30
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From this reading Martha Foote, luxuriating in that one delicious moment between her 6:30 awakening, and her 6:31 arising, mused on these things.
31
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6
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From this reading Martha Foote, luxuriating in that one delicious moment between her 6:30 awakening, and her 6:31 arising, mused on these things.
a-botherin
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From this reading "I'm sorry to be a-botherin' ye, Mis' Phut.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Martha Foote, luxuriating in that one delicious moment between her 6:30 awakening, and her 6:31 arising, mused on these things.
arisingverbUS /ərˈaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Martha Foote, luxuriating in that one delicious moment between her 6:30 awakening, and her 6:31 arising, mused on these things.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She thought of how, at eleven o'clock the night before, her telephone had rung with the sharp zing! of trouble.
awakeningnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/
the act of waking
From this reading Martha Foote, luxuriating in that one delicious moment between her 6:30 awakening, and her 6:31 arising, mused on these things.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'm sorry to be a-botherin' ye, Mis' Phut.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She thought of how, at eleven o'clock the night before, her telephone had rung with the sharp zing! of trouble.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Martha Foote, luxuriating in that one delicious moment between her 6:30 awakening, and her 6:31 arising, mused on these things.
deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Martha Foote, luxuriating in that one delicious moment between her 6:30 awakening, and her 6:31 arising, mused on these things.
psychological suffering
From this reading The voice of Irish Nellie, on night duty on the sixth floor, had sounded thick-brogued, sure sign of distress with her.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading The voice of Irish Nellie, on night duty on the sixth floor, had sounded thick-brogued, sure sign of distress with her.
being one more than ten
From this reading She thought of how, at eleven o'clock the night before, her telephone had rung with the sharp zing! of trouble.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The voice of Irish Nellie, on night duty on the sixth floor, had sounded thick-brogued, sure sign of distress with her.
Foote
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From this reading Martha Foote, luxuriating in that one delicious moment between her 6:30 awakening, and her 6:31 arising, mused on these things.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She thought of how, at eleven o'clock the night before, her telephone had rung with the sharp zing! of trouble.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Martha Foote, luxuriating in that one delicious moment between her 6:30 awakening, and her 6:31 arising, mused on these things.
how
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From this reading She thought of how, at eleven o'clock the night before, her telephone had rung with the sharp zing! of trouble.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm sorry to be a-botherin' ye, Mis' Phut.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Martha Foote, luxuriating in that one delicious moment between her 6:30 awakening, and her 6:31 arising, mused on these things.
IrishnounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃ/
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading The voice of Irish Nellie, on night duty on the sixth floor, had sounded thick-brogued, sure sign of distress with her.
luxuriating
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From this reading Martha Foote, luxuriating in that one delicious moment between her 6:30 awakening, and her 6:31 arising, mused on these things.
Martha
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From this reading Martha Foote, luxuriating in that one delicious moment between her 6:30 awakening, and her 6:31 arising, mused on these things.
MisnounUS /mɪs/
plural of “mi” — destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
From this reading "I'm sorry to be a-botherin' ye, Mis' Phut.
a particular point in time
From this reading Martha Foote, luxuriating in that one delicious moment between her 6:30 awakening, and her 6:31 arising, mused on these things.
musedverbUS /mjuːzd/
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading Martha Foote, luxuriating in that one delicious moment between her 6:30 awakening, and her 6:31 arising, mused on these things.
Nellie
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From this reading The voice of Irish Nellie, on night duty on the sixth floor, had sounded thick-brogued, sure sign of distress with her.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She thought of how, at eleven o'clock the night before, her telephone had rung with the sharp zing! of trouble.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading She thought of how, at eleven o'clock the night before, her telephone had rung with the sharp zing! of trouble.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She thought of how, at eleven o'clock the night before, her telephone had rung with the sharp zing! of trouble.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Martha Foote, luxuriating in that one delicious moment between her 6:30 awakening, and her 6:31 arising, mused on these things.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Martha Foote, luxuriating in that one delicious moment between her 6:30 awakening, and her 6:31 arising, mused on these things.
Phut
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From this reading "I'm sorry to be a-botherin' ye, Mis' Phut.
rungnounUS /rʌŋ/
a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
From this reading She thought of how, at eleven o'clock the night before, her telephone had rung with the sharp zing! of trouble.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading She thought of how, at eleven o'clock the night before, her telephone had rung with the sharp zing! of trouble.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thought of how, at eleven o'clock the night before, her telephone had rung with the sharp zing! of trouble.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The voice of Irish Nellie, on night duty on the sixth floor, had sounded thick-brogued, sure sign of distress with her.
six-eighteen
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From this reading Such was six-eighteen.
sixthadjectiveUS /sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading The voice of Irish Nellie, on night duty on the sixth floor, had sounded thick-brogued, sure sign of distress with her.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I'm sorry to be a-botherin' ye, Mis' Phut.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading The voice of Irish Nellie, on night duty on the sixth floor, had sounded thick-brogued, sure sign of distress with her.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was six-eighteen.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading The voice of Irish Nellie, on night duty on the sixth floor, had sounded thick-brogued, sure sign of distress with her.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading She thought of how, at eleven o'clock the night before, her telephone had rung with the sharp zing! of trouble.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Martha Foote, luxuriating in that one delicious moment between her 6:30 awakening, and her 6:31 arising, mused on these things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She thought of how, at eleven o'clock the night before, her telephone had rung with the sharp zing! of trouble.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Martha Foote, luxuriating in that one delicious moment between her 6:30 awakening, and her 6:31 arising, mused on these things.
thick-brogued
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From this reading The voice of Irish Nellie, on night duty on the sixth floor, had sounded thick-brogued, sure sign of distress with her.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Martha Foote, luxuriating in that one delicious moment between her 6:30 awakening, and her 6:31 arising, mused on these things.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought of how, at eleven o'clock the night before, her telephone had rung with the sharp zing! of trouble.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm sorry to be a-botherin' ye, Mis' Phut.
a source of difficulty
From this reading She thought of how, at eleven o'clock the night before, her telephone had rung with the sharp zing! of trouble.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The voice of Irish Nellie, on night duty on the sixth floor, had sounded thick-brogued, sure sign of distress with her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was six-eighteen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She thought of how, at eleven o'clock the night before, her telephone had rung with the sharp zing! of trouble.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "I'm sorry to be a-botherin' ye, Mis' Phut.
zingnounUS /zɪŋ/
a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound
From this reading She thought of how, at eleven o'clock the night before, her telephone had rung with the sharp zing! of trouble.
