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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 man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
address
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From this reading Something in the exceeding beauty of her face, together with its horrified expression, struck deep at Jack’s heart, and bending over her, he said softly as a mother would address her child:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Edna recognized the genuine kindness and sympathy in the voice, and answered:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Poor little one, are you hurt? and is that your brother lying there?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Something in the exceeding beauty of her face, together with its horrified expression, struck deep at Jack’s heart, and bending over her, he said softly as a mother would address her child:
ascertaining
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From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
beauty
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From this reading Something in the exceeding beauty of her face, together with its horrified expression, struck deep at Jack’s heart, and bending over her, he said softly as a mother would address her child:
bending
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From this reading Something in the exceeding beauty of her face, together with its horrified expression, struck deep at Jack’s heart, and bending over her, he said softly as a mother would address her child:
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
big-hearted
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From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
brother
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From this reading “Poor little one, are you hurt? and is that your brother lying there?”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
came
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From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
child
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From this reading Something in the exceeding beauty of her face, together with its horrified expression, struck deep at Jack’s heart, and bending over her, he said softly as a mother would address her child:
deep
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From this reading Something in the exceeding beauty of her face, together with its horrified expression, struck deep at Jack’s heart, and bending over her, he said softly as a mother would address her child:
dying
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From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
Edna
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From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
exceeding
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From this reading Something in the exceeding beauty of her face, together with its horrified expression, struck deep at Jack’s heart, and bending over her, he said softly as a mother would address her child:
expression
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From this reading Something in the exceeding beauty of her face, together with its horrified expression, struck deep at Jack’s heart, and bending over her, he said softly as a mother would address her child:
face
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From this reading Something in the exceeding beauty of her face, together with its horrified expression, struck deep at Jack’s heart, and bending over her, he said softly as a mother would address her child:
fell
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From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
genuine
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From this reading Edna recognized the genuine kindness and sympathy in the voice, and answered:
Georgie's
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From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
get
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From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Something in the exceeding beauty of her face, together with its horrified expression, struck deep at Jack’s heart, and bending over her, he said softly as a mother would address her child:
heart
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From this reading Something in the exceeding beauty of her face, together with its horrified expression, struck deep at Jack’s heart, and bending over her, he said softly as a mother would address her child:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
heroine
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From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
Heyford
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From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
horrified
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From this reading Something in the exceeding beauty of her face, together with its horrified expression, struck deep at Jack’s heart, and bending over her, he said softly as a mother would address her child:
house
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From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
hurt
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From this reading “Poor little one, are you hurt? and is that your brother lying there?”
husband
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From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something in the exceeding beauty of her face, together with its horrified expression, struck deep at Jack’s heart, and bending over her, he said softly as a mother would address her child:
injured
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From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Poor little one, are you hurt? and is that your brother lying there?”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
Jack
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From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
Jack's
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From this reading Something in the exceeding beauty of her face, together with its horrified expression, struck deep at Jack’s heart, and bending over her, he said softly as a mother would address her child:
kindness
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From this reading Edna recognized the genuine kindness and sympathy in the voice, and answered:
kneeling
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From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
lantern
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From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor little one, are you hurt? and is that your brother lying there?”
loose
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From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
lying
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From this reading “Poor little one, are you hurt? and is that your brother lying there?”
man
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From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
mother
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From this reading Something in the exceeding beauty of her face, together with its horrified expression, struck deep at Jack’s heart, and bending over her, he said softly as a mother would address her child:
near
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From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
nervous
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From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
once
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From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Poor little one, are you hurt? and is that your brother lying there?”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
out
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From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Something in the exceeding beauty of her face, together with its horrified expression, struck deep at Jack’s heart, and bending over her, he said softly as a mother would address her child:
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
rays
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From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
recognized
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From this reading Edna recognized the genuine kindness and sympathy in the voice, and answered:
rescue
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From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
said
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From this reading Something in the exceeding beauty of her face, together with its horrified expression, struck deep at Jack’s heart, and bending over her, he said softly as a mother would address her child:
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
shrieking
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From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
softly
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From this reading Something in the exceeding beauty of her face, together with its horrified expression, struck deep at Jack’s heart, and bending over her, he said softly as a mother would address her child:
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something in the exceeding beauty of her face, together with its horrified expression, struck deep at Jack’s heart, and bending over her, he said softly as a mother would address her child:
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something in the exceeding beauty of her face, together with its horrified expression, struck deep at Jack’s heart, and bending over her, he said softly as a mother would address her child:
sympathy
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From this reading Edna recognized the genuine kindness and sympathy in the voice, and answered:
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
there
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From this reading “Poor little one, are you hurt? and is that your brother lying there?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
together
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From this reading Something in the exceeding beauty of her face, together with its horrified expression, struck deep at Jack’s heart, and bending over her, he said softly as a mother would address her child:
trying
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From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
voice
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From this reading Edna recognized the genuine kindness and sympathy in the voice, and answered:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A man from a house near by came out with a lantern, and Jack stood beside him when its rays first fell upon Edna, kneeling by her husband and trying to get him free.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Something in the exceeding beauty of her face, together with its horrified expression, struck deep at Jack’s heart, and bending over her, he said softly as a mother would address her child:
wreck
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From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
wretches
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From this reading It was Jack Heyford who found our heroine; big-hearted Jack, who, after shaking himself loose from Georgie’s nervous, terrified grasp, and ascertaining that neither she nor himself was injured, went at once to the rescue of the poor wretches shrieking and dying beneath the wreck.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Poor little one, are you hurt? and is that your brother lying there?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Poor little one, are you hurt? and is that your brother lying there?”
