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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 So now they two stood in the hazelled field; it was two hours before noon, the sky was overcast with a promise of the first snow of the winter, but as yet none had fallen, and the field was dry and hard.
abject
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From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
anxious
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From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as they passed close by these last, Stephen touched the grandam and said to her: "Sawest thou ever King David the little?"
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So now they two stood in the hazelled field; it was two hours before noon, the sky was overcast with a promise of the first snow of the winter, but as yet none had fallen, and the field was dry and hard.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as they passed close by these last, Stephen touched the grandam and said to her: "Sawest thou ever King David the little?"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
clinging
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From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
close
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From this reading But as they passed close by these last, Stephen touched the grandam and said to her: "Sawest thou ever King David the little?"
cowering
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From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
David
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From this reading But as they passed close by these last, Stephen touched the grandam and said to her: "Sawest thou ever King David the little?"
down
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From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
dry
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From this reading So now they two stood in the hazelled field; it was two hours before noon, the sky was overcast with a promise of the first snow of the winter, but as yet none had fallen, and the field was dry and hard.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as they passed close by these last, Stephen touched the grandam and said to her: "Sawest thou ever King David the little?"
eye
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From this reading "Look thou into the hazel-garth presently then," said he, "and thou shalt see him with eye."
fallen
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From this reading So now they two stood in the hazelled field; it was two hours before noon, the sky was overcast with a promise of the first snow of the winter, but as yet none had fallen, and the field was dry and hard.
field
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From this reading So now they two stood in the hazelled field; it was two hours before noon, the sky was overcast with a promise of the first snow of the winter, but as yet none had fallen, and the field was dry and hard.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So now they two stood in the hazelled field; it was two hours before noon, the sky was overcast with a promise of the first snow of the winter, but as yet none had fallen, and the field was dry and hard.
goodman
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From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
grandam
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From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So now they two stood in the hazelled field; it was two hours before noon, the sky was overcast with a promise of the first snow of the winter, but as yet none had fallen, and the field was dry and hard.
hard
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From this reading So now they two stood in the hazelled field; it was two hours before noon, the sky was overcast with a promise of the first snow of the winter, but as yet none had fallen, and the field was dry and hard.
hazel-garth
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From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
hazelled
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From this reading So now they two stood in the hazelled field; it was two hours before noon, the sky was overcast with a promise of the first snow of the winter, but as yet none had fallen, and the field was dry and hard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Look thou into the hazel-garth presently then," said he, "and thou shalt see him with eye."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But as they passed close by these last, Stephen touched the grandam and said to her: "Sawest thou ever King David the little?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Look thou into the hazel-garth presently then," said he, "and thou shalt see him with eye."
hours
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From this reading So now they two stood in the hazelled field; it was two hours before noon, the sky was overcast with a promise of the first snow of the winter, but as yet none had fallen, and the field was dry and hard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So now they two stood in the hazelled field; it was two hours before noon, the sky was overcast with a promise of the first snow of the winter, but as yet none had fallen, and the field was dry and hard.
John
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From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
King
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From this reading But as they passed close by these last, Stephen touched the grandam and said to her: "Sawest thou ever King David the little?"
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as they passed close by these last, Stephen touched the grandam and said to her: "Sawest thou ever King David the little?"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as they passed close by these last, Stephen touched the grandam and said to her: "Sawest thou ever King David the little?"
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look thou into the hazel-garth presently then," said he, "and thou shalt see him with eye."
meadow
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From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading "Nay," she said sobbing.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading So now they two stood in the hazelled field; it was two hours before noon, the sky was overcast with a promise of the first snow of the winter, but as yet none had fallen, and the field was dry and hard.
noon
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From this reading So now they two stood in the hazelled field; it was two hours before noon, the sky was overcast with a promise of the first snow of the winter, but as yet none had fallen, and the field was dry and hard.
now
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From this reading So now they two stood in the hazelled field; it was two hours before noon, the sky was overcast with a promise of the first snow of the winter, but as yet none had fallen, and the field was dry and hard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So now they two stood in the hazelled field; it was two hours before noon, the sky was overcast with a promise of the first snow of the winter, but as yet none had fallen, and the field was dry and hard.
others
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From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
overcast
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From this reading So now they two stood in the hazelled field; it was two hours before noon, the sky was overcast with a promise of the first snow of the winter, but as yet none had fallen, and the field was dry and hard.
pale
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From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as they passed close by these last, Stephen touched the grandam and said to her: "Sawest thou ever King David the little?"
presently
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From this reading "Look thou into the hazel-garth presently then," said he, "and thou shalt see him with eye."
promise
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From this reading So now they two stood in the hazelled field; it was two hours before noon, the sky was overcast with a promise of the first snow of the winter, but as yet none had fallen, and the field was dry and hard.
said
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From this reading But as they passed close by these last, Stephen touched the grandam and said to her: "Sawest thou ever King David the little?"
Sawest
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From this reading But as they passed close by these last, Stephen touched the grandam and said to her: "Sawest thou ever King David the little?"
see
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From this reading "Look thou into the hazel-garth presently then," said he, "and thou shalt see him with eye."
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Look thou into the hazel-garth presently then," said he, "and thou shalt see him with eye."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Nay," she said sobbing.
sky
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From this reading So now they two stood in the hazelled field; it was two hours before noon, the sky was overcast with a promise of the first snow of the winter, but as yet none had fallen, and the field was dry and hard.
snow
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From this reading So now they two stood in the hazelled field; it was two hours before noon, the sky was overcast with a promise of the first snow of the winter, but as yet none had fallen, and the field was dry and hard.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
sobbing
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From this reading "Nay," she said sobbing.
sore
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From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
sorely
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From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
sorrow
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From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
Stephen
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From this reading But as they passed close by these last, Stephen touched the grandam and said to her: "Sawest thou ever King David the little?"
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
Surly
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From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
then
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From this reading "Look thou into the hazel-garth presently then," said he, "and thou shalt see him with eye."
there
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From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But as they passed close by these last, Stephen touched the grandam and said to her: "Sawest thou ever King David the little?"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading But as they passed close by these last, Stephen touched the grandam and said to her: "Sawest thou ever King David the little?"
three
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From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But as they passed close by these last, Stephen touched the grandam and said to her: "Sawest thou ever King David the little?"
together
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From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
touched
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From this reading But as they passed close by these last, Stephen touched the grandam and said to her: "Sawest thou ever King David the little?"
two
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From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So now they two stood in the hazelled field; it was two hours before noon, the sky was overcast with a promise of the first snow of the winter, but as yet none had fallen, and the field was dry and hard.
weeping
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From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
winter
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From this reading So now they two stood in the hazelled field; it was two hours before noon, the sky was overcast with a promise of the first snow of the winter, but as yet none had fallen, and the field was dry and hard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Look thou into the hazel-garth presently then," said he, "and thou shalt see him with eye."
women
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From this reading So they three went down together into the meadow, and there stood the others by the hazel-garth: the goodman cowering and abject, Surly John pale and anxious, and the two women clinging together in sore sorrow, the grandam weeping sorely.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading So now they two stood in the hazelled field; it was two hours before noon, the sky was overcast with a promise of the first snow of the winter, but as yet none had fallen, and the field was dry and hard.
