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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She tried to speak, but no words fell from her white lips; it seemed to her that she would never speak again; that the power of speech had suddenly left her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
anguished
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From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
any
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From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
arms
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From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
awful
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From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
beautiful
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From this reading "Oh, my child, my beautiful Bernardine, have I ruined your life by that fatal promise?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
Bernardine
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From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
BROKENnounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "HAVE I BROKEN YOUR HEART, MY DARLING?"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She tried to speak, but no words fell from her white lips; it seemed to her that she would never speak again; that the power of speech had suddenly left her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Oh, my child, my beautiful Bernardine, have I ruined your life by that fatal promise?"
child
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From this reading "Oh, my child, my beautiful Bernardine, have I ruined your life by that fatal promise?"
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Have I broken your heart, Bernardine?" he cried out.
dark
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From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
DARLING
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From this reading "HAVE I BROKEN YOUR HEART, MY DARLING?"
despair
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From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
eyes
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From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
face
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From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
fatal
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From this reading "Oh, my child, my beautiful Bernardine, have I ruined your life by that fatal promise?"
father's
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From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
fell
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From this reading She tried to speak, but no words fell from her white lips; it seemed to her that she would never speak again; that the power of speech had suddenly left her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She tried to speak, but no words fell from her white lips; it seemed to her that she would never speak again; that the power of speech had suddenly left her.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "HAVE I BROKEN YOUR HEART, MY DARLING?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Have I broken your heart, Bernardine?" he cried out.
HEART
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From this reading "HAVE I BROKEN YOUR HEART, MY DARLING?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "HAVE I BROKEN YOUR HEART, MY DARLING?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She tried to speak, but no words fell from her white lips; it seemed to her that she would never speak again; that the power of speech had suddenly left her.
lay
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From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She tried to speak, but no words fell from her white lips; it seemed to her that she would never speak again; that the power of speech had suddenly left her.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, my child, my beautiful Bernardine, have I ruined your life by that fatal promise?"
lips
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From this reading She tried to speak, but no words fell from her white lips; it seemed to her that she would never speak again; that the power of speech had suddenly left her.
met
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From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
Moore
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From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
more
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From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "HAVE I BROKEN YOUR HEART, MY DARLING?"
neck
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From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She tried to speak, but no words fell from her white lips; it seemed to her that she would never speak again; that the power of speech had suddenly left her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She tried to speak, but no words fell from her white lips; it seemed to her that she would never speak again; that the power of speech had suddenly left her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She tried to speak, but no words fell from her white lips; it seemed to her that she would never speak again; that the power of speech had suddenly left her.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, my child, my beautiful Bernardine, have I ruined your life by that fatal promise?"
out
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From this reading "Have I broken your heart, Bernardine?" he cried out.
piteous
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From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
power
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From this reading She tried to speak, but no words fell from her white lips; it seemed to her that she would never speak again; that the power of speech had suddenly left her.
promise
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From this reading "Oh, my child, my beautiful Bernardine, have I ruined your life by that fatal promise?"
ruined
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From this reading "Oh, my child, my beautiful Bernardine, have I ruined your life by that fatal promise?"
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She tried to speak, but no words fell from her white lips; it seemed to her that she would never speak again; that the power of speech had suddenly left her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She tried to speak, but no words fell from her white lips; it seemed to her that she would never speak again; that the power of speech had suddenly left her.
slowly
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From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
speak
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From this reading She tried to speak, but no words fell from her white lips; it seemed to her that she would never speak again; that the power of speech had suddenly left her.
speech
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From this reading She tried to speak, but no words fell from her white lips; it seemed to her that she would never speak again; that the power of speech had suddenly left her.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She tried to speak, but no words fell from her white lips; it seemed to her that she would never speak again; that the power of speech had suddenly left her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She tried to speak, but no words fell from her white lips; it seemed to her that she would never speak again; that the power of speech had suddenly left her.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
tried
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From this reading She tried to speak, but no words fell from her white lips; it seemed to her that she would never speak again; that the power of speech had suddenly left her.
turned
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From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
untwined
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From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
white
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From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
words
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From this reading Bernardine Moore slowly untwined her white arms from about her father's neck, and turned her white, anguished face toward him, and the awful despair that lay in the dark eyes that met his was more piteous than any words could have been.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She tried to speak, but no words fell from her white lips; it seemed to her that she would never speak again; that the power of speech had suddenly left her.
YOURdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "HAVE I BROKEN YOUR HEART, MY DARLING?"
