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amaze
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From this reading "You amaze me, my dear," expostulated her husband, mildly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sunny summer days came and went, lengthening themselves into long weeks before Daisy Brooks opened her eyes to consciousness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No clew could be found as to who the beautiful young stranger was.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No clew could be found as to who the beautiful young stranger was.
beautiful
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From this reading No clew could be found as to who the beautiful young stranger was.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The sunny summer days came and went, lengthening themselves into long weeks before Daisy Brooks opened her eyes to consciousness.
Brooks
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From this reading The sunny summer days came and went, lengthening themselves into long weeks before Daisy Brooks opened her eyes to consciousness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Tudor had proposed sending her to the hospital--but to this proposition his wife would not listen.
came
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From this reading The sunny summer days came and went, lengthening themselves into long weeks before Daisy Brooks opened her eyes to consciousness.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "No, indeed, Harvey," she exclaimed, twisting the soft, golden curls over her white fingers, "she shall stay here where I can watch over her myself, poor little dear."
clew
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From this reading No clew could be found as to who the beautiful young stranger was.
consciousness
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From this reading The sunny summer days came and went, lengthening themselves into long weeks before Daisy Brooks opened her eyes to consciousness.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No clew could be found as to who the beautiful young stranger was.
curls
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From this reading "No, indeed, Harvey," she exclaimed, twisting the soft, golden curls over her white fingers, "she shall stay here where I can watch over her myself, poor little dear."
Daisy
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From this reading The sunny summer days came and went, lengthening themselves into long weeks before Daisy Brooks opened her eyes to consciousness.
days
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From this reading The sunny summer days came and went, lengthening themselves into long weeks before Daisy Brooks opened her eyes to consciousness.
dear
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From this reading "No, indeed, Harvey," she exclaimed, twisting the soft, golden curls over her white fingers, "she shall stay here where I can watch over her myself, poor little dear."
exclaimed
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From this reading "No, indeed, Harvey," she exclaimed, twisting the soft, golden curls over her white fingers, "she shall stay here where I can watch over her myself, poor little dear."
expostulated
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From this reading "You amaze me, my dear," expostulated her husband, mildly.
eyes
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From this reading The sunny summer days came and went, lengthening themselves into long weeks before Daisy Brooks opened her eyes to consciousness.
fingers
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From this reading "No, indeed, Harvey," she exclaimed, twisting the soft, golden curls over her white fingers, "she shall stay here where I can watch over her myself, poor little dear."
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No clew could be found as to who the beautiful young stranger was.
golden
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From this reading "No, indeed, Harvey," she exclaimed, twisting the soft, golden curls over her white fingers, "she shall stay here where I can watch over her myself, poor little dear."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Tudor had proposed sending her to the hospital--but to this proposition his wife would not listen.
Harvey
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From this reading "No, indeed, Harvey," she exclaimed, twisting the soft, golden curls over her white fingers, "she shall stay here where I can watch over her myself, poor little dear."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sunny summer days came and went, lengthening themselves into long weeks before Daisy Brooks opened her eyes to consciousness.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, indeed, Harvey," she exclaimed, twisting the soft, golden curls over her white fingers, "she shall stay here where I can watch over her myself, poor little dear."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Tudor had proposed sending her to the hospital--but to this proposition his wife would not listen.
hospital
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From this reading Mr. Tudor had proposed sending her to the hospital--but to this proposition his wife would not listen.
husband
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From this reading "You amaze me, my dear," expostulated her husband, mildly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, indeed, Harvey," she exclaimed, twisting the soft, golden curls over her white fingers, "she shall stay here where I can watch over her myself, poor little dear."
indeed
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From this reading "No, indeed, Harvey," she exclaimed, twisting the soft, golden curls over her white fingers, "she shall stay here where I can watch over her myself, poor little dear."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sunny summer days came and went, lengthening themselves into long weeks before Daisy Brooks opened her eyes to consciousness.
lengthening
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From this reading The sunny summer days came and went, lengthening themselves into long weeks before Daisy Brooks opened her eyes to consciousness.
listen
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From this reading Mr. Tudor had proposed sending her to the hospital--but to this proposition his wife would not listen.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, indeed, Harvey," she exclaimed, twisting the soft, golden curls over her white fingers, "she shall stay here where I can watch over her myself, poor little dear."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sunny summer days came and went, lengthening themselves into long weeks before Daisy Brooks opened her eyes to consciousness.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You amaze me, my dear," expostulated her husband, mildly.
