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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 During this dispute, my cousin Nora did the only thing that a lady, under such circumstances, could do, and fainted in due form.
advise
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From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
affair
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From this reading ‘Which of us is Captain Quin to engage?’ said I to Mick; for it was my first affair, and I was as proud of it as of a suit of laced velvet.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And so indeed, after a while, she did, which has shown me since that Fagan knew the world pretty well, for many’s the lady I’ve seen in after times recover in a similar manner.
altercation
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From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During this dispute, my cousin Nora did the only thing that a lady, under such circumstances, could do, and fainted in due form.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘Which of us is Captain Quin to engage?’ said I to Mick; for it was my first affair, and I was as proud of it as of a suit of laced velvet.
assistance
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From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
away
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From this reading Quin did not offer to help her, you may be sure, for, in the midst of the diversion, caused by her screaming, the faithless bully stole away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
bully
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From this reading Quin did not offer to help her, you may be sure, for, in the midst of the diversion, caused by her screaming, the faithless bully stole away.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Quin did not offer to help her, you may be sure, for, in the midst of the diversion, caused by her screaming, the faithless bully stole away.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
caused
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From this reading Quin did not offer to help her, you may be sure, for, in the midst of the diversion, caused by her screaming, the faithless bully stole away.
circumstances
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From this reading During this dispute, my cousin Nora did the only thing that a lady, under such circumstances, could do, and fainted in due form.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading During this dispute, my cousin Nora did the only thing that a lady, under such circumstances, could do, and fainted in due form.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
cousin
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From this reading During this dispute, my cousin Nora did the only thing that a lady, under such circumstances, could do, and fainted in due form.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading During this dispute, my cousin Nora did the only thing that a lady, under such circumstances, could do, and fainted in due form.
dispute
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From this reading During this dispute, my cousin Nora did the only thing that a lady, under such circumstances, could do, and fainted in due form.
diversion
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From this reading Quin did not offer to help her, you may be sure, for, in the midst of the diversion, caused by her screaming, the faithless bully stole away.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading During this dispute, my cousin Nora did the only thing that a lady, under such circumstances, could do, and fainted in due form.
dry
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From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
due
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From this reading During this dispute, my cousin Nora did the only thing that a lady, under such circumstances, could do, and fainted in due form.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During this dispute, my cousin Nora did the only thing that a lady, under such circumstances, could do, and fainted in due form.
engage
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From this reading ‘Which of us is Captain Quin to engage?’ said I to Mick; for it was my first affair, and I was as proud of it as of a suit of laced velvet.
Fagan
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From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
fainted
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From this reading During this dispute, my cousin Nora did the only thing that a lady, under such circumstances, could do, and fainted in due form.
faithless
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From this reading Quin did not offer to help her, you may be sure, for, in the midst of the diversion, caused by her screaming, the faithless bully stole away.
fellow
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From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Which of us is Captain Quin to engage?’ said I to Mick; for it was my first affair, and I was as proud of it as of a suit of laced velvet.
flown
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From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And so indeed, after a while, she did, which has shown me since that Fagan knew the world pretty well, for many’s the lady I’ve seen in after times recover in a similar manner.
form
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From this reading During this dispute, my cousin Nora did the only thing that a lady, under such circumstances, could do, and fainted in due form.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so indeed, after a while, she did, which has shown me since that Fagan knew the world pretty well, for many’s the lady I’ve seen in after times recover in a similar manner.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quin did not offer to help her, you may be sure, for, in the midst of the diversion, caused by her screaming, the faithless bully stole away.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
hot
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From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
I've
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From this reading And so indeed, after a while, she did, which has shown me since that Fagan knew the world pretty well, for many’s the lady I’ve seen in after times recover in a similar manner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During this dispute, my cousin Nora did the only thing that a lady, under such circumstances, could do, and fainted in due form.
indeed
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From this reading And so indeed, after a while, she did, which has shown me since that Fagan knew the world pretty well, for many’s the lady I’ve seen in after times recover in a similar manner.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Which of us is Captain Quin to engage?’ said I to Mick; for it was my first affair, and I was as proud of it as of a suit of laced velvet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Which of us is Captain Quin to engage?’ said I to Mick; for it was my first affair, and I was as proud of it as of a suit of laced velvet.
knew
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From this reading And so indeed, after a while, she did, which has shown me since that Fagan knew the world pretty well, for many’s the lady I’ve seen in after times recover in a similar manner.
laced
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From this reading ‘Which of us is Captain Quin to engage?’ said I to Mick; for it was my first affair, and I was as proud of it as of a suit of laced velvet.
lady
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From this reading During this dispute, my cousin Nora did the only thing that a lady, under such circumstances, could do, and fainted in due form.
leave
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From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
manner
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From this reading And so indeed, after a while, she did, which has shown me since that Fagan knew the world pretty well, for many’s the lady I’ve seen in after times recover in a similar manner.
many's
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From this reading And so indeed, after a while, she did, which has shown me since that Fagan knew the world pretty well, for many’s the lady I’ve seen in after times recover in a similar manner.
