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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 SLIP Flavia McMurrough enjoyed one advantage over her partners in conspiracy.
aching
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From this reading The morning light did not break for her on aching eyelids and a brain at once too retentive of the boasts of the small hours and too sensitive to the perils of the day to come.
advantage
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From this reading A SLIP Flavia McMurrough enjoyed one advantage over her partners in conspiracy.
afoot
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
all
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
away
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
beds
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
best
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
blanket
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
boasts
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From this reading The morning light did not break for her on aching eyelids and a brain at once too retentive of the boasts of the small hours and too sensitive to the perils of the day to come.
bonfires
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From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
bragging
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From this reading If the past night, with its wassail and its mirth, its toasts and its loud-voiced bragging, might be called "the great night of Morristown," this, the girl promised herself, should more truly and more fitly be styled "the great day of Ireland."
brain
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From this reading The morning light did not break for her on aching eyelids and a brain at once too retentive of the boasts of the small hours and too sensitive to the perils of the day to come.
break
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From this reading The morning light did not break for her on aching eyelids and a brain at once too retentive of the boasts of the small hours and too sensitive to the perils of the day to come.
bring
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
called
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From this reading If the past night, with its wassail and its mirth, its toasts and its loud-voiced bragging, might be called "the great night of Morristown," this, the girl promised herself, should more truly and more fitly be styled "the great day of Ireland."
clear
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From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning light did not break for her on aching eyelids and a brain at once too retentive of the boasts of the small hours and too sensitive to the perils of the day to come.
conspiracy
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From this reading A SLIP Flavia McMurrough enjoyed one advantage over her partners in conspiracy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
Darby
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
day
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From this reading The morning light did not break for her on aching eyelids and a brain at once too retentive of the boasts of the small hours and too sensitive to the perils of the day to come.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The morning light did not break for her on aching eyelids and a brain at once too retentive of the boasts of the small hours and too sensitive to the perils of the day to come.
enjoyed
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From this reading A SLIP Flavia McMurrough enjoyed one advantage over her partners in conspiracy.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
eyelids
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From this reading The morning light did not break for her on aching eyelids and a brain at once too retentive of the boasts of the small hours and too sensitive to the perils of the day to come.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
fitly
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From this reading If the past night, with its wassail and its mirth, its toasts and its loud-voiced bragging, might be called "the great night of Morristown," this, the girl promised herself, should more truly and more fitly be styled "the great day of Ireland."
Flavia
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From this reading A SLIP Flavia McMurrough enjoyed one advantage over her partners in conspiracy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The morning light did not break for her on aching eyelids and a brain at once too retentive of the boasts of the small hours and too sensitive to the perils of the day to come.
foresaw
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
forth
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
gay
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
girl
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From this reading If the past night, with its wassail and its mirth, its toasts and its loud-voiced bragging, might be called "the great night of Morristown," this, the girl promised herself, should more truly and more fitly be styled "the great day of Ireland."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the past night, with its wassail and its mirth, its toasts and its loud-voiced bragging, might be called "the great night of Morristown," this, the girl promised herself, should more truly and more fitly be styled "the great day of Ireland."
guard
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
head
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From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A SLIP Flavia McMurrough enjoyed one advantage over her partners in conspiracy.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading If the past night, with its wassail and its mirth, its toasts and its loud-voiced bragging, might be called "the great night of Morristown," this, the girl promised herself, should more truly and more fitly be styled "the great day of Ireland."
hills
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
hours
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From this reading The morning light did not break for her on aching eyelids and a brain at once too retentive of the boasts of the small hours and too sensitive to the perils of the day to come.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the past night, with its wassail and its mirth, its toasts and its loud-voiced bragging, might be called "the great night of Morristown," this, the girl promised herself, should more truly and more fitly be styled "the great day of Ireland."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SLIP Flavia McMurrough enjoyed one advantage over her partners in conspiracy.
Ireland
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From this reading If the past night, with its wassail and its mirth, its toasts and its loud-voiced bragging, might be called "the great night of Morristown," this, the girl promised herself, should more truly and more fitly be styled "the great day of Ireland."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading If the past night, with its wassail and its mirth, its toasts and its loud-voiced bragging, might be called "the great night of Morristown," this, the girl promised herself, should more truly and more fitly be styled "the great day of Ireland."
