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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 Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
adorable
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From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
aid
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From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
all
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From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
alluring
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From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He is a _very_ young, young man, and is by this time quite _bon comarade_ with the sedate Kit, who is especially lenient with his shortcomings, and treats him as though he were nearly as old as herself.
Barracks
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From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
Beresford
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From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
bon
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From this reading He is a _very_ young, young man, and is by this time quite _bon comarade_ with the sedate Kit, who is especially lenient with his shortcomings, and treats him as though he were nearly as old as herself.
bow
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From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
Brian
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From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
closely-cropped
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From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
comarade
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From this reading He is a _very_ young, young man, and is by this time quite _bon comarade_ with the sedate Kit, who is especially lenient with his shortcomings, and treats him as though he were nearly as old as herself.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
dancing
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From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
darkest
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From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
dawn
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From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
day
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From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
days
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From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
Desmond
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From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
especially
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From this reading He is a _very_ young, young man, and is by this time quite _bon comarade_ with the sedate Kit, who is especially lenient with his shortcomings, and treats him as though he were nearly as old as herself.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
fans
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From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
head
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From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
hearts
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From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He is a _very_ young, young man, and is by this time quite _bon comarade_ with the sedate Kit, who is especially lenient with his shortcomings, and treats him as though he were nearly as old as herself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He is a _very_ young, young man, and is by this time quite _bon comarade_ with the sedate Kit, who is especially lenient with his shortcomings, and treats him as though he were nearly as old as herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
hour
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From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
How
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From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
Kit
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From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
laughing
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From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
lenient
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From this reading He is a _very_ young, young man, and is by this time quite _bon comarade_ with the sedate Kit, who is especially lenient with his shortcomings, and treats him as though he were nearly as old as herself.
love
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From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
lovers
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From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
Madam
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From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
man
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From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
many
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From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
meagre
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From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
men
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From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
Monica
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From this reading Monica is dancing with Mr. Ryde.
Mr
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From this reading Monica is dancing with Mr. Ryde.
near
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From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
nearly
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From this reading He is a _very_ young, young man, and is by this time quite _bon comarade_ with the sedate Kit, who is especially lenient with his shortcomings, and treats him as though he were nearly as old as herself.
O'Connor
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From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
old
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From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
own
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From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
presages
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From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is a _very_ young, young man, and is by this time quite _bon comarade_ with the sedate Kit, who is especially lenient with his shortcomings, and treats him as though he were nearly as old as herself.
Rossmoyne
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From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
Ryde
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From this reading Monica is dancing with Mr. Ryde.
secured
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From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
sedate
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From this reading He is a _very_ young, young man, and is by this time quite _bon comarade_ with the sedate Kit, who is especially lenient with his shortcomings, and treats him as though he were nearly as old as herself.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
shortcomings
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From this reading He is a _very_ young, young man, and is by this time quite _bon comarade_ with the sedate Kit, who is especially lenient with his shortcomings, and treats him as though he were nearly as old as herself.
Skillereen
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From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
smiles
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From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
some
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From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
spite
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From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
talking
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From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
tells
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From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He is a _very_ young, young man, and is by this time quite _bon comarade_ with the sedate Kit, who is especially lenient with his shortcomings, and treats him as though he were nearly as old as herself.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He is a _very_ young, young man, and is by this time quite _bon comarade_ with the sedate Kit, who is especially lenient with his shortcomings, and treats him as though he were nearly as old as herself.
thrives
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From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
throve
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From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is a _very_ young, young man, and is by this time quite _bon comarade_ with the sedate Kit, who is especially lenient with his shortcomings, and treats him as though he were nearly as old as herself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
town
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From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
treats
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From this reading He is a _very_ young, young man, and is by this time quite _bon comarade_ with the sedate Kit, who is especially lenient with his shortcomings, and treats him as though he were nearly as old as herself.
very
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From this reading He is a _very_ young, young man, and is by this time quite _bon comarade_ with the sedate Kit, who is especially lenient with his shortcomings, and treats him as though he were nearly as old as herself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
waving
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From this reading The day is near; the darkest hour that presages the dawn has come, and still every one is dancing, and talking, and laughing, and some are alluring, by the aid of smiles and waving fans, the hearts of men.
ways
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From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He is a _very_ young, young man, and is by this time quite _bon comarade_ with the sedate Kit, who is especially lenient with his shortcomings, and treats him as though he were nearly as old as herself.
west
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From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He is a _very_ young, young man, and is by this time quite _bon comarade_ with the sedate Kit, who is especially lenient with his shortcomings, and treats him as though he were nearly as old as herself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
young
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From this reading How Madam O'Connor tells how lovers throve in the good old days when she was young; and Brian Desmond thrives with his love in these our days, when he and she are young.
youth
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From this reading Kit Beresford, in spite of her youth and her closely-cropped head,--which, after all is adorable in many ways,--has secured, all to her own bow, a young man from the Skillereen Barracks (a meagre town to the west of Rossmoyne).
