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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 She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
accident
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From this reading Arabella knew now that he loved Halcyone--that wood nymph they had seen during their Easter Sunday walk--and that he had been going to meet her when the accident had happened.
all
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From this reading The rest was a jumble of incoherent phrases all giving the impression of intense desire and anxiety for some special event.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meanwhile, John Derringham lay betwixt life and death and was watched over by the kind eye of Arabella Clinker.
anxiety
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From this reading The rest was a jumble of incoherent phrases all giving the impression of intense desire and anxiety for some special event.
Arabella
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From this reading Meanwhile, John Derringham lay betwixt life and death and was watched over by the kind eye of Arabella Clinker.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Arabella knew now that he loved Halcyone--that wood nymph they had seen during their Easter Sunday walk--and that he had been going to meet her when the accident had happened.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
betwixtprepositionUS /biˈtwɪkst/
an old word for “between”
From this reading Meanwhile, John Derringham lay betwixt life and death and was watched over by the kind eye of Arabella Clinker.
brute
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From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Meanwhile, John Derringham lay betwixt life and death and was watched over by the kind eye of Arabella Clinker.
came
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From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
Clinker
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From this reading Meanwhile, John Derringham lay betwixt life and death and was watched over by the kind eye of Arabella Clinker.
darling
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From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
death
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From this reading Meanwhile, John Derringham lay betwixt life and death and was watched over by the kind eye of Arabella Clinker.
decreased
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From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
Derringham
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From this reading Meanwhile, John Derringham lay betwixt life and death and was watched over by the kind eye of Arabella Clinker.
desire
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From this reading The rest was a jumble of incoherent phrases all giving the impression of intense desire and anxiety for some special event.
detached
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From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Arabella knew now that he loved Halcyone--that wood nymph they had seen during their Easter Sunday walk--and that he had been going to meet her when the accident had happened.
Easter
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From this reading Arabella knew now that he loved Halcyone--that wood nymph they had seen during their Easter Sunday walk--and that he had been going to meet her when the accident had happened.
event
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From this reading The rest was a jumble of incoherent phrases all giving the impression of intense desire and anxiety for some special event.
extremely
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From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
eye
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From this reading Meanwhile, John Derringham lay betwixt life and death and was watched over by the kind eye of Arabella Clinker.
facts
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From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
fever
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From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
feverish
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From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
gathered
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From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
giving
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From this reading The rest was a jumble of incoherent phrases all giving the impression of intense desire and anxiety for some special event.
goddess
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From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
going
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From this reading Arabella knew now that he loved Halcyone--that wood nymph they had seen during their Easter Sunday walk--and that he had been going to meet her when the accident had happened.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
Halcyone
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From this reading Arabella knew now that he loved Halcyone--that wood nymph they had seen during their Easter Sunday walk--and that he had been going to meet her when the accident had happened.
happened
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From this reading Arabella knew now that he loved Halcyone--that wood nymph they had seen during their Easter Sunday walk--and that he had been going to meet her when the accident had happened.
happy
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From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Arabella knew now that he loved Halcyone--that wood nymph they had seen during their Easter Sunday walk--and that he had been going to meet her when the accident had happened.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
hours
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From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
impression
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From this reading The rest was a jumble of incoherent phrases all giving the impression of intense desire and anxiety for some special event.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
incoherent
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From this reading The rest was a jumble of incoherent phrases all giving the impression of intense desire and anxiety for some special event.
intense
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From this reading The rest was a jumble of incoherent phrases all giving the impression of intense desire and anxiety for some special event.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
John
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From this reading Meanwhile, John Derringham lay betwixt life and death and was watched over by the kind eye of Arabella Clinker.
jumble
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From this reading The rest was a jumble of incoherent phrases all giving the impression of intense desire and anxiety for some special event.
just
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From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
kind
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From this reading Meanwhile, John Derringham lay betwixt life and death and was watched over by the kind eye of Arabella Clinker.
