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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 There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
achievement
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
African
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From this reading Although sturdy, they move slowly both in body and mind; and their tilt-carts are as slow as themselves, and as dusty and travel-worn as the caravans of any African expedition.
again
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
age
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
also
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
AlthoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although sturdy, they move slowly both in body and mind; and their tilt-carts are as slow as themselves, and as dusty and travel-worn as the caravans of any African expedition.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
any
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From this reading Although sturdy, they move slowly both in body and mind; and their tilt-carts are as slow as themselves, and as dusty and travel-worn as the caravans of any African expedition.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The carriers are men of strange speech and dress.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Although sturdy, they move slowly both in body and mind; and their tilt-carts are as slow as themselves, and as dusty and travel-worn as the caravans of any African expedition.
back
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
BEYONDprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading OVER THE HILLS, BEYOND THE RAINBOW BEYOND the rainbow is Fairyland, but no one has ever penetrated to that country, save in dreams, to which nothing is impossible.
body
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From this reading Although sturdy, they move slowly both in body and mind; and their tilt-carts are as slow as themselves, and as dusty and travel-worn as the caravans of any African expedition.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Although sturdy, they move slowly both in body and mind; and their tilt-carts are as slow as themselves, and as dusty and travel-worn as the caravans of any African expedition.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading OVER THE HILLS, BEYOND THE RAINBOW BEYOND the rainbow is Fairyland, but no one has ever penetrated to that country, save in dreams, to which nothing is impossible.
caravans
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From this reading Although sturdy, they move slowly both in body and mind; and their tilt-carts are as slow as themselves, and as dusty and travel-worn as the caravans of any African expedition.
carriers
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
certainly
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
country
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From this reading OVER THE HILLS, BEYOND THE RAINBOW BEYOND the rainbow is Fairyland, but no one has ever penetrated to that country, save in dreams, to which nothing is impossible.
district
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
Dorset
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From this reading The Rainbow country of Dorset is, in fact, a country innocent of railways.
Dorsetshire
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
dreams
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From this reading OVER THE HILLS, BEYOND THE RAINBOW BEYOND the rainbow is Fairyland, but no one has ever penetrated to that country, save in dreams, to which nothing is impossible.
dress
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From this reading The carriers are men of strange speech and dress.
dusty
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From this reading Although sturdy, they move slowly both in body and mind; and their tilt-carts are as slow as themselves, and as dusty and travel-worn as the caravans of any African expedition.
ever
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From this reading OVER THE HILLS, BEYOND THE RAINBOW BEYOND the rainbow is Fairyland, but no one has ever penetrated to that country, save in dreams, to which nothing is impossible.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
expedition
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From this reading Although sturdy, they move slowly both in body and mind; and their tilt-carts are as slow as themselves, and as dusty and travel-worn as the caravans of any African expedition.
fact
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From this reading The Rainbow country of Dorset is, in fact, a country innocent of railways.
Fairyland
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From this reading OVER THE HILLS, BEYOND THE RAINBOW BEYOND the rainbow is Fairyland, but no one has ever penetrated to that country, save in dreams, to which nothing is impossible.
fellows
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OVER THE HILLS, BEYOND THE RAINBOW BEYOND the rainbow is Fairyland, but no one has ever penetrated to that country, save in dreams, to which nothing is impossible.
HILLS
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From this reading OVER THE HILLS, BEYOND THE RAINBOW BEYOND the rainbow is Fairyland, but no one has ever penetrated to that country, save in dreams, to which nothing is impossible.
impossible
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From this reading OVER THE HILLS, BEYOND THE RAINBOW BEYOND the rainbow is Fairyland, but no one has ever penetrated to that country, save in dreams, to which nothing is impossible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OVER THE HILLS, BEYOND THE RAINBOW BEYOND the rainbow is Fairyland, but no one has ever penetrated to that country, save in dreams, to which nothing is impossible.
innocent
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From this reading The Rainbow country of Dorset is, in fact, a country innocent of railways.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OVER THE HILLS, BEYOND THE RAINBOW BEYOND the rainbow is Fairyland, but no one has ever penetrated to that country, save in dreams, to which nothing is impossible.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
knows
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
live
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
Livingstones
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
Marco
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
market-town
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
men
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From this reading The carriers are men of strange speech and dress.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Although sturdy, they move slowly both in body and mind; and their tilt-carts are as slow as themselves, and as dusty and travel-worn as the caravans of any African expedition.
