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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 Also it was the time of year when butter and eggs, chickens and ducks were so cheap that it was a humiliation not to buy.
Also
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From this reading Also it was the time of year when butter and eggs, chickens and ducks were so cheap that it was a humiliation not to buy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Vilray was having its market day, and everyone was either going to or coming from market, or buying and selling in the little square by the Court House.
apples
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From this reading These were side by side with dried apples, bottled fruits, jars of maple syrup, and cordials of so generous and penetrating a nature that the currant and elderberry wine by which they were flanked were tipple for babes beside them.
babes
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From this reading These were side by side with dried apples, bottled fruits, jars of maple syrup, and cordials of so generous and penetrating a nature that the currant and elderberry wine by which they were flanked were tipple for babes beside them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was the time when the fruits were coming in, when vegetables were in full yield, when fish from the Beau Cheval were to be had in plenty--from mud-cats and suckers, pike and perch, to rock-bass, sturgeon and even maskinonge.
Beau
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From this reading It was the time when the fruits were coming in, when vegetables were in full yield, when fish from the Beau Cheval were to be had in plenty--from mud-cats and suckers, pike and perch, to rock-bass, sturgeon and even maskinonge.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading These were side by side with dried apples, bottled fruits, jars of maple syrup, and cordials of so generous and penetrating a nature that the currant and elderberry wine by which they were flanked were tipple for babes beside them.
bottled
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From this reading These were side by side with dried apples, bottled fruits, jars of maple syrup, and cordials of so generous and penetrating a nature that the currant and elderberry wine by which they were flanked were tipple for babes beside them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were other things on sale also, not for eating and drinking, but for wear and household use--from pots and pans to rag-carpets and table-linen, from woollen yarn to pictures of the Virgin and little calvaries.
butter
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From this reading Also it was the time of year when butter and eggs, chickens and ducks were so cheap that it was a humiliation not to buy.
buy
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From this reading Also it was the time of year when butter and eggs, chickens and ducks were so cheap that it was a humiliation not to buy.
buying
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From this reading Vilray was having its market day, and everyone was either going to or coming from market, or buying and selling in the little square by the Court House.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Vilray was having its market day, and everyone was either going to or coming from market, or buying and selling in the little square by the Court House.
calvaries
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From this reading There were other things on sale also, not for eating and drinking, but for wear and household use--from pots and pans to rag-carpets and table-linen, from woollen yarn to pictures of the Virgin and little calvaries.
cheap
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From this reading Also it was the time of year when butter and eggs, chickens and ducks were so cheap that it was a humiliation not to buy.
Cheval
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From this reading It was the time when the fruits were coming in, when vegetables were in full yield, when fish from the Beau Cheval were to be had in plenty--from mud-cats and suckers, pike and perch, to rock-bass, sturgeon and even maskinonge.
chickens
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From this reading Also it was the time of year when butter and eggs, chickens and ducks were so cheap that it was a humiliation not to buy.
coming
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From this reading Vilray was having its market day, and everyone was either going to or coming from market, or buying and selling in the little square by the Court House.
cordials
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From this reading These were side by side with dried apples, bottled fruits, jars of maple syrup, and cordials of so generous and penetrating a nature that the currant and elderberry wine by which they were flanked were tipple for babes beside them.
Court
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From this reading Vilray was having its market day, and everyone was either going to or coming from market, or buying and selling in the little square by the Court House.
currant
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From this reading These were side by side with dried apples, bottled fruits, jars of maple syrup, and cordials of so generous and penetrating a nature that the currant and elderberry wine by which they were flanked were tipple for babes beside them.
day
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From this reading Vilray was having its market day, and everyone was either going to or coming from market, or buying and selling in the little square by the Court House.
dried
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From this reading These were side by side with dried apples, bottled fruits, jars of maple syrup, and cordials of so generous and penetrating a nature that the currant and elderberry wine by which they were flanked were tipple for babes beside them.
drinking
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From this reading There were other things on sale also, not for eating and drinking, but for wear and household use--from pots and pans to rag-carpets and table-linen, from woollen yarn to pictures of the Virgin and little calvaries.
ducks
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From this reading Also it was the time of year when butter and eggs, chickens and ducks were so cheap that it was a humiliation not to buy.
eating
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From this reading There were other things on sale also, not for eating and drinking, but for wear and household use--from pots and pans to rag-carpets and table-linen, from woollen yarn to pictures of the Virgin and little calvaries.
