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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 We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
All
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From this reading All things considered, I felt lucky when we reached New York less than twenty-four hours out from Washington.
almost
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From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
America
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From this reading We had several broken railway systems north and south, but there were not then more than five thousand miles of railway built in America.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The means of travel in its best form was at that time at least curious.
Beaufort
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From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
best
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From this reading The means of travel in its best form was at that time at least curious.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had several broken railway systems north and south, but there were not then more than five thousand miles of railway built in America.
built
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From this reading We had several broken railway systems north and south, but there were not then more than five thousand miles of railway built in America.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
civilization
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conditions
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considered
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From this reading All things considered, I felt lucky when we reached New York less than twenty-four hours out from Washington.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
crude
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From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
curious
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From this reading The means of travel in its best form was at that time at least curious.
days
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From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
de
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From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
deeds
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From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
difficult
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From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
embryonic
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From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
existed
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From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
felt
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From this reading All things considered, I felt lucky when we reached New York less than twenty-four hours out from Washington.
five
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From this reading We had several broken railway systems north and south, but there were not then more than five thousand miles of railway built in America.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
form
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From this reading The means of travel in its best form was at that time at least curious.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All things considered, I felt lucky when we reached New York less than twenty-four hours out from Washington.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
hours
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From this reading All things considered, I felt lucky when we reached New York less than twenty-four hours out from Washington.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
immature
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From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
impossible
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From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The means of travel in its best form was at that time at least curious.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The means of travel in its best form was at that time at least curious.
less
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From this reading All things considered, I felt lucky when we reached New York less than twenty-four hours out from Washington.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
lost
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From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
Louis
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From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
lucky
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From this reading All things considered, I felt lucky when we reached New York less than twenty-four hours out from Washington.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
means
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From this reading The means of travel in its best form was at that time at least curious.
men
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From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
miles
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From this reading We had several broken railway systems north and south, but there were not then more than five thousand miles of railway built in America.
more
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From this reading We had several broken railway systems north and south, but there were not then more than five thousand miles of railway built in America.
New
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From this reading All things considered, I felt lucky when we reached New York less than twenty-four hours out from Washington.
north
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From this reading We had several broken railway systems north and south, but there were not then more than five thousand miles of railway built in America.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We had several broken railway systems north and south, but there were not then more than five thousand miles of railway built in America.
now
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From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
obtained
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From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
out
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From this reading All things considered, I felt lucky when we reached New York less than twenty-four hours out from Washington.
railway
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From this reading We had several broken railway systems north and south, but there were not then more than five thousand miles of railway built in America.
reached
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From this reading All things considered, I felt lucky when we reached New York less than twenty-four hours out from Washington.
realize
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From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
reflects
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From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
say
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From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
seems
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From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
SERVICE
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From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
several
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From this reading We had several broken railway systems north and south, but there were not then more than five thousand miles of railway built in America.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
south
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From this reading We had several broken railway systems north and south, but there were not then more than five thousand miles of railway built in America.
systems
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From this reading We had several broken railway systems north and south, but there were not then more than five thousand miles of railway built in America.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We had several broken railway systems north and south, but there were not then more than five thousand miles of railway built in America.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
then
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From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
there
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From this reading We had several broken railway systems north and south, but there were not then more than five thousand miles of railway built in America.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
things
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From this reading All things considered, I felt lucky when we reached New York less than twenty-four hours out from Washington.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
thousand
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From this reading We had several broken railway systems north and south, but there were not then more than five thousand miles of railway built in America.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
to-day
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From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
travel
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From this reading The means of travel in its best form was at that time at least curious.
twenty-four
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From this reading All things considered, I felt lucky when we reached New York less than twenty-four hours out from Washington.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
Washington
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From this reading All things considered, I felt lucky when we reached New York less than twenty-four hours out from Washington.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We had great men in those days, and great deeds were done; but to-day, as one reflects upon life as it then was, it seems almost impossible that they and their deeds could have existed in a time so crude and immature.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading All things considered, I felt lucky when we reached New York less than twenty-four hours out from Washington.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
woman
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From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
world
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From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
write
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From this reading ON SECRET SERVICE If the world was lost through woman, she alone can save it.--_Louis de Beaufort._ In the days of which I write, our civilization was, as I may say, so embryonic, that it is difficult for us now to realize the conditions which then obtained.
York
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From this reading All things considered, I felt lucky when we reached New York less than twenty-four hours out from Washington.
