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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 His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
abroad
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From this reading The part which he had played in the events at the Carraghalin was known to few; but the hundred tongues of rumour were already abroad, carrying as many versions, and in all he was the marplot.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
all
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From this reading The part which he had played in the events at the Carraghalin was known to few; but the hundred tongues of rumour were already abroad, carrying as many versions, and in all he was the marplot.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The part which he had played in the events at the Carraghalin was known to few; but the hundred tongues of rumour were already abroad, carrying as many versions, and in all he was the marplot.
also
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From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He would not have seen another moon, perhaps he would not have seen another dawn.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The part which he had played in the events at the Carraghalin was known to few; but the hundred tongues of rumour were already abroad, carrying as many versions, and in all he was the marplot.
away
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From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
broom-stick
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From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The part which he had played in the events at the Carraghalin was known to few; but the hundred tongues of rumour were already abroad, carrying as many versions, and in all he was the marplot.
Carraghalin
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From this reading The part which he had played in the events at the Carraghalin was known to few; but the hundred tongues of rumour were already abroad, carrying as many versions, and in all he was the marplot.
carrying
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From this reading The part which he had played in the events at the Carraghalin was known to few; but the hundred tongues of rumour were already abroad, carrying as many versions, and in all he was the marplot.
certain
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champion
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From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
Colonel
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From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
country
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From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
courage
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From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
dawn
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From this reading He would not have seen another moon, perhaps he would not have seen another dawn.
depended
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From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
desire
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From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
doughty
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From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
dozen
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From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
events
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From this reading The part which he had played in the events at the Carraghalin was known to few; but the hundred tongues of rumour were already abroad, carrying as many versions, and in all he was the marplot.
eyes
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From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
Father
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From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
few
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From this reading The part which he had played in the events at the Carraghalin was known to few; but the hundred tongues of rumour were already abroad, carrying as many versions, and in all he was the marplot.
Flavia's
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Fox
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From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
fulfilled
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From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
God
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From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would not have seen another moon, perhaps he would not have seen another dawn.
higher
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From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
Holy
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From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
hosts
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From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
hundred
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From this reading The part which he had played in the events at the Carraghalin was known to few; but the hundred tongues of rumour were already abroad, carrying as many versions, and in all he was the marplot.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The part which he had played in the events at the Carraghalin was known to few; but the hundred tongues of rumour were already abroad, carrying as many versions, and in all he was the marplot.
informer's
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From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
Ireland
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From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
known
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From this reading The part which he had played in the events at the Carraghalin was known to few; but the hundred tongues of rumour were already abroad, carrying as many versions, and in all he was the marplot.
law
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From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
lead
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From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
leagues
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From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
many
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From this reading The part which he had played in the events at the Carraghalin was known to few; but the hundred tongues of rumour were already abroad, carrying as many versions, and in all he was the marplot.
MARPLOT
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From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
moon
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From this reading He would not have seen another moon, perhaps he would not have seen another dawn.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would not have seen another moon, perhaps he would not have seen another dawn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
off
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From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
Old
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From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
other
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From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
pale
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From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The part which he had played in the events at the Carraghalin was known to few; but the hundred tongues of rumour were already abroad, carrying as many versions, and in all he was the marplot.
perhaps
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From this reading He would not have seen another moon, perhaps he would not have seen another dawn.
persons
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From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
played
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From this reading The part which he had played in the events at the Carraghalin was known to few; but the hundred tongues of rumour were already abroad, carrying as many versions, and in all he was the marplot.
preserve
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From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
probably
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From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
prophecynounUS /ˈprɒf.ə.si/
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
quickly
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From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
rumour
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From this reading The part which he had played in the events at the Carraghalin was known to few; but the hundred tongues of rumour were already abroad, carrying as many versions, and in all he was the marplot.
saints
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From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
scattered
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From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
seen
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From this reading He would not have seen another moon, perhaps he would not have seen another dawn.
servant
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From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
shape
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From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
sole
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From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
some
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From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
spiritedadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtɪd/
full of energy and determination
From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
Sullivan's
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From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
swept
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From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
ten
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From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The part which he had played in the events at the Carraghalin was known to few; but the hundred tongues of rumour were already abroad, carrying as many versions, and in all he was the marplot.
tongues
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From this reading The part which he had played in the events at the Carraghalin was known to few; but the hundred tongues of rumour were already abroad, carrying as many versions, and in all he was the marplot.
traffic
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From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
tried
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From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
ugly
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From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
unwinking
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From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
valued
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From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
versions
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From this reading The part which he had played in the events at the Carraghalin was known to few; but the hundred tongues of rumour were already abroad, carrying as many versions, and in all he was the marplot.
victory
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From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
vigilance
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From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The part which he had played in the events at the Carraghalin was known to few; but the hundred tongues of rumour were already abroad, carrying as many versions, and in all he was the marplot.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The part which he had played in the events at the Carraghalin was known to few; but the hundred tongues of rumour were already abroad, carrying as many versions, and in all he was the marplot.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
wild
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From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His traffic with the Old Fox had spirited away the Holy Father in God--whom the saints preserve!--and swept off also, probably on a broom-stick, the doughty champion whose sole desire it was to lead the hosts of Ireland to victory.
wolf's
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From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
wore
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From this reading In the eyes of some ten score persons, scattered over half a dozen leagues of country, wild, and beyond the pale of law--persons who valued an informer's life no higher than a wolf's--he wore the ugly shape of one.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE MARPLOT If, after that, Colonel Sullivan's life had depended on his courage or the vigilance of his servant, it is certain that, tried as was the one and unwinking as was the other, Flavia's prophecy would have been quickly fulfilled.
