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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 There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
affected
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From this reading It was glorious news which the letter contained, and it wrung a cry of delight from Walter, which was heard by the captain, who turned to see what it was that thus affected his companion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
back
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
beast
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
beating
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From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
bounded
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was glorious news which the letter contained, and it wrung a cry of delight from Walter, which was heard by the captain, who turned to see what it was that thus affected his companion.
California
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From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
came
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was glorious news which the letter contained, and it wrung a cry of delight from Walter, which was heard by the captain, who turned to see what it was that thus affected his companion.
companion
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From this reading It was glorious news which the letter contained, and it wrung a cry of delight from Walter, which was heard by the captain, who turned to see what it was that thus affected his companion.
confessed
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
contained
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From this reading It was glorious news which the letter contained, and it wrung a cry of delight from Walter, which was heard by the captain, who turned to see what it was that thus affected his companion.
contents
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
cry
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From this reading It was glorious news which the letter contained, and it wrung a cry of delight from Walter, which was heard by the captain, who turned to see what it was that thus affected his companion.
delight
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From this reading It was glorious news which the letter contained, and it wrung a cry of delight from Walter, which was heard by the captain, who turned to see what it was that thus affected his companion.
devoured
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
died
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
down
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From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Listen, Captain Murdock," Walter exclaimed, "listen to this.
fairly
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
father
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From this reading _My father is proved innocent.
finish
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
fright
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
glance
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
glorious
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From this reading It was glorious news which the letter contained, and it wrung a cry of delight from Walter, which was heard by the captain, who turned to see what it was that thus affected his companion.
Graham's
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From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
heard
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From this reading It was glorious news which the letter contained, and it wrung a cry of delight from Walter, which was heard by the captain, who turned to see what it was that thus affected his companion.
heart
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From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
Heyward
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was glorious news which the letter contained, and it wrung a cry of delight from Walter, which was heard by the captain, who turned to see what it was that thus affected his companion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
innocent
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From this reading _My father is proved innocent.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _My father is proved innocent.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was glorious news which the letter contained, and it wrung a cry of delight from Walter, which was heard by the captain, who turned to see what it was that thus affected his companion.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
Jessie
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From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
lair
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
letter
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From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
letters
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From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
like
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
Listen
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From this reading "Listen, Captain Murdock," Walter exclaimed, "listen to this.
message
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From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
months
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From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
Mr
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From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
Murdock
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From this reading "Listen, Captain Murdock," Walter exclaimed, "listen to this.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _My father is proved innocent.
news
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From this reading It was glorious news which the letter contained, and it wrung a cry of delight from Walter, which was heard by the captain, who turned to see what it was that thus affected his companion.
night
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
now
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From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
package
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From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
papers
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From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
proved
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From this reading _My father is proved innocent.
read
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From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
robber
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
sat
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From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
screamed
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
see
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From this reading It was glorious news which the letter contained, and it wrung a cry of delight from Walter, which was heard by the captain, who turned to see what it was that thus affected his companion.
sentence
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
side
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
snatching
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
some
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From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
startled
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
striking
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
taking
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From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was glorious news which the letter contained, and it wrung a cry of delight from Walter, which was heard by the captain, who turned to see what it was that thus affected his companion.
then
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
There
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From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Listen, Captain Murdock," Walter exclaimed, "listen to this.
thus
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From this reading It was glorious news which the letter contained, and it wrung a cry of delight from Walter, which was heard by the captain, who turned to see what it was that thus affected his companion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
together
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
turned
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From this reading It was glorious news which the letter contained, and it wrung a cry of delight from Walter, which was heard by the captain, who turned to see what it was that thus affected his companion.
Walter
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From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was glorious news which the letter contained, and it wrung a cry of delight from Walter, which was heard by the captain, who turned to see what it was that thus affected his companion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was glorious news which the letter contained, and it wrung a cry of delight from Walter, which was heard by the captain, who turned to see what it was that thus affected his companion.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
wild
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From this reading Heyward was the robber,—he came back and confessed it the night before he died_, and——" He did not finish the sentence, for, like a wild beast startled from its lair by a sudden fright, Captain Murdock bounded to his side, and, snatching the letter from him, devoured its contents at a glance then striking his hands together, he fairly screamed:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a package for Walter, who had now been some months in California,—a package of letters and papers both,—and with a beating heart he sat down to read, taking Mr. Graham’s letter first, for that might have a message from Jessie.
wrung
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From this reading It was glorious news which the letter contained, and it wrung a cry of delight from Walter, which was heard by the captain, who turned to see what it was that thus affected his companion.
