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acutely
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From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
agreeable
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From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
almost
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From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
apt
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From this reading She lay motionless, listening with that peculiar intensity with which one is apt to listen when woke suddenly in the middle of the night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
asleep
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From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was the sound of distant rumbling: they were at work upon the line, where they would sometimes continue shunting from dusk to dawn.
awake
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From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
causes
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From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
consciousness
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From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
continue
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From this reading There was the sound of distant rumbling: they were at work upon the line, where they would sometimes continue shunting from dusk to dawn.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Something had woke her; what, she could not tell.
dark
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From this reading The room was dark.
dawn
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From this reading There was the sound of distant rumbling: they were at work upon the line, where they would sometimes continue shunting from dusk to dawn.
DEADnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading There was the sound of distant rumbling: they were at work upon the line, where they would sometimes continue shunting from dusk to dawn.
dusk
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From this reading There was the sound of distant rumbling: they were at work upon the line, where they would sometimes continue shunting from dusk to dawn.
fact
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From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Something had woke her; what, she could not tell.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
intensity
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From this reading She lay motionless, listening with that peculiar intensity with which one is apt to listen when woke suddenly in the middle of the night.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
lay
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From this reading She lay motionless, listening with that peculiar intensity with which one is apt to listen when woke suddenly in the middle of the night.
line
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From this reading There was the sound of distant rumbling: they were at work upon the line, where they would sometimes continue shunting from dusk to dawn.
listen
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From this reading She lay motionless, listening with that peculiar intensity with which one is apt to listen when woke suddenly in the middle of the night.
listening
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From this reading She lay motionless, listening with that peculiar intensity with which one is apt to listen when woke suddenly in the middle of the night.
Madge
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From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
middle
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From this reading She lay motionless, listening with that peculiar intensity with which one is apt to listen when woke suddenly in the middle of the night.
most
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From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
motionless
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From this reading She lay motionless, listening with that peculiar intensity with which one is apt to listen when woke suddenly in the middle of the night.
NIGHT
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From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She lay motionless, listening with that peculiar intensity with which one is apt to listen when woke suddenly in the middle of the night.
peculiar
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From this reading She lay motionless, listening with that peculiar intensity with which one is apt to listen when woke suddenly in the middle of the night.
realise
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From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
room
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From this reading The room was dark.
roused
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From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
rumbling
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From this reading There was the sound of distant rumbling: they were at work upon the line, where they would sometimes continue shunting from dusk to dawn.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
sheets
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From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
shock
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From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
shunting
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From this reading There was the sound of distant rumbling: they were at work upon the line, where they would sometimes continue shunting from dusk to dawn.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
sleeping
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From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
slumber
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From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something had woke her; what, she could not tell.
sometimes
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From this reading There was the sound of distant rumbling: they were at work upon the line, where they would sometimes continue shunting from dusk to dawn.
soon
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From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
sound
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From this reading There was the sound of distant rumbling: they were at work upon the line, where they would sometimes continue shunting from dusk to dawn.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She lay motionless, listening with that peculiar intensity with which one is apt to listen when woke suddenly in the middle of the night.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something had woke her; what, she could not tell.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
There
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From this reading There was the sound of distant rumbling: they were at work upon the line, where they would sometimes continue shunting from dusk to dawn.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was the sound of distant rumbling: they were at work upon the line, where they would sometimes continue shunting from dusk to dawn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
too
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From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was the sound of distant rumbling: they were at work upon the line, where they would sometimes continue shunting from dusk to dawn.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
way
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From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was the sound of distant rumbling: they were at work upon the line, where they would sometimes continue shunting from dusk to dawn.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Something had woke her; what, she could not tell.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She lay motionless, listening with that peculiar intensity with which one is apt to listen when woke suddenly in the middle of the night.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There was the sound of distant rumbling: they were at work upon the line, where they would sometimes continue shunting from dusk to dawn.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Madge was asleep almost as soon as she was between the sheets, and it seemed to her that as soon as she was asleep she was awake again--waking with that sudden shock of consciousness which is not the most agreeable way of being roused from slumber, since it causes us to realise too acutely the fact that we have been sleeping.
woke
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From this reading Something had woke her; what, she could not tell.
work
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From this reading There was the sound of distant rumbling: they were at work upon the line, where they would sometimes continue shunting from dusk to dawn.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was the sound of distant rumbling: they were at work upon the line, where they would sometimes continue shunting from dusk to dawn.
