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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 THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The weather was fine, and the passengers assembled in Conference Hall to talk with the three experts on board about the various places they had visited in India.
adorned
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From this reading Lord Tremlyn and Sir Modava were full of information, which they adorned with stories from history and mythology.
all
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From this reading But they had all seen great waves, and they were not anxious to see them here.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
anxious
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From this reading But they had all seen great waves, and they were not anxious to see them here.
arrive
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From this reading At her ordinary speed, the Guardian-Mother would arrive at Colombo at one o'clock the next day.
assembled
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From this reading The weather was fine, and the passengers assembled in Conference Hall to talk with the three experts on board about the various places they had visited in India.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
beach
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
billows
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
board
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From this reading The weather was fine, and the passengers assembled in Conference Hall to talk with the three experts on board about the various places they had visited in India.
breaking
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
bridge
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they had all seen great waves, and they were not anxious to see them here.
CEYLON
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
Colombo
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From this reading At her ordinary speed, the Guardian-Mother would arrive at Colombo at one o'clock the next day.
Conference
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From this reading The weather was fine, and the passengers assembled in Conference Hall to talk with the three experts on board about the various places they had visited in India.
cyclone
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
day
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From this reading At her ordinary speed, the Guardian-Mother would arrive at Colombo at one o'clock the next day.
distance
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
experts
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From this reading The weather was fine, and the passengers assembled in Conference Hall to talk with the three experts on board about the various places they had visited in India.
FAREWELL
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
feet
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather was fine, and the passengers assembled in Conference Hall to talk with the three experts on board about the various places they had visited in India.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
full
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From this reading Lord Tremlyn and Sir Modava were full of information, which they adorned with stories from history and mythology.
glad
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
grand
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
Guardian-Mother
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From this reading At her ordinary speed, the Guardian-Mother would arrive at Colombo at one o'clock the next day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
Hall
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From this reading The weather was fine, and the passengers assembled in Conference Hall to talk with the three experts on board about the various places they had visited in India.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At her ordinary speed, the Guardian-Mother would arrive at Colombo at one o'clock the next day.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they had all seen great waves, and they were not anxious to see them here.
history
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From this reading Lord Tremlyn and Sir Modava were full of information, which they adorned with stories from history and mythology.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
INDIA
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
information
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From this reading Lord Tremlyn and Sir Modava were full of information, which they adorned with stories from history and mythology.
instance
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
land
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
Lord
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From this reading Lord Tremlyn and Sir Modava were full of information, which they adorned with stories from history and mythology.
Madras
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
Modava
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From this reading Lord Tremlyn and Sir Modava were full of information, which they adorned with stories from history and mythology.
mythology
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From this reading Lord Tremlyn and Sir Modava were full of information, which they adorned with stories from history and mythology.
Napier
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At her ordinary speed, the Guardian-Mother would arrive at Colombo at one o'clock the next day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But they had all seen great waves, and they were not anxious to see them here.
o'clock
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From this reading At her ordinary speed, the Guardian-Mother would arrive at Colombo at one o'clock the next day.
observe
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At her ordinary speed, the Guardian-Mother would arrive at Colombo at one o'clock the next day.
ordinary
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From this reading At her ordinary speed, the Guardian-Mother would arrive at Colombo at one o'clock the next day.
passengers
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From this reading The weather was fine, and the passengers assembled in Conference Hall to talk with the three experts on board about the various places they had visited in India.
place
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
places
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From this reading The weather was fine, and the passengers assembled in Conference Hall to talk with the three experts on board about the various places they had visited in India.
rolling
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
safe
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
see
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
seen
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From this reading But they had all seen great waves, and they were not anxious to see them here.
shore
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
Sir
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From this reading Lord Tremlyn and Sir Modava were full of information, which they adorned with stories from history and mythology.
spectacle
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
speed
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From this reading At her ordinary speed, the Guardian-Mother would arrive at Colombo at one o'clock the next day.
stories
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From this reading Lord Tremlyn and Sir Modava were full of information, which they adorned with stories from history and mythology.
talk
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From this reading The weather was fine, and the passengers assembled in Conference Hall to talk with the three experts on board about the various places they had visited in India.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But they had all seen great waves, and they were not anxious to see them here.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
thousand
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
three
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From this reading The weather was fine, and the passengers assembled in Conference Hall to talk with the three experts on board about the various places they had visited in India.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
tourists
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From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
Tremlyn
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From this reading Lord Tremlyn and Sir Modava were full of information, which they adorned with stories from history and mythology.
various
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From this reading The weather was fine, and the passengers assembled in Conference Hall to talk with the three experts on board about the various places they had visited in India.
visited
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From this reading The weather was fine, and the passengers assembled in Conference Hall to talk with the three experts on board about the various places they had visited in India.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather was fine, and the passengers assembled in Conference Hall to talk with the three experts on board about the various places they had visited in India.
waves
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From this reading But they had all seen great waves, and they were not anxious to see them here.
weather
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From this reading The weather was fine, and the passengers assembled in Conference Hall to talk with the three experts on board about the various places they had visited in India.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But they had all seen great waves, and they were not anxious to see them here.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lord Tremlyn and Sir Modava were full of information, which they adorned with stories from history and mythology.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The weather was fine, and the passengers assembled in Conference Hall to talk with the three experts on board about the various places they had visited in India.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA If the tourists had been in a safe place they would have been glad to see a cyclone on the shore of Madras, on Napier bridge for instance; and it would have been a grand spectacle to observe the great billows rolling in on the beach, breaking at a distance of a thousand feet from the land.
