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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 Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
all
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading By the faint moonlight Lady Eleanor and her daughter could mark the outlines of figures, as they waded in the tide or clambered along the rocks, stripping the last remains of the noble craft, and contending with each other for the spoils of the dead.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
arrived
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By the faint moonlight Lady Eleanor and her daughter could mark the outlines of figures, as they waded in the tide or clambered along the rocks, stripping the last remains of the noble craft, and contending with each other for the spoils of the dead.
asunder
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From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
back
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
Ballintray
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From this reading From the postilion they learned that a small but not uncomfortable lodging could be had near the little village of Port Ballintray, and to this spot they now directed their course.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading From the postilion they learned that a small but not uncomfortable lodging could be had near the little village of Port Ballintray, and to this spot they now directed their course.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
bring
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
broken
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From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From the postilion they learned that a small but not uncomfortable lodging could be had near the little village of Port Ballintray, and to this spot they now directed their course.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
chaise
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
clambered
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From this reading By the faint moonlight Lady Eleanor and her daughter could mark the outlines of figures, as they waded in the tide or clambered along the rocks, stripping the last remains of the noble craft, and contending with each other for the spoils of the dead.
clattering
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
Coleraine
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
contending
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From this reading By the faint moonlight Lady Eleanor and her daughter could mark the outlines of figures, as they waded in the tide or clambered along the rocks, stripping the last remains of the noble craft, and contending with each other for the spoils of the dead.
Corvy
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From the postilion they learned that a small but not uncomfortable lodging could be had near the little village of Port Ballintray, and to this spot they now directed their course.
course
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From this reading From the postilion they learned that a small but not uncomfortable lodging could be had near the little village of Port Ballintray, and to this spot they now directed their course.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading By the faint moonlight Lady Eleanor and her daughter could mark the outlines of figures, as they waded in the tide or clambered along the rocks, stripping the last remains of the noble craft, and contending with each other for the spoils of the dead.
crew
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
daughter
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
dead
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From this reading By the faint moonlight Lady Eleanor and her daughter could mark the outlines of figures, as they waded in the tide or clambered along the rocks, stripping the last remains of the noble craft, and contending with each other for the spoils of the dead.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
directed
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From this reading From the postilion they learned that a small but not uncomfortable lodging could be had near the little village of Port Ballintray, and to this spot they now directed their course.
discomfiture
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
discovering
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
dismal
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
dreading
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading By the faint moonlight Lady Eleanor and her daughter could mark the outlines of figures, as they waded in the tide or clambered along the rocks, stripping the last remains of the noble craft, and contending with each other for the spoils of the dead.
Eleanor
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
expressly
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
eyes
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From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
faint
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From this reading By the faint moonlight Lady Eleanor and her daughter could mark the outlines of figures, as they waded in the tide or clambered along the rocks, stripping the last remains of the noble craft, and contending with each other for the spoils of the dead.
falling
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From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
figures
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From this reading By the faint moonlight Lady Eleanor and her daughter could mark the outlines of figures, as they waded in the tide or clambered along the rocks, stripping the last remains of the noble craft, and contending with each other for the spoils of the dead.
fishermen
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
float
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From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By the faint moonlight Lady Eleanor and her daughter could mark the outlines of figures, as they waded in the tide or clambered along the rocks, stripping the last remains of the noble craft, and contending with each other for the spoils of the dead.
fortunes
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From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
fragments
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
gallant
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From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
hung
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
Lady
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
large
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
last
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From this reading By the faint moonlight Lady Eleanor and her daughter could mark the outlines of figures, as they waded in the tide or clambered along the rocks, stripping the last remains of the noble craft, and contending with each other for the spoils of the dead.
lately
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
law
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
learned
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From this reading From the postilion they learned that a small but not uncomfortable lodging could be had near the little village of Port Ballintray, and to this spot they now directed their course.
less
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From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
little
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From this reading From the postilion they learned that a small but not uncomfortable lodging could be had near the little village of Port Ballintray, and to this spot they now directed their course.
lodging
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From this reading From the postilion they learned that a small but not uncomfortable lodging could be had near the little village of Port Ballintray, and to this spot they now directed their course.
loss
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
lost
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
mark
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From this reading By the faint moonlight Lady Eleanor and her daughter could mark the outlines of figures, as they waded in the tide or clambered along the rocks, stripping the last remains of the noble craft, and contending with each other for the spoils of the dead.
meant
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From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
mistress
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
moonlight
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From this reading By the faint moonlight Lady Eleanor and her daughter could mark the outlines of figures, as they waded in the tide or clambered along the rocks, stripping the last remains of the noble craft, and contending with each other for the spoils of the dead.
motion
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
near
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From this reading From the postilion they learned that a small but not uncomfortable lodging could be had near the little village of Port Ballintray, and to this spot they now directed their course.
