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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 From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The after-reflections of those most interested in the above gathering were various, and it must be admitted to some extent unsatisfactory.
admitted
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From this reading The after-reflections of those most interested in the above gathering were various, and it must be admitted to some extent unsatisfactory.
after-reflections
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From this reading The after-reflections of those most interested in the above gathering were various, and it must be admitted to some extent unsatisfactory.
all
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From this reading First of all, old Murdock was keen enough to perceive that he had not furthered his object in the least by having given the party at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The after-reflections of those most interested in the above gathering were various, and it must be admitted to some extent unsatisfactory.
asking
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From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
aspirations
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From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading First of all, old Murdock was keen enough to perceive that he had not furthered his object in the least by having given the party at all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The after-reflections of those most interested in the above gathering were various, and it must be admitted to some extent unsatisfactory.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
bone
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From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
broke
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From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
business
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From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading First of all, old Murdock was keen enough to perceive that he had not furthered his object in the least by having given the party at all.
Cavana
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From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
certain
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From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
close
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From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
conduct
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From this reading This was the natural result of old Murdock's observations of Winny's conduct during the evening,--who, while she could and did hide the one, could not, and did not, hide the other.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This was the natural result of old Murdock's observations of Winny's conduct during the evening,--who, while she could and did hide the one, could not, and did not, hide the other.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This was the natural result of old Murdock's observations of Winny's conduct during the evening,--who, while she could and did hide the one, could not, and did not, hide the other.
die
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From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
doubt
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From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading This was the natural result of old Murdock's observations of Winny's conduct during the evening,--who, while she could and did hide the one, could not, and did not, hide the other.
enough
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From this reading First of all, old Murdock was keen enough to perceive that he had not furthered his object in the least by having given the party at all.
evening
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From this reading This was the natural result of old Murdock's observations of Winny's conduct during the evening,--who, while she could and did hide the one, could not, and did not, hide the other.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
extent
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From this reading The after-reflections of those most interested in the above gathering were various, and it must be admitted to some extent unsatisfactory.
father
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From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First of all, old Murdock was keen enough to perceive that he had not furthered his object in the least by having given the party at all.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
furthered
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From this reading First of all, old Murdock was keen enough to perceive that he had not furthered his object in the least by having given the party at all.
gathering
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From this reading The after-reflections of those most interested in the above gathering were various, and it must be admitted to some extent unsatisfactory.
given
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From this reading First of all, old Murdock was keen enough to perceive that he had not furthered his object in the least by having given the party at all.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading First of all, old Murdock was keen enough to perceive that he had not furthered his object in the least by having given the party at all.
harm
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From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading First of all, old Murdock was keen enough to perceive that he had not furthered his object in the least by having given the party at all.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading First of all, old Murdock was keen enough to perceive that he had not furthered his object in the least by having given the party at all.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
hide
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From this reading This was the natural result of old Murdock's observations of Winny's conduct during the evening,--who, while she could and did hide the one, could not, and did not, hide the other.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading First of all, old Murdock was keen enough to perceive that he had not furthered his object in the least by having given the party at all.
hoped
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From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The after-reflections of those most interested in the above gathering were various, and it must be admitted to some extent unsatisfactory.
interested
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From this reading The after-reflections of those most interested in the above gathering were various, and it must be admitted to some extent unsatisfactory.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The after-reflections of those most interested in the above gathering were various, and it must be admitted to some extent unsatisfactory.
keen
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From this reading First of all, old Murdock was keen enough to perceive that he had not furthered his object in the least by having given the party at all.
kept
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From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
knew
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From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First of all, old Murdock was keen enough to perceive that he had not furthered his object in the least by having given the party at all.
Lennon
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From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
more
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From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
most
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From this reading The after-reflections of those most interested in the above gathering were various, and it must be admitted to some extent unsatisfactory.
Murdock
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From this reading First of all, old Murdock was keen enough to perceive that he had not furthered his object in the least by having given the party at all.
