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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 A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
all
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From this reading "It will all come right in time, Gareth."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I suppose not; but I am so anxious."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
anxious
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From this reading "I suppose not; but I am so anxious."
any
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From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I suppose not; but I am so anxious."
circumstances
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From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
clouded
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From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
come
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From this reading "It will all come right in time, Gareth."
commonplace
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From this reading But that very trite commonplace had no more soothing effect on her than it often has on wiser folk.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "We could scarcely expect any good news yet, dear."
dear
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From this reading "We could scarcely expect any good news yet, dear."
delicate
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From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
DRAMATIC
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From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
eager
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From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
effect
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From this reading But that very trite commonplace had no more soothing effect on her than it often has on wiser folk.
enough
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From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading "We could scarcely expect any good news yet, dear."
expressive
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From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
face
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From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
folk
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From this reading But that very trite commonplace had no more soothing effect on her than it often has on wiser folk.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
Gareth
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From this reading "It will all come right in time, Gareth."
Gareth's
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From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
good
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From this reading "We could scarcely expect any good news yet, dear."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But that very trite commonplace had no more soothing effect on her than it often has on wiser folk.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that very trite commonplace had no more soothing effect on her than it often has on wiser folk.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
head
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From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It will all come right in time, Gareth."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It will all come right in time, Gareth."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
more
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From this reading But that very trite commonplace had no more soothing effect on her than it often has on wiser folk.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
natural
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From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
news
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From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But that very trite commonplace had no more soothing effect on her than it often has on wiser folk.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I suppose not; but I am so anxious."
often
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From this reading But that very trite commonplace had no more soothing effect on her than it often has on wiser folk.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But that very trite commonplace had no more soothing effect on her than it often has on wiser folk.
question
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From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
right
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From this reading "It will all come right in time, Gareth."
scarcely
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From this reading "We could scarcely expect any good news yet, dear."
shook
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From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I suppose not; but I am so anxious."
soothing
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From this reading But that very trite commonplace had no more soothing effect on her than it often has on wiser folk.
STROKE
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From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
to assume or believe something is true
From this reading "I suppose not; but I am so anxious."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But that very trite commonplace had no more soothing effect on her than it often has on wiser folk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that very trite commonplace had no more soothing effect on her than it often has on wiser folk.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
time
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From this reading "It will all come right in time, Gareth."
trite
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From this reading But that very trite commonplace had no more soothing effect on her than it often has on wiser folk.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
very
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From this reading But that very trite commonplace had no more soothing effect on her than it often has on wiser folk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We could scarcely expect any good news yet, dear."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It will all come right in time, Gareth."
wiser
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From this reading But that very trite commonplace had no more soothing effect on her than it often has on wiser folk.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "We could scarcely expect any good news yet, dear."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A DRAMATIC STROKE "Have you any news for me?" was Gareth's eager question, natural enough under the circumstances, and her delicate expressive face clouded as I shook my head.
