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The Coming Wave
The Coming Wave

Chapter IX

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COFFIN ROCK.
Miss Sarah Liverage had taken herself out of the reach of all further communication in regard to the hidden treasure.
Leopold had no hope of being able to see or hear from her.
She had not sent him her last address, and he had used all the means in his power to carry out the terms of the agreement.
He considered himself, therefore, released from all responsibility, so far as she was concerned.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Coming Wave

Chapter IX

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
COFFIN ROCK.
Line 2
Miss Sarah Liverage had taken herself out of the reach of all further communication in regard to the hidden treasure.
Line 3
Leopold had no hope of being able to see or hear from her.
Line 4
She had not sent him her last address, and he had used all the means in his power to carry out the terms of the agreement.
Line 5
He considered himself, therefore, released from all responsibility, so far as she was concerned.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “Leopold had no hope of being able to see or hear from her.”

Hear noun US /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Leopold had no hope of being able to see or hear from her.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Miss Sarah Liverage had taken herself out of the reach of all further communication in regard to the hidden treasure.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “He considered himself, therefore, released from all responsibility, so far as she was concerned.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She had not sent him her last address, and he had used all the means in his power to carry out the terms of the agreement.”

Therefore adverb US /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading “He considered himself, therefore, released from all responsibility, so far as she was concerned.”

All words in this reading · 55

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able

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From this reading Leopold had no hope of being able to see or hear from her.

address

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From this reading She had not sent him her last address, and he had used all the means in his power to carry out the terms of the agreement.

agreement

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From this reading She had not sent him her last address, and he had used all the means in his power to carry out the terms of the agreement.

all

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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had taken herself out of the reach of all further communication in regard to the hidden treasure.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She had not sent him her last address, and he had used all the means in his power to carry out the terms of the agreement.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading He considered himself, therefore, released from all responsibility, so far as she was concerned.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Leopold had no hope of being able to see or hear from her.

carry

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From this reading She had not sent him her last address, and he had used all the means in his power to carry out the terms of the agreement.

COFFIN

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From this reading COFFIN ROCK.

communication

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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had taken herself out of the reach of all further communication in regard to the hidden treasure.

concerned

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From this reading He considered himself, therefore, released from all responsibility, so far as she was concerned.

considered

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From this reading He considered himself, therefore, released from all responsibility, so far as she was concerned.

far

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From this reading He considered himself, therefore, released from all responsibility, so far as she was concerned.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Leopold had no hope of being able to see or hear from her.

further

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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had taken herself out of the reach of all further communication in regard to the hidden treasure.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had taken herself out of the reach of all further communication in regard to the hidden treasure.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading She had not sent him her last address, and he had used all the means in his power to carry out the terms of the agreement.

hearnounUS /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Leopold had no hope of being able to see or hear from her.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Leopold had no hope of being able to see or hear from her.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had taken herself out of the reach of all further communication in regard to the hidden treasure.

hidden

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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had taken herself out of the reach of all further communication in regard to the hidden treasure.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading She had not sent him her last address, and he had used all the means in his power to carry out the terms of the agreement.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He considered himself, therefore, released from all responsibility, so far as she was concerned.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading She had not sent him her last address, and he had used all the means in his power to carry out the terms of the agreement.

hope

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From this reading Leopold had no hope of being able to see or hear from her.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had taken herself out of the reach of all further communication in regard to the hidden treasure.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had not sent him her last address, and he had used all the means in his power to carry out the terms of the agreement.

Leopold

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From this reading Leopold had no hope of being able to see or hear from her.

Liverage

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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had taken herself out of the reach of all further communication in regard to the hidden treasure.

means

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From this reading She had not sent him her last address, and he had used all the means in his power to carry out the terms of the agreement.

Miss

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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had taken herself out of the reach of all further communication in regard to the hidden treasure.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Leopold had no hope of being able to see or hear from her.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She had not sent him her last address, and he had used all the means in his power to carry out the terms of the agreement.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had taken herself out of the reach of all further communication in regard to the hidden treasure.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Leopold had no hope of being able to see or hear from her.

out

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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had taken herself out of the reach of all further communication in regard to the hidden treasure.

power

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From this reading She had not sent him her last address, and he had used all the means in his power to carry out the terms of the agreement.

reach

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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had taken herself out of the reach of all further communication in regard to the hidden treasure.

regard

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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had taken herself out of the reach of all further communication in regard to the hidden treasure.

released

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From this reading He considered himself, therefore, released from all responsibility, so far as she was concerned.

responsibility

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From this reading He considered himself, therefore, released from all responsibility, so far as she was concerned.

ROCK

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From this reading COFFIN ROCK.

Sarah

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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had taken herself out of the reach of all further communication in regard to the hidden treasure.

see

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From this reading Leopold had no hope of being able to see or hear from her.

sent

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From this reading She had not sent him her last address, and he had used all the means in his power to carry out the terms of the agreement.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had not sent him her last address, and he had used all the means in his power to carry out the terms of the agreement.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He considered himself, therefore, released from all responsibility, so far as she was concerned.

taken

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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had taken herself out of the reach of all further communication in regard to the hidden treasure.

terms

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From this reading She had not sent him her last address, and he had used all the means in his power to carry out the terms of the agreement.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had taken herself out of the reach of all further communication in regard to the hidden treasure.

thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading He considered himself, therefore, released from all responsibility, so far as she was concerned.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had taken herself out of the reach of all further communication in regard to the hidden treasure.

treasure

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From this reading Miss Sarah Liverage had taken herself out of the reach of all further communication in regard to the hidden treasure.

used

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From this reading She had not sent him her last address, and he had used all the means in his power to carry out the terms of the agreement.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading He considered himself, therefore, released from all responsibility, so far as she was concerned.