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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 Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
academynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.
All
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From this reading All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.
alphabet
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From this reading All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
as'll
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From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
birch
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From this reading All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.
bit
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From this reading All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.
bread
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From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
Declares
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From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
Dorlcote
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From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
downright
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From this reading I mean to put him to a downright good school at Midsummer.
eddication
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From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
end
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From this reading All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.
enough
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From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
farmer
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From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
father
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From this reading All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.
gave
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From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.
give
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From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
got
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From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
ha
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From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
he's
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From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
I'd
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From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
Lady-day
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From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.
learnin
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From this reading All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.
leave
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From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
mean
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From this reading I mean to put him to a downright good school at Midsummer.
meant
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From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
Midsummer
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From this reading I mean to put him to a downright good school at Midsummer.
Mill
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From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
miller
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From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
more
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From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
Mr
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From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
notice
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From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.
o
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From this reading All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.
other
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From this reading All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.
paid
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From this reading All the learnin’ _my_ father ever paid for was a bit o’ birch at one end and the alphabet at th’ other.
put
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From this reading I mean to put him to a downright good school at Midsummer.
Resolution
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From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
said
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From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
school
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From this reading I mean to put him to a downright good school at Midsummer.
schoolin
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From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
sight
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From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
th
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From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
Tom
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From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
Tulliver
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From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
two
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From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
ud
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From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
want
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From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.
well
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From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That was what I was thinking of when I gave notice for him to leave the academy at Lady-day.
years
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From this reading The two years at th’ academy ’ud ha’ done well enough, if I’d meant to make a miller and farmer of him, for he’s had a fine sight more schoolin’ nor _I_ ever got.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mr Tulliver, of Dorlcote Mill, Declares His Resolution about Tom “What I want, you know,” said Mr Tulliver,—“what I want is to give Tom a good eddication; an eddication as’ll be a bread to him.
