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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 He stroked the soft head, and with the tenderness of a mother kissed the hot little cheek.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But scream after scream broke from the child; it was not all play, she was in the dark, where was her little bed and her nurse? and she wanted her daddy.
all
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From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stroked the soft head, and with the tenderness of a mother kissed the hot little cheek.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
away
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From this reading Pierre turned his head away, with the dumb and blind confidence in his comrade in all moments of danger and difficulty that possessed his faithful soul.
bed
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From this reading But scream after scream broke from the child; it was not all play, she was in the dark, where was her little bed and her nurse? and she wanted her daddy.
big
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From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
blind
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From this reading Pierre turned his head away, with the dumb and blind confidence in his comrade in all moments of danger and difficulty that possessed his faithful soul.
Bon
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From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
broke
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From this reading But scream after scream broke from the child; it was not all play, she was in the dark, where was her little bed and her nurse? and she wanted her daddy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
cheek
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From this reading He stroked the soft head, and with the tenderness of a mother kissed the hot little cheek.
child
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From this reading But scream after scream broke from the child; it was not all play, she was in the dark, where was her little bed and her nurse? and she wanted her daddy.
child's
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From this reading Jean Jacques was the father of children, a man of genius, and kindly, but he was unequal to this situation, perhaps from that very kindliness which forbade him to use the shawl to smother the child’s cries.
children
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From this reading Jean Jacques was the father of children, a man of genius, and kindly, but he was unequal to this situation, perhaps from that very kindliness which forbade him to use the shawl to smother the child’s cries.
chérie
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From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
comrade
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From this reading Pierre turned his head away, with the dumb and blind confidence in his comrade in all moments of danger and difficulty that possessed his faithful soul.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pierre turned his head away, with the dumb and blind confidence in his comrade in all moments of danger and difficulty that possessed his faithful soul.
cries
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From this reading Jean Jacques was the father of children, a man of genius, and kindly, but he was unequal to this situation, perhaps from that very kindliness which forbade him to use the shawl to smother the child’s cries.
daddy
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From this reading But scream after scream broke from the child; it was not all play, she was in the dark, where was her little bed and her nurse? and she wanted her daddy.
danger
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From this reading Pierre turned his head away, with the dumb and blind confidence in his comrade in all moments of danger and difficulty that possessed his faithful soul.
dark
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From this reading But scream after scream broke from the child; it was not all play, she was in the dark, where was her little bed and her nurse? and she wanted her daddy.
Dieu
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From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
difficulty
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From this reading Pierre turned his head away, with the dumb and blind confidence in his comrade in all moments of danger and difficulty that possessed his faithful soul.
dumb
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From this reading Pierre turned his head away, with the dumb and blind confidence in his comrade in all moments of danger and difficulty that possessed his faithful soul.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pierre turned his head away, with the dumb and blind confidence in his comrade in all moments of danger and difficulty that possessed his faithful soul.
father
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From this reading Jean Jacques was the father of children, a man of genius, and kindly, but he was unequal to this situation, perhaps from that very kindliness which forbade him to use the shawl to smother the child’s cries.
forbade
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From this reading Jean Jacques was the father of children, a man of genius, and kindly, but he was unequal to this situation, perhaps from that very kindliness which forbade him to use the shawl to smother the child’s cries.
friends
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From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But scream after scream broke from the child; it was not all play, she was in the dark, where was her little bed and her nurse? and she wanted her daddy.
gave
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From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
genius
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From this reading Jean Jacques was the father of children, a man of genius, and kindly, but he was unequal to this situation, perhaps from that very kindliness which forbade him to use the shawl to smother the child’s cries.
gently
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From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stroked the soft head, and with the tenderness of a mother kissed the hot little cheek.
head
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From this reading He stroked the soft head, and with the tenderness of a mother kissed the hot little cheek.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But scream after scream broke from the child; it was not all play, she was in the dark, where was her little bed and her nurse? and she wanted her daddy.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jean Jacques was the father of children, a man of genius, and kindly, but he was unequal to this situation, perhaps from that very kindliness which forbade him to use the shawl to smother the child’s cries.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
horse
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From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
hot
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From this reading He stroked the soft head, and with the tenderness of a mother kissed the hot little cheek.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pierre turned his head away, with the dumb and blind confidence in his comrade in all moments of danger and difficulty that possessed his faithful soul.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
Jacques
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From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
Jean
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From this reading Jean Jacques was the father of children, a man of genius, and kindly, but he was unequal to this situation, perhaps from that very kindliness which forbade him to use the shawl to smother the child’s cries.
kindliness
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From this reading Jean Jacques was the father of children, a man of genius, and kindly, but he was unequal to this situation, perhaps from that very kindliness which forbade him to use the shawl to smother the child’s cries.
