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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 "And a plague of wind," put in Captain Rumney, with a good humor in which Marryott smelt some purpose of cultivating confidence.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And a plague of wind," put in Captain Rumney, with a good humor in which Marryott smelt some purpose of cultivating confidence.
Anthony
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From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
attached
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From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
Aunchient
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From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
Bottle
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From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "And a plague of wind," put in Captain Rumney, with a good humor in which Marryott smelt some purpose of cultivating confidence.
carried
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From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
caused
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From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
cavalcade
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From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
cloaks
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From this reading The riders wrapped themselves in their cloaks, and muffled their necks to keep out the pelting flakes.
coach
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From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "And a plague of wind," put in Captain Rumney, with a good humor in which Marryott smelt some purpose of cultivating confidence.
cultivating
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From this reading "And a plague of wind," put in Captain Rumney, with a good humor in which Marryott smelt some purpose of cultivating confidence.
darkest
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From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
eddied
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From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
flakes
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From this reading The riders wrapped themselves in their cloaks, and muffled their necks to keep out the pelting flakes.
flew
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From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
foretold
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From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
God
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From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And a plague of wind," put in Captain Rumney, with a good humor in which Marryott smelt some purpose of cultivating confidence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
Hal
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From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
head
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From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
Henry
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From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
hours
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From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
humor
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From this reading "And a plague of wind," put in Captain Rumney, with a good humor in which Marryott smelt some purpose of cultivating confidence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And a plague of wind," put in Captain Rumney, with a good humor in which Marryott smelt some purpose of cultivating confidence.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
keep
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From this reading The riders wrapped themselves in their cloaks, and muffled their necks to keep out the pelting flakes.
knave
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From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
lanthorn
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From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
light
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From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
line
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From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
lousy
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From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
Marryott
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From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
Master
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From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
midnight
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From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
more
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From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
muffled
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From this reading The riders wrapped themselves in their cloaks, and muffled their necks to keep out the pelting flakes.
necks
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From this reading The riders wrapped themselves in their cloaks, and muffled their necks to keep out the pelting flakes.
night
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From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And a plague of wind," put in Captain Rumney, with a good humor in which Marryott smelt some purpose of cultivating confidence.
out
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From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
pelting
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From this reading The riders wrapped themselves in their cloaks, and muffled their necks to keep out the pelting flakes.
perceptible
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From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
Pistol
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From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
plague
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From this reading "And a plague of wind," put in Captain Rumney, with a good humor in which Marryott smelt some purpose of cultivating confidence.
pless
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From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
purpose
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From this reading "And a plague of wind," put in Captain Rumney, with a good humor in which Marryott smelt some purpose of cultivating confidence.
put
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From this reading "And a plague of wind," put in Captain Rumney, with a good humor in which Marryott smelt some purpose of cultivating confidence.
rear
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From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
riders
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From this reading The riders wrapped themselves in their cloaks, and muffled their necks to keep out the pelting flakes.
Rumney
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From this reading "And a plague of wind," put in Captain Rumney, with a good humor in which Marryott smelt some purpose of cultivating confidence.
said
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From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
scurvy
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From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
set
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From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
sight
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From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
smelt
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From this reading "And a plague of wind," put in Captain Rumney, with a good humor in which Marryott smelt some purpose of cultivating confidence.
snow
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From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
some
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From this reading "And a plague of wind," put in Captain Rumney, with a good humor in which Marryott smelt some purpose of cultivating confidence.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The riders wrapped themselves in their cloaks, and muffled their necks to keep out the pelting flakes.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The riders wrapped themselves in their cloaks, and muffled their necks to keep out the pelting flakes.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
three
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From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
torch
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From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
TREACHERYnounUS /ˈtrɛtʃəri/
betrayal of trust
From this reading TREACHERY.
Underhill
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From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
V
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From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The night being at its darkest, the snow was more "perceptible to feeling" than "to sight," save where it flew and eddied in the light of a torch carried by Bottle at the head of the line, and of a lanthorn that Hal had caused to be attached to the rear of the coach.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "And a plague of wind," put in Captain Rumney, with a good humor in which Marryott smelt some purpose of cultivating confidence.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And a plague of wind," put in Captain Rumney, with a good humor in which Marryott smelt some purpose of cultivating confidence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And a plague of wind," put in Captain Rumney, with a good humor in which Marryott smelt some purpose of cultivating confidence.
wrapped
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From this reading The riders wrapped themselves in their cloaks, and muffled their necks to keep out the pelting flakes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "God pless you, Aunchient Pistol! you scurvy, lousy knave, God pless you!"--_Henry V._ "Here is the snow thou hast foretold," said Master Marryott to Anthony Underhill, as the cavalcade set out, three hours after midnight.
