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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 There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
addressed
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From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will leave you alone to read it.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
asks
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From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
city
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From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
dear
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From this reading "My dear,"--he said, huskily--"You must not--you really must not give way!
desk
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From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
din
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From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
documents
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From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
Francis
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From this reading And then Sir Francis, gently taking Mary's hand in his own, raised her from the ground.
friend
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From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And then Sir Francis, gently taking Mary's hand in his own, raised her from the ground.
gently
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From this reading And then Sir Francis, gently taking Mary's hand in his own, raised her from the ground.
give
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From this reading "My dear,"--he said, huskily--"You must not--you really must not give way!
ground
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From this reading And then Sir Francis, gently taking Mary's hand in his own, raised her from the ground.
hand
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From this reading And then Sir Francis, gently taking Mary's hand in his own, raised her from the ground.
handed
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From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My dear,"--he said, huskily--"You must not--you really must not give way!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then Sir Francis, gently taking Mary's hand in his own, raised her from the ground.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And then Sir Francis, gently taking Mary's hand in his own, raised her from the ground.
huskily
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From this reading "My dear,"--he said, huskily--"You must not--you really must not give way!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then Sir Francis, gently taking Mary's hand in his own, raised her from the ground.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
late
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From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
leave
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From this reading I will leave you alone to read it.
letter
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From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
like
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From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
London
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From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
Mary
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From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
Mary's
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From this reading And then Sir Francis, gently taking Mary's hand in his own, raised her from the ground.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
mighty
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From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
moment's
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From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "My dear,"--he said, huskily--"You must not--you really must not give way!
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear,"--he said, huskily--"You must not--you really must not give way!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "My dear,"--he said, huskily--"You must not--you really must not give way!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
only
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From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
own
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From this reading And then Sir Francis, gently taking Mary's hand in his own, raised her from the ground.
raised
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From this reading And then Sir Francis, gently taking Mary's hand in his own, raised her from the ground.
read
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From this reading I will leave you alone to read it.
really
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From this reading "My dear,"--he said, huskily--"You must not--you really must not give way!
roar
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From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
rolling
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From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
said
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From this reading "My dear,"--he said, huskily--"You must not--you really must not give way!
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
See
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From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
Sir
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From this reading And then Sir Francis, gently taking Mary's hand in his own, raised her from the ground.
sounded
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From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
taking
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From this reading And then Sir Francis, gently taking Mary's hand in his own, raised her from the ground.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
then
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From this reading And then Sir Francis, gently taking Mary's hand in his own, raised her from the ground.
There
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From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
traffic
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From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
up
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From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
way
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From this reading "My dear,"--he said, huskily--"You must not--you really must not give way!
wheels
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From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will leave you alone to read it.
words
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world
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From this reading There was a moment's silence, broken only by the roar and din of the London city traffic outside, which sounded like the thunder of mighty wheels--the wheels of a rolling world.
written
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From this reading See,"--and he took up a sealed letter from among the documents on the desk, addressed "To Mary"--and handed it to her--"my late friend asks me in the last written words I have from him to give this to you.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear,"--he said, huskily--"You must not--you really must not give way!