Master
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From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Quin did not offer to help her, you may be sure, for, in the midst of the diversion, caused by her screaming, the faithless bully stole away.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
Mick
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From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
midst
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From this reading Quin did not offer to help her, you may be sure, for, in the midst of the diversion, caused by her screaming, the faithless bully stole away.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading During this dispute, my cousin Nora did the only thing that a lady, under such circumstances, could do, and fainted in due form.
Nora
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From this reading During this dispute, my cousin Nora did the only thing that a lady, under such circumstances, could do, and fainted in due form.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Quin did not offer to help her, you may be sure, for, in the midst of the diversion, caused by her screaming, the faithless bully stole away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
offer
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From this reading Quin did not offer to help her, you may be sure, for, in the midst of the diversion, caused by her screaming, the faithless bully stole away.
only
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From this reading During this dispute, my cousin Nora did the only thing that a lady, under such circumstances, could do, and fainted in due form.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
pretty
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From this reading And so indeed, after a while, she did, which has shown me since that Fagan knew the world pretty well, for many’s the lady I’ve seen in after times recover in a similar manner.
prevented
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From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
proud
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From this reading ‘Which of us is Captain Quin to engage?’ said I to Mick; for it was my first affair, and I was as proud of it as of a suit of laced velvet.
Quin
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From this reading Quin did not offer to help her, you may be sure, for, in the midst of the diversion, caused by her screaming, the faithless bully stole away.
recover
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From this reading And so indeed, after a while, she did, which has shown me since that Fagan knew the world pretty well, for many’s the lady I’ve seen in after times recover in a similar manner.
Redmond
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From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
said
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From this reading ‘Which of us is Captain Quin to engage?’ said I to Mick; for it was my first affair, and I was as proud of it as of a suit of laced velvet.
saying
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From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
screaming
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From this reading Quin did not offer to help her, you may be sure, for, in the midst of the diversion, caused by her screaming, the faithless bully stole away.
seen
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From this reading And so indeed, after a while, she did, which has shown me since that Fagan knew the world pretty well, for many’s the lady I’ve seen in after times recover in a similar manner.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
shown
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From this reading And so indeed, after a while, she did, which has shown me since that Fagan knew the world pretty well, for many’s the lady I’ve seen in after times recover in a similar manner.
similar
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From this reading And so indeed, after a while, she did, which has shown me since that Fagan knew the world pretty well, for many’s the lady I’ve seen in after times recover in a similar manner.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And so indeed, after a while, she did, which has shown me since that Fagan knew the world pretty well, for many’s the lady I’ve seen in after times recover in a similar manner.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so indeed, after a while, she did, which has shown me since that Fagan knew the world pretty well, for many’s the lady I’ve seen in after times recover in a similar manner.
sort
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From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
stole
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From this reading Quin did not offer to help her, you may be sure, for, in the midst of the diversion, caused by her screaming, the faithless bully stole away.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading During this dispute, my cousin Nora did the only thing that a lady, under such circumstances, could do, and fainted in due form.
suit
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From this reading ‘Which of us is Captain Quin to engage?’ said I to Mick; for it was my first affair, and I was as proud of it as of a suit of laced velvet.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During this dispute, my cousin Nora did the only thing that a lady, under such circumstances, could do, and fainted in due form.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During this dispute, my cousin Nora did the only thing that a lady, under such circumstances, could do, and fainted in due form.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During this dispute, my cousin Nora did the only thing that a lady, under such circumstances, could do, and fainted in due form.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading During this dispute, my cousin Nora did the only thing that a lady, under such circumstances, could do, and fainted in due form.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
times
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From this reading And so indeed, after a while, she did, which has shown me since that Fagan knew the world pretty well, for many’s the lady I’ve seen in after times recover in a similar manner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading During this dispute, my cousin Nora did the only thing that a lady, under such circumstances, could do, and fainted in due form.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Which of us is Captain Quin to engage?’ said I to Mick; for it was my first affair, and I was as proud of it as of a suit of laced velvet.
velvet
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From this reading ‘Which of us is Captain Quin to engage?’ said I to Mick; for it was my first affair, and I was as proud of it as of a suit of laced velvet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
well
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From this reading And so indeed, after a while, she did, which has shown me since that Fagan knew the world pretty well, for many’s the lady I’ve seen in after times recover in a similar manner.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And so indeed, after a while, she did, which has shown me since that Fagan knew the world pretty well, for many’s the lady I’ve seen in after times recover in a similar manner.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And so indeed, after a while, she did, which has shown me since that Fagan knew the world pretty well, for many’s the lady I’ve seen in after times recover in a similar manner.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
world
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From this reading And so indeed, after a while, she did, which has shown me since that Fagan knew the world pretty well, for many’s the lady I’ve seen in after times recover in a similar manner.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
young
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From this reading I was in hot altercation with Mick at the time, or I should have, of course, flown to her assistance, but Captain Fagan (a dry sort of fellow this Fagan was) prevented me, saying, ‘I advise you to leave the young lady to herself, Master Redmond, and be sure she will come to.’
