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The Wellfields: A novel. Vol. 1 of 3
The Wellfields: A novel. Vol. 1 of 3

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of The Wellfields: A novel. Vol. 1 of 3 is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Jessie Fothergill • Curated US English Learning Edition
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WHAT MR.
NETLEY SAID.
A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.
He had nothing to do there—no business in the great city—no means, no right to take any pleasure in the same.
He made his way from the Liverpool Street Station to that at Euston Square, where he found he had some two hours to wait before the express to Irkford should start.
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The Wellfields: A novel. Vol. 1 of 3

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of The Wellfields: A novel. Vol. 1 of 3 is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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WHAT MR.
/wʌt ˈmɪstər/
Line 2
NETLEY SAID.
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A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.
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He had nothing to do there—no business in the great city—no means, no right to take any pleasure in the same.
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He made his way from the Liverpool Street Station to that at Euston Square, where he found he had some two hours to wait before the express to Irkford should start.

Learner Dictionary

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

Continent noun US /ˈkɑːntənənt/

one of the large landmasses of the earth

From this reading “A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.”

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express verb US /ɪkˈspres/

give expression to

From this reading “He made his way from the Liverpool Street Station to that at Euston Square, where he found he had some two hours to wait before the express to Irkford should start.”

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Jerome noun US /dʒərˈoʊm/

(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)

From this reading “A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.”

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Liverpool noun US /ˈlɪvərpuːl/

a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports

From this reading “He made his way from the Liverpool Street Station to that at Euston Square, where he found he had some two hours to wait before the express to Irkford should start.”

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parting noun US /ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/

the act of departing politely

From this reading “A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.”

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Rotterdam noun US /ˈrɑːtərdæm/

the 2nd largest city in the Netherlands; located in the western Netherlands near the North Sea

From this reading “A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.”

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route noun US /ruːt/

an established line of travel or access

From this reading “A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.”

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sweetheart noun US /ˈswiːthɑːrt/

a person loved by another person

From this reading “A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.”

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Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

two hours noun + noun

In this reading “He made his way from the Liverpool Street Station to that at Euston Square, where he found he had some two hours to wait before the express to Irkford should start.”

21,596 times in 426,211 chapters
great city adjective + noun

In this reading “He had nothing to do there—no business in the great city—no means, no right to take any pleasure in the same.”

6,602 times in 426,211 chapters

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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 A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading He had nothing to do there—no business in the great city—no means, no right to take any pleasure in the same.

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He made his way from the Liverpool Street Station to that at Euston Square, where he found he had some two hours to wait before the express to Irkford should start.

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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He made his way from the Liverpool Street Station to that at Euston Square, where he found he had some two hours to wait before the express to Irkford should start.

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businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading He had nothing to do there—no business in the great city—no means, no right to take any pleasure in the same.

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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citynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading He had nothing to do there—no business in the great city—no means, no right to take any pleasure in the same.

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ContinentnounUS /ˈkɑːntənənt/

one of the large landmasses of the earth

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading He had nothing to do there—no business in the great city—no means, no right to take any pleasure in the same.

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dree

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From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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Euston

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From this reading He made his way from the Liverpool Street Station to that at Euston Square, where he found he had some two hours to wait before the express to Irkford should start.

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expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/

give expression to

From this reading He made his way from the Liverpool Street Station to that at Euston Square, where he found he had some two hours to wait before the express to Irkford should start.

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foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading He had nothing to do there—no business in the great city—no means, no right to take any pleasure in the same.

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading He had nothing to do there—no business in the great city—no means, no right to take any pleasure in the same.

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Harwich

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From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He had nothing to do there—no business in the great city—no means, no right to take any pleasure in the same.

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himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

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

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading He made his way from the Liverpool Street Station to that at Euston Square, where he found he had some two hours to wait before the express to Irkford should start.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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Irkford

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From this reading He made his way from the Liverpool Street Station to that at Euston Square, where he found he had some two hours to wait before the express to Irkford should start.

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JeromenounUS /dʒərˈoʊm/

(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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LiverpoolnounUS /ˈlɪvərpuːl/

a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports

From this reading He made his way from the Liverpool Street Station to that at Euston Square, where he found he had some two hours to wait before the express to Irkford should start.

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LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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LONGadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He made his way from the Liverpool Street Station to that at Euston Square, where he found he had some two hours to wait before the express to Irkford should start.

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meansnounUS /miːnz/

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading He had nothing to do there—no business in the great city—no means, no right to take any pleasure in the same.

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morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading WHAT MR.

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NETLEY

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From this reading NETLEY SAID.

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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading He had nothing to do there—no business in the great city—no means, no right to take any pleasure in the same.

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nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading He had nothing to do there—no business in the great city—no means, no right to take any pleasure in the same.

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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partingnounUS /ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/

the act of departing politely

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading He had nothing to do there—no business in the great city—no means, no right to take any pleasure in the same.

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rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading He had nothing to do there—no business in the great city—no means, no right to take any pleasure in the same.

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RotterdamnounUS /ˈrɑːtərdæm/

the 2nd largest city in the Netherlands; located in the western Netherlands near the North Sea

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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routenounUS /ruːt/

an established line of travel or access

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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SAIDadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading NETLEY SAID.

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sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading He had nothing to do there—no business in the great city—no means, no right to take any pleasure in the same.

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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading He made his way from the Liverpool Street Station to that at Euston Square, where he found he had some two hours to wait before the express to Irkford should start.

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sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading He made his way from the Liverpool Street Station to that at Euston Square, where he found he had some two hours to wait before the express to Irkford should start.

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SquareverbUS /skwer/

make square

From this reading He made his way from the Liverpool Street Station to that at Euston Square, where he found he had some two hours to wait before the express to Irkford should start.

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startverbUS /stɑːrt/

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading He made his way from the Liverpool Street Station to that at Euston Square, where he found he had some two hours to wait before the express to Irkford should start.

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StationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading He made his way from the Liverpool Street Station to that at Euston Square, where he found he had some two hours to wait before the express to Irkford should start.

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StreetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading He made his way from the Liverpool Street Station to that at Euston Square, where he found he had some two hours to wait before the express to Irkford should start.

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sweetheartnounUS /ˈswiːthɑːrt/

a person loved by another person

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading He had nothing to do there—no business in the great city—no means, no right to take any pleasure in the same.

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading He had nothing to do there—no business in the great city—no means, no right to take any pleasure in the same.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading He made his way from the Liverpool Street Station to that at Euston Square, where he found he had some two hours to wait before the express to Irkford should start.

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unsavouryadjective

morally offensive

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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waitverbUS /weɪt/

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading He made his way from the Liverpool Street Station to that at Euston Square, where he found he had some two hours to wait before the express to Irkford should start.

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waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He made his way from the Liverpool Street Station to that at Euston Square, where he found he had some two hours to wait before the express to Irkford should start.

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Wellfield

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From this reading A LONG, dree journey by that very unsavoury route to and from the Continent—Rotterdam and Harwich—and Jerome Wellfield, on the morning after his parting from his sister and sweetheart, found himself in London.

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WHATpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading WHAT MR.

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whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading He made his way from the Liverpool Street Station to that at Euston Square, where he found he had some two hours to wait before the express to Irkford should start.

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Chapter 11 of The Wellfields: A novel. Vol. 1 of 3 by Jessie Fothergill holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wellfields: A novel. Vol. 1 of 3; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Novel
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wellfields: A novel. Vol. 1 of 3; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Jessie
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wellfields: A novel. Vol. 1 of 3; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Fothergill
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wellfields: A novel. Vol. 1 of 3; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.