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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 Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
all
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From this reading “Oh, Heavens! how quick the discharges of musketry are,” said Mabel, trembling all over; “what a terrible fight they must have!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mabel remained with her mother, and both, leaving their lamp burning, lay down as they were.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, Heavens! how quick the discharges of musketry are,” said Mabel, trembling all over; “what a terrible fight they must have!”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mabel remained with her mother, and both, leaving their lamp burning, lay down as they were.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
boom
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Mabel remained with her mother, and both, leaving their lamp burning, lay down as they were.
burning
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From this reading Mabel remained with her mother, and both, leaving their lamp burning, lay down as they were.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
came
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
carronade
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
caused
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
contention
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From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
Coulancourt
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From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
Creek
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From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
daughter
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From this reading “O God, protect those we love!” fervently uttered both mother and daughter; “and inspire them with mercy to their enemies.
direction
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
discharges
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
down
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From this reading Mabel remained with her mother, and both, leaving their lamp burning, lay down as they were.
dull
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
enemies
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From this reading “O God, protect those we love!” fervently uttered both mother and daughter; “and inspire them with mercy to their enemies.
enough
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
expected
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From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
fervently
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From this reading “O God, protect those we love!” fervently uttered both mother and daughter; “and inspire them with mercy to their enemies.
fight
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From this reading “Oh, Heavens! how quick the discharges of musketry are,” said Mabel, trembling all over; “what a terrible fight they must have!”
firing
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
fully
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From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
God
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From this reading “O God, protect those we love!” fervently uttered both mother and daughter; “and inspire them with mercy to their enemies.
gun
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, Heavens! how quick the discharges of musketry are,” said Mabel, trembling all over; “what a terrible fight they must have!”
Heavens
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From this reading “Oh, Heavens! how quick the discharges of musketry are,” said Mabel, trembling all over; “what a terrible fight they must have!”
heavy
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mabel remained with her mother, and both, leaving their lamp burning, lay down as they were.
how
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From this reading “Oh, Heavens! how quick the discharges of musketry are,” said Mabel, trembling all over; “what a terrible fight they must have!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
inspire
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From this reading “O God, protect those we love!” fervently uttered both mother and daughter; “and inspire them with mercy to their enemies.
jump
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
Just
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
ladies
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
lamp
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From this reading Mabel remained with her mother, and both, leaving their lamp burning, lay down as they were.
lay
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From this reading Mabel remained with her mother, and both, leaving their lamp burning, lay down as they were.
leaving
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From this reading Mabel remained with her mother, and both, leaving their lamp burning, lay down as they were.
listen
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
looked
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
loud
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
love
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From this reading “O God, protect those we love!” fervently uttered both mother and daughter; “and inspire them with mercy to their enemies.
Mabel
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From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
Madame
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From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
mercy
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From this reading “O God, protect those we love!” fervently uttered both mother and daughter; “and inspire them with mercy to their enemies.
midnight
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
mother
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From this reading Mabel remained with her mother, and both, leaving their lamp burning, lay down as they were.
musketry
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Oh, Heavens! how quick the discharges of musketry are,” said Mabel, trembling all over; “what a terrible fight they must have!”
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
night
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From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
O
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From this reading “O God, protect those we love!” fervently uttered both mother and daughter; “and inspire them with mercy to their enemies.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, Heavens! how quick the discharges of musketry are,” said Mabel, trembling all over; “what a terrible fight they must have!”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Oh, Heavens! how quick the discharges of musketry are,” said Mabel, trembling all over; “what a terrible fight they must have!”
Palos
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From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
plainly
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
protect
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From this reading “O God, protect those we love!” fervently uttered both mother and daughter; “and inspire them with mercy to their enemies.
quick
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From this reading “Oh, Heavens! how quick the discharges of musketry are,” said Mabel, trembling all over; “what a terrible fight they must have!”
remained
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From this reading Mabel remained with her mother, and both, leaving their lamp burning, lay down as they were.
rest
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From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
roused
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From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
said
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From this reading “Oh, Heavens! how quick the discharges of musketry are,” said Mabel, trembling all over; “what a terrible fight they must have!”
sound
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
sounds
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From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
terrible
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From this reading “Oh, Heavens! how quick the discharges of musketry are,” said Mabel, trembling all over; “what a terrible fight they must have!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mabel remained with her mother, and both, leaving their lamp burning, lay down as they were.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “O God, protect those we love!” fervently uttered both mother and daughter; “and inspire them with mercy to their enemies.
then
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “O God, protect those we love!” fervently uttered both mother and daughter; “and inspire them with mercy to their enemies.
threw
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
trembling
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From this reading “Oh, Heavens! how quick the discharges of musketry are,” said Mabel, trembling all over; “what a terrible fight they must have!”
twelve-pound
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
undressed
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From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
up
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
uttered
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From this reading “O God, protect those we love!” fervently uttered both mother and daughter; “and inspire them with mercy to their enemies.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “O God, protect those we love!” fervently uttered both mother and daughter; “and inspire them with mercy to their enemies.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mabel remained with her mother, and both, leaving their lamp burning, lay down as they were.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Oh, Heavens! how quick the discharges of musketry are,” said Mabel, trembling all over; “what a terrible fight they must have!”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Neither Mabel nor Madame Coulancourt, when they retired to rest that night, undressed, for they fully expected to be roused by the sounds of contention from Palos Creek.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
window
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From this reading Just before midnight the loud, dull sound of a heavy gun in the direction of the creek caused both ladies to jump up and listen; they threw up their window, which looked in the direction of the firing, and then came plainly enough the sounds of discharges of musketry, and the loud boom of the twelve-pound carronade.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mabel remained with her mother, and both, leaving their lamp burning, lay down as they were.
