Ancient adjective US /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading “The house on the other side of it, the last house in the village, was old or even ancient; all built of stone, and except for a newer piece built on to it--a hall, it seemed--had round arches, some of them handsomely carved.”

Worn verb US /wɔːrn/

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading “The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.”

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a

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

again

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

all

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From this reading The house on the other side of it, the last house in the village, was old or even ancient; all built of stone, and except for a newer piece built on to it--a hall, it seemed--had round arches, some of them handsomely carved.

along

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From this reading SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.

ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading The house on the other side of it, the last house in the village, was old or even ancient; all built of stone, and except for a newer piece built on to it--a hall, it seemed--had round arches, some of them handsomely carved.

and

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From this reading He was one of the wealthier of the yeomen, and his house was one of those I told you of, the lower story of which was built of stone.

arches

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From this reading The house on the other side of it, the last house in the village, was old or even ancient; all built of stone, and except for a newer piece built on to it--a hall, it seemed--had round arches, some of them handsomely carved.

as

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From this reading SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.

AT

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From this reading SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.

beautiful

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

been

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From this reading It had not been built long, and was very trim and neat.

belong

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From this reading SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.

built

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From this reading He was one of the wealthier of the yeomen, and his house was one of those I told you of, the lower story of which was built of stone.

by

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

came

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From this reading SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.

carved

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From this reading The house on the other side of it, the last house in the village, was old or even ancient; all built of stone, and except for a newer piece built on to it--a hall, it seemed--had round arches, some of them handsomely carved.

closer

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

day

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

description

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

did

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From this reading SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.

dwelling

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

even

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From this reading The house on the other side of it, the last house in the village, was old or even ancient; all built of stone, and except for a newer piece built on to it--a hall, it seemed--had round arches, some of them handsomely carved.

except

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From this reading The house on the other side of it, the last house in the village, was old or even ancient; all built of stone, and except for a newer piece built on to it--a hall, it seemed--had round arches, some of them handsomely carved.

fit

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

for

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

give

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

GREEN'S

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From this reading SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.

had

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From this reading It had not been built long, and was very trim and neat.

hall

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From this reading The house on the other side of it, the last house in the village, was old or even ancient; all built of stone, and except for a newer piece built on to it--a hall, it seemed--had round arches, some of them handsomely carved.

handsome

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

handsomely

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From this reading The house on the other side of it, the last house in the village, was old or even ancient; all built of stone, and except for a newer piece built on to it--a hall, it seemed--had round arches, some of them handsomely carved.

He

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From this reading He was one of the wealthier of the yeomen, and his house was one of those I told you of, the lower story of which was built of stone.

his

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From this reading He was one of the wealthier of the yeomen, and his house was one of those I told you of, the lower story of which was built of stone.

house

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From this reading SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.

I

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From this reading SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.

if

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From this reading SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.

in

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From this reading The house on the other side of it, the last house in the village, was old or even ancient; all built of stone, and except for a newer piece built on to it--a hall, it seemed--had round arches, some of them handsomely carved.

is

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

It

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From this reading It had not been built long, and was very trim and neat.

last

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From this reading The house on the other side of it, the last house in the village, was old or even ancient; all built of stone, and except for a newer piece built on to it--a hall, it seemed--had round arches, some of them handsomely carved.

long

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From this reading It had not been built long, and was very trim and neat.

lower

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From this reading He was one of the wealthier of the yeomen, and his house was one of those I told you of, the lower story of which was built of stone.

me

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

much

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

musing

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From this reading SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.

neat

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From this reading It had not been built long, and was very trim and neat.

newer

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From this reading The house on the other side of it, the last house in the village, was old or even ancient; all built of stone, and except for a newer piece built on to it--a hall, it seemed--had round arches, some of them handsomely carved.

not

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From this reading SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.

of

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From this reading He was one of the wealthier of the yeomen, and his house was one of those I told you of, the lower story of which was built of stone.

