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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 Mother had a suspicion of what was going on, but she held her tongue and made no sign.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She kissed me as usual when I went to bed, and when I got up in the morning, and then went about her preparations as busily as before.
affectionate
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From this reading Father was silent and preoccupied, and extremely affectionate and gentle to me, and his manner led me to believe that she had given him an idea of what Tom was probably coming for, and that he was thinking about it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Father was silent and preoccupied, and extremely affectionate and gentle to me, and his manner led me to believe that she had given him an idea of what Tom was probably coming for, and that he was thinking about it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mother had a suspicion of what was going on, but she held her tongue and made no sign.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading But I dared not say or do anything to provoke him to disclose his thoughts.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She kissed me as usual when I went to bed, and when I got up in the morning, and then went about her preparations as busily as before.
bed
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From this reading She kissed me as usual when I went to bed, and when I got up in the morning, and then went about her preparations as busily as before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She kissed me as usual when I went to bed, and when I got up in the morning, and then went about her preparations as busily as before.
believe
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From this reading Father was silent and preoccupied, and extremely affectionate and gentle to me, and his manner led me to believe that she had given him an idea of what Tom was probably coming for, and that he was thinking about it.
busily
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From this reading She kissed me as usual when I went to bed, and when I got up in the morning, and then went about her preparations as busily as before.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mother had a suspicion of what was going on, but she held her tongue and made no sign.
coming
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From this reading Father was silent and preoccupied, and extremely affectionate and gentle to me, and his manner led me to believe that she had given him an idea of what Tom was probably coming for, and that he was thinking about it.
dared
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From this reading But I dared not say or do anything to provoke him to disclose his thoughts.
DESPAIR
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From this reading DESPAIR.
disclose
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From this reading But I dared not say or do anything to provoke him to disclose his thoughts.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But I dared not say or do anything to provoke him to disclose his thoughts.
extremely
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From this reading Father was silent and preoccupied, and extremely affectionate and gentle to me, and his manner led me to believe that she had given him an idea of what Tom was probably coming for, and that he was thinking about it.
Father
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From this reading Father was silent and preoccupied, and extremely affectionate and gentle to me, and his manner led me to believe that she had given him an idea of what Tom was probably coming for, and that he was thinking about it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Father was silent and preoccupied, and extremely affectionate and gentle to me, and his manner led me to believe that she had given him an idea of what Tom was probably coming for, and that he was thinking about it.
gentle
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From this reading Father was silent and preoccupied, and extremely affectionate and gentle to me, and his manner led me to believe that she had given him an idea of what Tom was probably coming for, and that he was thinking about it.
given
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From this reading Father was silent and preoccupied, and extremely affectionate and gentle to me, and his manner led me to believe that she had given him an idea of what Tom was probably coming for, and that he was thinking about it.
going
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From this reading Mother had a suspicion of what was going on, but she held her tongue and made no sign.
got
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From this reading She kissed me as usual when I went to bed, and when I got up in the morning, and then went about her preparations as busily as before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mother had a suspicion of what was going on, but she held her tongue and made no sign.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Father was silent and preoccupied, and extremely affectionate and gentle to me, and his manner led me to believe that she had given him an idea of what Tom was probably coming for, and that he was thinking about it.
held
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From this reading Mother had a suspicion of what was going on, but she held her tongue and made no sign.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mother had a suspicion of what was going on, but she held her tongue and made no sign.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Father was silent and preoccupied, and extremely affectionate and gentle to me, and his manner led me to believe that she had given him an idea of what Tom was probably coming for, and that he was thinking about it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Father was silent and preoccupied, and extremely affectionate and gentle to me, and his manner led me to believe that she had given him an idea of what Tom was probably coming for, and that he was thinking about it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She kissed me as usual when I went to bed, and when I got up in the morning, and then went about her preparations as busily as before.
idea
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From this reading Father was silent and preoccupied, and extremely affectionate and gentle to me, and his manner led me to believe that she had given him an idea of what Tom was probably coming for, and that he was thinking about it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She kissed me as usual when I went to bed, and when I got up in the morning, and then went about her preparations as busily as before.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Father was silent and preoccupied, and extremely affectionate and gentle to me, and his manner led me to believe that she had given him an idea of what Tom was probably coming for, and that he was thinking about it.
