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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 And Queenie had not forgotten that, though all else was a blank to her until Phil went to sleep, and she sat watching him and wondering by what strange chance the sea had given up its dead and restored him to her.
absence
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From this reading Then, as she heard a city clock strike eleven, she began to think how fast the hours had sped, and to wonder a little at Christine’s prolonged absence from the room.
absorbed
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From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
all
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From this reading And Queenie had not forgotten that, though all else was a blank to her until Phil went to sleep, and she sat watching him and wondering by what strange chance the sea had given up its dead and restored him to her.
also
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From this reading He had also given her some orders with regard to Phil’s medicines, saying that Madame La Rue bade him do so, and to say that Miss Hetherton must be very particular not to forget.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She knew that some time during the morning Pierre had brought her coffee and rolls, which he had managed to find somewhere near, he said, and which he made her eat.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, as she heard a city clock strike eleven, she began to think how fast the hours had sped, and to wonder a little at Christine’s prolonged absence from the room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then, as she heard a city clock strike eleven, she began to think how fast the hours had sped, and to wonder a little at Christine’s prolonged absence from the room.
bade
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From this reading He had also given her some orders with regard to Phil’s medicines, saying that Madame La Rue bade him do so, and to say that Miss Hetherton must be very particular not to forget.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had also given her some orders with regard to Phil’s medicines, saying that Madame La Rue bade him do so, and to say that Miss Hetherton must be very particular not to forget.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, as she heard a city clock strike eleven, she began to think how fast the hours had sped, and to wonder a little at Christine’s prolonged absence from the room.
blank
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From this reading And Queenie had not forgotten that, though all else was a blank to her until Phil went to sleep, and she sat watching him and wondering by what strange chance the sea had given up its dead and restored him to her.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She knew that some time during the morning Pierre had brought her coffee and rolls, which he had managed to find somewhere near, he said, and which he made her eat.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And Queenie had not forgotten that, though all else was a blank to her until Phil went to sleep, and she sat watching him and wondering by what strange chance the sea had given up its dead and restored him to her.
chance
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From this reading And Queenie had not forgotten that, though all else was a blank to her until Phil went to sleep, and she sat watching him and wondering by what strange chance the sea had given up its dead and restored him to her.
Christine's
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From this reading Then, as she heard a city clock strike eleven, she began to think how fast the hours had sped, and to wonder a little at Christine’s prolonged absence from the room.
city
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From this reading Then, as she heard a city clock strike eleven, she began to think how fast the hours had sped, and to wonder a little at Christine’s prolonged absence from the room.
clock
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From this reading Then, as she heard a city clock strike eleven, she began to think how fast the hours had sped, and to wonder a little at Christine’s prolonged absence from the room.
coffee
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From this reading She knew that some time during the morning Pierre had brought her coffee and rolls, which he had managed to find somewhere near, he said, and which he made her eat.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Queenie had not forgotten that, though all else was a blank to her until Phil went to sleep, and she sat watching him and wondering by what strange chance the sea had given up its dead and restored him to her.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had also given her some orders with regard to Phil’s medicines, saying that Madame La Rue bade him do so, and to say that Miss Hetherton must be very particular not to forget.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She knew that some time during the morning Pierre had brought her coffee and rolls, which he had managed to find somewhere near, he said, and which he made her eat.
eat
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From this reading She knew that some time during the morning Pierre had brought her coffee and rolls, which he had managed to find somewhere near, he said, and which he made her eat.
eleven
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From this reading Then, as she heard a city clock strike eleven, she began to think how fast the hours had sped, and to wonder a little at Christine’s prolonged absence from the room.
else
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From this reading And Queenie had not forgotten that, though all else was a blank to her until Phil went to sleep, and she sat watching him and wondering by what strange chance the sea had given up its dead and restored him to her.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
failed
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From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
fast
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From this reading Then, as she heard a city clock strike eleven, she began to think how fast the hours had sped, and to wonder a little at Christine’s prolonged absence from the room.
find
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From this reading She knew that some time during the morning Pierre had brought her coffee and rolls, which he had managed to find somewhere near, he said, and which he made her eat.
forget
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From this reading He had also given her some orders with regard to Phil’s medicines, saying that Madame La Rue bade him do so, and to say that Miss Hetherton must be very particular not to forget.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading And Queenie had not forgotten that, though all else was a blank to her until Phil went to sleep, and she sat watching him and wondering by what strange chance the sea had given up its dead and restored him to her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then, as she heard a city clock strike eleven, she began to think how fast the hours had sped, and to wonder a little at Christine’s prolonged absence from the room.
