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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 GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
accelerated
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
account
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From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
addressed
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From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
affair
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From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
any
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
arrest
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From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
attack
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
back
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From this reading It was while thus enjoying himself that the letters and papers sent back from India reached him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
benefited
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From this reading His health had benefited greatly by the voyage, and he determined to strengthen it still further by lingering for a few weeks in the South of France before venturing to encounter the more variable and trying climate of his own country.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
climate
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From this reading His health had benefited greatly by the voyage, and he determined to strengthen it still further by lingering for a few weeks in the South of France before venturing to encounter the more variable and trying climate of his own country.
commitment
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From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
communicate
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
consequence
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From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
contained
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From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
country
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From this reading His health had benefited greatly by the voyage, and he determined to strengthen it still further by lingering for a few weeks in the South of France before venturing to encounter the more variable and trying climate of his own country.
crossed
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From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
date
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
departure
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
Dering's
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From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading His health had benefited greatly by the voyage, and he determined to strengthen it still further by lingering for a few weeks in the South of France before venturing to encounter the more variable and trying climate of his own country.
encounter
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From this reading His health had benefited greatly by the voyage, and he determined to strengthen it still further by lingering for a few weeks in the South of France before venturing to encounter the more variable and trying climate of his own country.
England
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
enjoying
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From this reading It was while thus enjoying himself that the letters and papers sent back from India reached him.
fact
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
far
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
fever
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
few
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From this reading His health had benefited greatly by the voyage, and he determined to strengthen it still further by lingering for a few weeks in the South of France before venturing to encounter the more variable and trying climate of his own country.
fixed
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
France
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From this reading His health had benefited greatly by the voyage, and he determined to strengthen it still further by lingering for a few weeks in the South of France before venturing to encounter the more variable and trying climate of his own country.
friends
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
further
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From this reading His health had benefited greatly by the voyage, and he determined to strengthen it still further by lingering for a few weeks in the South of France before venturing to encounter the more variable and trying climate of his own country.
GENERAL
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From this reading GENERAL ST.
GEORGE
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
George's
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
greatly
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From this reading His health had benefited greatly by the voyage, and he determined to strengthen it still further by lingering for a few weeks in the South of France before venturing to encounter the more variable and trying climate of his own country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
happy
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From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
health
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From this reading His health had benefited greatly by the voyage, and he determined to strengthen it still further by lingering for a few weeks in the South of France before venturing to encounter the more variable and trying climate of his own country.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
home
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
ignorance
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From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
India
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His health had benefited greatly by the voyage, and he determined to strengthen it still further by lingering for a few weeks in the South of France before venturing to encounter the more variable and trying climate of his own country.
landed
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From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
letters
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From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
lingering
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From this reading His health had benefited greatly by the voyage, and he determined to strengthen it still further by lingering for a few weeks in the South of France before venturing to encounter the more variable and trying climate of his own country.
Lionel
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From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
Marseilles
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From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
months
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
more
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From this reading His health had benefited greatly by the voyage, and he determined to strengthen it still further by lingering for a few weeks in the South of France before venturing to encounter the more variable and trying climate of his own country.
murder
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From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
nephew
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From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
newspapers
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From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
own
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From this reading His health had benefited greatly by the voyage, and he determined to strengthen it still further by lingering for a few weeks in the South of France before venturing to encounter the more variable and trying climate of his own country.
papers
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From this reading It was while thus enjoying himself that the letters and papers sent back from India reached him.
previously
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
prostrated
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
reached
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From this reading It was while thus enjoying himself that the letters and papers sent back from India reached him.
sent
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From this reading It was while thus enjoying himself that the letters and papers sent back from India reached him.
slight
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
South
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From this reading His health had benefited greatly by the voyage, and he determined to strengthen it still further by lingering for a few weeks in the South of France before venturing to encounter the more variable and trying climate of his own country.
ST
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From this reading GENERAL ST.
starting
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His health had benefited greatly by the voyage, and he determined to strengthen it still further by lingering for a few weeks in the South of France before venturing to encounter the more variable and trying climate of his own country.
strengthen
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From this reading His health had benefited greatly by the voyage, and he determined to strengthen it still further by lingering for a few weeks in the South of France before venturing to encounter the more variable and trying climate of his own country.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
thus
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From this reading It was while thus enjoying himself that the letters and papers sent back from India reached him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
trying
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From this reading His health had benefited greatly by the voyage, and he determined to strengthen it still further by lingering for a few weeks in the South of France before venturing to encounter the more variable and trying climate of his own country.
two
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
unable
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
variable
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From this reading His health had benefited greatly by the voyage, and he determined to strengthen it still further by lingering for a few weeks in the South of France before venturing to encounter the more variable and trying climate of his own country.
venturing
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From this reading His health had benefited greatly by the voyage, and he determined to strengthen it still further by lingering for a few weeks in the South of France before venturing to encounter the more variable and trying climate of his own country.
voyage
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From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
way
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
weeks
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From this reading His health had benefited greatly by the voyage, and he determined to strengthen it still further by lingering for a few weeks in the South of France before venturing to encounter the more variable and trying climate of his own country.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was while thus enjoying himself that the letters and papers sent back from India reached him.
whole
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From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
wilful
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From this reading As a consequence, the letters and newspapers addressed to him, which contained the account of his nephew Lionel Dering’s arrest and commitment for wilful murder, crossed him on the voyage, and he landed at Marseilles in happy ignorance of the whole affair.
write
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From this reading GEORGE General St. George’s departure from India had been accelerated by a slight attack of fever, which so far prostrated him that he was unable to write, or communicate in any way to his friends in England the fact that he was starting for home two months before the date previously fixed on by himself.
