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81
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From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
age
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From this reading The Princess was sixteen years of age, and amazingly beautiful; never had I seen such a face, and I fell madly in love with her, on the spot.
Alida
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From this reading It turned out, that the lady was of the Royal house of Coorg, an Ikeri Princess; her name was Puvaka 'the flower sister.'--She has since been baptised Alida.
all
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From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
amazingly
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From this reading The Princess was sixteen years of age, and amazingly beautiful; never had I seen such a face, and I fell madly in love with her, on the spot.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It turned out, that the lady was of the Royal house of Coorg, an Ikeri Princess; her name was Puvaka 'the flower sister.'--She has since been baptised Alida.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
backs
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From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
bad
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From this reading In this way, I happened on a lady and her servants, who were in a bad fix; their bullock carriage got stuck in crossing a ford, and I came to their rescue.
baptised
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From this reading It turned out, that the lady was of the Royal house of Coorg, an Ikeri Princess; her name was Puvaka 'the flower sister.'--She has since been baptised Alida.
beautiful
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From this reading The Princess was sixteen years of age, and amazingly beautiful; never had I seen such a face, and I fell madly in love with her, on the spot.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It turned out, that the lady was of the Royal house of Coorg, an Ikeri Princess; her name was Puvaka 'the flower sister.'--She has since been baptised Alida.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
bullock
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From this reading In this way, I happened on a lady and her servants, who were in a bad fix; their bullock carriage got stuck in crossing a ford, and I came to their rescue.
came
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From this reading In this way, I happened on a lady and her servants, who were in a bad fix; their bullock carriage got stuck in crossing a ford, and I came to their rescue.
capital
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From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
carriage
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From this reading In this way, I happened on a lady and her servants, who were in a bad fix; their bullock carriage got stuck in crossing a ford, and I came to their rescue.
chair
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From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
Coorg
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From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
crossing
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From this reading In this way, I happened on a lady and her servants, who were in a bad fix; their bullock carriage got stuck in crossing a ford, and I came to their rescue.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
exploring
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From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
face
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From this reading The Princess was sixteen years of age, and amazingly beautiful; never had I seen such a face, and I fell madly in love with her, on the spot.
fell
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From this reading The Princess was sixteen years of age, and amazingly beautiful; never had I seen such a face, and I fell madly in love with her, on the spot.
fix
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From this reading In this way, I happened on a lady and her servants, who were in a bad fix; their bullock carriage got stuck in crossing a ford, and I came to their rescue.
flower
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From this reading It turned out, that the lady was of the Royal house of Coorg, an Ikeri Princess; her name was Puvaka 'the flower sister.'--She has since been baptised Alida.
fond
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From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
ford
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From this reading In this way, I happened on a lady and her servants, who were in a bad fix; their bullock carriage got stuck in crossing a ford, and I came to their rescue.
got
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From this reading In this way, I happened on a lady and her servants, who were in a bad fix; their bullock carriage got stuck in crossing a ford, and I came to their rescue.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
happened
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From this reading In this way, I happened on a lady and her servants, who were in a bad fix; their bullock carriage got stuck in crossing a ford, and I came to their rescue.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It turned out, that the lady was of the Royal house of Coorg, an Ikeri Princess; her name was Puvaka 'the flower sister.'--She has since been baptised Alida.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In this way, I happened on a lady and her servants, who were in a bad fix; their bullock carriage got stuck in crossing a ford, and I came to their rescue.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
hot
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From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
house
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From this reading It turned out, that the lady was of the Royal house of Coorg, an Ikeri Princess; her name was Puvaka 'the flower sister.'--She has since been baptised Alida.
how
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From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
Ikeri
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From this reading It turned out, that the lady was of the Royal house of Coorg, an Ikeri Princess; her name was Puvaka 'the flower sister.'--She has since been baptised Alida.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It turned out, that the lady was of the Royal house of Coorg, an Ikeri Princess; her name was Puvaka 'the flower sister.'--She has since been baptised Alida.
it's
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From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
known
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From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
lady
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From this reading In this way, I happened on a lady and her servants, who were in a bad fix; their bullock carriage got stuck in crossing a ford, and I came to their rescue.
lazy
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From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
love
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From this reading The Princess was sixteen years of age, and amazingly beautiful; never had I seen such a face, and I fell madly in love with her, on the spot.
lying
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From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
madly
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From this reading The Princess was sixteen years of age, and amazingly beautiful; never had I seen such a face, and I fell madly in love with her, on the spot.