never
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
noble
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From this reading By the faint moonlight Lady Eleanor and her daughter could mark the outlines of figures, as they waded in the tide or clambered along the rocks, stripping the last remains of the noble craft, and contending with each other for the spoils of the dead.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading From the postilion they learned that a small but not uncomfortable lodging could be had near the little village of Port Ballintray, and to this spot they now directed their course.
now
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From this reading From the postilion they learned that a small but not uncomfortable lodging could be had near the little village of Port Ballintray, and to this spot they now directed their course.
ocean
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From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
officers
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading By the faint moonlight Lady Eleanor and her daughter could mark the outlines of figures, as they waded in the tide or clambered along the rocks, stripping the last remains of the noble craft, and contending with each other for the spoils of the dead.
other
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From this reading By the faint moonlight Lady Eleanor and her daughter could mark the outlines of figures, as they waded in the tide or clambered along the rocks, stripping the last remains of the noble craft, and contending with each other for the spoils of the dead.
outlines
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From this reading By the faint moonlight Lady Eleanor and her daughter could mark the outlines of figures, as they waded in the tide or clambered along the rocks, stripping the last remains of the noble craft, and contending with each other for the spoils of the dead.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
own
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From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
painful
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From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
picture
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
poor
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
Port
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From this reading From the postilion they learned that a small but not uncomfortable lodging could be had near the little village of Port Ballintray, and to this spot they now directed their course.
postilion
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From this reading From the postilion they learned that a small but not uncomfortable lodging could be had near the little village of Port Ballintray, and to this spot they now directed their course.
presence
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
pride
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From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
proceedings
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
provided
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
remains
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From this reading By the faint moonlight Lady Eleanor and her daughter could mark the outlines of figures, as they waded in the tide or clambered along the rocks, stripping the last remains of the noble craft, and contending with each other for the spoils of the dead.
renewal
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
return
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
rocks
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
sad
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
scene
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From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
sea
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From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
shattered
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From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
sheriff's
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
ship
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From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
similitude
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From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
small
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From this reading From the postilion they learned that a small but not uncomfortable lodging could be had near the little village of Port Ballintray, and to this spot they now directed their course.
some
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
sorrowful
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From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
spectacle
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
spoils
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From this reading By the faint moonlight Lady Eleanor and her daughter could mark the outlines of figures, as they waded in the tide or clambered along the rocks, stripping the last remains of the noble craft, and contending with each other for the spoils of the dead.
spot
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From this reading From the postilion they learned that a small but not uncomfortable lodging could be had near the little village of Port Ballintray, and to this spot they now directed their course.
stripping
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From this reading By the faint moonlight Lady Eleanor and her daughter could mark the outlines of figures, as they waded in the tide or clambered along the rocks, stripping the last remains of the noble craft, and contending with each other for the spoils of the dead.
stroke
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From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
Sullivan
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
summer
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
Tate
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
terrible
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From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the postilion they learned that a small but not uncomfortable lodging could be had near the little village of Port Ballintray, and to this spot they now directed their course.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the postilion they learned that a small but not uncomfortable lodging could be had near the little village of Port Ballintray, and to this spot they now directed their course.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From the postilion they learned that a small but not uncomfortable lodging could be had near the little village of Port Ballintray, and to this spot they now directed their course.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
thumping
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
tide
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From this reading By the faint moonlight Lady Eleanor and her daughter could mark the outlines of figures, as they waded in the tide or clambered along the rocks, stripping the last remains of the noble craft, and contending with each other for the spoils of the dead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
transformation
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
uncomfortable
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From this reading From the postilion they learned that a small but not uncomfortable lodging could be had near the little village of Port Ballintray, and to this spot they now directed their course.
vessel
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
village
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From this reading From the postilion they learned that a small but not uncomfortable lodging could be had near the little village of Port Ballintray, and to this spot they now directed their course.
waded
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From this reading By the faint moonlight Lady Eleanor and her daughter could mark the outlines of figures, as they waded in the tide or clambered along the rocks, stripping the last remains of the noble craft, and contending with each other for the spoils of the dead.
warrants
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From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
watering-place
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
waves
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
winter
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From this reading The transformation of a little summer watering-place into the dismal village of some poor fishermen in winter, is a sad spectacle; nor was the picture relieved by the presence of the fragments of a large vessel, which, lately lost with all its crew, hung on the rocks, thumping and clattering with every motion of the waves.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Although Tate Sullivan had arrived in Coleraine and provided himself with a chaise expressly to bring his mistress and her daughter back to “The Corvy,”--from which the sheriff's officers had retired in discomfiture, on discovering the loss of their warrants,--Lady Eleanor, dreading a renewal of the law proceedings, had determined never to return thither.
wreck
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From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
wreckedadjectiveUS /rɛkt/
destroyed or damaged by shipwreck
From this reading If the scene itself was a sorrowful one, it was no less painful to their eyes from feeling a terrible similitude between their own fortunes and that of the wrecked vessel; the gallant ship, meant to float in its pride over the ocean, now a broken and shattered wreck, falling asunder with each stroke of the sea!
