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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 So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TELLS OF THE WRITING UPON THE GOLDEN CLASP; AND HOW I TOOK DOWN THE GREAT KEY.
any
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From this reading Of the effect of the reading upon us, I need not speak at any length.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of the effect of the reading upon us, I need not speak at any length.
awful
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From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
borne
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From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
breath
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
cheeks
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
chokingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
CLASP
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From this reading TELLS OF THE WRITING UPON THE GOLDEN CLASP; AND HOW I TOOK DOWN THE GREAT KEY.
comment
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
cry
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From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
DOWN
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From this reading TELLS OF THE WRITING UPON THE GOLDEN CLASP; AND HOW I TOOK DOWN THE GREAT KEY.
echo
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From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
effect
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From this reading Of the effect of the reading upon us, I need not speak at any length.
emotion
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
ended
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From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
enough
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
evidence
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
father's
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From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
filled
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From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
fond
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
full
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From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
GOLDEN
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From this reading TELLS OF THE WRITING UPON THE GOLDEN CLASP; AND HOW I TOOK DOWN THE GREAT KEY.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TELLS OF THE WRITING UPON THE GOLDEN CLASP; AND HOW I TOOK DOWN THE GREAT KEY.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
heard
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
HOW
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From this reading TELLS OF THE WRITING UPON THE GOLDEN CLASP; AND HOW I TOOK DOWN THE GREAT KEY.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TELLS OF THE WRITING UPON THE GOLDEN CLASP; AND HOW I TOOK DOWN THE GREAT KEY.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I say that we both wept, and it is true.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
Journal
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From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
KEY
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From this reading TELLS OF THE WRITING UPON THE GOLDEN CLASP; AND HOW I TOOK DOWN THE GREAT KEY.
landwards
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From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Of the effect of the reading upon us, I need not speak at any length.
Loveday's
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
loving
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
Margery
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
messages
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
most
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
Murder
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From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
mute
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From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
narrative
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the effect of the reading upon us, I need not speak at any length.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of the effect of the reading upon us, I need not speak at any length.
now
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From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
occasional
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TELLS OF THE WRITING UPON THE GOLDEN CLASP; AND HOW I TOOK DOWN THE GREAT KEY.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
own
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
pitifully
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
poured
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
presence
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From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
quickening
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
reading
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From this reading Of the effect of the reading upon us, I need not speak at any length.
say
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From this reading I say that we both wept, and it is true.
shaping
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From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
simple
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
single
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From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
speak
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From this reading Of the effect of the reading upon us, I need not speak at any length.
storm
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From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
tears
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
TELLS
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From this reading TELLS OF THE WRITING UPON THE GOLDEN CLASP; AND HOW I TOOK DOWN THE GREAT KEY.
tender
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TELLS OF THE WRITING UPON THE GOLDEN CLASP; AND HOW I TOOK DOWN THE GREAT KEY.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
TOOKnounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TELLS OF THE WRITING UPON THE GOLDEN CLASP; AND HOW I TOOK DOWN THE GREAT KEY.
tragedy
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From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
true
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From this reading I say that we both wept, and it is true.
Uncle
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading TELLS OF THE WRITING UPON THE GOLDEN CLASP; AND HOW I TOOK DOWN THE GREAT KEY.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of the effect of the reading upon us, I need not speak at any length.
vainly
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
voice
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From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
wept
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From this reading I say that we both wept, and it is true.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
wings
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From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading For the most part it had passed without comment; but the occasional choking of Uncle Loveday's voice, my own quickening breath as the narrative continued, and the tears that poured down the cheeks of both of us as we heard the simple loving messages for Margery--messages so vainly tender, so pitifully fond--were evidence enough of our emotion.
witness
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From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
word
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From this reading So ended my father's Journal--in a silence full of tragedy, a silence filled in with the echo of that awful cry borne landwards on the wings of the storm; and now, in the presence of this mute witness, shaping itself into the single word "Murder."
WRITING
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From this reading TELLS OF THE WRITING UPON THE GOLDEN CLASP; AND HOW I TOOK DOWN THE GREAT KEY.
