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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 When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mr Thornycroft had been ailing with his asthma so long, and making so little fuss about it, that his friends had come to regard him as practically ailing nothing.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
ailing
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From this reading Mr Thornycroft had been ailing with his asthma so long, and making so little fuss about it, that his friends had come to regard him as practically ailing nothing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jim Urquhart had been fighting bush fires for several days when the wind changed and carried them back over the burnt ground that extinguished them.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr Thornycroft had been ailing with his asthma so long, and making so little fuss about it, that his friends had come to regard him as practically ailing nothing.
asthma
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From this reading Mr Thornycroft had been ailing with his asthma so long, and making so little fuss about it, that his friends had come to regard him as practically ailing nothing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
back
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From this reading Jim Urquhart had been fighting bush fires for several days when the wind changed and carried them back over the burnt ground that extinguished them.
beat
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From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jim Urquhart had been fighting bush fires for several days when the wind changed and carried them back over the burnt ground that extinguished them.
burnt
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From this reading Jim Urquhart had been fighting bush fires for several days when the wind changed and carried them back over the burnt ground that extinguished them.
bush
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From this reading Jim Urquhart had been fighting bush fires for several days when the wind changed and carried them back over the burnt ground that extinguished them.
came
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From this reading The death that had slowly stalked him for years came upon them with the shock of the unexpected; so the newspapers said.
carried
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From this reading Jim Urquhart had been fighting bush fires for several days when the wind changed and carried them back over the burnt ground that extinguished them.
changed
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From this reading Jim Urquhart had been fighting bush fires for several days when the wind changed and carried them back over the burnt ground that extinguished them.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Thornycroft had been ailing with his asthma so long, and making so little fuss about it, that his friends had come to regard him as practically ailing nothing.
days
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From this reading Jim Urquhart had been fighting bush fires for several days when the wind changed and carried them back over the burnt ground that extinguished them.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
death
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From this reading The death that had slowly stalked him for years came upon them with the shock of the unexpected; so the newspapers said.
Deb
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From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
Deborah
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From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
epidemic
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From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
extinguished
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From this reading Jim Urquhart had been fighting bush fires for several days when the wind changed and carried them back over the burnt ground that extinguished them.
fighting
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From this reading Jim Urquhart had been fighting bush fires for several days when the wind changed and carried them back over the burnt ground that extinguished them.
fire
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From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
fires
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From this reading Jim Urquhart had been fighting bush fires for several days when the wind changed and carried them back over the burnt ground that extinguished them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jim Urquhart had been fighting bush fires for several days when the wind changed and carried them back over the burnt ground that extinguished them.
friends
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From this reading Mr Thornycroft had been ailing with his asthma so long, and making so little fuss about it, that his friends had come to regard him as practically ailing nothing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
fuss
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From this reading Mr Thornycroft had been ailing with his asthma so long, and making so little fuss about it, that his friends had come to regard him as practically ailing nothing.
gone
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From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
ground
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From this reading Jim Urquhart had been fighting bush fires for several days when the wind changed and carried them back over the burnt ground that extinguished them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jim Urquhart had been fighting bush fires for several days when the wind changed and carried them back over the burnt ground that extinguished them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
heard
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From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
heart
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From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
helped
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From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
helping
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From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr Thornycroft had been ailing with his asthma so long, and making so little fuss about it, that his friends had come to regard him as practically ailing nothing.
home
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From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
inquire
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From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
Jim
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From this reading Jim Urquhart had been fighting bush fires for several days when the wind changed and carried them back over the burnt ground that extinguished them.
Jim's
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From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Thornycroft had been ailing with his asthma so long, and making so little fuss about it, that his friends had come to regard him as practically ailing nothing.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Thornycroft had been ailing with his asthma so long, and making so little fuss about it, that his friends had come to regard him as practically ailing nothing.
making
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From this reading Mr Thornycroft had been ailing with his asthma so long, and making so little fuss about it, that his friends had come to regard him as practically ailing nothing.
man
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From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
meet
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From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
more
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From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
Mr
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From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
Mrs
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From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
near
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From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
neglected
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From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
neighbour
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From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
news
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From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
newspapers
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From this reading The death that had slowly stalked him for years came upon them with the shock of the unexpected; so the newspapers said.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mr Thornycroft had been ailing with his asthma so long, and making so little fuss about it, that his friends had come to regard him as practically ailing nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The death that had slowly stalked him for years came upon them with the shock of the unexpected; so the newspapers said.
old
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From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
ordeal
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From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Jim Urquhart had been fighting bush fires for several days when the wind changed and carried them back over the burnt ground that extinguished them.
Pennycuick
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From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
practically
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From this reading Mr Thornycroft had been ailing with his asthma so long, and making so little fuss about it, that his friends had come to regard him as practically ailing nothing.
Redford
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From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
regard
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From this reading Mr Thornycroft had been ailing with his asthma so long, and making so little fuss about it, that his friends had come to regard him as practically ailing nothing.
rode
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From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
said
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From this reading The death that had slowly stalked him for years came upon them with the shock of the unexpected; so the newspapers said.
several
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From this reading Jim Urquhart had been fighting bush fires for several days when the wind changed and carried them back over the burnt ground that extinguished them.
shock
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From this reading The death that had slowly stalked him for years came upon them with the shock of the unexpected; so the newspapers said.
slowly
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From this reading The death that had slowly stalked him for years came upon them with the shock of the unexpected; so the newspapers said.
smote
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From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr Thornycroft had been ailing with his asthma so long, and making so little fuss about it, that his friends had come to regard him as practically ailing nothing.
stalked
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From this reading The death that had slowly stalked him for years came upon them with the shock of the unexpected; so the newspapers said.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
taken
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From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jim Urquhart had been fighting bush fires for several days when the wind changed and carried them back over the burnt ground that extinguished them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jim Urquhart had been fighting bush fires for several days when the wind changed and carried them back over the burnt ground that extinguished them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Jim Urquhart had been fighting bush fires for several days when the wind changed and carried them back over the burnt ground that extinguished them.
Thornycroft
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From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
unexpected
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From this reading The death that had slowly stalked him for years came upon them with the shock of the unexpected; so the newspapers said.
up
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From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The death that had slowly stalked him for years came upon them with the shock of the unexpected; so the newspapers said.
Urquhart
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From this reading Jim Urquhart had been fighting bush fires for several days when the wind changed and carried them back over the burnt ground that extinguished them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
week
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From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Jim Urquhart had been fighting bush fires for several days when the wind changed and carried them back over the burnt ground that extinguished them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When he rode home, dead beat, from helping a neighbour who had helped him, it was to meet the news that Mr Thornycroft was dead, and Mrs Urquhart gone to Redford to support Deborah Pennycuick.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jim Urquhart had been fighting bush fires for several days when the wind changed and carried them back over the burnt ground that extinguished them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr Thornycroft had been ailing with his asthma so long, and making so little fuss about it, that his friends had come to regard him as practically ailing nothing.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Jim's heart smote him for that he had been so taken up with the fire epidemic as to have neglected for over a week to inquire after the old man; it smote him more when he heard that Deb had been at Redford through the ordeal, without "anyone" near her.
years
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From this reading The death that had slowly stalked him for years came upon them with the shock of the unexpected; so the newspapers said.
