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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 little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
ado
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From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
angry
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From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
approach
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From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
arisen
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From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
becoming
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From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
bent
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From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
betrayed
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From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
canvas
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From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
carelessness
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From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
confirm
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From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
dependant
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From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
expression
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From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
eye
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From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
feature
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From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
floating
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From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
glass
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From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
gradually
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From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
growing
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From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
gull
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From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
hour
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From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
language
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From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
looks
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From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
man
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From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
margin
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From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
meaning
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From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
more
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From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
Much
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From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
naked
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From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
object
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From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
other
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From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
pale
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From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
perceive
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From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
put
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From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
pyramid
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From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
rapidly
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From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
rather
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From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
reared
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From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
regret
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From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
reproach
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From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
resembling
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From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
Rover
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From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
say
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From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
sea
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From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
seen
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From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
sick
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From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
single
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From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
some
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From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
speck
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From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
strange
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From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
summit
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From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
syllable
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From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
tall
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From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “As I am an honest man, he looks pale: Art thou sick, or angry?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still the look was one rather of regret than of reproach; nor did a single syllable of the tongue confirm the meaning language of the eye.
understood
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From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
visible
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From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Much ado about Nothing._ The approach of the strange sail was becoming rapidly more and more visible to the naked eye.
water
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From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
wave
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From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
white
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From this reading The little speck of white, which had first been seen on the margin of the sea, resembling some gull floating on the summit of a wave, had gradually arisen during the last half hour, until a tall pyramid of canvas was reared on the water.
Wilder
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From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As Wilder bent his look again on this growing object, the Rover put a glass into his hands, with an expression of feature which the other understood to say, “You may perceive that the carelessness of your dependant has already betrayed us!”
