adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading When smoke rises from the smithy, the neighbours say: “The engineer must be a bit better to-day, since he’s at it in the smithy again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He doesn’t charge any more than Jens up at Lia.”
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading If there’s anything you want done, you’d better take it to him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When smoke rises from the smithy, the neighbours say: “The engineer must be a bit better to-day, since he’s at it in the smithy again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When smoke rises from the smithy, the neighbours say: “The engineer must be a bit better to-day, since he’s at it in the smithy again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Merle and Peer had been living here a couple of years.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading When smoke rises from the smithy, the neighbours say: “The engineer must be a bit better to-day, since he’s at it in the smithy again.
bitnounUS /bɪt/
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading When smoke rises from the smithy, the neighbours say: “The engineer must be a bit better to-day, since he’s at it in the smithy again.
chargeverbUS /tʃɑːrdʒ/
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading He doesn’t charge any more than Jens up at Lia.”
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading Merle and Peer had been living here a couple of years.
cowshednoun
a barn for cows
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
doesn't
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From this reading He doesn’t charge any more than Jens up at Lia.”
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading If there’s anything you want done, you’d better take it to him.
engineernounUS /ˈendʒəˈnɪr/
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading When smoke rises from the smithy, the neighbours say: “The engineer must be a bit better to-day, since he’s at it in the smithy again.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Merle and Peer had been living here a couple of years.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He doesn’t charge any more than Jens up at Lia.”
he's
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From this reading When smoke rises from the smithy, the neighbours say: “The engineer must be a bit better to-day, since he’s at it in the smithy again.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Merle and Peer had been living here a couple of years.
high-road
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From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If there’s anything you want done, you’d better take it to him.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there’s anything you want done, you’d better take it to him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
Jens
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From this reading He doesn’t charge any more than Jens up at Lia.”
Lia
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From this reading He doesn’t charge any more than Jens up at Lia.”
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Merle and Peer had been living here a couple of years.
MerlenounUS /mɜːrl/
common black European thrush
From this reading Merle and Peer had been living here a couple of years.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He doesn’t charge any more than Jens up at Lia.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading When smoke rises from the smithy, the neighbours say: “The engineer must be a bit better to-day, since he’s at it in the smithy again.
neighboursnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading When smoke rises from the smithy, the neighbours say: “The engineer must be a bit better to-day, since he’s at it in the smithy again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
one-storeyed
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From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
PeernounUS /pɪr/
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading Merle and Peer had been living here a couple of years.
risesnounUS /ˈraɪzəz/
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading When smoke rises from the smithy, the neighbours say: “The engineer must be a bit better to-day, since he’s at it in the smithy again.
rownounUS /roʊ/
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading When smoke rises from the smithy, the neighbours say: “The engineer must be a bit better to-day, since he’s at it in the smithy again.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading When smoke rises from the smithy, the neighbours say: “The engineer must be a bit better to-day, since he’s at it in the smithy again.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
smithynoun
a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
smokenounUS /smoʊk/
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading When smoke rises from the smithy, the neighbours say: “The engineer must be a bit better to-day, since he’s at it in the smithy again.
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
standsnounUS /stændz/
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading If there’s anything you want done, you’d better take it to him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He doesn’t charge any more than Jens up at Lia.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
there's
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From this reading If there’s anything you want done, you’d better take it to him.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If there’s anything you want done, you’d better take it to him.
to-day
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From this reading When smoke rises from the smithy, the neighbours say: “The engineer must be a bit better to-day, since he’s at it in the smithy again.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading If there’s anything you want done, you’d better take it to him.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When smoke rises from the smithy, the neighbours say: “The engineer must be a bit better to-day, since he’s at it in the smithy again.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some way up from the high-road there stands a little one-storeyed house with three small windows in a row, a cowshed on one side of it and a smithy on the other.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Merle and Peer had been living here a couple of years.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If there’s anything you want done, you’d better take it to him.
you'd
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From this reading If there’s anything you want done, you’d better take it to him.
