used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Thee's got a voice like a wood-pigeon," said a woman whom Geoffrey heard get over the gate at the corner of the wood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Geoffrey peeped round the tree, and saw a stout girl in short petticoats, corduroy gaiters, brown hair, and dark eyes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then he began to sing, as milkers do to their cows.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Thee's got a voice like a wood-pigeon," said a woman whom Geoffrey heard get over the gate at the corner of the wood.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Then he began to sing, as milkers do to their cows.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Geoffrey peeped round the tree, and saw a stout girl in short petticoats, corduroy gaiters, brown hair, and dark eyes.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading _Tummas_: Doan't thee say nought: I hearn thee in church like a charm o' starlings.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading _Tummas_: Doan't thee say nought: I hearn thee in church like a charm o' starlings.
corduroynounUS /ˈkɔːrdərɔɪ/
a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
From this reading Geoffrey peeped round the tree, and saw a stout girl in short petticoats, corduroy gaiters, brown hair, and dark eyes.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading "Thee's got a voice like a wood-pigeon," said a woman whom Geoffrey heard get over the gate at the corner of the wood.
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Then he began to sing, as milkers do to their cows.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Geoffrey peeped round the tree, and saw a stout girl in short petticoats, corduroy gaiters, brown hair, and dark eyes.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then he began to sing, as milkers do to their cows.
Doan't
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From this reading _Tummas_: Doan't thee say nought: I hearn thee in church like a charm o' starlings.
dumble-dore
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From this reading "Thee mumbles, Tummas, like a dumble-dore in a pitcher!"
opinion or judgment
From this reading Geoffrey peeped round the tree, and saw a stout girl in short petticoats, corduroy gaiters, brown hair, and dark eyes.
gaiters
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From this reading Geoffrey peeped round the tree, and saw a stout girl in short petticoats, corduroy gaiters, brown hair, and dark eyes.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading "Thee's got a voice like a wood-pigeon," said a woman whom Geoffrey heard get over the gate at the corner of the wood.
Geoffrey
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From this reading "Thee's got a voice like a wood-pigeon," said a woman whom Geoffrey heard get over the gate at the corner of the wood.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Thee's got a voice like a wood-pigeon," said a woman whom Geoffrey heard get over the gate at the corner of the wood.
a young female
From this reading Geoffrey peeped round the tree, and saw a stout girl in short petticoats, corduroy gaiters, brown hair, and dark eyes.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Thee's got a voice like a wood-pigeon," said a woman whom Geoffrey heard get over the gate at the corner of the wood.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Geoffrey peeped round the tree, and saw a stout girl in short petticoats, corduroy gaiters, brown hair, and dark eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he began to sing, as milkers do to their cows.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Thee's got a voice like a wood-pigeon," said a woman whom Geoffrey heard get over the gate at the corner of the wood.
hearn
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From this reading _Tummas_: Doan't thee say nought: I hearn thee in church like a charm o' starlings.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Tummas_: Doan't thee say nought: I hearn thee in church like a charm o' starlings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Thee mumbles, Tummas, like a dumble-dore in a pitcher!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Thee's got a voice like a wood-pigeon," said a woman whom Geoffrey heard get over the gate at the corner of the wood.
milkers
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From this reading Then he began to sing, as milkers do to their cows.
mumblesnounUS /ˈmʌmbəlz/
plural of “mumble” — a soft indistinct utterance
From this reading "Thee mumbles, Tummas, like a dumble-dore in a pitcher!"
noughtnoun
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
From this reading _Tummas_: Doan't thee say nought: I hearn thee in church like a charm o' starlings.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _Tummas_: Doan't thee say nought: I hearn thee in church like a charm o' starlings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Thee's got a voice like a wood-pigeon," said a woman whom Geoffrey heard get over the gate at the corner of the wood.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Thee's got a voice like a wood-pigeon," said a woman whom Geoffrey heard get over the gate at the corner of the wood.
peepedverbUS /piːpt/
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading Geoffrey peeped round the tree, and saw a stout girl in short petticoats, corduroy gaiters, brown hair, and dark eyes.
petticoatsnounUS /ˈpetikoʊts/
plural of “petticoat” — undergarment worn under a skirt
From this reading Geoffrey peeped round the tree, and saw a stout girl in short petticoats, corduroy gaiters, brown hair, and dark eyes.
pitchernounUS /ˈpɪtʃər/
a container with a handle and a lip, used for holding and pouring liquids
From this reading "Thee mumbles, Tummas, like a dumble-dore in a pitcher!"
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Geoffrey peeped round the tree, and saw a stout girl in short petticoats, corduroy gaiters, brown hair, and dark eyes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Thee's got a voice like a wood-pigeon," said a woman whom Geoffrey heard get over the gate at the corner of the wood.
cut with a saw
From this reading Geoffrey peeped round the tree, and saw a stout girl in short petticoats, corduroy gaiters, brown hair, and dark eyes.
express in words
From this reading _Tummas_: Doan't thee say nought: I hearn thee in church like a charm o' starlings.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Geoffrey peeped round the tree, and saw a stout girl in short petticoats, corduroy gaiters, brown hair, and dark eyes.
deliver by singing
From this reading Then he began to sing, as milkers do to their cows.
starlings
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From this reading _Tummas_: Doan't thee say nought: I hearn thee in church like a charm o' starlings.
dependable
From this reading Geoffrey peeped round the tree, and saw a stout girl in short petticoats, corduroy gaiters, brown hair, and dark eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Thee's got a voice like a wood-pigeon," said a woman whom Geoffrey heard get over the gate at the corner of the wood.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thee mumbles, Tummas, like a dumble-dore in a pitcher!"
Thee's
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From this reading "Thee's got a voice like a wood-pigeon," said a woman whom Geoffrey heard get over the gate at the corner of the wood.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then he began to sing, as milkers do to their cows.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he began to sing, as milkers do to their cows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he began to sing, as milkers do to their cows.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Geoffrey peeped round the tree, and saw a stout girl in short petticoats, corduroy gaiters, brown hair, and dark eyes.
Tummas
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From this reading "Thee mumbles, Tummas, like a dumble-dore in a pitcher!"
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Thee's got a voice like a wood-pigeon," said a woman whom Geoffrey heard get over the gate at the corner of the wood.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Thee's got a voice like a wood-pigeon," said a woman whom Geoffrey heard get over the gate at the corner of the wood.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Thee's got a voice like a wood-pigeon," said a woman whom Geoffrey heard get over the gate at the corner of the wood.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading "Thee's got a voice like a wood-pigeon," said a woman whom Geoffrey heard get over the gate at the corner of the wood.
wood-pigeon
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From this reading "Thee's got a voice like a wood-pigeon," said a woman whom Geoffrey heard get over the gate at the corner of the wood.