Mallender
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From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
moved
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From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It turned out, that the lady was of the Royal house of Coorg, an Ikeri Princess; her name was Puvaka 'the flower sister.'--She has since been baptised Alida.
nearer
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From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
nephew
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From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Princess was sixteen years of age, and amazingly beautiful; never had I seen such a face, and I fell madly in love with her, on the spot.
novels
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From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
now
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From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
old
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From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
out
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From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
pals
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From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
place
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From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading It turned out, that the lady was of the Royal house of Coorg, an Ikeri Princess; her name was Puvaka 'the flower sister.'--She has since been baptised Alida.
Puvaka
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From this reading It turned out, that the lady was of the Royal house of Coorg, an Ikeri Princess; her name was Puvaka 'the flower sister.'--She has since been baptised Alida.
reading
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From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
rescue
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From this reading In this way, I happened on a lady and her servants, who were in a bad fix; their bullock carriage got stuck in crossing a ford, and I came to their rescue.
Royal
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From this reading It turned out, that the lady was of the Royal house of Coorg, an Ikeri Princess; her name was Puvaka 'the flower sister.'--She has since been baptised Alida.
seen
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From this reading The Princess was sixteen years of age, and amazingly beautiful; never had I seen such a face, and I fell madly in love with her, on the spot.
senior
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From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
servants
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From this reading In this way, I happened on a lady and her servants, who were in a bad fix; their bullock carriage got stuck in crossing a ford, and I came to their rescue.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It turned out, that the lady was of the Royal house of Coorg, an Ikeri Princess; her name was Puvaka 'the flower sister.'--She has since been baptised Alida.
shot
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From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It turned out, that the lady was of the Royal house of Coorg, an Ikeri Princess; her name was Puvaka 'the flower sister.'--She has since been baptised Alida.
sister
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From this reading It turned out, that the lady was of the Royal house of Coorg, an Ikeri Princess; her name was Puvaka 'the flower sister.'--She has since been baptised Alida.
sixteen
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From this reading The Princess was sixteen years of age, and amazingly beautiful; never had I seen such a face, and I fell madly in love with her, on the spot.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
sport
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From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
spot
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From this reading The Princess was sixteen years of age, and amazingly beautiful; never had I seen such a face, and I fell madly in love with her, on the spot.
story
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From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
stuck
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From this reading In this way, I happened on a lady and her servants, who were in a bad fix; their bullock carriage got stuck in crossing a ford, and I came to their rescue.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The Princess was sixteen years of age, and amazingly beautiful; never had I seen such a face, and I fell madly in love with her, on the spot.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It turned out, that the lady was of the Royal house of Coorg, an Ikeri Princess; her name was Puvaka 'the flower sister.'--She has since been baptised Alida.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this way, I happened on a lady and her servants, who were in a bad fix; their bullock carriage got stuck in crossing a ford, and I came to their rescue.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
turned
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From this reading It turned out, that the lady was of the Royal house of Coorg, an Ikeri Princess; her name was Puvaka 'the flower sister.'--She has since been baptised Alida.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
way
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From this reading In this way, I happened on a lady and her servants, who were in a bad fix; their bullock carriage got stuck in crossing a ford, and I came to their rescue.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
weather
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From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
well
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From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "We had capital sport in Coorg,--it's shot out now.--I was fond of exploring all over the place, when my lazy pals were lying on their backs, reading novels, and smoking.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In this way, I happened on a lady and her servants, who were in a bad fix; their bullock carriage got stuck in crossing a ford, and I came to their rescue.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Princess was sixteen years of age, and amazingly beautiful; never had I seen such a face, and I fell madly in love with her, on the spot.
years
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From this reading The Princess was sixteen years of age, and amazingly beautiful; never had I seen such a face, and I fell madly in love with her, on the spot.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Of course, the old story, of how I disappeared in the hot weather of '81, is well known to you," began Captain Mallender senior, as he moved his chair a little nearer to his nephew.
