The better part of the morning was spent watching the sky for rain and praying that my luck would hold and the rain would stay away.
(The better part of the morning; was spent; watching the sky for rain and praying that my luck would hold and the rain would stay away) (the rain; would stay; away)
The better part of the morning the rain
was spent would stay
watching the sky for rain and praying that my luck would hold and the rain would stay away
away