John
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
lake
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
lark
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
light
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From this reading The morning light did not break for her on aching eyelids and a brain at once too retentive of the boasts of the small hours and too sensitive to the perils of the day to come.
like
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
loud-voiced
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From this reading If the past night, with its wassail and its mirth, its toasts and its loud-voiced bragging, might be called "the great night of Morristown," this, the girl promised herself, should more truly and more fitly be styled "the great day of Ireland."
made
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
many
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
McMurrough
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From this reading A SLIP Flavia McMurrough enjoyed one advantage over her partners in conspiracy.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
mirth
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From this reading If the past night, with its wassail and its mirth, its toasts and its loud-voiced bragging, might be called "the great night of Morristown," this, the girl promised herself, should more truly and more fitly be styled "the great day of Ireland."
mist
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
more
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From this reading If the past night, with its wassail and its mirth, its toasts and its loud-voiced bragging, might be called "the great night of Morristown," this, the girl promised herself, should more truly and more fitly be styled "the great day of Ireland."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
Morristown
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From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
night
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From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The morning light did not break for her on aching eyelids and a brain at once too retentive of the boasts of the small hours and too sensitive to the perils of the day to come.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
old
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
ominous
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
once
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From this reading The morning light did not break for her on aching eyelids and a brain at once too retentive of the boasts of the small hours and too sensitive to the perils of the day to come.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A SLIP Flavia McMurrough enjoyed one advantage over her partners in conspiracy.
only
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From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A SLIP Flavia McMurrough enjoyed one advantage over her partners in conspiracy.
partners
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From this reading A SLIP Flavia McMurrough enjoyed one advantage over her partners in conspiracy.
passages
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
past
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From this reading If the past night, with its wassail and its mirth, its toasts and its loud-voiced bragging, might be called "the great night of Morristown," this, the girl promised herself, should more truly and more fitly be styled "the great day of Ireland."
perils
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From this reading The morning light did not break for her on aching eyelids and a brain at once too retentive of the boasts of the small hours and too sensitive to the perils of the day to come.
prepared
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
probably
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From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
promised
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From this reading If the past night, with its wassail and its mirth, its toasts and its loud-voiced bragging, might be called "the great night of Morristown," this, the girl promised herself, should more truly and more fitly be styled "the great day of Ireland."
punch
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From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
retentive
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From this reading The morning light did not break for her on aching eyelids and a brain at once too retentive of the boasts of the small hours and too sensitive to the perils of the day to come.
rise
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From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
risen
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
round
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
said
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From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
scarcely
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
sensitive
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From this reading The morning light did not break for her on aching eyelids and a brain at once too retentive of the boasts of the small hours and too sensitive to the perils of the day to come.
serving-boys
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
shake
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If the past night, with its wassail and its mirth, its toasts and its loud-voiced bragging, might be called "the great night of Morristown," this, the girl promised herself, should more truly and more fitly be styled "the great day of Ireland."
shrouded
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
slatternly
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
SLIP
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From this reading A SLIP Flavia McMurrough enjoyed one advantage over her partners in conspiracy.
small
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From this reading The morning light did not break for her on aching eyelids and a brain at once too retentive of the boasts of the small hours and too sensitive to the perils of the day to come.
spirits
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
styled
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From this reading If the past night, with its wassail and its mirth, its toasts and its loud-voiced bragging, might be called "the great night of Morristown," this, the girl promised herself, should more truly and more fitly be styled "the great day of Ireland."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The morning light did not break for her on aching eyelids and a brain at once too retentive of the boasts of the small hours and too sensitive to the perils of the day to come.
toasts
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From this reading If the past night, with its wassail and its mirth, its toasts and its loud-voiced bragging, might be called "the great night of Morristown," this, the girl promised herself, should more truly and more fitly be styled "the great day of Ireland."
too
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From this reading The morning light did not break for her on aching eyelids and a brain at once too retentive of the boasts of the small hours and too sensitive to the perils of the day to come.
trilling
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
truly
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From this reading If the past night, with its wassail and its mirth, its toasts and its loud-voiced bragging, might be called "the great night of Morristown," this, the girl promised herself, should more truly and more fitly be styled "the great day of Ireland."
undepressed
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
undiminished
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From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
view
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
wassail
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From this reading If the past night, with its wassail and its mirth, its toasts and its loud-voiced bragging, might be called "the great night of Morristown," this, the girl promised herself, should more truly and more fitly be styled "the great day of Ireland."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She could rise on the morning after the night of the bonfires with a clear head and an appetite undiminished by punch; and probably she was the only one at Morristown of whom this could be said.
world
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
worst
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From this reading Colonel John had scarcely passed away under guard, old Darby had scarcely made his first round--with many an ominous shake of the head--the slatternly serving-boys had scarcely risen from their beds in the passages, before she was afoot, gay as a lark, and trilling like one; with spirits prepared for the best or the worst which the day might bring forth--though she foresaw only the best--and undepressed even by the blanket of mist that shrouded lake and hills and all the world from view.
