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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 '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
account
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From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.
alcohol
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From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.
all
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From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
arranged
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From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
arrival
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From this reading We nearly missed the train owing to the late arrival of Salemina at the Kingsbridge station.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We nearly missed the train owing to the late arrival of Salemina at the Kingsbridge station.
Barlow
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From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.
Benella
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From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
buying
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From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.
class
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From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.
Cork
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From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.
cup
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From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.
dhry
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From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
direct
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From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
doctor's
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From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.
Dublin
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From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
Food
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From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
fut
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From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
getting
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From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.
git
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From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
go
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From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
goin
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From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
humours
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From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
I'll
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From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.
intended
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From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
Island
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From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
it's
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From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
Jane
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From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
Kingsbridge
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From this reading We nearly missed the train owing to the late arrival of Salemina at the Kingsbridge station.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
lamp
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From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.
late
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From this reading We nearly missed the train owing to the late arrival of Salemina at the Kingsbridge station.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
malted
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From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.
Mellin's
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From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.
meself
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From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
milk
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From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.
missed
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From this reading We nearly missed the train owing to the late arrival of Salemina at the Kingsbridge station.
natives
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From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.
nearly
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From this reading We nearly missed the train owing to the late arrival of Salemina at the Kingsbridge station.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
now
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From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.
occasion
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From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We nearly missed the train owing to the late arrival of Salemina at the Kingsbridge station.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.
owing
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From this reading We nearly missed the train owing to the late arrival of Salemina at the Kingsbridge station.
planned
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From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
prescriptions
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From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.
renewed
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From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.
Salemina
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From this reading We nearly missed the train owing to the late arrival of Salemina at the Kingsbridge station.
second
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From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.
sez
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From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.
States
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From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
station
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From this reading We nearly missed the train owing to the late arrival of Salemina at the Kingsbridge station.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
study
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From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
then
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From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.
there
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From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
tin
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From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.
tiring
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From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
too
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From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
train
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From this reading We nearly missed the train owing to the late arrival of Salemina at the Kingsbridge station.
twixt
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From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
Valencia
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From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
visit
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From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
we'll
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From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
we're
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From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
whin
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From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.
