used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "FORTY-FOLDS," went on the master, "be the best keeping potatoes.
bean't
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From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "FORTY-FOLDS," went on the master, "be the best keeping potatoes.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It's that's big middle patch.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
can't
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From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Summat different in the soil thur.
doan't
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From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
to or in any or all places
From this reading They won't grow everywhere neither; there bean't but one patch in our garden as ull grow 'um well.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
FORTY-FOLDS
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From this reading "FORTY-FOLDS," went on the master, "be the best keeping potatoes.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading They won't grow everywhere neither; there bean't but one patch in our garden as ull grow 'um well.
gentlefolknoun
people of good family and breeding and high social status
From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading They won't grow everywhere neither; there bean't but one patch in our garden as ull grow 'um well.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They won't grow everywhere neither; there bean't but one patch in our garden as ull grow 'um well.
It's
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From this reading It's that's big middle patch.
conformity or harmony
From this reading "FORTY-FOLDS," went on the master, "be the best keeping potatoes.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "FORTY-FOLDS," went on the master, "be the best keeping potatoes.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading It's that's big middle patch.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading They won't grow everywhere neither; there bean't but one patch in our garden as ull grow 'um well.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
not any; not one
From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "FORTY-FOLDS," went on the master, "be the best keeping potatoes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They won't grow everywhere neither; there bean't but one patch in our garden as ull grow 'um well.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They won't grow everywhere neither; there bean't but one patch in our garden as ull grow 'um well.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading They won't grow everywhere neither; there bean't but one patch in our garden as ull grow 'um well.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
potatoesnounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊz/
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading "FORTY-FOLDS," went on the master, "be the best keeping potatoes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading Summat different in the soil thur.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
Summat
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From this reading Summat different in the soil thur.
that's
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From this reading It's that's big middle patch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "FORTY-FOLDS," went on the master, "be the best keeping potatoes.
theirselves
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From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They won't grow everywhere neither; there bean't but one patch in our garden as ull grow 'um well.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
Thur
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From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
ullnoun
(Norse mythology) one of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis; son of Sif and stepson of Thor
From this reading They won't grow everywhere neither; there bean't but one patch in our garden as ull grow 'um well.
um
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From this reading They won't grow everywhere neither; there bean't but one patch in our garden as ull grow 'um well.
precisely as stated
From this reading Thur be so many new sorts now, but they bean't no good; they be very good for gentlefolk as doan't know no better, and poor folk as can't help theirselves.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading They won't grow everywhere neither; there bean't but one patch in our garden as ull grow 'um well.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "FORTY-FOLDS," went on the master, "be the best keeping potatoes.
won't
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From this reading They won't grow everywhere neither; there bean't but one patch in our garden as ull grow 'um well.