mildly
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From this reading "You amaze me, my dear," expostulated her husband, mildly.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Tudor had proposed sending her to the hospital--but to this proposition his wife would not listen.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You amaze me, my dear," expostulated her husband, mildly.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "No, indeed, Harvey," she exclaimed, twisting the soft, golden curls over her white fingers, "she shall stay here where I can watch over her myself, poor little dear."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No clew could be found as to who the beautiful young stranger was.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Tudor had proposed sending her to the hospital--but to this proposition his wife would not listen.
opened
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From this reading The sunny summer days came and went, lengthening themselves into long weeks before Daisy Brooks opened her eyes to consciousness.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "No, indeed, Harvey," she exclaimed, twisting the soft, golden curls over her white fingers, "she shall stay here where I can watch over her myself, poor little dear."
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, indeed, Harvey," she exclaimed, twisting the soft, golden curls over her white fingers, "she shall stay here where I can watch over her myself, poor little dear."
proposed
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From this reading Mr. Tudor had proposed sending her to the hospital--but to this proposition his wife would not listen.
proposition
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From this reading Mr. Tudor had proposed sending her to the hospital--but to this proposition his wife would not listen.
sending
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From this reading Mr. Tudor had proposed sending her to the hospital--but to this proposition his wife would not listen.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "No, indeed, Harvey," she exclaimed, twisting the soft, golden curls over her white fingers, "she shall stay here where I can watch over her myself, poor little dear."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, indeed, Harvey," she exclaimed, twisting the soft, golden curls over her white fingers, "she shall stay here where I can watch over her myself, poor little dear."
soft
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From this reading "No, indeed, Harvey," she exclaimed, twisting the soft, golden curls over her white fingers, "she shall stay here where I can watch over her myself, poor little dear."
stay
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From this reading "No, indeed, Harvey," she exclaimed, twisting the soft, golden curls over her white fingers, "she shall stay here where I can watch over her myself, poor little dear."
stranger
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From this reading No clew could be found as to who the beautiful young stranger was.
summer
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From this reading The sunny summer days came and went, lengthening themselves into long weeks before Daisy Brooks opened her eyes to consciousness.
sunny
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From this reading The sunny summer days came and went, lengthening themselves into long weeks before Daisy Brooks opened her eyes to consciousness.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sunny summer days came and went, lengthening themselves into long weeks before Daisy Brooks opened her eyes to consciousness.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The sunny summer days came and went, lengthening themselves into long weeks before Daisy Brooks opened her eyes to consciousness.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mr. Tudor had proposed sending her to the hospital--but to this proposition his wife would not listen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sunny summer days came and went, lengthening themselves into long weeks before Daisy Brooks opened her eyes to consciousness.
Tudor
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From this reading Mr. Tudor had proposed sending her to the hospital--but to this proposition his wife would not listen.
twisting
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From this reading "No, indeed, Harvey," she exclaimed, twisting the soft, golden curls over her white fingers, "she shall stay here where I can watch over her myself, poor little dear."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No clew could be found as to who the beautiful young stranger was.
watch
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From this reading "No, indeed, Harvey," she exclaimed, twisting the soft, golden curls over her white fingers, "she shall stay here where I can watch over her myself, poor little dear."
weeks
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From this reading The sunny summer days came and went, lengthening themselves into long weeks before Daisy Brooks opened her eyes to consciousness.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sunny summer days came and went, lengthening themselves into long weeks before Daisy Brooks opened her eyes to consciousness.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "No, indeed, Harvey," she exclaimed, twisting the soft, golden curls over her white fingers, "she shall stay here where I can watch over her myself, poor little dear."
white
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From this reading "No, indeed, Harvey," she exclaimed, twisting the soft, golden curls over her white fingers, "she shall stay here where I can watch over her myself, poor little dear."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading No clew could be found as to who the beautiful young stranger was.
wife
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From this reading Mr. Tudor had proposed sending her to the hospital--but to this proposition his wife would not listen.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mr. Tudor had proposed sending her to the hospital--but to this proposition his wife would not listen.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You amaze me, my dear," expostulated her husband, mildly.
young
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From this reading No clew could be found as to who the beautiful young stranger was.
