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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 A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.
address
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From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
audience
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From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.
back
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From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.
Bishop
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From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
Burke
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From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.
Colonel
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From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.
COUNCILnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.
Darby
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From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.
Dingle
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From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
Donny
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From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
door
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From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.
eaten
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From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.
eye
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From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.
face
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From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.
family
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From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
Flavia
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From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.
formed
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From this reading Uncle Ulick with Colonel Sullivan formed a third group.
fortunes
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From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.
giving
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From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.
group
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From this reading Uncle Ulick with Colonel Sullivan formed a third group.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.
hand
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From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.
hearth
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From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
John
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From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.
joined
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From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
kept
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From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.
knot
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From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.
Maamtrasna
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From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
Machin
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From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.
McCarthy
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From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
McMurrough
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From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.
meal
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From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.
men
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From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
near
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From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
Now
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From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.
O'Beirnes
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From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.
old
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From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.
other
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From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.
others
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From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
peat
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From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.
placed
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From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.
receiving
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From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.
risen
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From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.
rose
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From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
sat
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From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.
Sir
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From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
some
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From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.
stolidly
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From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.
strangers
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From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.
Sullivan
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From this reading Uncle Ulick with Colonel Sullivan formed a third group.
table
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From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.
there
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From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Uncle Ulick with Colonel Sullivan formed a third group.
thoughtful
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From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.
Timothy
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From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.
Two
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From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
Ulick
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From this reading Uncle Ulick with Colonel Sullivan formed a third group.
Uncle
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From this reading Uncle Ulick with Colonel Sullivan formed a third group.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
voice
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From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.
WAR
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From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.
welcome
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From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.
window
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From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.
