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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 The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through the open windows the merry-making sun is again dancing, its bright rays making still more dazzling the glory of the snowy table-cloth.
all
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
always
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From this reading As a rule, the Chetwoode family always is late for breakfast,--just sufficiently so to make them certain everything will be quite ready by the time they get down.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be not over-exquisite To cast the fashion of uncertain evils."--MILTON.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
breakfast
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From this reading Evidently the family is late for breakfast.
bright
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From this reading Through the open windows the merry-making sun is again dancing, its bright rays making still more dazzling the glory of the snowy table-cloth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As a rule, the Chetwoode family always is late for breakfast,--just sufficiently so to make them certain everything will be quite ready by the time they get down.
cast
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From this reading "Be not over-exquisite To cast the fashion of uncertain evils."--MILTON.
certain
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From this reading As a rule, the Chetwoode family always is late for breakfast,--just sufficiently so to make them certain everything will be quite ready by the time they get down.
Chetwoode
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
custom
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
dancing
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From this reading Through the open windows the merry-making sun is again dancing, its bright rays making still more dazzling the glory of the snowy table-cloth.
dazzling
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From this reading Through the open windows the merry-making sun is again dancing, its bright rays making still more dazzling the glory of the snowy table-cloth.
down
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From this reading As a rule, the Chetwoode family always is late for breakfast,--just sufficiently so to make them certain everything will be quite ready by the time they get down.
end
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading As a rule, the Chetwoode family always is late for breakfast,--just sufficiently so to make them certain everything will be quite ready by the time they get down.
Evidently
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From this reading Evidently the family is late for breakfast.
evils
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From this reading "Be not over-exquisite To cast the fashion of uncertain evils."--MILTON.
exactly
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
family
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From this reading Evidently the family is late for breakfast.
fashion
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From this reading "Be not over-exquisite To cast the fashion of uncertain evils."--MILTON.
fighting
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
generations
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
get
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From this reading As a rule, the Chetwoode family always is late for breakfast,--just sufficiently so to make them certain everything will be quite ready by the time they get down.
glory
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From this reading Through the open windows the merry-making sun is again dancing, its bright rays making still more dazzling the glory of the snowy table-cloth.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
Guy's
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
hand
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
high
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
hissing
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Through the open windows the merry-making sun is again dancing, its bright rays making still more dazzling the glory of the snowy table-cloth.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Through the open windows the merry-making sun is again dancing, its bright rays making still more dazzling the glory of the snowy table-cloth.
just
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From this reading As a rule, the Chetwoode family always is late for breakfast,--just sufficiently so to make them certain everything will be quite ready by the time they get down.
late
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From this reading Evidently the family is late for breakfast.
lies
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
lower
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a rule, the Chetwoode family always is late for breakfast,--just sufficiently so to make them certain everything will be quite ready by the time they get down.
making
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From this reading Through the open windows the merry-making sun is again dancing, its bright rays making still more dazzling the glory of the snowy table-cloth.
master's
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
merry-making
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From this reading Through the open windows the merry-making sun is again dancing, its bright rays making still more dazzling the glory of the snowy table-cloth.
MILTON
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From this reading "Be not over-exquisite To cast the fashion of uncertain evils."--MILTON.
mistress
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
more
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From this reading Through the open windows the merry-making sun is again dancing, its bright rays making still more dazzling the glory of the snowy table-cloth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Be not over-exquisite To cast the fashion of uncertain evils."--MILTON.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Be not over-exquisite To cast the fashion of uncertain evils."--MILTON.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Through the open windows the merry-making sun is again dancing, its bright rays making still more dazzling the glory of the snowy table-cloth.
opposite
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
over-exquisite
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From this reading "Be not over-exquisite To cast the fashion of uncertain evils."--MILTON.
plate
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
post
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a rule, the Chetwoode family always is late for breakfast,--just sufficiently so to make them certain everything will be quite ready by the time they get down.
rays
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From this reading Through the open windows the merry-making sun is again dancing, its bright rays making still more dazzling the glory of the snowy table-cloth.
ready
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
rule
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From this reading As a rule, the Chetwoode family always is late for breakfast,--just sufficiently so to make them certain everything will be quite ready by the time they get down.
salver
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
silver
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
Sir
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
snowy
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From this reading Through the open windows the merry-making sun is again dancing, its bright rays making still more dazzling the glory of the snowy table-cloth.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As a rule, the Chetwoode family always is late for breakfast,--just sufficiently so to make them certain everything will be quite ready by the time they get down.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through the open windows the merry-making sun is again dancing, its bright rays making still more dazzling the glory of the snowy table-cloth.
sufficiently
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From this reading As a rule, the Chetwoode family always is late for breakfast,--just sufficiently so to make them certain everything will be quite ready by the time they get down.
sun
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From this reading Through the open windows the merry-making sun is again dancing, its bright rays making still more dazzling the glory of the snowy table-cloth.
table
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
table-cloth
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From this reading Through the open windows the merry-making sun is again dancing, its bright rays making still more dazzling the glory of the snowy table-cloth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Be not over-exquisite To cast the fashion of uncertain evils."--MILTON.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As a rule, the Chetwoode family always is late for breakfast,--just sufficiently so to make them certain everything will be quite ready by the time they get down.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As a rule, the Chetwoode family always is late for breakfast,--just sufficiently so to make them certain everything will be quite ready by the time they get down.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the open windows the merry-making sun is again dancing, its bright rays making still more dazzling the glory of the snowy table-cloth.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a rule, the Chetwoode family always is late for breakfast,--just sufficiently so to make them certain everything will be quite ready by the time they get down.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Be not over-exquisite To cast the fashion of uncertain evils."--MILTON.
trifled
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
uncertain
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From this reading "Be not over-exquisite To cast the fashion of uncertain evils."--MILTON.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
urn
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
use
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
warning
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From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As a rule, the Chetwoode family always is late for breakfast,--just sufficiently so to make them certain everything will be quite ready by the time they get down.
windows
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From this reading Through the open windows the merry-making sun is again dancing, its bright rays making still more dazzling the glory of the snowy table-cloth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The great silver urn is hissing and fighting with all around, as though warning his mistress to use him, as he is not one to be trifled with; while at the lower end of the table, exactly opposite Sir Guy's plate, lies the post upon a high salver, ready to the master's hand, as has been the custom at Chetwoode for generations.