eggs
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From this reading Also it was the time of year when butter and eggs, chickens and ducks were so cheap that it was a humiliation not to buy.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Vilray was having its market day, and everyone was either going to or coming from market, or buying and selling in the little square by the Court House.
elderberry
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From this reading These were side by side with dried apples, bottled fruits, jars of maple syrup, and cordials of so generous and penetrating a nature that the currant and elderberry wine by which they were flanked were tipple for babes beside them.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the time when the fruits were coming in, when vegetables were in full yield, when fish from the Beau Cheval were to be had in plenty--from mud-cats and suckers, pike and perch, to rock-bass, sturgeon and even maskinonge.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Vilray was having its market day, and everyone was either going to or coming from market, or buying and selling in the little square by the Court House.
fish
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From this reading It was the time when the fruits were coming in, when vegetables were in full yield, when fish from the Beau Cheval were to be had in plenty--from mud-cats and suckers, pike and perch, to rock-bass, sturgeon and even maskinonge.
flanked
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From this reading These were side by side with dried apples, bottled fruits, jars of maple syrup, and cordials of so generous and penetrating a nature that the currant and elderberry wine by which they were flanked were tipple for babes beside them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were other things on sale also, not for eating and drinking, but for wear and household use--from pots and pans to rag-carpets and table-linen, from woollen yarn to pictures of the Virgin and little calvaries.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Vilray was having its market day, and everyone was either going to or coming from market, or buying and selling in the little square by the Court House.
fruits
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From this reading It was the time when the fruits were coming in, when vegetables were in full yield, when fish from the Beau Cheval were to be had in plenty--from mud-cats and suckers, pike and perch, to rock-bass, sturgeon and even maskinonge.
full
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From this reading It was the time when the fruits were coming in, when vegetables were in full yield, when fish from the Beau Cheval were to be had in plenty--from mud-cats and suckers, pike and perch, to rock-bass, sturgeon and even maskinonge.
generous
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From this reading These were side by side with dried apples, bottled fruits, jars of maple syrup, and cordials of so generous and penetrating a nature that the currant and elderberry wine by which they were flanked were tipple for babes beside them.
going
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From this reading Vilray was having its market day, and everyone was either going to or coming from market, or buying and selling in the little square by the Court House.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the time when the fruits were coming in, when vegetables were in full yield, when fish from the Beau Cheval were to be had in plenty--from mud-cats and suckers, pike and perch, to rock-bass, sturgeon and even maskinonge.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Vilray was having its market day, and everyone was either going to or coming from market, or buying and selling in the little square by the Court House.
House
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From this reading Vilray was having its market day, and everyone was either going to or coming from market, or buying and selling in the little square by the Court House.
household
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From this reading There were other things on sale also, not for eating and drinking, but for wear and household use--from pots and pans to rag-carpets and table-linen, from woollen yarn to pictures of the Virgin and little calvaries.
humiliation
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From this reading Also it was the time of year when butter and eggs, chickens and ducks were so cheap that it was a humiliation not to buy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Vilray was having its market day, and everyone was either going to or coming from market, or buying and selling in the little square by the Court House.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the time when the fruits were coming in, when vegetables were in full yield, when fish from the Beau Cheval were to be had in plenty--from mud-cats and suckers, pike and perch, to rock-bass, sturgeon and even maskinonge.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Vilray was having its market day, and everyone was either going to or coming from market, or buying and selling in the little square by the Court House.
jarsnounUS /dʒɑːrz/
Wide-mouthed cylindrical containers made of clay or glass, used for storing goods.
From this reading These were side by side with dried apples, bottled fruits, jars of maple syrup, and cordials of so generous and penetrating a nature that the currant and elderberry wine by which they were flanked were tipple for babes beside them.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vilray was having its market day, and everyone was either going to or coming from market, or buying and selling in the little square by the Court House.
maple
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From this reading These were side by side with dried apples, bottled fruits, jars of maple syrup, and cordials of so generous and penetrating a nature that the currant and elderberry wine by which they were flanked were tipple for babes beside them.
market
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From this reading Vilray was having its market day, and everyone was either going to or coming from market, or buying and selling in the little square by the Court House.
maskinonge
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From this reading It was the time when the fruits were coming in, when vegetables were in full yield, when fish from the Beau Cheval were to be had in plenty--from mud-cats and suckers, pike and perch, to rock-bass, sturgeon and even maskinonge.
mud-cats
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From this reading It was the time when the fruits were coming in, when vegetables were in full yield, when fish from the Beau Cheval were to be had in plenty--from mud-cats and suckers, pike and perch, to rock-bass, sturgeon and even maskinonge.
