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The Seven Conundrums

Chapter I

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"So!" she whispered.
"They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
"There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
The canvas sides flapped and strained madly at the imprisoning ropes.
Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.
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The Seven Conundrums

Chapter I

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"So!" she whispered.
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"They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.
Line 3
"There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.
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The canvas sides flapped and strained madly at the imprisoning ropes.
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Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.

Learner Dictionary

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

Across preposition US /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading “"There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.”

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “"There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.”

Already noun US /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.”

Amongst preposition US /əˈmʌŋst/

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading “"They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.”

Answered noun US /ˈanswered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “"There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.”

Fool noun US /fool/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.”

Gasp noun US /ɡæsp/

a sudden sharp intake of breath

From this reading “"There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “"They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “"There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.”

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “"They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.”

Wind noun US /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.”

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191

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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

216

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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

64

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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

almost

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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

alreadynounUS /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.

amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

answerednounUS /ˈanswered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

arcs

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From this reading Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.

astonishment

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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The canvas sides flapped and strained madly at the imprisoning ropes.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

beat

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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

building

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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

canvas

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From this reading The canvas sides flapped and strained madly at the imprisoning ropes.

comes

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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

creaked

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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

Don't

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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

extinguished

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From this reading Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.

flapped

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From this reading The canvas sides flapped and strained madly at the imprisoning ropes.

foolnounUS /fool/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

frail

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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

Frontispiece

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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

gaspnounUS /ɡæsp/

a sudden sharp intake of breath

From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

groaned

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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

hanging

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From this reading Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

hurried

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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

imprisoning

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From this reading The canvas sides flapped and strained madly at the imprisoning ropes.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

lamps

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From this reading Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

madly

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From this reading The canvas sides flapped and strained madly at the imprisoning ropes.

men

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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

perilous

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From this reading Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.

rafter

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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

rock

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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

ropes

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From this reading The canvas sides flapped and strained madly at the imprisoning ropes.

rose

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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

sea

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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading "So!" she whispered.

shrieks

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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

sides

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From this reading The canvas sides flapped and strained madly at the imprisoning ropes.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "So!" she whispered.

some

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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

staircase

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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

storming

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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

strained

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From this reading The canvas sides flapped and strained madly at the imprisoning ropes.

submerged

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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

swung

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From this reading Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

There

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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

There's

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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

universal

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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

up

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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Those hanging lamps which were not already extinguished swung in perilous arcs.

whispered

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From this reading "So!" she whispered.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

windnounUS /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.

women

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From this reading "They will know from whom that rose comes" _Frontispiece_ There were shrieks from the women, and some of the men, amongst them myself, hurried towards the staircase 64 "Don't be a fool," I answered.

wooden

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From this reading "There's a submerged rock right across here" 191 There seemed to be an almost universal gasp of astonishment 216 The wind, storming up from the sea, beat against the frail little wooden building till every rafter creaked and groaned.