Chapter IX
“THE TURF, THE CHASE, AND THE ROAD.” “_Ford._ Old woman! What old woman’s that? * * * * * A witch, a quean, an old cozening quean! Have I not forbid her my house?”
An Irish Cousin
Chapter IX
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“THE
TURF,
THE
CHASE,
AND
THE
ROAD.”
“_Ford._
Old
woman!
What
old
woman’s
that?
* * * * * A
witch,
a
quean,
an
old
cozening
quean!
Have
I
not
forbid
her
my
house?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“THE
TURF,
THE
CHASE,
AND
THE
ROAD.”
Line 2
“_Ford._
Old
woman!
Line 3
What
old
woman’s
that?
Line 4
* * * * * A
witch,
a
quean,
an
old
cozening
quean!
Line 5
Have
I
not
forbid
her
my
house?”
Learner Dictionary
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Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have I not forbid her my house?””
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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 witch, a quean, an old cozening quean!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading * * * * * A witch, a quean, an old cozening quean!
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “THE TURF, THE CHASE, AND THE ROAD.”
CHASE
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From this reading “THE TURF, THE CHASE, AND THE ROAD.”
cozening
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From this reading * * * * * A witch, a quean, an old cozening quean!
forbid
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From this reading Have I not forbid her my house?”
Ford
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From this reading “_Ford._ Old woman!
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have I not forbid her my house?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Have I not forbid her my house?”
house
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From this reading Have I not forbid her my house?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Have I not forbid her my house?”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Have I not forbid her my house?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Have I not forbid her my house?”
Old
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From this reading “_Ford._ Old woman!
quean
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From this reading * * * * * A witch, a quean, an old cozening quean!
ROAD
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From this reading “THE TURF, THE CHASE, AND THE ROAD.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What old woman’s that?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THE TURF, THE CHASE, AND THE ROAD.”
TURF
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From this reading “THE TURF, THE CHASE, AND THE ROAD.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What old woman’s that?
witch
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From this reading * * * * * A witch, a quean, an old cozening quean!
woman
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From this reading “_Ford._ Old woman!
woman's
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From this reading What old woman’s that?