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Clara Vaughan, Volume 1 (of 3)
Clara Vaughan, Volume 1 (of 3)

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Clara Vaughan, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.
The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.
Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.
Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.
Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Clara Vaughan, Volume 1 (of 3)

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Clara Vaughan, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.
Line 2
The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.
Line 3
Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.
Line 4
Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.
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Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bodied adjective US /ˈbɑːdid/

having a body or a body of a specified kind; often used in combination

From this reading “Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.”

corruptly adverb US /kərˈʌptli/

in a corrupt manner

From this reading “Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.”

dialect noun US /ˈdaɪəlekt/

the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

From this reading “The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.”

farmer's noun US /ˈfɑːrmərz/

possessive form of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm

lave verb US /leɪv/

wash or flow against

From this reading “Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.”

passel noun US /ˈpæsɪl/

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading “Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.”

refresh verb US /rɪˈfreʃ/

refresh one's memory

From this reading “One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.”

wheeling noun US /ˈwiːlɪŋ/

a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river

From this reading “One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

fifty years noun + noun

In this reading “Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.”

Turning round noun + noun

In this reading “Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.”

about fifty preposition + noun

In this reading “Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.”

In the middle preposition + article + noun counted as “in … middle”

In this reading “Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.”

went out verb + adjective counted as “go out”

move out of or depart from

In this reading “One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.”

in the kitchen preposition + article + noun counted as “in … kitchen”

In this reading “One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.”

All words in this reading · 150

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

ainounUS /aɪ/

an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

Arl

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From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

atarl

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From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

attirenounUS /əˈtaɪər/

clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

From this reading Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.

beheldverbUS /biˈheld/

inflected form of “behold” — see with attention

From this reading Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.

bodiedadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːdid/

having a body or a body of a specified kind; often used in combination

From this reading Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.

builtadjectiveUS /bɪlt/

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

Carnishers

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

Clerer

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From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

correctlyadverbUS /kərˈektli/

in an accurate manner

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

corruptlyadverbUS /kərˈʌptli/

in a corrupt manner

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/

placed crosswise

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

darkenedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkənd/

(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/

made known or openly avowed

From this reading The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.

desirousadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪrəs/

having or expressing desire for something

From this reading The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.

dialectnounUS /ˈdaɪəlekt/

the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

From this reading The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.

discoorse

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

draxtool

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

emnounUS /em/

a quad with a square body

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

ezelpipe

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

farmer'snounUS /ˈfɑːrmərz/

possessive form of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm

From this reading The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.

fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.

fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

fireplacenounUS /ˈfaɪərpleɪs/

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

floornounUS /flɔːr/

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/

pleasant-smelling

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

furzenoun

very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

gauntly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.

gibbersh

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/

a farewell remark

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

hearthnounUS /hɑːrθ/

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.

Huxtable

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From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

individualadjectiveUS /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəl/

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

InsteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

Kirsten

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From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

kitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

laike

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From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

larning

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From this reading The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.

laveverbUS /leɪv/

wash or flow against

From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

lectureverbUS /ˈlektʃər/

deliver a lecture or talk

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

looselyadverbUS /ˈluːsli/

in a relaxed manner; not rigid

From this reading Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.

Lunnoners

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From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.

MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/

march in a procession

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.

middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

moderateverbUS /ˈmɑːdərət/

preside over

From this reading Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

nativeadjectiveUS /ˈneɪtɪv/

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

noo

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From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

nother

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From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

oi

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From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

parlournounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/

reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

passagenounUS /ˈpæsədʒ/

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

passelnounUS /ˈpæsɪl/

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

planch

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From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

properadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːpər/

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

quilty

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From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

recklessadjectiveUS /ˈrekləs/

marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences

From this reading Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.

refreshverbUS /rɪˈfreʃ/

refresh one's memory

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

roarverbUS /rɔːr/

make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.

satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.

sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/

an upholstered seat for more than one person

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.

speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

spiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

staturenounUS /ˈstætʃər/

high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement

From this reading Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.

stoof

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From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.

strange-looking

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From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

swallowverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊ/

pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

talkverbUS /tɔːk/

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

thiccy

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From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

thiccy's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

thresholdnounUS /ˈθreʃoʊld/

the starting point for a new state or experience

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

throatnounUS /θroʊt/

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

tulls

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From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

TurningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

utterlyadverbUS /ˈʌtərli/

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.

vitty

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From this reading The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

wheelingnounUS /ˈwiːlɪŋ/

a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.

wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.

winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

woodnounUS /wʊd/

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading The farmer’s wife was "larning" me some strange words of her native dialect, which I was now desirous to "discoorse," and which she declared to be "the only vitty talk.

yat

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From this reading One cold day in March, when winter had come to say "good-bye" with a roar, after wheeling the sofa with my mother upon it towards the parlour fire, I went out to refresh my spirit in the kitchen with Mrs. Huxtable, and to "yat myself" (for the sofa took all the parlour fire) by the fragrant hearth of wood and furze.

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading Turning round, I beheld a man about fifty years old, of moderate stature, gauntly bodied, and loosely built, and utterly reckless of his attire.

zame

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From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

zaying

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From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

zays

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From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

zome

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From this reading Instead of zaying ’ai’ laike a Kirsten, zome on em zays ’oi,’ and zome on em ’I.’" In the middle of her lecture, and just as I had learned that to "quilty" is the proper English for to "swallow," and that the passage down which we quilty is, correctly speaking, not the throat, but the "ezelpipe," a strange-looking individual darkened the "draxtool" (corruptly called the threshold) and crossed the "planch," or floor, to the fireplace where we sat.

Zummersets

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From this reading Arl the lave of thiccy stoof, zame as the Carnishers and the Zummersets and the Lunnoners tulls up, arl thiccy’s no more nor a passel of gibbersh, Miss Clerer, and not vitty atarl; noo, nor English nother.

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