move
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From this reading Although sturdy, they move slowly both in body and mind; and their tilt-carts are as slow as themselves, and as dusty and travel-worn as the caravans of any African expedition.
nearest
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading OVER THE HILLS, BEYOND THE RAINBOW BEYOND the rainbow is Fairyland, but no one has ever penetrated to that country, save in dreams, to which nothing is impossible.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading OVER THE HILLS, BEYOND THE RAINBOW BEYOND the rainbow is Fairyland, but no one has ever penetrated to that country, save in dreams, to which nothing is impossible.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading OVER THE HILLS, BEYOND THE RAINBOW BEYOND the rainbow is Fairyland, but no one has ever penetrated to that country, save in dreams, to which nothing is impossible.
only
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading OVER THE HILLS, BEYOND THE RAINBOW BEYOND the rainbow is Fairyland, but no one has ever penetrated to that country, save in dreams, to which nothing is impossible.
penetrated
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From this reading OVER THE HILLS, BEYOND THE RAINBOW BEYOND the rainbow is Fairyland, but no one has ever penetrated to that country, save in dreams, to which nothing is impossible.
Polos
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
railways
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From this reading The Rainbow country of Dorset is, in fact, a country innocent of railways.
RAINBOW
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From this reading OVER THE HILLS, BEYOND THE RAINBOW BEYOND the rainbow is Fairyland, but no one has ever penetrated to that country, save in dreams, to which nothing is impossible.
Rainbow-land
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading OVER THE HILLS, BEYOND THE RAINBOW BEYOND the rainbow is Fairyland, but no one has ever penetrated to that country, save in dreams, to which nothing is impossible.
saving
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
slow
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From this reading Although sturdy, they move slowly both in body and mind; and their tilt-carts are as slow as themselves, and as dusty and travel-worn as the caravans of any African expedition.
slowly
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From this reading Although sturdy, they move slowly both in body and mind; and their tilt-carts are as slow as themselves, and as dusty and travel-worn as the caravans of any African expedition.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
speech
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From this reading The carriers are men of strange speech and dress.
still
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
strange
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From this reading The carriers are men of strange speech and dress.
sturdy
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OVER THE HILLS, BEYOND THE RAINBOW BEYOND the rainbow is Fairyland, but no one has ever penetrated to that country, save in dreams, to which nothing is impossible.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OVER THE HILLS, BEYOND THE RAINBOW BEYOND the rainbow is Fairyland, but no one has ever penetrated to that country, save in dreams, to which nothing is impossible.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Although sturdy, they move slowly both in body and mind; and their tilt-carts are as slow as themselves, and as dusty and travel-worn as the caravans of any African expedition.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Although sturdy, they move slowly both in body and mind; and their tilt-carts are as slow as themselves, and as dusty and travel-worn as the caravans of any African expedition.
There
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although sturdy, they move slowly both in body and mind; and their tilt-carts are as slow as themselves, and as dusty and travel-worn as the caravans of any African expedition.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
tilt-carts
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From this reading Although sturdy, they move slowly both in body and mind; and their tilt-carts are as slow as themselves, and as dusty and travel-worn as the caravans of any African expedition.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OVER THE HILLS, BEYOND THE RAINBOW BEYOND the rainbow is Fairyland, but no one has ever penetrated to that country, save in dreams, to which nothing is impossible.
travel
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
travel-worn
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From this reading Although sturdy, they move slowly both in body and mind; and their tilt-carts are as slow as themselves, and as dusty and travel-worn as the caravans of any African expedition.
week
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From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading OVER THE HILLS, BEYOND THE RAINBOW BEYOND the rainbow is Fairyland, but no one has ever penetrated to that country, save in dreams, to which nothing is impossible.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There is also a Rainbow-land in Dorsetshire, certainly not impossible of achievement, but still a district of which no one knows anything, saving only those who live in it, and those sturdy fellows, the carriers, the Marco Polos and Livingstones of this age and country, who every week or so travel from it to the nearest market-town, and back again.
