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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 Though free and impulsive in his manner with other women, to her he was as coy and modest and respectful as a boy of fifteen.
able
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From this reading Oh, what wouldn't he then have given to be able to clasp her in his arms, to comfort her--the woman he so madly loved!
absorbed
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From this reading He noted how absorbed she was in thought--noted her grave, white, shocked face, and her bowed head.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Sam had followed Virginia and stood unseen within ten yards of her when that morning she sat under the maple after she had left Constance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sam had followed Virginia and stood unseen within ten yards of her when that morning she sat under the maple after she had left Constance.
arms
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From this reading Oh, what wouldn't he then have given to be able to clasp her in his arms, to comfort her--the woman he so madly loved!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Though free and impulsive in his manner with other women, to her he was as coy and modest and respectful as a boy of fifteen.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh, what wouldn't he then have given to be able to clasp her in his arms, to comfort her--the woman he so madly loved!
bowed
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From this reading He noted how absorbed she was in thought--noted her grave, white, shocked face, and her bowed head.
boy
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From this reading Though free and impulsive in his manner with other women, to her he was as coy and modest and respectful as a boy of fifteen.
clasp
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From this reading Oh, what wouldn't he then have given to be able to clasp her in his arms, to comfort her--the woman he so madly loved!
comfort
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From this reading Oh, what wouldn't he then have given to be able to clasp her in his arms, to comfort her--the woman he so madly loved!
Constance
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From this reading Sam had followed Virginia and stood unseen within ten yards of her when that morning she sat under the maple after she had left Constance.
coy
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From this reading Though free and impulsive in his manner with other women, to her he was as coy and modest and respectful as a boy of fifteen.
face
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From this reading He noted how absorbed she was in thought--noted her grave, white, shocked face, and her bowed head.
fifteen
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From this reading Though free and impulsive in his manner with other women, to her he was as coy and modest and respectful as a boy of fifteen.
followed
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From this reading Sam had followed Virginia and stood unseen within ten yards of her when that morning she sat under the maple after she had left Constance.
free
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From this reading Though free and impulsive in his manner with other women, to her he was as coy and modest and respectful as a boy of fifteen.
given
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From this reading Oh, what wouldn't he then have given to be able to clasp her in his arms, to comfort her--the woman he so madly loved!
grave
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From this reading He noted how absorbed she was in thought--noted her grave, white, shocked face, and her bowed head.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sam had followed Virginia and stood unseen within ten yards of her when that morning she sat under the maple after she had left Constance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Oh, what wouldn't he then have given to be able to clasp her in his arms, to comfort her--the woman he so madly loved!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He noted how absorbed she was in thought--noted her grave, white, shocked face, and her bowed head.
head
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From this reading He noted how absorbed she was in thought--noted her grave, white, shocked face, and her bowed head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sam had followed Virginia and stood unseen within ten yards of her when that morning she sat under the maple after she had left Constance.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His sympathy went out to her.
how
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From this reading He noted how absorbed she was in thought--noted her grave, white, shocked face, and her bowed head.
impulsive
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From this reading Though free and impulsive in his manner with other women, to her he was as coy and modest and respectful as a boy of fifteen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He noted how absorbed she was in thought--noted her grave, white, shocked face, and her bowed head.
left
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From this reading Sam had followed Virginia and stood unseen within ten yards of her when that morning she sat under the maple after she had left Constance.
loved
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From this reading Oh, what wouldn't he then have given to be able to clasp her in his arms, to comfort her--the woman he so madly loved!
madly
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From this reading Oh, what wouldn't he then have given to be able to clasp her in his arms, to comfort her--the woman he so madly loved!
manner
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From this reading Though free and impulsive in his manner with other women, to her he was as coy and modest and respectful as a boy of fifteen.
maple
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From this reading Sam had followed Virginia and stood unseen within ten yards of her when that morning she sat under the maple after she had left Constance.
modest
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From this reading Though free and impulsive in his manner with other women, to her he was as coy and modest and respectful as a boy of fifteen.
morning
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From this reading Sam had followed Virginia and stood unseen within ten yards of her when that morning she sat under the maple after she had left Constance.
noted
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From this reading He noted how absorbed she was in thought--noted her grave, white, shocked face, and her bowed head.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sam had followed Virginia and stood unseen within ten yards of her when that morning she sat under the maple after she had left Constance.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, what wouldn't he then have given to be able to clasp her in his arms, to comfort her--the woman he so madly loved!
other
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From this reading Though free and impulsive in his manner with other women, to her he was as coy and modest and respectful as a boy of fifteen.
out
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From this reading His sympathy went out to her.
respectful
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From this reading Though free and impulsive in his manner with other women, to her he was as coy and modest and respectful as a boy of fifteen.
Sam
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From this reading Sam had followed Virginia and stood unseen within ten yards of her when that morning she sat under the maple after she had left Constance.
sat
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From this reading Sam had followed Virginia and stood unseen within ten yards of her when that morning she sat under the maple after she had left Constance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sam had followed Virginia and stood unseen within ten yards of her when that morning she sat under the maple after she had left Constance.
shocked
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From this reading He noted how absorbed she was in thought--noted her grave, white, shocked face, and her bowed head.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh, what wouldn't he then have given to be able to clasp her in his arms, to comfort her--the woman he so madly loved!
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Sam had followed Virginia and stood unseen within ten yards of her when that morning she sat under the maple after she had left Constance.
sympathy
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From this reading His sympathy went out to her.
ten
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From this reading Sam had followed Virginia and stood unseen within ten yards of her when that morning she sat under the maple after she had left Constance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sam had followed Virginia and stood unseen within ten yards of her when that morning she sat under the maple after she had left Constance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sam had followed Virginia and stood unseen within ten yards of her when that morning she sat under the maple after she had left Constance.
then
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From this reading Oh, what wouldn't he then have given to be able to clasp her in his arms, to comfort her--the woman he so madly loved!
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though free and impulsive in his manner with other women, to her he was as coy and modest and respectful as a boy of fifteen.
thought
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From this reading He noted how absorbed she was in thought--noted her grave, white, shocked face, and her bowed head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His sympathy went out to her.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Sam had followed Virginia and stood unseen within ten yards of her when that morning she sat under the maple after she had left Constance.
unseen
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From this reading Sam had followed Virginia and stood unseen within ten yards of her when that morning she sat under the maple after she had left Constance.
Virginia
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From this reading Sam had followed Virginia and stood unseen within ten yards of her when that morning she sat under the maple after she had left Constance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He noted how absorbed she was in thought--noted her grave, white, shocked face, and her bowed head.
went
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From this reading His sympathy went out to her.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh, what wouldn't he then have given to be able to clasp her in his arms, to comfort her--the woman he so madly loved!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sam had followed Virginia and stood unseen within ten yards of her when that morning she sat under the maple after she had left Constance.
white
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From this reading He noted how absorbed she was in thought--noted her grave, white, shocked face, and her bowed head.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Though free and impulsive in his manner with other women, to her he was as coy and modest and respectful as a boy of fifteen.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Sam had followed Virginia and stood unseen within ten yards of her when that morning she sat under the maple after she had left Constance.
woman
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From this reading Oh, what wouldn't he then have given to be able to clasp her in his arms, to comfort her--the woman he so madly loved!
women
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From this reading Though free and impulsive in his manner with other women, to her he was as coy and modest and respectful as a boy of fifteen.
wouldn't
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From this reading Oh, what wouldn't he then have given to be able to clasp her in his arms, to comfort her--the woman he so madly loved!
yards
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From this reading Sam had followed Virginia and stood unseen within ten yards of her when that morning she sat under the maple after she had left Constance.
