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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 “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I needed not the black lace shawl about the head and shoulders to tell me it was she, before a feature or a line could be distinguished.
all
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From this reading Then all at once the commotion in my bosom came to an icy stop.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
amber
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From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then all at once the commotion in my bosom came to an icy stop.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
announcement
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From this reading The blood at every tingling finger-tip thrilled the announcement of her coming.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then all at once the commotion in my bosom came to an icy stop.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I needed not the black lace shawl about the head and shoulders to tell me it was she, before a feature or a line could be distinguished.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I needed not the black lace shawl about the head and shoulders to tell me it was she, before a feature or a line could be distinguished.
black
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From this reading I needed not the black lace shawl about the head and shoulders to tell me it was she, before a feature or a line could be distinguished.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading The blood at every tingling finger-tip thrilled the announcement of her coming.
bosom
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From this reading Then all at once the commotion in my bosom came to an icy stop.
came
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From this reading Then all at once the commotion in my bosom came to an icy stop.
coming
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From this reading The blood at every tingling finger-tip thrilled the announcement of her coming.
commotion
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From this reading Then all at once the commotion in my bosom came to an icy stop.
copper
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From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I needed not the black lace shawl about the head and shoulders to tell me it was she, before a feature or a line could be distinguished.
descended
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From this reading A light, white form descended from the ridge to the ford.
diminished
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From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
distinguished
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From this reading I needed not the black lace shawl about the head and shoulders to tell me it was she, before a feature or a line could be distinguished.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The blood at every tingling finger-tip thrilled the announcement of her coming.
feature
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From this reading I needed not the black lace shawl about the head and shoulders to tell me it was she, before a feature or a line could be distinguished.
finger-tip
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From this reading The blood at every tingling finger-tip thrilled the announcement of her coming.
flames
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From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
ford
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From this reading A light, white form descended from the ridge to the ford.
form
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From this reading A light, white form descended from the ridge to the ford.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A light, white form descended from the ridge to the ford.
Gaspereau
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From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
head
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From this reading I needed not the black lace shawl about the head and shoulders to tell me it was she, before a feature or a line could be distinguished.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The blood at every tingling finger-tip thrilled the announcement of her coming.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
icy
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From this reading Then all at once the commotion in my bosom came to an icy stop.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then all at once the commotion in my bosom came to an icy stop.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I needed not the black lace shawl about the head and shoulders to tell me it was she, before a feature or a line could be distinguished.
lace
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From this reading I needed not the black lace shawl about the head and shoulders to tell me it was she, before a feature or a line could be distinguished.
Leave
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From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
light
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From this reading A light, white form descended from the ridge to the ford.
line
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From this reading I needed not the black lace shawl about the head and shoulders to tell me it was she, before a feature or a line could be distinguished.
Love
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From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
lucidity
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From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
MepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then all at once the commotion in my bosom came to an icy stop.
needed
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From this reading I needed not the black lace shawl about the head and shoulders to tell me it was she, before a feature or a line could be distinguished.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I needed not the black lace shawl about the head and shoulders to tell me it was she, before a feature or a line could be distinguished.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
once
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From this reading Then all at once the commotion in my bosom came to an icy stop.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I needed not the black lace shawl about the head and shoulders to tell me it was she, before a feature or a line could be distinguished.
pale
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From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
Ridge
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From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
shawl
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From this reading I needed not the black lace shawl about the head and shoulders to tell me it was she, before a feature or a line could be distinguished.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I needed not the black lace shawl about the head and shoulders to tell me it was she, before a feature or a line could be distinguished.
shoulders
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From this reading I needed not the black lace shawl about the head and shoulders to tell me it was she, before a feature or a line could be distinguished.
stop
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From this reading Then all at once the commotion in my bosom came to an icy stop.
tell
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From this reading I needed not the black lace shawl about the head and shoulders to tell me it was she, before a feature or a line could be distinguished.
temperately
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From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
Then
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From this reading Then all at once the commotion in my bosom came to an icy stop.
thrilled
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From this reading The blood at every tingling finger-tip thrilled the announcement of her coming.
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
tingling
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From this reading The blood at every tingling finger-tip thrilled the announcement of her coming.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
violet
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From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
waited
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From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I needed not the black lace shawl about the head and shoulders to tell me it was she, before a feature or a line could be distinguished.
watched
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From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
white
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From this reading A light, white form descended from the ridge to the ford.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If You Love Me, Leave Me” Till the flames of amber and copper along the Gaspereau Ridge had temperately diminished to a lucidity of pale violet, I waited and watched.
