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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 Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
accident
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From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
accidents
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From this reading Madame de Bourbon herself was completely in the dark as to everything that was taking place, and simply looked upon the breakdown of the port engine as one of the ordinary accidents of seafaring.
Adelaide
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From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That had convinced her that Hardress, whose suspicion she dreaded more than anything else, already suspected something.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Adelaide had not slept for an hour continuously since she had seen the guns being mounted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading That had convinced her that Hardress, whose suspicion she dreaded more than anything else, already suspected something.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Madame de Bourbon herself was completely in the dark as to everything that was taking place, and simply looked upon the breakdown of the port engine as one of the ordinary accidents of seafaring.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
aunt
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From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Adelaide had not slept for an hour continuously since she had seen the guns being mounted.
Bourbon
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From this reading Madame de Bourbon herself was completely in the dark as to everything that was taking place, and simply looked upon the breakdown of the port engine as one of the ordinary accidents of seafaring.
breakdown
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From this reading Madame de Bourbon herself was completely in the dark as to everything that was taking place, and simply looked upon the breakdown of the port engine as one of the ordinary accidents of seafaring.
came
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From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
Chrysie
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From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
completely
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From this reading Madame de Bourbon herself was completely in the dark as to everything that was taking place, and simply looked upon the breakdown of the port engine as one of the ordinary accidents of seafaring.
concern
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From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
continuously
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From this reading Adelaide had not slept for an hour continuously since she had seen the guns being mounted.
convinced
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From this reading That had convinced her that Hardress, whose suspicion she dreaded more than anything else, already suspected something.
dark
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From this reading Madame de Bourbon herself was completely in the dark as to everything that was taking place, and simply looked upon the breakdown of the port engine as one of the ordinary accidents of seafaring.
days
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From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
de
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From this reading Madame de Bourbon herself was completely in the dark as to everything that was taking place, and simply looked upon the breakdown of the port engine as one of the ordinary accidents of seafaring.
deck
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From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
dreaded
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From this reading That had convinced her that Hardress, whose suspicion she dreaded more than anything else, already suspected something.
duck
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From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
eight
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From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
else
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From this reading That had convinced her that Hardress, whose suspicion she dreaded more than anything else, already suspected something.
engine
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From this reading Madame de Bourbon herself was completely in the dark as to everything that was taking place, and simply looked upon the breakdown of the port engine as one of the ordinary accidents of seafaring.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Madame de Bourbon herself was completely in the dark as to everything that was taking place, and simply looked upon the breakdown of the port engine as one of the ordinary accidents of seafaring.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Adelaide had not slept for an hour continuously since she had seen the guns being mounted.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
guns
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From this reading Adelaide had not slept for an hour continuously since she had seen the guns being mounted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
Hardress
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From this reading That had convinced her that Hardress, whose suspicion she dreaded more than anything else, already suspected something.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Madame de Bourbon herself was completely in the dark as to everything that was taking place, and simply looked upon the breakdown of the port engine as one of the ordinary accidents of seafaring.
hour
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From this reading Adelaide had not slept for an hour continuously since she had seen the guns being mounted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
instead
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From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
knew
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From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
knots
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From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
lame
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From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
like
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From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame de Bourbon herself was completely in the dark as to everything that was taking place, and simply looked upon the breakdown of the port engine as one of the ordinary accidents of seafaring.
Madame
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From this reading Madame de Bourbon herself was completely in the dark as to everything that was taking place, and simply looked upon the breakdown of the port engine as one of the ordinary accidents of seafaring.
Miss
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From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
more
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From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
mounted
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From this reading Adelaide had not slept for an hour continuously since she had seen the guns being mounted.
Nadine
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From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
night
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From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Adelaide had not slept for an hour continuously since she had seen the guns being mounted.
now
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From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Madame de Bourbon herself was completely in the dark as to everything that was taking place, and simply looked upon the breakdown of the port engine as one of the ordinary accidents of seafaring.
ordinary
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From this reading Madame de Bourbon herself was completely in the dark as to everything that was taking place, and simply looked upon the breakdown of the port engine as one of the ordinary accidents of seafaring.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
place
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From this reading Madame de Bourbon herself was completely in the dark as to everything that was taking place, and simply looked upon the breakdown of the port engine as one of the ordinary accidents of seafaring.
port
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From this reading Madame de Bourbon herself was completely in the dark as to everything that was taking place, and simply looked upon the breakdown of the port engine as one of the ordinary accidents of seafaring.
professed
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From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
rather
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From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
seafaringadjectiveUS /ˈsiːferɪŋ/
connected with travelling or working at sea
From this reading Madame de Bourbon herself was completely in the dark as to everything that was taking place, and simply looked upon the breakdown of the port engine as one of the ordinary accidents of seafaring.
seen
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From this reading Adelaide had not slept for an hour continuously since she had seen the guns being mounted.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
simply
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From this reading Madame de Bourbon herself was completely in the dark as to everything that was taking place, and simply looked upon the breakdown of the port engine as one of the ordinary accidents of seafaring.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Adelaide had not slept for an hour continuously since she had seen the guns being mounted.
slept
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From this reading Adelaide had not slept for an hour continuously since she had seen the guns being mounted.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading That had convinced her that Hardress, whose suspicion she dreaded more than anything else, already suspected something.
steadiness
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From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
suspected
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From this reading That had convinced her that Hardress, whose suspicion she dreaded more than anything else, already suspected something.
suspicion
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From this reading That had convinced her that Hardress, whose suspicion she dreaded more than anything else, already suspected something.
swirling
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From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
taking
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From this reading Madame de Bourbon herself was completely in the dark as to everything that was taking place, and simply looked upon the breakdown of the port engine as one of the ordinary accidents of seafaring.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Madame de Bourbon herself was completely in the dark as to everything that was taking place, and simply looked upon the breakdown of the port engine as one of the ordinary accidents of seafaring.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madame de Bourbon herself was completely in the dark as to everything that was taking place, and simply looked upon the breakdown of the port engine as one of the ordinary accidents of seafaring.
twenty
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From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
two
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From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
unwinking
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From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Madame de Bourbon herself was completely in the dark as to everything that was taking place, and simply looked upon the breakdown of the port engine as one of the ordinary accidents of seafaring.
utmost
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From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
waddling
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From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame de Bourbon herself was completely in the dark as to everything that was taking place, and simply looked upon the breakdown of the port engine as one of the ordinary accidents of seafaring.
watched
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From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
water
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From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Another two days had passed, during which the _Nadine_, instead of swirling through the water at twenty knots, had been waddling through it like a lame duck at eight.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading That had convinced her that Hardress, whose suspicion she dreaded more than anything else, already suspected something.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
wonder
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From this reading Adelaide had professed the utmost wonder and concern at the accident, and Miss Chrysie, who now knew rather more than she did, watched her with unwinking steadiness from the time she came on deck in the morning till the time she retired with her aunt at night.
