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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 "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
almost
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From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
army
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From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was thinking of the Greek runner who brought the news of victory to Athens and fell dead as he told it.
aside
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From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
Athens
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From this reading He was thinking of the Greek runner who brought the news of victory to Athens and fell dead as he told it.
battle
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From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
bed
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From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Pheidippides!" the dying Stafford said, with a grim touch of the humour which had ever been his.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
best
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From this reading "Pheidippides," he repeated, and Rudyard Byng, whose eyes were so much upon the door, watching and waiting for some one to come, pressed his hand and said: "You know the best, Stafford.
brave
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From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
breathes
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From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was thinking of the Greek runner who brought the news of victory to Athens and fell dead as he told it.
Byng
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From this reading "Pheidippides," he repeated, and Rudyard Byng, whose eyes were so much upon the door, watching and waiting for some one to come, pressed his hand and said: "You know the best, Stafford.
came
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From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
carry
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From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Pheidippides," he repeated, and Rudyard Byng, whose eyes were so much upon the door, watching and waiting for some one to come, pressed his hand and said: "You know the best, Stafford.
dawn
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From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was thinking of the Greek runner who brought the news of victory to Athens and fell dead as he told it.
died
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From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
door
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From this reading "Pheidippides," he repeated, and Rudyard Byng, whose eyes were so much upon the door, watching and waiting for some one to come, pressed his hand and said: "You know the best, Stafford.
dying
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From this reading "Pheidippides!" the dying Stafford said, with a grim touch of the humour which had ever been his.
end
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From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
England
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From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Pheidippides!" the dying Stafford said, with a grim touch of the humour which had ever been his.
eyes
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From this reading "Pheidippides," he repeated, and Rudyard Byng, whose eyes were so much upon the door, watching and waiting for some one to come, pressed his hand and said: "You know the best, Stafford.
face
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From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
fell
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From this reading He was thinking of the Greek runner who brought the news of victory to Athens and fell dead as he told it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
fragrance
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From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
friend
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From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
Greek
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From this reading He was thinking of the Greek runner who brought the news of victory to Athens and fell dead as he told it.
grim
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From this reading "Pheidippides!" the dying Stafford said, with a grim touch of the humour which had ever been his.
gun
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From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
hand
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From this reading "Pheidippides," he repeated, and Rudyard Byng, whose eyes were so much upon the door, watching and waiting for some one to come, pressed his hand and said: "You know the best, Stafford.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was thinking of the Greek runner who brought the news of victory to Athens and fell dead as he told it.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Pheidippides!" the dying Stafford said, with a grim touch of the humour which had ever been his.
humour
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From this reading "Pheidippides!" the dying Stafford said, with a grim touch of the humour which had ever been his.
impedimenta
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From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
kind
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From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
knew
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From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
lain
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From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
laying
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From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
made
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From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
man
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From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
march
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From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
much
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From this reading "Pheidippides," he repeated, and Rudyard Byng, whose eyes were so much upon the door, watching and waiting for some one to come, pressed his hand and said: "You know the best, Stafford.
news
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From this reading He was thinking of the Greek runner who brought the news of victory to Athens and fell dead as he told it.
odours
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From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Pheidippides," he repeated, and Rudyard Byng, whose eyes were so much upon the door, watching and waiting for some one to come, pressed his hand and said: "You know the best, Stafford.
only
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From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
PHEIDIPPIDES
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From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
pressed
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From this reading "Pheidippides," he repeated, and Rudyard Byng, whose eyes were so much upon the door, watching and waiting for some one to come, pressed his hand and said: "You know the best, Stafford.
pungency
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From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Pheidippides," he repeated, and Rudyard Byng, whose eyes were so much upon the door, watching and waiting for some one to come, pressed his hand and said: "You know the best, Stafford.
Rudyard
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From this reading "Pheidippides," he repeated, and Rudyard Byng, whose eyes were so much upon the door, watching and waiting for some one to come, pressed his hand and said: "You know the best, Stafford.
runner
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From this reading He was thinking of the Greek runner who brought the news of victory to Athens and fell dead as he told it.
said
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From this reading "Pheidippides!" the dying Stafford said, with a grim touch of the humour which had ever been his.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Pheidippides," he repeated, and Rudyard Byng, whose eyes were so much upon the door, watching and waiting for some one to come, pressed his hand and said: "You know the best, Stafford.
some
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From this reading "Pheidippides," he repeated, and Rudyard Byng, whose eyes were so much upon the door, watching and waiting for some one to come, pressed his hand and said: "You know the best, Stafford.
Stafford
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From this reading "Pheidippides!" the dying Stafford said, with a grim touch of the humour which had ever been his.
Stafford's
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From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was thinking of the Greek runner who brought the news of victory to Athens and fell dead as he told it.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was thinking of the Greek runner who brought the news of victory to Athens and fell dead as he told it.
touch
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From this reading "Pheidippides!" the dying Stafford said, with a grim touch of the humour which had ever been his.
truth
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From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Pheidippides," he repeated, and Rudyard Byng, whose eyes were so much upon the door, watching and waiting for some one to come, pressed his hand and said: "You know the best, Stafford.
veld
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From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
very
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From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
victory
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From this reading He was thinking of the Greek runner who brought the news of victory to Athens and fell dead as he told it.
waiting
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From this reading "Pheidippides," he repeated, and Rudyard Byng, whose eyes were so much upon the door, watching and waiting for some one to come, pressed his hand and said: "You know the best, Stafford.
Walhalla
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From this reading It almost seemed from the look on Stafford's face that, in very truth, he was laying aside the impedimenta of the long march and the battle, to carry the news to that army of the brave in Walhalla who had died for England before they knew that victory was hers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was thinking of the Greek runner who brought the news of victory to Athens and fell dead as he told it.
watching
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From this reading "Pheidippides," he repeated, and Rudyard Byng, whose eyes were so much upon the door, watching and waiting for some one to come, pressed his hand and said: "You know the best, Stafford.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Pheidippides," he repeated, and Rudyard Byng, whose eyes were so much upon the door, watching and waiting for some one to come, pressed his hand and said: "You know the best, Stafford.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "PHEIDIPPIDES" At dawn, when the veld breathes odours of a kind pungency and fragrance, which only those know who have made it their bed and friend, the end came to the man who had lain under the gun.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "Pheidippides," he repeated, and Rudyard Byng, whose eyes were so much upon the door, watching and waiting for some one to come, pressed his hand and said: "You know the best, Stafford.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Pheidippides!" the dying Stafford said, with a grim touch of the humour which had ever been his.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Pheidippides," he repeated, and Rudyard Byng, whose eyes were so much upon the door, watching and waiting for some one to come, pressed his hand and said: "You know the best, Stafford.