given
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From this reading He had also given her some orders with regard to Phil’s medicines, saying that Madame La Rue bade him do so, and to say that Miss Hetherton must be very particular not to forget.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
happiness
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From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew that some time during the morning Pierre had brought her coffee and rolls, which he had managed to find somewhere near, he said, and which he made her eat.
heard
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From this reading Then, as she heard a city clock strike eleven, she began to think how fast the hours had sped, and to wonder a little at Christine’s prolonged absence from the room.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
Hetherton
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From this reading He had also given her some orders with regard to Phil’s medicines, saying that Madame La Rue bade him do so, and to say that Miss Hetherton must be very particular not to forget.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had also given her some orders with regard to Phil’s medicines, saying that Madame La Rue bade him do so, and to say that Miss Hetherton must be very particular not to forget.
hours
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From this reading Then, as she heard a city clock strike eleven, she began to think how fast the hours had sped, and to wonder a little at Christine’s prolonged absence from the room.
how
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From this reading Then, as she heard a city clock strike eleven, she began to think how fast the hours had sped, and to wonder a little at Christine’s prolonged absence from the room.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And Queenie had not forgotten that, though all else was a blank to her until Phil went to sleep, and she sat watching him and wondering by what strange chance the sea had given up its dead and restored him to her.
knew
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From this reading She knew that some time during the morning Pierre had brought her coffee and rolls, which he had managed to find somewhere near, he said, and which he made her eat.
La
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From this reading He had also given her some orders with regard to Phil’s medicines, saying that Madame La Rue bade him do so, and to say that Miss Hetherton must be very particular not to forget.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, as she heard a city clock strike eleven, she began to think how fast the hours had sped, and to wonder a little at Christine’s prolonged absence from the room.
Madame
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From this reading He had also given her some orders with regard to Phil’s medicines, saying that Madame La Rue bade him do so, and to say that Miss Hetherton must be very particular not to forget.
made
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From this reading She knew that some time during the morning Pierre had brought her coffee and rolls, which he had managed to find somewhere near, he said, and which he made her eat.
managed
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From this reading She knew that some time during the morning Pierre had brought her coffee and rolls, which he had managed to find somewhere near, he said, and which he made her eat.
medicines
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From this reading He had also given her some orders with regard to Phil’s medicines, saying that Madame La Rue bade him do so, and to say that Miss Hetherton must be very particular not to forget.
Miss
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From this reading He had also given her some orders with regard to Phil’s medicines, saying that Madame La Rue bade him do so, and to say that Miss Hetherton must be very particular not to forget.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew that some time during the morning Pierre had brought her coffee and rolls, which he had managed to find somewhere near, he said, and which he made her eat.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He had also given her some orders with regard to Phil’s medicines, saying that Madame La Rue bade him do so, and to say that Miss Hetherton must be very particular not to forget.
near
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From this reading She knew that some time during the morning Pierre had brought her coffee and rolls, which he had managed to find somewhere near, he said, and which he made her eat.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had also given her some orders with regard to Phil’s medicines, saying that Madame La Rue bade him do so, and to say that Miss Hetherton must be very particular not to forget.
notice
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From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
orders
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From this reading He had also given her some orders with regard to Phil’s medicines, saying that Madame La Rue bade him do so, and to say that Miss Hetherton must be very particular not to forget.
particular
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From this reading He had also given her some orders with regard to Phil’s medicines, saying that Madame La Rue bade him do so, and to say that Miss Hetherton must be very particular not to forget.
passing
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From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
Phil
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From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
Phil's
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From this reading He had also given her some orders with regard to Phil’s medicines, saying that Madame La Rue bade him do so, and to say that Miss Hetherton must be very particular not to forget.
Pierre
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From this reading She knew that some time during the morning Pierre had brought her coffee and rolls, which he had managed to find somewhere near, he said, and which he made her eat.
prolonged
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From this reading Then, as she heard a city clock strike eleven, she began to think how fast the hours had sped, and to wonder a little at Christine’s prolonged absence from the room.
