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absorbing
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From this reading It had never seemed so hideous, so wonderful, so fascinating, or so absorbing to me as it did at that moment.
AMauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I OFFEND THE KING'S FOSTER BROTHER, AND AM FORCED TO TAKE THE CONSEQUENCES.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I OFFEND THE KING'S FOSTER BROTHER, AND AM FORCED TO TAKE THE CONSEQUENCES.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had never seemed so hideous, so wonderful, so fascinating, or so absorbing to me as it did at that moment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I took it out and looked at it long and curiously.
BROTHER
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From this reading I OFFEND THE KING'S FOSTER BROTHER, AND AM FORCED TO TAKE THE CONSEQUENCES.
closed
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From this reading When the door was closed upon me the first thing that I did was to feel for my precious ring.
CONSEQUENCES
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From this reading I OFFEND THE KING'S FOSTER BROTHER, AND AM FORCED TO TAKE THE CONSEQUENCES.
curiously
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From this reading I took it out and looked at it long and curiously.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When the door was closed upon me the first thing that I did was to feel for my precious ring.
door
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From this reading When the door was closed upon me the first thing that I did was to feel for my precious ring.
fascinating
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From this reading It had never seemed so hideous, so wonderful, so fascinating, or so absorbing to me as it did at that moment.
feel
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From this reading When the door was closed upon me the first thing that I did was to feel for my precious ring.
first
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From this reading When the door was closed upon me the first thing that I did was to feel for my precious ring.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the door was closed upon me the first thing that I did was to feel for my precious ring.
FORCED
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From this reading I OFFEND THE KING'S FOSTER BROTHER, AND AM FORCED TO TAKE THE CONSEQUENCES.
FOSTER
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From this reading I OFFEND THE KING'S FOSTER BROTHER, AND AM FORCED TO TAKE THE CONSEQUENCES.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had never seemed so hideous, so wonderful, so fascinating, or so absorbing to me as it did at that moment.
hideous
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From this reading It had never seemed so hideous, so wonderful, so fascinating, or so absorbing to me as it did at that moment.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I OFFEND THE KING'S FOSTER BROTHER, AND AM FORCED TO TAKE THE CONSEQUENCES.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was safe.
KING'S
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From this reading I OFFEND THE KING'S FOSTER BROTHER, AND AM FORCED TO TAKE THE CONSEQUENCES.
long
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From this reading I took it out and looked at it long and curiously.
looked
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From this reading I took it out and looked at it long and curiously.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the door was closed upon me the first thing that I did was to feel for my precious ring.
moment
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From this reading It had never seemed so hideous, so wonderful, so fascinating, or so absorbing to me as it did at that moment.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When the door was closed upon me the first thing that I did was to feel for my precious ring.
never
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From this reading It had never seemed so hideous, so wonderful, so fascinating, or so absorbing to me as it did at that moment.
OFFEND
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From this reading I OFFEND THE KING'S FOSTER BROTHER, AND AM FORCED TO TAKE THE CONSEQUENCES.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It had never seemed so hideous, so wonderful, so fascinating, or so absorbing to me as it did at that moment.
out
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From this reading I took it out and looked at it long and curiously.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading When the door was closed upon me the first thing that I did was to feel for my precious ring.
ring
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From this reading When the door was closed upon me the first thing that I did was to feel for my precious ring.
safe
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From this reading It was safe.
seemed
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From this reading It had never seemed so hideous, so wonderful, so fascinating, or so absorbing to me as it did at that moment.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It had never seemed so hideous, so wonderful, so fascinating, or so absorbing to me as it did at that moment.
TAKE
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From this reading I OFFEND THE KING'S FOSTER BROTHER, AND AM FORCED TO TAKE THE CONSEQUENCES.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the door was closed upon me the first thing that I did was to feel for my precious ring.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I OFFEND THE KING'S FOSTER BROTHER, AND AM FORCED TO TAKE THE CONSEQUENCES.
thing
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From this reading When the door was closed upon me the first thing that I did was to feel for my precious ring.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I OFFEND THE KING'S FOSTER BROTHER, AND AM FORCED TO TAKE THE CONSEQUENCES.
took
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From this reading I took it out and looked at it long and curiously.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When the door was closed upon me the first thing that I did was to feel for my precious ring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the door was closed upon me the first thing that I did was to feel for my precious ring.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the door was closed upon me the first thing that I did was to feel for my precious ring.
wonderful
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From this reading It had never seemed so hideous, so wonderful, so fascinating, or so absorbing to me as it did at that moment.