off

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

old

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From this reading The house on the other side of it, the last house in the village, was old or even ancient; all built of stone, and except for a newer piece built on to it--a hall, it seemed--had round arches, some of them handsomely carved.

on

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From this reading The house on the other side of it, the last house in the village, was old or even ancient; all built of stone, and except for a newer piece built on to it--a hall, it seemed--had round arches, some of them handsomely carved.

one

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From this reading He was one of the wealthier of the yeomen, and his house was one of those I told you of, the lower story of which was built of stone.

or

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

other

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From this reading The house on the other side of it, the last house in the village, was old or even ancient; all built of stone, and except for a newer piece built on to it--a hall, it seemed--had round arches, some of them handsomely carved.

others

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From this reading SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.

perhaps

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

piece

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From this reading The house on the other side of it, the last house in the village, was old or even ancient; all built of stone, and except for a newer piece built on to it--a hall, it seemed--had round arches, some of them handsomely carved.

reached

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

round

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From this reading The house on the other side of it, the last house in the village, was old or even ancient; all built of stone, and except for a newer piece built on to it--a hall, it seemed--had round arches, some of them handsomely carved.

saying

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

seemed

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From this reading The house on the other side of it, the last house in the village, was old or even ancient; all built of stone, and except for a newer piece built on to it--a hall, it seemed--had round arches, some of them handsomely carved.

should

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

side

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From this reading The house on the other side of it, the last house in the village, was old or even ancient; all built of stone, and except for a newer piece built on to it--a hall, it seemed--had round arches, some of them handsomely carved.

some

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From this reading The house on the other side of it, the last house in the village, was old or even ancient; all built of stone, and except for a newer piece built on to it--a hall, it seemed--had round arches, some of them handsomely carved.

stone

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From this reading He was one of the wealthier of the yeomen, and his house was one of those I told you of, the lower story of which was built of stone.

story

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From this reading He was one of the wealthier of the yeomen, and his house was one of those I told you of, the lower story of which was built of stone.

SUPPER

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From this reading SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.

that

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

the

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From this reading SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.

them

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From this reading SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.

then

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

those

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From this reading He was one of the wealthier of the yeomen, and his house was one of those I told you of, the lower story of which was built of stone.

till

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From this reading SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.

to

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From this reading SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.

told

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From this reading He was one of the wealthier of the yeomen, and his house was one of those I told you of, the lower story of which was built of stone.

trim

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From this reading It had not been built long, and was very trim and neat.

very

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From this reading It had not been built long, and was very trim and neat.

village

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From this reading The house on the other side of it, the last house in the village, was old or even ancient; all built of stone, and except for a newer piece built on to it--a hall, it seemed--had round arches, some of them handsomely carved.

walked

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From this reading SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.

was

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From this reading He was one of the wealthier of the yeomen, and his house was one of those I told you of, the lower story of which was built of stone.

we

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From this reading SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.

wealthier

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From this reading He was one of the wealthier of the yeomen, and his house was one of those I told you of, the lower story of which was built of stone.

which

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From this reading He was one of the wealthier of the yeomen, and his house was one of those I told you of, the lower story of which was built of stone.

WILL

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From this reading SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.

with

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From this reading SUPPER AT WILL GREEN'S I walked along with the others musing as if I did not belong to them, till we came to Will Green's house.

wonder

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

wornverbUS /wɔːrn/

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

yeoman's

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From this reading The fit of wonder had worn off me again by then I reached it, or perhaps I should give you a closer description of it, for it was a handsome yeoman's dwelling of that day, which is as much as saying it was very beautiful.

yeomen

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From this reading He was one of the wealthier of the yeomen, and his house was one of those I told you of, the lower story of which was built of stone.

you

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From this reading He was one of the wealthier of the yeomen, and his house was one of those I told you of, the lower story of which was built of stone.

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Sometimes
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Rewarded
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Fretting
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Myself
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