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1802
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From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
abode
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From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They’re allas three wick’ after other folk wi’ ther harvest.”
allas
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From this reading They’re allas three wick’ after other folk wi’ ther harvest.”
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I repeated—my residence in that locality had already grown dim and dreamy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The ostler at a roadside public-house was holding a pail of water to refresh my horses, when a cart of very green oats, newly reaped, passed by, and he remarked,—“Yon’s frough Gimmerton, nah!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The ostler at a roadside public-house was holding a pail of water to refresh my horses, when a cart of very green oats, newly reaped, passed by, and he remarked,—“Yon’s frough Gimmerton, nah!
came
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From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
cart
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From this reading The ostler at a roadside public-house was holding a pail of water to refresh my horses, when a cart of very green oats, newly reaped, passed by, and he remarked,—“Yon’s frough Gimmerton, nah!
devastate
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From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
dim
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From this reading I repeated—my residence in that locality had already grown dim and dreamy.
dreamy
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From this reading I repeated—my residence in that locality had already grown dim and dreamy.
fifteen
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From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
folk
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From this reading They’re allas three wick’ after other folk wi’ ther harvest.”
friend
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From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
frough
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From this reading The ostler at a roadside public-house was holding a pail of water to refresh my horses, when a cart of very green oats, newly reaped, passed by, and he remarked,—“Yon’s frough Gimmerton, nah!
Gimmerton
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From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
green
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From this reading The ostler at a roadside public-house was holding a pail of water to refresh my horses, when a cart of very green oats, newly reaped, passed by, and he remarked,—“Yon’s frough Gimmerton, nah!
grown
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From this reading I repeated—my residence in that locality had already grown dim and dreamy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I repeated—my residence in that locality had already grown dim and dreamy.
harvest
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From this reading They’re allas three wick’ after other folk wi’ ther harvest.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The ostler at a roadside public-house was holding a pail of water to refresh my horses, when a cart of very green oats, newly reaped, passed by, and he remarked,—“Yon’s frough Gimmerton, nah!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
holding
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From this reading The ostler at a roadside public-house was holding a pail of water to refresh my horses, when a cart of very green oats, newly reaped, passed by, and he remarked,—“Yon’s frough Gimmerton, nah!
horses
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From this reading The ostler at a roadside public-house was holding a pail of water to refresh my horses, when a cart of very green oats, newly reaped, passed by, and he remarked,—“Yon’s frough Gimmerton, nah!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
invited
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From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
locality
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From this reading I repeated—my residence in that locality had already grown dim and dreamy.
miles
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From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
moors
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From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
nah
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From this reading The ostler at a roadside public-house was holding a pail of water to refresh my horses, when a cart of very green oats, newly reaped, passed by, and he remarked,—“Yon’s frough Gimmerton, nah!
newly
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From this reading The ostler at a roadside public-house was holding a pail of water to refresh my horses, when a cart of very green oats, newly reaped, passed by, and he remarked,—“Yon’s frough Gimmerton, nah!
north
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From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
oats
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From this reading The ostler at a roadside public-house was holding a pail of water to refresh my horses, when a cart of very green oats, newly reaped, passed by, and he remarked,—“Yon’s frough Gimmerton, nah!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
ostler
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From this reading The ostler at a roadside public-house was holding a pail of water to refresh my horses, when a cart of very green oats, newly reaped, passed by, and he remarked,—“Yon’s frough Gimmerton, nah!
other
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From this reading They’re allas three wick’ after other folk wi’ ther harvest.”
pail
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From this reading The ostler at a roadside public-house was holding a pail of water to refresh my horses, when a cart of very green oats, newly reaped, passed by, and he remarked,—“Yon’s frough Gimmerton, nah!
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ostler at a roadside public-house was holding a pail of water to refresh my horses, when a cart of very green oats, newly reaped, passed by, and he remarked,—“Yon’s frough Gimmerton, nah!
public-house
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From this reading The ostler at a roadside public-house was holding a pail of water to refresh my horses, when a cart of very green oats, newly reaped, passed by, and he remarked,—“Yon’s frough Gimmerton, nah!
reaped
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From this reading The ostler at a roadside public-house was holding a pail of water to refresh my horses, when a cart of very green oats, newly reaped, passed by, and he remarked,—“Yon’s frough Gimmerton, nah!
refresh
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From this reading The ostler at a roadside public-house was holding a pail of water to refresh my horses, when a cart of very green oats, newly reaped, passed by, and he remarked,—“Yon’s frough Gimmerton, nah!
remarked
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From this reading The ostler at a roadside public-house was holding a pail of water to refresh my horses, when a cart of very green oats, newly reaped, passed by, and he remarked,—“Yon’s frough Gimmerton, nah!
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I repeated—my residence in that locality had already grown dim and dreamy.
residence
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From this reading I repeated—my residence in that locality had already grown dim and dreamy.
roadside
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From this reading The ostler at a roadside public-house was holding a pail of water to refresh my horses, when a cart of very green oats, newly reaped, passed by, and he remarked,—“Yon’s frough Gimmerton, nah!
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I repeated—my residence in that locality had already grown dim and dreamy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
ther
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From this reading They’re allas three wick’ after other folk wi’ ther harvest.”
They're
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From this reading They’re allas three wick’ after other folk wi’ ther harvest.”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
three
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From this reading They’re allas three wick’ after other folk wi’ ther harvest.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
unexpectedly
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From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
very
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From this reading The ostler at a roadside public-house was holding a pail of water to refresh my horses, when a cart of very green oats, newly reaped, passed by, and he remarked,—“Yon’s frough Gimmerton, nah!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
water
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From this reading The ostler at a roadside public-house was holding a pail of water to refresh my horses, when a cart of very green oats, newly reaped, passed by, and he remarked,—“Yon’s frough Gimmerton, nah!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The ostler at a roadside public-house was holding a pail of water to refresh my horses, when a cart of very green oats, newly reaped, passed by, and he remarked,—“Yon’s frough Gimmerton, nah!
wi
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From this reading They’re allas three wick’ after other folk wi’ ther harvest.”
wick
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From this reading They’re allas three wick’ after other folk wi’ ther harvest.”
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading 1802.—This September I was invited to devastate the moors of a friend in the north, and on my journey to his abode, I unexpectedly came within fifteen miles of Gimmerton.
Yon's
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From this reading The ostler at a roadside public-house was holding a pail of water to refresh my horses, when a cart of very green oats, newly reaped, passed by, and he remarked,—“Yon’s frough Gimmerton, nah!
