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addressed
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From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He ended quietly and firmly, with no faltering in his voice, and no signs of hesitation or relenting in his face.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘You may depend,’ I answered, ‘on my doing exactly what you order me to do.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The dread of _those other words_ that I had expected to hear from him left me as suddenly as it had come.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dread of _those other words_ that I had expected to hear from him left me as suddenly as it had come.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could look at him, I could speak to him once more.
depend
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From this reading “‘You may depend,’ I answered, ‘on my doing exactly what you order me to do.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “‘You may depend,’ I answered, ‘on my doing exactly what you order me to do.
doing
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From this reading “‘You may depend,’ I answered, ‘on my doing exactly what you order me to do.
dread
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From this reading The dread of _those other words_ that I had expected to hear from him left me as suddenly as it had come.
ended
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From this reading “He ended quietly and firmly, with no faltering in his voice, and no signs of hesitation or relenting in his face.
exactly
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From this reading “‘You may depend,’ I answered, ‘on my doing exactly what you order me to do.
expected
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From this reading The dread of _those other words_ that I had expected to hear from him left me as suddenly as it had come.
face
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From this reading “He ended quietly and firmly, with no faltering in his voice, and no signs of hesitation or relenting in his face.
faltering
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From this reading “He ended quietly and firmly, with no faltering in his voice, and no signs of hesitation or relenting in his face.
felt
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From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
firmly
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From this reading “He ended quietly and firmly, with no faltering in his voice, and no signs of hesitation or relenting in his face.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The dread of _those other words_ that I had expected to hear from him left me as suddenly as it had come.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He ended quietly and firmly, with no faltering in his voice, and no signs of hesitation or relenting in his face.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dread of _those other words_ that I had expected to hear from him left me as suddenly as it had come.
hesitation
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From this reading “He ended quietly and firmly, with no faltering in his voice, and no signs of hesitation or relenting in his face.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The dread of _those other words_ that I had expected to hear from him left me as suddenly as it had come.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He ended quietly and firmly, with no faltering in his voice, and no signs of hesitation or relenting in his face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “He ended quietly and firmly, with no faltering in his voice, and no signs of hesitation or relenting in his face.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The dread of _those other words_ that I had expected to hear from him left me as suddenly as it had come.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dread of _those other words_ that I had expected to hear from him left me as suddenly as it had come.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could look at him, I could speak to him once more.
lost
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From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “‘You may depend,’ I answered, ‘on my doing exactly what you order me to do.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
more
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From this reading I could look at him, I could speak to him once more.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “He ended quietly and firmly, with no faltering in his voice, and no signs of hesitation or relenting in his face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He ended quietly and firmly, with no faltering in his voice, and no signs of hesitation or relenting in his face.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “‘You may depend,’ I answered, ‘on my doing exactly what you order me to do.
once
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From this reading I could look at him, I could speak to him once more.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “He ended quietly and firmly, with no faltering in his voice, and no signs of hesitation or relenting in his face.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘You may depend,’ I answered, ‘on my doing exactly what you order me to do.
other
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From this reading The dread of _those other words_ that I had expected to hear from him left me as suddenly as it had come.
otherwise
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From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
quietly
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From this reading “He ended quietly and firmly, with no faltering in his voice, and no signs of hesitation or relenting in his face.
relenting
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From this reading “He ended quietly and firmly, with no faltering in his voice, and no signs of hesitation or relenting in his face.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
sense
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From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
signs
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From this reading “He ended quietly and firmly, with no faltering in his voice, and no signs of hesitation or relenting in his face.
speak
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From this reading I could look at him, I could speak to him once more.
strange
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From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The dread of _those other words_ that I had expected to hear from him left me as suddenly as it had come.
surprise
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From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The dread of _those other words_ that I had expected to hear from him left me as suddenly as it had come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
voice
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From this reading “He ended quietly and firmly, with no faltering in his voice, and no signs of hesitation or relenting in his face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “‘You may depend,’ I answered, ‘on my doing exactly what you order me to do.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “He ended quietly and firmly, with no faltering in his voice, and no signs of hesitation or relenting in his face.
words
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From this reading The sense of surprise which I might otherwise have felt at the strange words he had addressed to me was lost in the sense of relief that they brought to my mind.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘You may depend,’ I answered, ‘on my doing exactly what you order me to do.
