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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 'But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.'
acting
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading 'But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.'
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
bad
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From this reading “I came in to find out if your bed is as bad as mine, but I see you have not slept in it,” she whispered.
ballad
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
bed
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From this reading “I came in to find out if your bed is as bad as mine, but I see you have not slept in it,” she whispered.
black
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From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
braid
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From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
bright
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From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.'
came
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
caught
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
Charles
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From this reading Charles Wolfe.
cheeks
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From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
cloak
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From this reading 'But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.'
dark
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From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
day
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
dear
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
door
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From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
eyes
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From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
faint
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From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
find
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From this reading “I came in to find out if your bed is as bad as mine, but I see you have not slept in it,” she whispered.
flushed
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From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
Francesca
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From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
gown
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
hair
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From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
hanging
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From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I came in to find out if your bed is as bad as mine, but I see you have not slept in it,” she whispered.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.'
heard
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From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.'
HimselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I came in to find out if your bed is as bad as mine, but I see you have not slept in it,” she whispered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I came in to find out if your bed is as bad as mine, but I see you have not slept in it,” she whispered.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I came in to find out if your bed is as bad as mine, but I see you have not slept in it,” she whispered.
laughed
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
lay
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From this reading 'But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.'
like
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From this reading 'But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.'
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
Macdonald
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
marry
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
martial
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From this reading 'But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
memorable
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
midnight
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From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I came in to find out if your bed is as bad as mine, but I see you have not slept in it,” she whispered.
ministerial
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I came in to find out if your bed is as bad as mine, but I see you have not slept in it,” she whispered.
occasion
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
out
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From this reading “I came in to find out if your bed is as bad as mine, but I see you have not slept in it,” she whispered.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
Paris
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
Patrick
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
Pettybaw
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
play
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.'
role
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
Ronald
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
saw
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
see
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From this reading “I came in to find out if your bed is as bad as mine, but I see you have not slept in it,” she whispered.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
Sir
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
slept
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From this reading “I came in to find out if your bed is as bad as mine, but I see you have not slept in it,” she whispered.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
Spens
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
taking
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From this reading 'But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.'
tap
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From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
tragic
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
travelling
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From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
very
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From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
walked
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From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
warrior
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From this reading 'But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.'
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I laughed as I saw her, she looked so like Sir Patrick Spens in the ballad play at Pettybaw,--a memorable occasion when Ronald Macdonald caught her acting that tragic role in his ministerial gown, the very day that Himself came from Paris to marry me in Pettybaw, dear little Pettybaw!
whispered
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From this reading “I came in to find out if your bed is as bad as mine, but I see you have not slept in it,” she whispered.
wide
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From this reading At midnight I heard a faint tap at my door, and Francesca walked in, her eyes wide and bright, her cheeks flushed, her long, dark braid of hair hanging over her black travelling cloak.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.'
Wolfe
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From this reading Charles Wolfe.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I came in to find out if your bed is as bad as mine, but I see you have not slept in it,” she whispered.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I came in to find out if your bed is as bad as mine, but I see you have not slept in it,” she whispered.
