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Waverley

Chapter XIII

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WAVERLEY CONTINUES AT GLENNAQUOICH As Flora concluded her song, Fergus stood before them.
'I knew I should find you here, even without the assistance of my friend Bran.
A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.
It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'
He sipped a little water in the hollow of his hand, and immediately commenced, with a theatrical air,-- 'O Lady of the desert, hail!
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Waverley

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
WAVERLEY CONTINUES AT GLENNAQUOICH As Flora concluded her song, Fergus stood before them.
Line 2
'I knew I should find you here, even without the assistance of my friend Bran.
Line 3
A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.
Line 4
It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'
Line 5
He sipped a little water in the hollow of his hand, and immediately commenced, with a theatrical air,-- 'O Lady of the desert, hail!

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “WAVERLEY CONTINUES AT GLENNAQUOICH As Flora concluded her song, Fergus stood before them.”

Captain noun US /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'I knew I should find you here, even without the assistance of my friend Bran.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He sipped a little water in the hollow of his hand, and immediately commenced, with a theatrical air,-- 'O Lady of the desert, hail!”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'I knew I should find you here, even without the assistance of my friend Bran.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He sipped a little water in the hollow of his hand, and immediately commenced, with a theatrical air,-- 'O Lady of the desert, hail!”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “WAVERLEY CONTINUES AT GLENNAQUOICH As Flora concluded her song, Fergus stood before them.”

Taste verb US /teɪst/

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading “A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “'I knew I should find you here, even without the assistance of my friend Bran.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.”

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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 simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

accompaniments

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From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

air

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From this reading He sipped a little water in the hollow of his hand, and immediately commenced, with a theatrical air,-- 'O Lady of the desert, hail!

all

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From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading WAVERLEY CONTINUES AT GLENNAQUOICH As Flora concluded her song, Fergus stood before them.

assistance

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From this reading 'I knew I should find you here, even without the assistance of my friend Bran.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading WAVERLEY CONTINUES AT GLENNAQUOICH As Flora concluded her song, Fergus stood before them.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading WAVERLEY CONTINUES AT GLENNAQUOICH As Flora concluded her song, Fergus stood before them.

benefit

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From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

Bran

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From this reading 'I knew I should find you here, even without the assistance of my friend Bran.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

cascade

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From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

cellar

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From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

claret

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From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

coadjutor

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From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

coldness

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From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

commenced

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From this reading He sipped a little water in the hollow of his hand, and immediately commenced, with a theatrical air,-- 'O Lady of the desert, hail!

concluded

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From this reading WAVERLEY CONTINUES AT GLENNAQUOICH As Flora concluded her song, Fergus stood before them.

CONTINUES

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From this reading WAVERLEY CONTINUES AT GLENNAQUOICH As Flora concluded her song, Fergus stood before them.

correct

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From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

d'eau

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From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

desert

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From this reading He sipped a little water in the hollow of his hand, and immediately commenced, with a theatrical air,-- 'O Lady of the desert, hail!

drunk

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From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'I knew I should find you here, even without the assistance of my friend Bran.

Fergus

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From this reading WAVERLEY CONTINUES AT GLENNAQUOICH As Flora concluded her song, Fergus stood before them.

find

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From this reading 'I knew I should find you here, even without the assistance of my friend Bran.

Flora

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From this reading WAVERLEY CONTINUES AT GLENNAQUOICH As Flora concluded her song, Fergus stood before them.

Flora's

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From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

fountain

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From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

friend

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From this reading 'I knew I should find you here, even without the assistance of my friend Bran.

GLENNAQUOICH

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From this reading WAVERLEY CONTINUES AT GLENNAQUOICH As Flora concluded her song, Fergus stood before them.

greatly

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From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

hail

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From this reading He sipped a little water in the hollow of his hand, and immediately commenced, with a theatrical air,-- 'O Lady of the desert, hail!

hand

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From this reading He sipped a little water in the hollow of his hand, and immediately commenced, with a theatrical air,-- 'O Lady of the desert, hail!

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

Helicon

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From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading WAVERLEY CONTINUES AT GLENNAQUOICH As Flora concluded her song, Fergus stood before them.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'I knew I should find you here, even without the assistance of my friend Bran.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He sipped a little water in the hollow of his hand, and immediately commenced, with a theatrical air,-- 'O Lady of the desert, hail!

hollow

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From this reading He sipped a little water in the hollow of his hand, and immediately commenced, with a theatrical air,-- 'O Lady of the desert, hail!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading 'I knew I should find you here, even without the assistance of my friend Bran.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

immediately

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From this reading He sipped a little water in the hollow of his hand, and immediately commenced, with a theatrical air,-- 'O Lady of the desert, hail!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He sipped a little water in the hollow of his hand, and immediately commenced, with a theatrical air,-- 'O Lady of the desert, hail!

influence

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From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

jet

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From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

just

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From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

knew

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From this reading 'I knew I should find you here, even without the assistance of my friend Bran.

Lady

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From this reading He sipped a little water in the hollow of his hand, and immediately commenced, with a theatrical air,-- 'O Lady of the desert, hail!

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

like

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From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He sipped a little water in the hollow of his hand, and immediately commenced, with a theatrical air,-- 'O Lady of the desert, hail!

Mac-Murrough

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From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading 'I knew I should find you here, even without the assistance of my friend Bran.

now

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From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

O

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From this reading He sipped a little water in the hollow of his hand, and immediately commenced, with a theatrical air,-- 'O Lady of the desert, hail!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 'I knew I should find you here, even without the assistance of my friend Bran.

own

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From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

Parnassus

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From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

pint

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From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

prefer

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From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

roar

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From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

rock

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From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

said

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From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading 'I knew I should find you here, even without the assistance of my friend Bran.

simple

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From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

sipped

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From this reading He sipped a little water in the hollow of his hand, and immediately commenced, with a theatrical air,-- 'O Lady of the desert, hail!

song

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From this reading WAVERLEY CONTINUES AT GLENNAQUOICH As Flora concluded her song, Fergus stood before them.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading WAVERLEY CONTINUES AT GLENNAQUOICH As Flora concluded her song, Fergus stood before them.

tasteverbUS /teɪst/

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

teach

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From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading 'I knew I should find you here, even without the assistance of my friend Bran.

theatrical

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From this reading He sipped a little water in the hollow of his hand, and immediately commenced, with a theatrical air,-- 'O Lady of the desert, hail!

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading WAVERLEY CONTINUES AT GLENNAQUOICH As Flora concluded her song, Fergus stood before them.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

try

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From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

unsublimed

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From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

usquebaugh

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From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

value

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From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

Versailles

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From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

virtues

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From this reading It would be greatly for the benefit of my cellar if she could teach her coadjutor, Mac-Murrough, the value of its influence: he has just drunk a pint of usquebaugh to correct, he said, the coldness of the claret.--Let me try its virtues.'

water

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From this reading He sipped a little water in the hollow of his hand, and immediately commenced, with a theatrical air,-- 'O Lady of the desert, hail!

WAVERLEY

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From this reading WAVERLEY CONTINUES AT GLENNAQUOICH As Flora concluded her song, Fergus stood before them.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading 'I knew I should find you here, even without the assistance of my friend Bran.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading A simple and unsublimed taste now, like my own, would prefer a jet d'eau at Versailles to this cascade with all its accompaniments of rock and roar; but this is Flora's Parnassus, Captain Waverley, and that fountain her Helicon.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'I knew I should find you here, even without the assistance of my friend Bran.