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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 The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW PAT BRADY AND JOE REYNOLDS WERE ELOQUENT IN VAIN.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
attempted
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From this reading Once or twice she attempted to make some slight preparation for her visit to Mrs. McKeon's, such as looking through her clothes, mending them, &c., but in fact she did nothing.
avoid
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
bad
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
book
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
BRADY
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From this reading HOW PAT BRADY AND JOE REYNOLDS WERE ELOQUENT IN VAIN.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Once or twice she attempted to make some slight preparation for her visit to Mrs. McKeon's, such as looking through her clothes, mending them, &c., but in fact she did nothing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
c
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From this reading Once or twice she attempted to make some slight preparation for her visit to Mrs. McKeon's, such as looking through her clothes, mending them, &c., but in fact she did nothing.
clothes
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From this reading Once or twice she attempted to make some slight preparation for her visit to Mrs. McKeon's, such as looking through her clothes, mending them, &c., but in fact she did nothing.
consent
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From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
crying
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From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
day
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From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Once or twice she attempted to make some slight preparation for her visit to Mrs. McKeon's, such as looking through her clothes, mending them, &c., but in fact she did nothing.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Of Thady she saw nothing, except at her meals, and then they took no notice of each other.
ELOQUENT
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From this reading HOW PAT BRADY AND JOE REYNOLDS WERE ELOQUENT IN VAIN.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
eyes
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From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
fact
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From this reading Once or twice she attempted to make some slight preparation for her visit to Mrs. McKeon's, such as looking through her clothes, mending them, &c., but in fact she did nothing.
fallen
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From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
father
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
Feemy's
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From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
fit
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From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
fixed
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From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Once or twice she attempted to make some slight preparation for her visit to Mrs. McKeon's, such as looking through her clothes, mending them, &c., but in fact she did nothing.
go
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From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
going
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
home
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
HOW
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From this reading HOW PAT BRADY AND JOE REYNOLDS WERE ELOQUENT IN VAIN.
hysterical
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From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
illness
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW PAT BRADY AND JOE REYNOLDS WERE ELOQUENT IN VAIN.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
JOE
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From this reading HOW PAT BRADY AND JOE REYNOLDS WERE ELOQUENT IN VAIN.
kept
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
looking
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From this reading Once or twice she attempted to make some slight preparation for her visit to Mrs. McKeon's, such as looking through her clothes, mending them, &c., but in fact she did nothing.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once or twice she attempted to make some slight preparation for her visit to Mrs. McKeon's, such as looking through her clothes, mending them, &c., but in fact she did nothing.
manner
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From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
mass
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
McKeon's
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From this reading Once or twice she attempted to make some slight preparation for her visit to Mrs. McKeon's, such as looking through her clothes, mending them, &c., but in fact she did nothing.
meals
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From this reading Of Thady she saw nothing, except at her meals, and then they took no notice of each other.
mending
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From this reading Once or twice she attempted to make some slight preparation for her visit to Mrs. McKeon's, such as looking through her clothes, mending them, &c., but in fact she did nothing.
Mrs
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From this reading Once or twice she attempted to make some slight preparation for her visit to Mrs. McKeon's, such as looking through her clothes, mending them, &c., but in fact she did nothing.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Of Thady she saw nothing, except at her meals, and then they took no notice of each other.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Once or twice she attempted to make some slight preparation for her visit to Mrs. McKeon's, such as looking through her clothes, mending them, &c., but in fact she did nothing.
notice
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From this reading Of Thady she saw nothing, except at her meals, and then they took no notice of each other.
obtained
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From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of Thady she saw nothing, except at her meals, and then they took no notice of each other.
off
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From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
omitted
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
Once
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From this reading Once or twice she attempted to make some slight preparation for her visit to Mrs. McKeon's, such as looking through her clothes, mending them, &c., but in fact she did nothing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Once or twice she attempted to make some slight preparation for her visit to Mrs. McKeon's, such as looking through her clothes, mending them, &c., but in fact she did nothing.
other
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From this reading Of Thady she saw nothing, except at her meals, and then they took no notice of each other.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
PAT
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From this reading HOW PAT BRADY AND JOE REYNOLDS WERE ELOQUENT IN VAIN.
possibly
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
preparation
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From this reading Once or twice she attempted to make some slight preparation for her visit to Mrs. McKeon's, such as looking through her clothes, mending them, &c., but in fact she did nothing.
quiet
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From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
real
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
REYNOLDS
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From this reading HOW PAT BRADY AND JOE REYNOLDS WERE ELOQUENT IN VAIN.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
saw
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From this reading Of Thady she saw nothing, except at her meals, and then they took no notice of each other.
servant
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
sitting
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From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
slight
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From this reading Once or twice she attempted to make some slight preparation for her visit to Mrs. McKeon's, such as looking through her clothes, mending them, &c., but in fact she did nothing.
sobbing
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From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
some
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From this reading Once or twice she attempted to make some slight preparation for her visit to Mrs. McKeon's, such as looking through her clothes, mending them, &c., but in fact she did nothing.
sometimes
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From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
spent
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
spoke
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Once or twice she attempted to make some slight preparation for her visit to Mrs. McKeon's, such as looking through her clothes, mending them, &c., but in fact she did nothing.
Sunday
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
Thady
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From this reading Of Thady she saw nothing, except at her meals, and then they took no notice of each other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Once or twice she attempted to make some slight preparation for her visit to Mrs. McKeon's, such as looking through her clothes, mending them, &c., but in fact she did nothing.
then
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From this reading Of Thady she saw nothing, except at her meals, and then they took no notice of each other.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of Thady she saw nothing, except at her meals, and then they took no notice of each other.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once or twice she attempted to make some slight preparation for her visit to Mrs. McKeon's, such as looking through her clothes, mending them, &c., but in fact she did nothing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
twice
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From this reading Once or twice she attempted to make some slight preparation for her visit to Mrs. McKeon's, such as looking through her clothes, mending them, &c., but in fact she did nothing.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
up
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
Ussher
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From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
vacancy
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From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
VAIN
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From this reading HOW PAT BRADY AND JOE REYNOLDS WERE ELOQUENT IN VAIN.
very
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
visit
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From this reading Once or twice she attempted to make some slight preparation for her visit to Mrs. McKeon's, such as looking through her clothes, mending them, &c., but in fact she did nothing.
weather
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
WEREauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HOW PAT BRADY AND JOE REYNOLDS WERE ELOQUENT IN VAIN.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The day after Ussher had obtained Feemy's consent to go off with him, she passed in the same manner as she had that afternoon--sometimes sitting quiet with her eyes fixed on vacancy--sometimes sobbing and crying, as though she must have fallen into an hysterical fit.
word
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
years
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, she spent in the same manner; she omitted going to mass, a thing she had not done for years, unless kept at home by very bad weather, or real illness; she never took up a book, nor spoke a word, except such as she could not possibly avoid, to the servant or her father.