Queenie
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From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
regard
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From this reading He had also given her some orders with regard to Phil’s medicines, saying that Madame La Rue bade him do so, and to say that Miss Hetherton must be very particular not to forget.
restored
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From this reading And Queenie had not forgotten that, though all else was a blank to her until Phil went to sleep, and she sat watching him and wondering by what strange chance the sea had given up its dead and restored him to her.
rolls
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From this reading She knew that some time during the morning Pierre had brought her coffee and rolls, which he had managed to find somewhere near, he said, and which he made her eat.
room
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From this reading Then, as she heard a city clock strike eleven, she began to think how fast the hours had sped, and to wonder a little at Christine’s prolonged absence from the room.
Rue
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From this reading He had also given her some orders with regard to Phil’s medicines, saying that Madame La Rue bade him do so, and to say that Miss Hetherton must be very particular not to forget.
said
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From this reading She knew that some time during the morning Pierre had brought her coffee and rolls, which he had managed to find somewhere near, he said, and which he made her eat.
sat
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From this reading And Queenie had not forgotten that, though all else was a blank to her until Phil went to sleep, and she sat watching him and wondering by what strange chance the sea had given up its dead and restored him to her.
say
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From this reading He had also given her some orders with regard to Phil’s medicines, saying that Madame La Rue bade him do so, and to say that Miss Hetherton must be very particular not to forget.
saying
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From this reading He had also given her some orders with regard to Phil’s medicines, saying that Madame La Rue bade him do so, and to say that Miss Hetherton must be very particular not to forget.
sea
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From this reading And Queenie had not forgotten that, though all else was a blank to her until Phil went to sleep, and she sat watching him and wondering by what strange chance the sea had given up its dead and restored him to her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
sleep
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From this reading And Queenie had not forgotten that, though all else was a blank to her until Phil went to sleep, and she sat watching him and wondering by what strange chance the sea had given up its dead and restored him to her.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
some
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From this reading She knew that some time during the morning Pierre had brought her coffee and rolls, which he had managed to find somewhere near, he said, and which he made her eat.
somewhere
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From this reading She knew that some time during the morning Pierre had brought her coffee and rolls, which he had managed to find somewhere near, he said, and which he made her eat.
sped
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From this reading Then, as she heard a city clock strike eleven, she began to think how fast the hours had sped, and to wonder a little at Christine’s prolonged absence from the room.
strange
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From this reading And Queenie had not forgotten that, though all else was a blank to her until Phil went to sleep, and she sat watching him and wondering by what strange chance the sea had given up its dead and restored him to her.
strike
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From this reading Then, as she heard a city clock strike eleven, she began to think how fast the hours had sped, and to wonder a little at Christine’s prolonged absence from the room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She knew that some time during the morning Pierre had brought her coffee and rolls, which he had managed to find somewhere near, he said, and which he made her eat.
Then
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From this reading Then, as she heard a city clock strike eleven, she began to think how fast the hours had sped, and to wonder a little at Christine’s prolonged absence from the room.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And Queenie had not forgotten that, though all else was a blank to her until Phil went to sleep, and she sat watching him and wondering by what strange chance the sea had given up its dead and restored him to her.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew that some time during the morning Pierre had brought her coffee and rolls, which he had managed to find somewhere near, he said, and which he made her eat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And Queenie had not forgotten that, though all else was a blank to her until Phil went to sleep, and she sat watching him and wondering by what strange chance the sea had given up its dead and restored him to her.
up
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From this reading And Queenie had not forgotten that, though all else was a blank to her until Phil went to sleep, and she sat watching him and wondering by what strange chance the sea had given up its dead and restored him to her.
very
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From this reading He had also given her some orders with regard to Phil’s medicines, saying that Madame La Rue bade him do so, and to say that Miss Hetherton must be very particular not to forget.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
watching
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From this reading And Queenie had not forgotten that, though all else was a blank to her until Phil went to sleep, and she sat watching him and wondering by what strange chance the sea had given up its dead and restored him to her.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Queenie had not forgotten that, though all else was a blank to her until Phil went to sleep, and she sat watching him and wondering by what strange chance the sea had given up its dead and restored him to her.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And Queenie had not forgotten that, though all else was a blank to her until Phil went to sleep, and she sat watching him and wondering by what strange chance the sea had given up its dead and restored him to her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So absorbed had Queenie been with Phil that she had failed to notice anything which was passing around her, or to think of anything except her great happiness.
wonder
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From this reading Then, as she heard a city clock strike eleven, she began to think how fast the hours had sped, and to wonder a little at Christine’s prolonged absence from the room.
wondering
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From this reading And Queenie had not forgotten that, though all else was a blank to her until Phil went to sleep, and she sat watching him and wondering by what strange chance the sea had given up its dead and restored him to her.
