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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 “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She's gone, an' I'd be glad to folly her as soon as I could.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She's gone, an' I'd be glad to folly her as soon as I could.
asthore
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From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
asthray
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From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
bad
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She's gone, an' I'd be glad to folly her as soon as I could.
beg
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
breedin
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
can't
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
cheeks
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
Christian
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From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
Connell
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From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She's gone, an' I'd be glad to folly her as soon as I could.
departed
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From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
don't
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From this reading “Throth, thin, I don't, Ma'am.
down
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
fast
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
fie
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From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading She's gone, an' I'd be glad to folly her as soon as I could.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
forgive
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
glad
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From this reading She's gone, an' I'd be glad to folly her as soon as I could.
gone
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From this reading She's gone, an' I'd be glad to folly her as soon as I could.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She's gone, an' I'd be glad to folly her as soon as I could.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
honor
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Throth, thin, I don't, Ma'am.
I'd
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From this reading She's gone, an' I'd be glad to folly her as soon as I could.
I'm
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From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
ill
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
it's
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
knew
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
Ma'am
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From this reading “Throth, thin, I don't, Ma'am.
man
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From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
manner
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From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
manners
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
now
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From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
o
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From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
Oh
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From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
out
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From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
pardon
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
proceeded
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
rolled
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
sayin
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
sensible
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From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
She's
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From this reading She's gone, an' I'd be glad to folly her as soon as I could.
sir
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
soon
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From this reading She's gone, an' I'd be glad to folly her as soon as I could.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
talk
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From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
tears
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “Throth, thin, I don't, Ma'am.
Throth
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From this reading “Throth, thin, I don't, Ma'am.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
too
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
use
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
want
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
where's
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
words
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
Yes
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From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
you're
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From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
