used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE RUSSET-COATED CAPTAIN Joe Burt had been born at Rochdale of a mother whose favourite saying was:
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Joe had entered the same mill at about the same age, doffing too.
how long something has existed
From this reading Joe had entered the same mill at about the same age, doffing too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "With a rocking-chair and a piece o celery a Lancasheer lass is aw reet."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE RUSSET-COATED CAPTAIN Joe Burt had been born at Rochdale of a mother whose favourite saying was:
aw
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From this reading "With a rocking-chair and a piece o celery a Lancasheer lass is aw reet."
bare-footed
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From this reading He worked bare-footed in the ring-room in the days when overlookers and jobbers carried straps and used them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE RUSSET-COATED CAPTAIN Joe Burt had been born at Rochdale of a mother whose favourite saying was:
brought into existence
From this reading THE RUSSET-COATED CAPTAIN Joe Burt had been born at Rochdale of a mother whose favourite saying was:
BurtnounUS /bɜːrt/
English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971)
From this reading THE RUSSET-COATED CAPTAIN Joe Burt had been born at Rochdale of a mother whose favourite saying was:
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE RUSSET-COATED CAPTAIN Joe Burt had been born at Rochdale of a mother whose favourite saying was:
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He worked bare-footed in the ring-room in the days when overlookers and jobbers carried straps and used them.
celerynounUS /ˈseləri/
widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked
From this reading "With a rocking-chair and a piece o celery a Lancasheer lass is aw reet."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He worked bare-footed in the ring-room in the days when overlookers and jobbers carried straps and used them.
doffingverbUS /ˈdɔːfɪŋ/
-ing form of “doff” — remove
From this reading At eight, she had entered the mill, doffing.
being one more than seven
From this reading At eight, she had entered the mill, doffing.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading At eight, she had entered the mill, doffing.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading THE RUSSET-COATED CAPTAIN Joe Burt had been born at Rochdale of a mother whose favourite saying was:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE RUSSET-COATED CAPTAIN Joe Burt had been born at Rochdale of a mother whose favourite saying was:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He worked bare-footed in the ring-room in the days when overlookers and jobbers carried straps and used them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He worked bare-footed in the ring-room in the days when overlookers and jobbers carried straps and used them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "With a rocking-chair and a piece o celery a Lancasheer lass is aw reet."
jobbersnounUS /ˈdʒɑːbərz/
plural of “jobber” — someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
From this reading He worked bare-footed in the ring-room in the days when overlookers and jobbers carried straps and used them.
Joe
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From this reading THE RUSSET-COATED CAPTAIN Joe Burt had been born at Rochdale of a mother whose favourite saying was:
Lancasheer
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From this reading "With a rocking-chair and a piece o celery a Lancasheer lass is aw reet."
lassnounUS /læs/
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading "With a rocking-chair and a piece o celery a Lancasheer lass is aw reet."
millverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading At eight, she had entered the mill, doffing.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE RUSSET-COATED CAPTAIN Joe Burt had been born at Rochdale of a mother whose favourite saying was:
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 "With a rocking-chair and a piece o celery a Lancasheer lass is aw reet."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RUSSET-COATED CAPTAIN Joe Burt had been born at Rochdale of a mother whose favourite saying was:
overlookers
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From this reading He worked bare-footed in the ring-room in the days when overlookers and jobbers carried straps and used them.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading "With a rocking-chair and a piece o celery a Lancasheer lass is aw reet."
reet
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From this reading "With a rocking-chair and a piece o celery a Lancasheer lass is aw reet."
ring-room
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From this reading He worked bare-footed in the ring-room in the days when overlookers and jobbers carried straps and used them.
Rochdale
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From this reading THE RUSSET-COATED CAPTAIN Joe Burt had been born at Rochdale of a mother whose favourite saying was:
rocking-chair
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From this reading "With a rocking-chair and a piece o celery a Lancasheer lass is aw reet."
RUSSET-COATED
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From this reading THE RUSSET-COATED CAPTAIN Joe Burt had been born at Rochdale of a mother whose favourite saying was:
Identical; not different.
From this reading Joe had entered the same mill at about the same age, doffing too.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading THE RUSSET-COATED CAPTAIN Joe Burt had been born at Rochdale of a mother whose favourite saying was:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At eight, she had entered the mill, doffing.
strapsnounUS /stræps/
plural of “strap” — an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading He worked bare-footed in the ring-room in the days when overlookers and jobbers carried straps and used them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RUSSET-COATED CAPTAIN Joe Burt had been born at Rochdale of a mother whose favourite saying was:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He worked bare-footed in the ring-room in the days when overlookers and jobbers carried straps and used them.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Joe had entered the same mill at about the same age, doffing too.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading He worked bare-footed in the ring-room in the days when overlookers and jobbers carried straps and used them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RUSSET-COATED CAPTAIN Joe Burt had been born at Rochdale of a mother whose favourite saying was:
at the time that
From this reading He worked bare-footed in the ring-room in the days when overlookers and jobbers carried straps and used them.
belonging to which person
From this reading THE RUSSET-COATED CAPTAIN Joe Burt had been born at Rochdale of a mother whose favourite saying was:
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With a rocking-chair and a piece o celery a Lancasheer lass is aw reet."
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He worked bare-footed in the ring-room in the days when overlookers and jobbers carried straps and used them.
