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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 Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
all
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From this reading It was a lovely night, and Madoline and Daphne both stayed on deck, to the indignation of Mowser, who was sure Miss Lawford would catch cold, and declared it was all Miss Daphne’s doing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
any
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From this reading There was nothing of the Spartan about Mowser, nothing in any wise heroic in her conduct under the trial of sea-sickness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
bad
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
BEST
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From this reading ‘BUT I WOT BEST WHER WRINGETH ME MY SHO.’
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It was a lovely night, and Madoline and Daphne both stayed on deck, to the indignation of Mowser, who was sure Miss Lawford would catch cold, and declared it was all Miss Daphne’s doing.
BUTconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘BUT I WOT BEST WHER WRINGETH ME MY SHO.’
cabin
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
Calais
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
care
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
catch
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From this reading It was a lovely night, and Madoline and Daphne both stayed on deck, to the indignation of Mowser, who was sure Miss Lawford would catch cold, and declared it was all Miss Daphne’s doing.
Channel
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
clutching
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From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
cold
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From this reading It was a lovely night, and Madoline and Daphne both stayed on deck, to the indignation of Mowser, who was sure Miss Lawford would catch cold, and declared it was all Miss Daphne’s doing.
conduct
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From this reading There was nothing of the Spartan about Mowser, nothing in any wise heroic in her conduct under the trial of sea-sickness.
convulsively
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From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
Daphne
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From this reading It was a lovely night, and Madoline and Daphne both stayed on deck, to the indignation of Mowser, who was sure Miss Lawford would catch cold, and declared it was all Miss Daphne’s doing.
Daphne's
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From this reading It was a lovely night, and Madoline and Daphne both stayed on deck, to the indignation of Mowser, who was sure Miss Lawford would catch cold, and declared it was all Miss Daphne’s doing.
deck
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From this reading It was a lovely night, and Madoline and Daphne both stayed on deck, to the indignation of Mowser, who was sure Miss Lawford would catch cold, and declared it was all Miss Daphne’s doing.
declared
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From this reading It was a lovely night, and Madoline and Daphne both stayed on deck, to the indignation of Mowser, who was sure Miss Lawford would catch cold, and declared it was all Miss Daphne’s doing.
discomfiture
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
doing
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From this reading It was a lovely night, and Madoline and Daphne both stayed on deck, to the indignation of Mowser, who was sure Miss Lawford would catch cold, and declared it was all Miss Daphne’s doing.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
evil
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From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
eye
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From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
fact
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
familiar
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
fellow-sufferers
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From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
fidelitynounUS /fɪˈdeləti/
continued loyalty to a person or promise
From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
guileless
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From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
hardly
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From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing of the Spartan about Mowser, nothing in any wise heroic in her conduct under the trial of sea-sickness.
heroic
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From this reading There was nothing of the Spartan about Mowser, nothing in any wise heroic in her conduct under the trial of sea-sickness.
Hill
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
hours
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘BUT I WOT BEST WHER WRINGETH ME MY SHO.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
indignation
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From this reading It was a lovely night, and Madoline and Daphne both stayed on deck, to the indignation of Mowser, who was sure Miss Lawford would catch cold, and declared it was all Miss Daphne’s doing.
intentions
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From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lovely night, and Madoline and Daphne both stayed on deck, to the indignation of Mowser, who was sure Miss Lawford would catch cold, and declared it was all Miss Daphne’s doing.
jewel-box
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From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
kind
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From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
ladies
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
Lawford
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From this reading It was a lovely night, and Madoline and Daphne both stayed on deck, to the indignation of Mowser, who was sure Miss Lawford would catch cold, and declared it was all Miss Daphne’s doing.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
lovely
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From this reading It was a lovely night, and Madoline and Daphne both stayed on deck, to the indignation of Mowser, who was sure Miss Lawford would catch cold, and declared it was all Miss Daphne’s doing.
Madoline
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From this reading It was a lovely night, and Madoline and Daphne both stayed on deck, to the indignation of Mowser, who was sure Miss Lawford would catch cold, and declared it was all Miss Daphne’s doing.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
malady
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From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
martyrlike
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From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘BUT I WOT BEST WHER WRINGETH ME MY SHO.’
Miss
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From this reading It was a lovely night, and Madoline and Daphne both stayed on deck, to the indignation of Mowser, who was sure Miss Lawford would catch cold, and declared it was all Miss Daphne’s doing.
mistress's
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From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
moonlit
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
Mowser
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
Mrs
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
much
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘BUT I WOT BEST WHER WRINGETH ME MY SHO.’
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
night
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From this reading It was a lovely night, and Madoline and Daphne both stayed on deck, to the indignation of Mowser, who was sure Miss Lawford would catch cold, and declared it was all Miss Daphne’s doing.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing of the Spartan about Mowser, nothing in any wise heroic in her conduct under the trial of sea-sickness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
out
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From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
own
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From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
perfectly
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
quiet
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
river
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
row
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
sailor
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
sea-sickness
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From this reading There was nothing of the Spartan about Mowser, nothing in any wise heroic in her conduct under the trial of sea-sickness.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
SHO
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From this reading ‘BUT I WOT BEST WHER WRINGETH ME MY SHO.’
South
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
Spartan
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From this reading There was nothing of the Spartan about Mowser, nothing in any wise heroic in her conduct under the trial of sea-sickness.
stayed
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From this reading It was a lovely night, and Madoline and Daphne both stayed on deck, to the indignation of Mowser, who was sure Miss Lawford would catch cold, and declared it was all Miss Daphne’s doing.
steamer
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a lovely night, and Madoline and Daphne both stayed on deck, to the indignation of Mowser, who was sure Miss Lawford would catch cold, and declared it was all Miss Daphne’s doing.
suspecting
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From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
There
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From this reading There was nothing of the Spartan about Mowser, nothing in any wise heroic in her conduct under the trial of sea-sickness.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
throes
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From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
tossing
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
travelling-bag
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From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
trial
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From this reading There was nothing of the Spartan about Mowser, nothing in any wise heroic in her conduct under the trial of sea-sickness.
trust
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From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
tumblingnounUS /ˈtumbling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
Twenty-four
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There was nothing of the Spartan about Mowser, nothing in any wise heroic in her conduct under the trial of sea-sickness.
up
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From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
valuables
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From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
WHER
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From this reading ‘BUT I WOT BEST WHER WRINGETH ME MY SHO.’
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
wise
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From this reading There was nothing of the Spartan about Mowser, nothing in any wise heroic in her conduct under the trial of sea-sickness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Twenty-four hours after that quiet row up the moonlit river, the South Hill party were on the Calais steamer, tossing and tumbling about in the Channel, much to the discomfiture of Mrs. Mowser, who was a bad sailor, and took care to make everybody in the ladies’ cabin perfectly familiar with that fact.
WOT
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From this reading ‘BUT I WOT BEST WHER WRINGETH ME MY SHO.’
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
WRINGETH
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From this reading ‘BUT I WOT BEST WHER WRINGETH ME MY SHO.’
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet there was a kind of martyrlike fidelity in her; for even in her agony she never let her mistress’s travelling-bag and jewel-box out of her eye—nay, would hardly trust those valuables out of her own grasp, clutching at them convulsively in the throes of her malady, and suspecting evil intentions in guileless fellow-sufferers.
