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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 In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
Amber
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From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading In the hut, Rutton lay dead of poison; somewhere amongst the dunes the babu lay in his blood, shot to death--foully murdered, the world would say.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
babu
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From this reading In the hut, Rutton lay dead of poison; somewhere amongst the dunes the babu lay in his blood, shot to death--foully murdered, the world would say.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But before he could take one step toward redeeming his word to Rutton, he had many cares to dispose of.
believed
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From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the hut, Rutton lay dead of poison; somewhere amongst the dunes the babu lay in his blood, shot to death--foully murdered, the world would say.
boots
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From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But before he could take one step toward redeeming his word to Rutton, he had many cares to dispose of.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
carefully
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From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
cares
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From this reading But before he could take one step toward redeeming his word to Rutton, he had many cares to dispose of.
clock
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From this reading The shabby tin clock had droned through thirty minutes since Rutton had spoken his last word.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But before he could take one step toward redeeming his word to Rutton, he had many cares to dispose of.
DAWN
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From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the hut, Rutton lay dead of poison; somewhere amongst the dunes the babu lay in his blood, shot to death--foully murdered, the world would say.
death
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From this reading In the hut, Rutton lay dead of poison; somewhere amongst the dunes the babu lay in his blood, shot to death--foully murdered, the world would say.
deeply
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From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
definite
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From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
dispose
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From this reading But before he could take one step toward redeeming his word to Rutton, he had many cares to dispose of.
Doggott's
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From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
dressing-gown
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From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
droned
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From this reading The shabby tin clock had droned through thirty minutes since Rutton had spoken his last word.
dry
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From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
dunes
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From this reading In the hut, Rutton lay dead of poison; somewhere amongst the dunes the babu lay in his blood, shot to death--foully murdered, the world would say.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
face
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From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
fire
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From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
foully
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From this reading In the hut, Rutton lay dead of poison; somewhere amongst the dunes the babu lay in his blood, shot to death--foully murdered, the world would say.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The shabby tin clock had droned through thirty minutes since Rutton had spoken his last word.
hand
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From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
honour
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From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
hut
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From this reading In the hut, Rutton lay dead of poison; somewhere amongst the dunes the babu lay in his blood, shot to death--foully murdered, the world would say.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
interval
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From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shabby tin clock had droned through thirty minutes since Rutton had spoken his last word.
lay
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From this reading In the hut, Rutton lay dead of poison; somewhere amongst the dunes the babu lay in his blood, shot to death--foully murdered, the world would say.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
man
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From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
many
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From this reading But before he could take one step toward redeeming his word to Rutton, he had many cares to dispose of.
mature
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From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
means
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From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
minutes
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From this reading The shabby tin clock had droned through thirty minutes since Rutton had spoken his last word.
move
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From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
murdered
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From this reading In the hut, Rutton lay dead of poison; somewhere amongst the dunes the babu lay in his blood, shot to death--foully murdered, the world would say.
near
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From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
now
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From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But before he could take one step toward redeeming his word to Rutton, he had many cares to dispose of.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But before he could take one step toward redeeming his word to Rutton, he had many cares to dispose of.
own
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From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
placing
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From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
plans
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From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
pledged
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From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
poison
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From this reading In the hut, Rutton lay dead of poison; somewhere amongst the dunes the babu lay in his blood, shot to death--foully murdered, the world would say.
Presently
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From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
quietly
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From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
RED
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From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
redeeming
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From this reading But before he could take one step toward redeeming his word to Rutton, he had many cares to dispose of.
rose
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From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
Rutton
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From this reading The shabby tin clock had droned through thirty minutes since Rutton had spoken his last word.
say
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From this reading In the hut, Rutton lay dead of poison; somewhere amongst the dunes the babu lay in his blood, shot to death--foully murdered, the world would say.
shabby
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From this reading The shabby tin clock had droned through thirty minutes since Rutton had spoken his last word.
shooting-jacket
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From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
shot
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From this reading In the hut, Rutton lay dead of poison; somewhere amongst the dunes the babu lay in his blood, shot to death--foully murdered, the world would say.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The shabby tin clock had droned through thirty minutes since Rutton had spoken his last word.
sitting
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From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
slippers
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From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
somewhere
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From this reading In the hut, Rutton lay dead of poison; somewhere amongst the dunes the babu lay in his blood, shot to death--foully murdered, the world would say.
spoken
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From this reading The shabby tin clock had droned through thirty minutes since Rutton had spoken his last word.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But before he could take one step toward redeeming his word to Rutton, he had many cares to dispose of.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But before he could take one step toward redeeming his word to Rutton, he had many cares to dispose of.
thanks
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From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
thirty
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From this reading The shabby tin clock had droned through thirty minutes since Rutton had spoken his last word.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
thoughtfulness
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From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The shabby tin clock had droned through thirty minutes since Rutton had spoken his last word.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
tin
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From this reading The shabby tin clock had droned through thirty minutes since Rutton had spoken his last word.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading But before he could take one step toward redeeming his word to Rutton, he had many cares to dispose of.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
ways
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From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
weighing
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From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading RED DAWN Presently Amber rose and quietly exchanged dressing-gown and slippers for his own shooting-jacket and boots--which by now were dry, thanks to Doggott's thoughtfulness in placing them near the fire.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In that interval, sitting face to face, and for a little time hand in hand, with the man to whom he had pledged his honour, Amber had thought deeply, carefully weighing ways and means; nor did he move until he believed his plans mature and definite.
word
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From this reading The shabby tin clock had droned through thirty minutes since Rutton had spoken his last word.
world
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From this reading In the hut, Rutton lay dead of poison; somewhere amongst the dunes the babu lay in his blood, shot to death--foully murdered, the world would say.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the hut, Rutton lay dead of poison; somewhere amongst the dunes the babu lay in his blood, shot to death--foully murdered, the world would say.
