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advantages
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I will not repeat the often described scene of anxiety which existed in Kingswarden for some time after.
all
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
anxiety
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From this reading I will not repeat the often described scene of anxiety which existed in Kingswarden for some time after.
appeals
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
appear
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
appears
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
astonishing
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
back
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
becomes
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
Bee
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From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They thought of Charlie in his despair going off to the ends of the earth and never being seen more.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The girls were frightened beyond description by their brother’s disappearance, and conjured up every dreadful image of disaster and misery.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
brother's
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From this reading The girls were frightened beyond description by their brother’s disappearance, and conjured up every dreadful image of disaster and misery.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The girls were frightened beyond description by their brother’s disappearance, and conjured up every dreadful image of disaster and misery.
Charlie
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From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
circumstances
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
conjured
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From this reading The girls were frightened beyond description by their brother’s disappearance, and conjured up every dreadful image of disaster and misery.
crush
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
culprit
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
defiant
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From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
described
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From this reading I will not repeat the often described scene of anxiety which existed in Kingswarden for some time after.
description
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From this reading The girls were frightened beyond description by their brother’s disappearance, and conjured up every dreadful image of disaster and misery.
despair
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From this reading They thought of Charlie in his despair going off to the ends of the earth and never being seen more.
disappearance
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From this reading The girls were frightened beyond description by their brother’s disappearance, and conjured up every dreadful image of disaster and misery.
disaster
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From this reading The girls were frightened beyond description by their brother’s disappearance, and conjured up every dreadful image of disaster and misery.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading The girls were frightened beyond description by their brother’s disappearance, and conjured up every dreadful image of disaster and misery.
eager
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
earth
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From this reading They thought of Charlie in his despair going off to the ends of the earth and never being seen more.
ends
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From this reading They thought of Charlie in his despair going off to the ends of the earth and never being seen more.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
existed
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From this reading I will not repeat the often described scene of anxiety which existed in Kingswarden for some time after.
expected
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From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
find
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From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I will not repeat the often described scene of anxiety which existed in Kingswarden for some time after.
forgiveness
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
friends
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
frightened
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From this reading The girls were frightened beyond description by their brother’s disappearance, and conjured up every dreadful image of disaster and misery.
girls
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From this reading The girls were frightened beyond description by their brother’s disappearance, and conjured up every dreadful image of disaster and misery.
going
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From this reading They thought of Charlie in his despair going off to the ends of the earth and never being seen more.
greet
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
heard
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From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They thought of Charlie in his despair going off to the ends of the earth and never being seen more.
home
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From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
how
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will not repeat the often described scene of anxiety which existed in Kingswarden for some time after.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
image
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From this reading The girls were frightened beyond description by their brother’s disappearance, and conjured up every dreadful image of disaster and misery.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I will not repeat the often described scene of anxiety which existed in Kingswarden for some time after.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
kind
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
Kingsward
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From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
Kingswarden
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From this reading I will not repeat the often described scene of anxiety which existed in Kingswarden for some time after.
misery
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From this reading The girls were frightened beyond description by their brother’s disappearance, and conjured up every dreadful image of disaster and misery.
moment
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
more
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From this reading They thought of Charlie in his despair going off to the ends of the earth and never being seen more.
most
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They thought of Charlie in his despair going off to the ends of the earth and never being seen more.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not repeat the often described scene of anxiety which existed in Kingswarden for some time after.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
object
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I will not repeat the often described scene of anxiety which existed in Kingswarden for some time after.
off
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From this reading They thought of Charlie in his despair going off to the ends of the earth and never being seen more.
often
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From this reading I will not repeat the often described scene of anxiety which existed in Kingswarden for some time after.
only
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
parents
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
quickly
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
ready
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
rebuke
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
repeat
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From this reading I will not repeat the often described scene of anxiety which existed in Kingswarden for some time after.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
scene
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From this reading I will not repeat the often described scene of anxiety which existed in Kingswarden for some time after.
seen
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From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
some
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From this reading I will not repeat the often described scene of anxiety which existed in Kingswarden for some time after.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
tables
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I will not repeat the often described scene of anxiety which existed in Kingswarden for some time after.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The girls were frightened beyond description by their brother’s disappearance, and conjured up every dreadful image of disaster and misery.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They thought of Charlie in his despair going off to the ends of the earth and never being seen more.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They thought of Charlie in his despair going off to the ends of the earth and never being seen more.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will not repeat the often described scene of anxiety which existed in Kingswarden for some time after.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
turned
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
up
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From this reading The girls were frightened beyond description by their brother’s disappearance, and conjured up every dreadful image of disaster and misery.
well-deserved
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The girls were frightened beyond description by their brother’s disappearance, and conjured up every dreadful image of disaster and misery.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I will not repeat the often described scene of anxiety which existed in Kingswarden for some time after.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not repeat the often described scene of anxiety which existed in Kingswarden for some time after.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
wretched
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From this reading Colonel Kingsward returned, as Bee had done, to find that nothing had been seen or heard of Charlie, whom both had expected to find defiant and wretched at home.
young
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From this reading It is astonishing how quickly in such circumstances the tables are turned, and the young culprit--whom parents and friends have been ready to crush the moment he appears with well-deserved rebuke--becomes, when he does not appear, the object of the most eager appeals; forgiveness, and advantages of every kind all ready to greet him if only he will come back.