kissed
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From this reading She kissed me as usual when I went to bed, and when I got up in the morning, and then went about her preparations as busily as before.
led
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From this reading Father was silent and preoccupied, and extremely affectionate and gentle to me, and his manner led me to believe that she had given him an idea of what Tom was probably coming for, and that he was thinking about it.
made
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From this reading Mother had a suspicion of what was going on, but she held her tongue and made no sign.
manner
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From this reading Father was silent and preoccupied, and extremely affectionate and gentle to me, and his manner led me to believe that she had given him an idea of what Tom was probably coming for, and that he was thinking about it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She kissed me as usual when I went to bed, and when I got up in the morning, and then went about her preparations as busily as before.
morning
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From this reading She kissed me as usual when I went to bed, and when I got up in the morning, and then went about her preparations as busily as before.
Mother
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From this reading Mother had a suspicion of what was going on, but she held her tongue and made no sign.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mother had a suspicion of what was going on, but she held her tongue and made no sign.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I dared not say or do anything to provoke him to disclose his thoughts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mother had a suspicion of what was going on, but she held her tongue and made no sign.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mother had a suspicion of what was going on, but she held her tongue and made no sign.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But I dared not say or do anything to provoke him to disclose his thoughts.
preoccupied
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From this reading Father was silent and preoccupied, and extremely affectionate and gentle to me, and his manner led me to believe that she had given him an idea of what Tom was probably coming for, and that he was thinking about it.
preparations
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From this reading She kissed me as usual when I went to bed, and when I got up in the morning, and then went about her preparations as busily as before.
probably
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From this reading Father was silent and preoccupied, and extremely affectionate and gentle to me, and his manner led me to believe that she had given him an idea of what Tom was probably coming for, and that he was thinking about it.
provoke
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From this reading But I dared not say or do anything to provoke him to disclose his thoughts.
say
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From this reading But I dared not say or do anything to provoke him to disclose his thoughts.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mother had a suspicion of what was going on, but she held her tongue and made no sign.
sign
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From this reading Mother had a suspicion of what was going on, but she held her tongue and made no sign.
silent
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From this reading Father was silent and preoccupied, and extremely affectionate and gentle to me, and his manner led me to believe that she had given him an idea of what Tom was probably coming for, and that he was thinking about it.
suspicion
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From this reading Mother had a suspicion of what was going on, but she held her tongue and made no sign.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Father was silent and preoccupied, and extremely affectionate and gentle to me, and his manner led me to believe that she had given him an idea of what Tom was probably coming for, and that he was thinking about it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She kissed me as usual when I went to bed, and when I got up in the morning, and then went about her preparations as busily as before.
then
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From this reading She kissed me as usual when I went to bed, and when I got up in the morning, and then went about her preparations as busily as before.
thinking
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From this reading Father was silent and preoccupied, and extremely affectionate and gentle to me, and his manner led me to believe that she had given him an idea of what Tom was probably coming for, and that he was thinking about it.
thoughts
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From this reading But I dared not say or do anything to provoke him to disclose his thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She kissed me as usual when I went to bed, and when I got up in the morning, and then went about her preparations as busily as before.
Tom
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From this reading Father was silent and preoccupied, and extremely affectionate and gentle to me, and his manner led me to believe that she had given him an idea of what Tom was probably coming for, and that he was thinking about it.
tongue
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From this reading Mother had a suspicion of what was going on, but she held her tongue and made no sign.
up
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From this reading She kissed me as usual when I went to bed, and when I got up in the morning, and then went about her preparations as busily as before.
usual
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From this reading She kissed me as usual when I went to bed, and when I got up in the morning, and then went about her preparations as busily as before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mother had a suspicion of what was going on, but she held her tongue and made no sign.
went
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From this reading She kissed me as usual when I went to bed, and when I got up in the morning, and then went about her preparations as busily as before.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mother had a suspicion of what was going on, but she held her tongue and made no sign.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She kissed me as usual when I went to bed, and when I got up in the morning, and then went about her preparations as busily as before.
