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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 It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
AMENDS
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From this reading BOB MEFFIN’S AMENDS.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
attraction
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From this reading At the centre of attraction over the way maids and matrons took their turn in filling their cans and pitchers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Horses were waiting to be shod round the smiddy door, while their temporary owners--dark figures in the ruddy glow of the furnace, prepared to hold their rustic parliament.
BOB
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From this reading BOB MEFFIN’S AMENDS.
cans
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From this reading At the centre of attraction over the way maids and matrons took their turn in filling their cans and pitchers.
centre
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From this reading At the centre of attraction over the way maids and matrons took their turn in filling their cans and pitchers.
changes
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From this reading Fourteen years passed--not without their changes.
coteries
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From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
Dalroy
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From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
dark
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From this reading Horses were waiting to be shod round the smiddy door, while their temporary owners--dark figures in the ruddy glow of the furnace, prepared to hold their rustic parliament.
dipping-in-well
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From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
distinct
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From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
door
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From this reading Horses were waiting to be shod round the smiddy door, while their temporary owners--dark figures in the ruddy glow of the furnace, prepared to hold their rustic parliament.
end
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From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
excellence
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From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
famous
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From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
figures
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From this reading Horses were waiting to be shod round the smiddy door, while their temporary owners--dark figures in the ruddy glow of the furnace, prepared to hold their rustic parliament.
filling
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From this reading At the centre of attraction over the way maids and matrons took their turn in filling their cans and pitchers.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
forming
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From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
Fourteen
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From this reading Fourteen years passed--not without their changes.
frosty
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From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
furnace
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From this reading Horses were waiting to be shod round the smiddy door, while their temporary owners--dark figures in the ruddy glow of the furnace, prepared to hold their rustic parliament.
gathered
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From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
glow
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From this reading Horses were waiting to be shod round the smiddy door, while their temporary owners--dark figures in the ruddy glow of the furnace, prepared to hold their rustic parliament.
hold
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From this reading Horses were waiting to be shod round the smiddy door, while their temporary owners--dark figures in the ruddy glow of the furnace, prepared to hold their rustic parliament.
homely
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From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
Horses
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From this reading Horses were waiting to be shod round the smiddy door, while their temporary owners--dark figures in the ruddy glow of the furnace, prepared to hold their rustic parliament.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Horses were waiting to be shod round the smiddy door, while their temporary owners--dark figures in the ruddy glow of the furnace, prepared to hold their rustic parliament.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
knots
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From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
maids
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From this reading At the centre of attraction over the way maids and matrons took their turn in filling their cans and pitchers.
matrons
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From this reading At the centre of attraction over the way maids and matrons took their turn in filling their cans and pitchers.
MEFFIN'S
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From this reading BOB MEFFIN’S AMENDS.
men
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From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fourteen years passed--not without their changes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At the centre of attraction over the way maids and matrons took their turn in filling their cans and pitchers.
owners
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From this reading Horses were waiting to be shod round the smiddy door, while their temporary owners--dark figures in the ruddy glow of the furnace, prepared to hold their rustic parliament.
parliament
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From this reading Horses were waiting to be shod round the smiddy door, while their temporary owners--dark figures in the ruddy glow of the furnace, prepared to hold their rustic parliament.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fourteen years passed--not without their changes.
pitchers
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From this reading At the centre of attraction over the way maids and matrons took their turn in filling their cans and pitchers.
prepared
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From this reading Horses were waiting to be shod round the smiddy door, while their temporary owners--dark figures in the ruddy glow of the furnace, prepared to hold their rustic parliament.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
round
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From this reading Horses were waiting to be shod round the smiddy door, while their temporary owners--dark figures in the ruddy glow of the furnace, prepared to hold their rustic parliament.
ruddy
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From this reading Horses were waiting to be shod round the smiddy door, while their temporary owners--dark figures in the ruddy glow of the furnace, prepared to hold their rustic parliament.
rustic
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From this reading Horses were waiting to be shod round the smiddy door, while their temporary owners--dark figures in the ruddy glow of the furnace, prepared to hold their rustic parliament.
shod
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From this reading Horses were waiting to be shod round the smiddy door, while their temporary owners--dark figures in the ruddy glow of the furnace, prepared to hold their rustic parliament.
side
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From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
smiddy
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From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
street
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From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
tea-water
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From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
temporary
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From this reading Horses were waiting to be shod round the smiddy door, while their temporary owners--dark figures in the ruddy glow of the furnace, prepared to hold their rustic parliament.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fourteen years passed--not without their changes.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Horses were waiting to be shod round the smiddy door, while their temporary owners--dark figures in the ruddy glow of the furnace, prepared to hold their rustic parliament.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the centre of attraction over the way maids and matrons took their turn in filling their cans and pitchers.
turn
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From this reading At the centre of attraction over the way maids and matrons took their turn in filling their cans and pitchers.
two
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From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
village
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From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
waiting
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From this reading Horses were waiting to be shod round the smiddy door, while their temporary owners--dark figures in the ruddy glow of the furnace, prepared to hold their rustic parliament.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
way
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From this reading At the centre of attraction over the way maids and matrons took their turn in filling their cans and pitchers.
well
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From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Horses were waiting to be shod round the smiddy door, while their temporary owners--dark figures in the ruddy glow of the furnace, prepared to hold their rustic parliament.
winter
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From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Fourteen years passed--not without their changes.
women
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From this reading It was a fine frosty winter afternoon when two knots of homely men and women--forming two distinct coteries--were gathered at one end of Dalroy village, where, on the right side of the little street stood the Dalroy ‘smiddy,’ and on the left was ‘the smiddy well’--a dipping-in-well famous throughout the village for the excellence of its ‘tea-water.’
years
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From this reading Fourteen years passed--not without their changes.