kindly
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From this reading Jean Jacques was the father of children, a man of genius, and kindly, but he was unequal to this situation, perhaps from that very kindliness which forbade him to use the shawl to smother the child’s cries.
kissed
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From this reading He stroked the soft head, and with the tenderness of a mother kissed the hot little cheek.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stroked the soft head, and with the tenderness of a mother kissed the hot little cheek.
ma
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From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
man
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From this reading Jean Jacques was the father of children, a man of genius, and kindly, but he was unequal to this situation, perhaps from that very kindliness which forbade him to use the shawl to smother the child’s cries.
moments
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From this reading Pierre turned his head away, with the dumb and blind confidence in his comrade in all moments of danger and difficulty that possessed his faithful soul.
mother
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From this reading He stroked the soft head, and with the tenderness of a mother kissed the hot little cheek.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But scream after scream broke from the child; it was not all play, she was in the dark, where was her little bed and her nurse? and she wanted her daddy.
nurse
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From this reading But scream after scream broke from the child; it was not all play, she was in the dark, where was her little bed and her nurse? and she wanted her daddy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He stroked the soft head, and with the tenderness of a mother kissed the hot little cheek.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
perhaps
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From this reading Jean Jacques was the father of children, a man of genius, and kindly, but he was unequal to this situation, perhaps from that very kindliness which forbade him to use the shawl to smother the child’s cries.
Pierre
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From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
play
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From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
possessed
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From this reading Pierre turned his head away, with the dumb and blind confidence in his comrade in all moments of danger and difficulty that possessed his faithful soul.
ride
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From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
said
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From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
scream
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From this reading But scream after scream broke from the child; it was not all play, she was in the dark, where was her little bed and her nurse? and she wanted her daddy.
see
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From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
shawl
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From this reading Jean Jacques was the father of children, a man of genius, and kindly, but he was unequal to this situation, perhaps from that very kindliness which forbade him to use the shawl to smother the child’s cries.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But scream after scream broke from the child; it was not all play, she was in the dark, where was her little bed and her nurse? and she wanted her daddy.
shoulders
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From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
situation
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From this reading Jean Jacques was the father of children, a man of genius, and kindly, but he was unequal to this situation, perhaps from that very kindliness which forbade him to use the shawl to smother the child’s cries.
smother
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From this reading Jean Jacques was the father of children, a man of genius, and kindly, but he was unequal to this situation, perhaps from that very kindliness which forbade him to use the shawl to smother the child’s cries.
soft
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From this reading He stroked the soft head, and with the tenderness of a mother kissed the hot little cheek.
soul
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From this reading Pierre turned his head away, with the dumb and blind confidence in his comrade in all moments of danger and difficulty that possessed his faithful soul.
stroked
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From this reading He stroked the soft head, and with the tenderness of a mother kissed the hot little cheek.
tenderness
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From this reading He stroked the soft head, and with the tenderness of a mother kissed the hot little cheek.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jean Jacques was the father of children, a man of genius, and kindly, but he was unequal to this situation, perhaps from that very kindliness which forbade him to use the shawl to smother the child’s cries.
turned
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From this reading Pierre turned his head away, with the dumb and blind confidence in his comrade in all moments of danger and difficulty that possessed his faithful soul.
two
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From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
unequal
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From this reading Jean Jacques was the father of children, a man of genius, and kindly, but he was unequal to this situation, perhaps from that very kindliness which forbade him to use the shawl to smother the child’s cries.
use
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From this reading Jean Jacques was the father of children, a man of genius, and kindly, but he was unequal to this situation, perhaps from that very kindliness which forbade him to use the shawl to smother the child’s cries.
very
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From this reading Jean Jacques was the father of children, a man of genius, and kindly, but he was unequal to this situation, perhaps from that very kindliness which forbade him to use the shawl to smother the child’s cries.
wanted
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From this reading But scream after scream broke from the child; it was not all play, she was in the dark, where was her little bed and her nurse? and she wanted her daddy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But scream after scream broke from the child; it was not all play, she was in the dark, where was her little bed and her nurse? and she wanted her daddy.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But scream after scream broke from the child; it was not all play, she was in the dark, where was her little bed and her nurse? and she wanted her daddy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jean Jacques was the father of children, a man of genius, and kindly, but he was unequal to this situation, perhaps from that very kindliness which forbade him to use the shawl to smother the child’s cries.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ‘_Bon Dieu_, but this is terrible,’ said Jacques; ‘gently, _ma chérie_, it is all play; see, here are thy two good friends, here is thy horse, the big Pierre who gave thee that good ride on his shoulders; gently, _ma chérie_, gently.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stroked the soft head, and with the tenderness of a mother kissed the hot little cheek.
