Well "and to take the shortcut" just doesnt sound right, the rest is fine..
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The cake was done by Mother
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Depending on the passage, it means to find fault with someone, or to scold.
OD. Most nurses use to be woken, although that doesn’t mean they all are now. OD most clearly uses a stereotype.
Dramatic Irony: The characters think one thing to be true, but the audience knows something else to be true
The reader already knows that all these irregular events are set up by Abigail. Though Danforth does not know this so he sides with her.