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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 She remains behind without a laugh.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her eyes are dried, and her cheeks look hot and bright.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes are dried, and her cheeks look hot and bright.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She is not, however, left long to her own reflections, for scarcely is young Ducane out of sight before Prue reappears.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She remains behind without a laugh.
bright
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From this reading Her eyes are dried, and her cheeks look hot and bright.
cheeks
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From this reading Her eyes are dried, and her cheeks look hot and bright.
coming
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From this reading 'Well?' she says, in a rather hard voice, coming and standing before her sister.
dear
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From this reading 'Well, dear!' returns Peggy, taking one of her hands and gently stroking it.
dried
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From this reading Her eyes are dried, and her cheeks look hot and bright.
Ducane
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From this reading She is not, however, left long to her own reflections, for scarcely is young Ducane out of sight before Prue reappears.
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes are dried, and her cheeks look hot and bright.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She is not, however, left long to her own reflections, for scarcely is young Ducane out of sight before Prue reappears.
gently
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From this reading 'Well, dear!' returns Peggy, taking one of her hands and gently stroking it.
hands
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From this reading 'Well, dear!' returns Peggy, taking one of her hands and gently stroking it.
hard
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From this reading 'Well?' she says, in a rather hard voice, coming and standing before her sister.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She is not, however, left long to her own reflections, for scarcely is young Ducane out of sight before Prue reappears.
hot
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From this reading Her eyes are dried, and her cheeks look hot and bright.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She is not, however, left long to her own reflections, for scarcely is young Ducane out of sight before Prue reappears.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Well?' she says, in a rather hard voice, coming and standing before her sister.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is not, however, left long to her own reflections, for scarcely is young Ducane out of sight before Prue reappears.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Well, dear!' returns Peggy, taking one of her hands and gently stroking it.
laugh
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From this reading She remains behind without a laugh.
left
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From this reading She is not, however, left long to her own reflections, for scarcely is young Ducane out of sight before Prue reappears.
long
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From this reading She is not, however, left long to her own reflections, for scarcely is young Ducane out of sight before Prue reappears.
look
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From this reading Her eyes are dried, and her cheeks look hot and bright.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She is not, however, left long to her own reflections, for scarcely is young Ducane out of sight before Prue reappears.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She is not, however, left long to her own reflections, for scarcely is young Ducane out of sight before Prue reappears.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'Well, dear!' returns Peggy, taking one of her hands and gently stroking it.
out
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From this reading She is not, however, left long to her own reflections, for scarcely is young Ducane out of sight before Prue reappears.
own
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From this reading She is not, however, left long to her own reflections, for scarcely is young Ducane out of sight before Prue reappears.
Peggy
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From this reading 'Well, dear!' returns Peggy, taking one of her hands and gently stroking it.
Prue
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From this reading She is not, however, left long to her own reflections, for scarcely is young Ducane out of sight before Prue reappears.
rather
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From this reading 'Well?' she says, in a rather hard voice, coming and standing before her sister.
reappears
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From this reading She is not, however, left long to her own reflections, for scarcely is young Ducane out of sight before Prue reappears.
reflections
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From this reading She is not, however, left long to her own reflections, for scarcely is young Ducane out of sight before Prue reappears.
remains
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From this reading She remains behind without a laugh.
returns
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From this reading 'Well, dear!' returns Peggy, taking one of her hands and gently stroking it.
says
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From this reading 'Well?' she says, in a rather hard voice, coming and standing before her sister.
scarcely
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From this reading She is not, however, left long to her own reflections, for scarcely is young Ducane out of sight before Prue reappears.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She remains behind without a laugh.
sight
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From this reading She is not, however, left long to her own reflections, for scarcely is young Ducane out of sight before Prue reappears.
sister
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From this reading 'Well?' she says, in a rather hard voice, coming and standing before her sister.
standing
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From this reading 'Well?' she says, in a rather hard voice, coming and standing before her sister.
stroking
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From this reading 'Well, dear!' returns Peggy, taking one of her hands and gently stroking it.
taking
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From this reading 'Well, dear!' returns Peggy, taking one of her hands and gently stroking it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She is not, however, left long to her own reflections, for scarcely is young Ducane out of sight before Prue reappears.
voice
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From this reading 'Well?' she says, in a rather hard voice, coming and standing before her sister.
Well
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From this reading 'Well?' she says, in a rather hard voice, coming and standing before her sister.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She remains behind without a laugh.
young
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From this reading She is not, however, left long to her own reflections, for scarcely is young Ducane out of sight before Prue reappears.
