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The Cassowary
The Cassowary

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of The Cassowary is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Stanley Waterloo • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.
When Stafford told him the situation he beamed.
He was certainly at his best.
He called upon the Man From Nowhere.
The title of The Man From Nowhere had been bestowed upon a quiet and dignified gentleman who but smiled and listened all the time, but had said very little.
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The Cassowary

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of The Cassowary is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/53 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.
/ðə swɪs ˈfæməli ˈrɑːbərtsən ðə fækt æz wɑːz lɜːrnd ˈɜːrli ɪn ðə ˈmɔːrnɪŋ ðæt ðer mʌst ɪˈlæps wʌn mɔːr deɪ bɪˈfɔːr rɪˈliːf keɪm wɑːz ɪt mʌst biː fɪrd ˌæbsəˈluːtli ə rɪˈliːf tuː ˈkɜːrnəl ˈlɪvɪŋstoʊn/
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When Stafford told him the situation he beamed.
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He was certainly at his best.
/hiː wɑːz ˈsɜːrtənli æt hɪz best/
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He called upon the Man From Nowhere.
/hiː kɔːld əˈpɑːn ðə mæn frʌm ˈnoʊwer/
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The title of The Man From Nowhere had been bestowed upon a quiet and dignified gentleman who but smiled and listened all the time, but had said very little.
/ðə ˈtaɪtəl ʌv ðə mæn frʌm ˈnoʊwer hæd bɪn bɪˈstoʊd əˈpɑːn ə ˈkwaɪət ənd ˈdɪɡnəfaɪd ˈdʒentəlmən huː bʌt smaɪld ənd ˈlɪsənd ɔːl ðə taɪm bʌt hæd sed ˈveri ˈlɪtəl/

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beamed verb US /biːmd/

past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression

From this reading “When Stafford told him the situation he beamed.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bestowed verb US /bɪˈstoʊd/

past form of “bestow” — present

From this reading “The title of The Man From Nowhere had been bestowed upon a quiet and dignified gentleman who but smiled and listened all the time, but had said very little.”

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dignified adjective US /ˈdɪɡnəfaɪd/

having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance

From this reading “The title of The Man From Nowhere had been bestowed upon a quiet and dignified gentleman who but smiled and listened all the time, but had said very little.”

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elapse verb US /ɪˈlæps/

pass by

From this reading “THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.”

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Livingstone noun US /ˈlɪvɪŋstoʊn/

Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)

From this reading “THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.”

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Nowhere noun US /ˈnoʊwer/

an insignificant place

From this reading “He called upon the Man From Nowhere.”

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robertson noun US /ˈrɑːbərtsən/

United States basketball guard (born in 1938)

From this reading “THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.”

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swiss noun US /swɪs/

the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland

From this reading “THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.”

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Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

bestowed upon verb + particle counted as “bestow upon”

In this reading “The title of The Man From Nowhere had been bestowed upon a quiet and dignified gentleman who but smiled and listened all the time, but had said very little.”

6,790 times in 225,867 chapters
called upon verb + particle counted as “call upon”

In this reading “He called upon the Man From Nowhere.”

21,457 times in 225,867 chapters
From Nowhere preposition + noun

without warning

In this reading “He called upon the Man From Nowhere.”

931 times in 225,867 chapters
in the morning preposition + article + noun counted as “in … morning”

In this reading “THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.”

71,997 times in 225,867 chapters

All words in this reading · 63

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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 THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

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absolutelyadverbUS /ˌæbsəˈluːtli/

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The title of The Man From Nowhere had been bestowed upon a quiet and dignified gentleman who but smiled and listened all the time, but had said very little.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The title of The Man From Nowhere had been bestowed upon a quiet and dignified gentleman who but smiled and listened all the time, but had said very little.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He was certainly at his best.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beamedverbUS /biːmd/

past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression

From this reading When Stafford told him the situation he beamed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The title of The Man From Nowhere had been bestowed upon a quiet and dignified gentleman who but smiled and listened all the time, but had said very little.

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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading He was certainly at his best.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bestowedverbUS /bɪˈstoʊd/

past form of “bestow” — present

From this reading The title of The Man From Nowhere had been bestowed upon a quiet and dignified gentleman who but smiled and listened all the time, but had said very little.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The title of The Man From Nowhere had been bestowed upon a quiet and dignified gentleman who but smiled and listened all the time, but had said very little.

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calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading He called upon the Man From Nowhere.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading He was certainly at his best.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ColonelnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəl/

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

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daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dignifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdɪɡnəfaɪd/

having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance

From this reading The title of The Man From Nowhere had been bestowed upon a quiet and dignified gentleman who but smiled and listened all the time, but had said very little.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
elapseverbUS /ɪˈlæps/

pass by

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

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factnounUS /fækt/

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

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FAMILYnounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

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fearedverbUS /fɪrd/

past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He called upon the Man From Nowhere.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
gentlemannounUS /ˈdʒentəlmən/

a man of refinement

From this reading The title of The Man From Nowhere had been bestowed upon a quiet and dignified gentleman who but smiled and listened all the time, but had said very little.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The title of The Man From Nowhere had been bestowed upon a quiet and dignified gentleman who but smiled and listened all the time, but had said very little.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When Stafford told him the situation he beamed.

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himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When Stafford told him the situation he beamed.

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He was certainly at his best.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
listenedverbUS /ˈlɪsənd/

past form of “listen” — hear with intention

From this reading The title of The Man From Nowhere had been bestowed upon a quiet and dignified gentleman who but smiled and listened all the time, but had said very little.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The title of The Man From Nowhere had been bestowed upon a quiet and dignified gentleman who but smiled and listened all the time, but had said very little.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LivingstonenounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋstoʊn/

Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading He called upon the Man From Nowhere.

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moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
NowherenounUS /ˈnoʊwer/

an insignificant place

From this reading He called upon the Man From Nowhere.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The title of The Man From Nowhere had been bestowed upon a quiet and dignified gentleman who but smiled and listened all the time, but had said very little.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading The title of The Man From Nowhere had been bestowed upon a quiet and dignified gentleman who but smiled and listened all the time, but had said very little.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ROBERTSONnounUS /ˈrɑːbərtsən/

United States basketball guard (born in 1938)

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The title of The Man From Nowhere had been bestowed upon a quiet and dignified gentleman who but smiled and listened all the time, but had said very little.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
situationnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən/

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

From this reading When Stafford told him the situation he beamed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
smiledverbUS /smaɪld/

past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading The title of The Man From Nowhere had been bestowed upon a quiet and dignified gentleman who but smiled and listened all the time, but had said very little.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Stafford

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From this reading When Stafford told him the situation he beamed.

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SWISSnounUS /swɪs/

the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The title of The Man From Nowhere had been bestowed upon a quiet and dignified gentleman who but smiled and listened all the time, but had said very little.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
titlenounUS /ˈtaɪtəl/

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading The title of The Man From Nowhere had been bestowed upon a quiet and dignified gentleman who but smiled and listened all the time, but had said very little.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading When Stafford told him the situation he beamed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He called upon the Man From Nowhere.

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veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading The title of The Man From Nowhere had been bestowed upon a quiet and dignified gentleman who but smiled and listened all the time, but had said very little.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE SWISS FAMILY ROBERTSON The fact as was learned early in the morning, that there must elapse one more day before relief came, was, it must be feared, absolutely a relief to Colonel Livingstone.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When Stafford told him the situation he beamed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The title of The Man From Nowhere had been bestowed upon a quiet and dignified gentleman who but smiled and listened all the time, but had said very little.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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