Murdock's
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From this reading This was the natural result of old Murdock's observations of Winny's conduct during the evening,--who, while she could and did hide the one, could not, and did not, hide the other.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The after-reflections of those most interested in the above gathering were various, and it must be admitted to some extent unsatisfactory.
natural
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From this reading This was the natural result of old Murdock's observations of Winny's conduct during the evening,--who, while she could and did hide the one, could not, and did not, hide the other.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading First of all, old Murdock was keen enough to perceive that he had not furthered his object in the least by having given the party at all.
now
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From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
object
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From this reading First of all, old Murdock was keen enough to perceive that he had not furthered his object in the least by having given the party at all.
observations
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From this reading This was the natural result of old Murdock's observations of Winny's conduct during the evening,--who, while she could and did hide the one, could not, and did not, hide the other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The after-reflections of those most interested in the above gathering were various, and it must be admitted to some extent unsatisfactory.
old
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From this reading First of all, old Murdock was keen enough to perceive that he had not furthered his object in the least by having given the party at all.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was the natural result of old Murdock's observations of Winny's conduct during the evening,--who, while she could and did hide the one, could not, and did not, hide the other.
other
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From this reading This was the natural result of old Murdock's observations of Winny's conduct during the evening,--who, while she could and did hide the one, could not, and did not, hide the other.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First of all, old Murdock was keen enough to perceive that he had not furthered his object in the least by having given the party at all.
perceive
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From this reading First of all, old Murdock was keen enough to perceive that he had not furthered his object in the least by having given the party at all.
preference
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From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
result
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From this reading This was the natural result of old Murdock's observations of Winny's conduct during the evening,--who, while she could and did hide the one, could not, and did not, hide the other.
satisfied
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From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
serve
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From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
some
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From this reading The after-reflections of those most interested in the above gathering were various, and it must be admitted to some extent unsatisfactory.
sullenly
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From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading First of all, old Murdock was keen enough to perceive that he had not furthered his object in the least by having given the party at all.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The after-reflections of those most interested in the above gathering were various, and it must be admitted to some extent unsatisfactory.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the natural result of old Murdock's observations of Winny's conduct during the evening,--who, while she could and did hide the one, could not, and did not, hide the other.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The after-reflections of those most interested in the above gathering were various, and it must be admitted to some extent unsatisfactory.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The after-reflections of those most interested in the above gathering were various, and it must be admitted to some extent unsatisfactory.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
Tom
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From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
unsatisfactory
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From this reading The after-reflections of those most interested in the above gathering were various, and it must be admitted to some extent unsatisfactory.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
various
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From this reading The after-reflections of those most interested in the above gathering were various, and it must be admitted to some extent unsatisfactory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading First of all, old Murdock was keen enough to perceive that he had not furthered his object in the least by having given the party at all.
watch
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From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The after-reflections of those most interested in the above gathering were various, and it must be admitted to some extent unsatisfactory.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
whelp
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From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading This was the natural result of old Murdock's observations of Winny's conduct during the evening,--who, while she could and did hide the one, could not, and did not, hide the other.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This was the natural result of old Murdock's observations of Winny's conduct during the evening,--who, while she could and did hide the one, could not, and did not, hide the other.
whole
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From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
Winny
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From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
Winny's
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From this reading This was the natural result of old Murdock's observations of Winny's conduct during the evening,--who, while she could and did hide the one, could not, and did not, hide the other.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Tom Murdock was the least satisfied of them all with the whole business, and sullenly told his father, who had done it all to serve him, that "he had done more harm than good, and that he knew he would, by asking that whelp Lennon; and he hoped he might never die till he broke every bone in his body.
young
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From this reading From what Tom had told him he had kept a close watch upon young Lennon, of whose aspirations toward Winny Cavana he had now no doubt, and if he was not sure of a preference upon her part toward him, he was quite certain that she had none toward Tom.
