Chapter VI
THE TOWN WITH NOBODY IN IT. "Master," quoth the auld hound, "Where will ye go?" "Over moss, over muir. To court my new jo." "Master, though the night be merk, I'se follow through the snow.
Mopsa the Fairy
Chapter VI
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THE
TOWN
WITH
NOBODY
IN
IT.
"Master,"
quoth
the
auld
hound,
"Where
will
ye
go?"
"Over
moss,
over
muir.
To
court
my
new
jo."
"Master,
though
the
night
be
merk,
I'se
follow
through
the
snow.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
TOWN
WITH
NOBODY
IN
IT.
Line 2
"Master,"
quoth
the
auld
hound,
"Where
will
ye
go?"
Line 3
"Over
moss,
over
muir.
Line 4
To
court
my
new
jo."
Line 5
"Master,
though
the
night
be
merk,
I'se
follow
through
the
snow.
Learner Dictionary
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NOBODY
pronoun
US /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading “THE TOWN WITH NOBODY IN IT.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Over moss, over muir.”
Though
conjunction
US /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"Master, though the night be merk, I'se follow through the snow.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Master, though the night be merk, I'se follow through the snow.”
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auld
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From this reading "Master," quoth the auld hound, "Where will ye go?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Master, though the night be merk, I'se follow through the snow.
court
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From this reading To court my new jo."
follow
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go
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hound
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I'se
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INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TOWN WITH NOBODY IN IT.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE TOWN WITH NOBODY IN IT.
jo
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From this reading To court my new jo."
Master
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From this reading "Master," quoth the auld hound, "Where will ye go?"
merk
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moss
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From this reading "Over moss, over muir.
muir
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From this reading "Over moss, over muir.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To court my new jo."
new
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From this reading To court my new jo."
night
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From this reading "Master, though the night be merk, I'se follow through the snow.
NOBODYpronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading THE TOWN WITH NOBODY IN IT.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Over moss, over muir.
quoth
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From this reading "Master," quoth the auld hound, "Where will ye go?"
snow
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From this reading "Master, though the night be merk, I'se follow through the snow.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TOWN WITH NOBODY IN IT.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Master, though the night be merk, I'se follow through the snow.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Master, though the night be merk, I'se follow through the snow.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To court my new jo."
TOWN
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From this reading THE TOWN WITH NOBODY IN IT.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Master," quoth the auld hound, "Where will ye go?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Master," quoth the auld hound, "Where will ye go?"
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE TOWN WITH NOBODY IN IT.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Master," quoth the auld hound, "Where will ye go?"