nature
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From this reading These were side by side with dried apples, bottled fruits, jars of maple syrup, and cordials of so generous and penetrating a nature that the currant and elderberry wine by which they were flanked were tipple for babes beside them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Also it was the time of year when butter and eggs, chickens and ducks were so cheap that it was a humiliation not to buy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Also it was the time of year when butter and eggs, chickens and ducks were so cheap that it was a humiliation not to buy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were other things on sale also, not for eating and drinking, but for wear and household use--from pots and pans to rag-carpets and table-linen, from woollen yarn to pictures of the Virgin and little calvaries.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Vilray was having its market day, and everyone was either going to or coming from market, or buying and selling in the little square by the Court House.
other
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From this reading There were other things on sale also, not for eating and drinking, but for wear and household use--from pots and pans to rag-carpets and table-linen, from woollen yarn to pictures of the Virgin and little calvaries.
pans
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From this reading There were other things on sale also, not for eating and drinking, but for wear and household use--from pots and pans to rag-carpets and table-linen, from woollen yarn to pictures of the Virgin and little calvaries.
penetrating
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From this reading These were side by side with dried apples, bottled fruits, jars of maple syrup, and cordials of so generous and penetrating a nature that the currant and elderberry wine by which they were flanked were tipple for babes beside them.
perch
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From this reading It was the time when the fruits were coming in, when vegetables were in full yield, when fish from the Beau Cheval were to be had in plenty--from mud-cats and suckers, pike and perch, to rock-bass, sturgeon and even maskinonge.
pictures
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From this reading There were other things on sale also, not for eating and drinking, but for wear and household use--from pots and pans to rag-carpets and table-linen, from woollen yarn to pictures of the Virgin and little calvaries.
pike
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From this reading It was the time when the fruits were coming in, when vegetables were in full yield, when fish from the Beau Cheval were to be had in plenty--from mud-cats and suckers, pike and perch, to rock-bass, sturgeon and even maskinonge.
plenty
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From this reading It was the time when the fruits were coming in, when vegetables were in full yield, when fish from the Beau Cheval were to be had in plenty--from mud-cats and suckers, pike and perch, to rock-bass, sturgeon and even maskinonge.
pots
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From this reading There were other things on sale also, not for eating and drinking, but for wear and household use--from pots and pans to rag-carpets and table-linen, from woollen yarn to pictures of the Virgin and little calvaries.
rag-carpets
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From this reading There were other things on sale also, not for eating and drinking, but for wear and household use--from pots and pans to rag-carpets and table-linen, from woollen yarn to pictures of the Virgin and little calvaries.
rock-bass
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From this reading It was the time when the fruits were coming in, when vegetables were in full yield, when fish from the Beau Cheval were to be had in plenty--from mud-cats and suckers, pike and perch, to rock-bass, sturgeon and even maskinonge.
sale
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From this reading There were other things on sale also, not for eating and drinking, but for wear and household use--from pots and pans to rag-carpets and table-linen, from woollen yarn to pictures of the Virgin and little calvaries.
selling
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From this reading Vilray was having its market day, and everyone was either going to or coming from market, or buying and selling in the little square by the Court House.
side
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From this reading These were side by side with dried apples, bottled fruits, jars of maple syrup, and cordials of so generous and penetrating a nature that the currant and elderberry wine by which they were flanked were tipple for babes beside them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Also it was the time of year when butter and eggs, chickens and ducks were so cheap that it was a humiliation not to buy.
square
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From this reading Vilray was having its market day, and everyone was either going to or coming from market, or buying and selling in the little square by the Court House.
sturgeon
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From this reading It was the time when the fruits were coming in, when vegetables were in full yield, when fish from the Beau Cheval were to be had in plenty--from mud-cats and suckers, pike and perch, to rock-bass, sturgeon and even maskinonge.
suckers
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From this reading It was the time when the fruits were coming in, when vegetables were in full yield, when fish from the Beau Cheval were to be had in plenty--from mud-cats and suckers, pike and perch, to rock-bass, sturgeon and even maskinonge.
syrup
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From this reading These were side by side with dried apples, bottled fruits, jars of maple syrup, and cordials of so generous and penetrating a nature that the currant and elderberry wine by which they were flanked were tipple for babes beside them.
table-linen
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From this reading There were other things on sale also, not for eating and drinking, but for wear and household use--from pots and pans to rag-carpets and table-linen, from woollen yarn to pictures of the Virgin and little calvaries.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Also it was the time of year when butter and eggs, chickens and ducks were so cheap that it was a humiliation not to buy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Vilray was having its market day, and everyone was either going to or coming from market, or buying and selling in the little square by the Court House.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading These were side by side with dried apples, bottled fruits, jars of maple syrup, and cordials of so generous and penetrating a nature that the currant and elderberry wine by which they were flanked were tipple for babes beside them.
