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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 Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
all
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From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
back
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From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
bag
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From this reading Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then he casts a sack over his shoulders and sits before the bag, so that it may not be lightly seen.
bears
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From this reading He bears with him shield and spear, and has the Dwarf-wrought whittle in his girdle.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
big
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From this reading Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
biggish
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From this reading Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
boot
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From this reading Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
carle
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From this reading Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
carries
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From this reading Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
casts
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From this reading Then he casts a sack over his shoulders and sits before the bag, so that it may not be lightly seen.
comes
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From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
driving
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From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
Dwarf-wrought
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From this reading He bears with him shield and spear, and has the Dwarf-wrought whittle in his girdle.
enough
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From this reading Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
fire
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From this reading So he folds the sheep straightway, and then comes into the hall, he and his bag, and throws the same into the ingle of the hearth fire.
folds
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From this reading So he folds the sheep straightway, and then comes into the hall, he and his bag, and throws the same into the ingle of the hearth fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
girdle
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From this reading He bears with him shield and spear, and has the Dwarf-wrought whittle in his girdle.
hall
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From this reading So he folds the sheep straightway, and then comes into the hall, he and his bag, and throws the same into the ingle of the hearth fire.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He bears with him shield and spear, and has the Dwarf-wrought whittle in his girdle.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
hearth
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From this reading So he folds the sheep straightway, and then comes into the hall, he and his bag, and throws the same into the ingle of the hearth fire.
heavy
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From this reading Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
ingle
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From this reading So he folds the sheep straightway, and then comes into the hall, he and his bag, and throws the same into the ingle of the hearth fire.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So he folds the sheep straightway, and then comes into the hall, he and his bag, and throws the same into the ingle of the hearth fire.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
lacking
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From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
lightly
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From this reading Then he casts a sack over his shoulders and sits before the bag, so that it may not be lightly seen.
linen
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From this reading Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
lost
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From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Then he casts a sack over his shoulders and sits before the bag, so that it may not be lightly seen.
much
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From this reading Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
nought
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From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
ones
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From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
Osberne
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From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
sack
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From this reading Then he casts a sack over his shoulders and sits before the bag, so that it may not be lightly seen.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So he folds the sheep straightway, and then comes into the hall, he and his bag, and throws the same into the ingle of the hearth fire.
say
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From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
seen
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From this reading Then he casts a sack over his shoulders and sits before the bag, so that it may not be lightly seen.
sheep
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From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
shield
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From this reading He bears with him shield and spear, and has the Dwarf-wrought whittle in his girdle.
shoulder
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From this reading Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
shoulders
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From this reading Then he casts a sack over his shoulders and sits before the bag, so that it may not be lightly seen.
sits
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From this reading Then he casts a sack over his shoulders and sits before the bag, so that it may not be lightly seen.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
spear
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From this reading He bears with him shield and spear, and has the Dwarf-wrought whittle in his girdle.
stained
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From this reading Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
straightway
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From this reading So he folds the sheep straightway, and then comes into the hall, he and his bag, and throws the same into the ingle of the hearth fire.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then he casts a sack over his shoulders and sits before the bag, so that it may not be lightly seen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
then
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From this reading So he folds the sheep straightway, and then comes into the hall, he and his bag, and throws the same into the ingle of the hearth fire.
throws
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From this reading So he folds the sheep straightway, and then comes into the hall, he and his bag, and throws the same into the ingle of the hearth fire.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
two
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From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
well-nigh
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From this reading Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
white
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From this reading Over his shoulder to boot he carries a biggish bag, well-nigh big enough for so little a carle; of white linen it is, it hath something heavy in it, and is much stained with blood.
whittle
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From this reading He bears with him shield and spear, and has the Dwarf-wrought whittle in his girdle.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As to Osberne, I will say nought of him till he comes back in the even, driving all his sheep before him, not one lacking, and two of the lost ones found.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He bears with him shield and spear, and has the Dwarf-wrought whittle in his girdle.