knew
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From this reading Arabella knew now that he loved Halcyone--that wood nymph they had seen during their Easter Sunday walk--and that he had been going to meet her when the accident had happened.
lay
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From this reading Meanwhile, John Derringham lay betwixt life and death and was watched over by the kind eye of Arabella Clinker.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, John Derringham lay betwixt life and death and was watched over by the kind eye of Arabella Clinker.
light-headed
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From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
like
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From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
listened
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From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
loved
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From this reading Arabella knew now that he loved Halcyone--that wood nymph they had seen during their Easter Sunday walk--and that he had been going to meet her when the accident had happened.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, John Derringham lay betwixt life and death and was watched over by the kind eye of Arabella Clinker.
meet
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From this reading Arabella knew now that he loved Halcyone--that wood nymph they had seen during their Easter Sunday walk--and that he had been going to meet her when the accident had happened.
more
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From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
night
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From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
now
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From this reading Arabella knew now that he loved Halcyone--that wood nymph they had seen during their Easter Sunday walk--and that he had been going to meet her when the accident had happened.
number
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From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
nurses
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From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
nymph
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From this reading Arabella knew now that he loved Halcyone--that wood nymph they had seen during their Easter Sunday walk--and that he had been going to meet her when the accident had happened.
oak
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From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meanwhile, John Derringham lay betwixt life and death and was watched over by the kind eye of Arabella Clinker.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Meanwhile, John Derringham lay betwixt life and death and was watched over by the kind eye of Arabella Clinker.
phrases
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From this reading The rest was a jumble of incoherent phrases all giving the impression of intense desire and anxiety for some special event.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
ravings
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From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest was a jumble of incoherent phrases all giving the impression of intense desire and anxiety for some special event.
seen
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From this reading Arabella knew now that he loved Halcyone--that wood nymph they had seen during their Easter Sunday walk--and that he had been going to meet her when the accident had happened.
several
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From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
silent
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From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
some
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From this reading The rest was a jumble of incoherent phrases all giving the impression of intense desire and anxiety for some special event.
special
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From this reading The rest was a jumble of incoherent phrases all giving the impression of intense desire and anxiety for some special event.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
Sunday
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From this reading Arabella knew now that he loved Halcyone--that wood nymph they had seen during their Easter Sunday walk--and that he had been going to meet her when the accident had happened.
sweet
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From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Arabella knew now that he loved Halcyone--that wood nymph they had seen during their Easter Sunday walk--and that he had been going to meet her when the accident had happened.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meanwhile, John Derringham lay betwixt life and death and was watched over by the kind eye of Arabella Clinker.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Arabella knew now that he loved Halcyone--that wood nymph they had seen during their Easter Sunday walk--and that he had been going to meet her when the accident had happened.
then
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From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
there
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From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arabella knew now that he loved Halcyone--that wood nymph they had seen during their Easter Sunday walk--and that he had been going to meet her when the accident had happened.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
tree
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From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
vaporings
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From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
walk
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From this reading Arabella knew now that he loved Halcyone--that wood nymph they had seen during their Easter Sunday walk--and that he had been going to meet her when the accident had happened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile, John Derringham lay betwixt life and death and was watched over by the kind eye of Arabella Clinker.
watched
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From this reading Meanwhile, John Derringham lay betwixt life and death and was watched over by the kind eye of Arabella Clinker.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
weak
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From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Arabella knew now that he loved Halcyone--that wood nymph they had seen during their Easter Sunday walk--and that he had been going to meet her when the accident had happened.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She had gathered quite a number of facts in the night, while she had listened to his feverish ravings--he was light-headed for several hours before the nurses came--then the fever had decreased and though extremely weak he was silent.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
wood
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From this reading Arabella knew now that he loved Halcyone--that wood nymph they had seen during their Easter Sunday walk--and that he had been going to meet her when the accident had happened.
words
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From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was: "Then we shall be happy, my sweet," or "Halcyone, you will not think me a brute, then, will you, my darling," and there were more just detached words about an oak tree, and a goddess and such like vaporings.