There
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From this reading There were other things on sale also, not for eating and drinking, but for wear and household use--from pots and pans to rag-carpets and table-linen, from woollen yarn to pictures of the Virgin and little calvaries.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were side by side with dried apples, bottled fruits, jars of maple syrup, and cordials of so generous and penetrating a nature that the currant and elderberry wine by which they were flanked were tipple for babes beside them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These were side by side with dried apples, bottled fruits, jars of maple syrup, and cordials of so generous and penetrating a nature that the currant and elderberry wine by which they were flanked were tipple for babes beside them.
things
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From this reading There were other things on sale also, not for eating and drinking, but for wear and household use--from pots and pans to rag-carpets and table-linen, from woollen yarn to pictures of the Virgin and little calvaries.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the time when the fruits were coming in, when vegetables were in full yield, when fish from the Beau Cheval were to be had in plenty--from mud-cats and suckers, pike and perch, to rock-bass, sturgeon and even maskinonge.
tipple
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From this reading These were side by side with dried apples, bottled fruits, jars of maple syrup, and cordials of so generous and penetrating a nature that the currant and elderberry wine by which they were flanked were tipple for babes beside them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Vilray was having its market day, and everyone was either going to or coming from market, or buying and selling in the little square by the Court House.
use
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From this reading There were other things on sale also, not for eating and drinking, but for wear and household use--from pots and pans to rag-carpets and table-linen, from woollen yarn to pictures of the Virgin and little calvaries.
vegetables
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From this reading It was the time when the fruits were coming in, when vegetables were in full yield, when fish from the Beau Cheval were to be had in plenty--from mud-cats and suckers, pike and perch, to rock-bass, sturgeon and even maskinonge.
Vilray
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From this reading Vilray was having its market day, and everyone was either going to or coming from market, or buying and selling in the little square by the Court House.
Virgin
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From this reading There were other things on sale also, not for eating and drinking, but for wear and household use--from pots and pans to rag-carpets and table-linen, from woollen yarn to pictures of the Virgin and little calvaries.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Vilray was having its market day, and everyone was either going to or coming from market, or buying and selling in the little square by the Court House.
wear
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From this reading There were other things on sale also, not for eating and drinking, but for wear and household use--from pots and pans to rag-carpets and table-linen, from woollen yarn to pictures of the Virgin and little calvaries.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was the time when the fruits were coming in, when vegetables were in full yield, when fish from the Beau Cheval were to be had in plenty--from mud-cats and suckers, pike and perch, to rock-bass, sturgeon and even maskinonge.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was the time when the fruits were coming in, when vegetables were in full yield, when fish from the Beau Cheval were to be had in plenty--from mud-cats and suckers, pike and perch, to rock-bass, sturgeon and even maskinonge.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading These were side by side with dried apples, bottled fruits, jars of maple syrup, and cordials of so generous and penetrating a nature that the currant and elderberry wine by which they were flanked were tipple for babes beside them.
wine
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From this reading These were side by side with dried apples, bottled fruits, jars of maple syrup, and cordials of so generous and penetrating a nature that the currant and elderberry wine by which they were flanked were tipple for babes beside them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading These were side by side with dried apples, bottled fruits, jars of maple syrup, and cordials of so generous and penetrating a nature that the currant and elderberry wine by which they were flanked were tipple for babes beside them.
woollen
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From this reading There were other things on sale also, not for eating and drinking, but for wear and household use--from pots and pans to rag-carpets and table-linen, from woollen yarn to pictures of the Virgin and little calvaries.
yarnnounUS /jɑrn/
an informal story or conversation
From this reading There were other things on sale also, not for eating and drinking, but for wear and household use--from pots and pans to rag-carpets and table-linen, from woollen yarn to pictures of the Virgin and little calvaries.
year
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From this reading Also it was the time of year when butter and eggs, chickens and ducks were so cheap that it was a humiliation not to buy.
yield
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From this reading It was the time when the fruits were coming in, when vegetables were in full yield, when fish from the Beau Cheval were to be had in plenty--from mud-cats and suckers, pike and perch, to rock-bass, sturgeon and even maskinonge.
