aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But I can’t let you go, Anne, without having my mind made easy about you in some way.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Blanche proceeded: “I won’t ask any questions, my dear--I won’t attempt to keep you here against your will--I won’t even remind you of my letter yesterday.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You will relieve all my anxiety, if you will do one thing--one easy thing for my sake.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anne took Blanche’s hand, and p ressed it gratefully to her lips.
AnnenounUS /æn/
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Anne took Blanche’s hand, and p ressed it gratefully to her lips.
anxietynounUS /æŋˈzaɪəti/
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading You will relieve all my anxiety, if you will do one thing--one easy thing for my sake.”
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Blanche proceeded: “I won’t ask any questions, my dear--I won’t attempt to keep you here against your will--I won’t even remind you of my letter yesterday.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Blanche proceeded: “I won’t ask any questions, my dear--I won’t attempt to keep you here against your will--I won’t even remind you of my letter yesterday.
attemptnounUS /əˈtempt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Blanche proceeded: “I won’t ask any questions, my dear--I won’t attempt to keep you here against your will--I won’t even remind you of my letter yesterday.
Blanche
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From this reading Blanche proceeded: “I won’t ask any questions, my dear--I won’t attempt to keep you here against your will--I won’t even remind you of my letter yesterday.
Blanche's
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From this reading Anne took Blanche’s hand, and p ressed it gratefully to her lips.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I can’t let you go, Anne, without having my mind made easy about you in some way.
can't
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From this reading But I can’t let you go, Anne, without having my mind made easy about you in some way.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading Blanche proceeded: “I won’t ask any questions, my dear--I won’t attempt to keep you here against your will--I won’t even remind you of my letter yesterday.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You will relieve all my anxiety, if you will do one thing--one easy thing for my sake.”
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading But I can’t let you go, Anne, without having my mind made easy about you in some way.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Blanche proceeded: “I won’t ask any questions, my dear--I won’t attempt to keep you here against your will--I won’t even remind you of my letter yesterday.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You will relieve all my anxiety, if you will do one thing--one easy thing for my sake.”
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But I can’t let you go, Anne, without having my mind made easy about you in some way.
gratefullyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtfəli/
with appreciation; in a grateful manner
From this reading Anne took Blanche’s hand, and p ressed it gratefully to her lips.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Anne took Blanche’s hand, and p ressed it gratefully to her lips.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But I can’t let you go, Anne, without having my mind made easy about you in some way.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anne took Blanche’s hand, and p ressed it gratefully to her lips.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Blanche proceeded: “I won’t ask any questions, my dear--I won’t attempt to keep you here against your will--I won’t even remind you of my letter yesterday.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Blanche proceeded: “I won’t ask any questions, my dear--I won’t attempt to keep you here against your will--I won’t even remind you of my letter yesterday.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You will relieve all my anxiety, if you will do one thing--one easy thing for my sake.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But I can’t let you go, Anne, without having my mind made easy about you in some way.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Anne took Blanche’s hand, and p ressed it gratefully to her lips.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Blanche proceeded: “I won’t ask any questions, my dear--I won’t attempt to keep you here against your will--I won’t even remind you of my letter yesterday.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But I can’t let you go, Anne, without having my mind made easy about you in some way.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Blanche proceeded: “I won’t ask any questions, my dear--I won’t attempt to keep you here against your will--I won’t even remind you of my letter yesterday.
lipsnounUS /lɪps/
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Anne took Blanche’s hand, and p ressed it gratefully to her lips.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made no other reply.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But I can’t let you go, Anne, without having my mind made easy about you in some way.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Blanche proceeded: “I won’t ask any questions, my dear--I won’t attempt to keep you here against your will--I won’t even remind you of my letter yesterday.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She made no other reply.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Blanche proceeded: “I won’t ask any questions, my dear--I won’t attempt to keep you here against your will--I won’t even remind you of my letter yesterday.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You will relieve all my anxiety, if you will do one thing--one easy thing for my sake.”
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She made no other reply.
pnounUS /piː/
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Anne took Blanche’s hand, and p ressed it gratefully to her lips.
proceededverbUS /prəˈsiːdɪd/
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading Blanche proceeded: “I won’t ask any questions, my dear--I won’t attempt to keep you here against your will--I won’t even remind you of my letter yesterday.
questionsnounUS /ˈkwestʃənz/
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Blanche proceeded: “I won’t ask any questions, my dear--I won’t attempt to keep you here against your will--I won’t even remind you of my letter yesterday.
relieveverbUS /rɪˈliːv/
provide physical relief, as from pain
From this reading You will relieve all my anxiety, if you will do one thing--one easy thing for my sake.”
remindverbUS /riˈmaɪnd/
put in the mind of someone
From this reading Blanche proceeded: “I won’t ask any questions, my dear--I won’t attempt to keep you here against your will--I won’t even remind you of my letter yesterday.
replynounUS /rɪˈplaɪ/
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading She made no other reply.
ressed
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From this reading Anne took Blanche’s hand, and p ressed it gratefully to her lips.
sakenounUS /seɪk/
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading You will relieve all my anxiety, if you will do one thing--one easy thing for my sake.”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made no other reply.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But I can’t let you go, Anne, without having my mind made easy about you in some way.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading You will relieve all my anxiety, if you will do one thing--one easy thing for my sake.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anne took Blanche’s hand, and p ressed it gratefully to her lips.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Anne took Blanche’s hand, and p ressed it gratefully to her lips.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But I can’t let you go, Anne, without having my mind made easy about you in some way.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Blanche proceeded: “I won’t ask any questions, my dear--I won’t attempt to keep you here against your will--I won’t even remind you of my letter yesterday.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But I can’t let you go, Anne, without having my mind made easy about you in some way.
won't
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From this reading Blanche proceeded: “I won’t ask any questions, my dear--I won’t attempt to keep you here against your will--I won’t even remind you of my letter yesterday.
yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/
the day immediately before today
From this reading Blanche proceeded: “I won’t ask any questions, my dear--I won’t attempt to keep you here against your will--I won’t even remind you of my letter yesterday.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Blanche proceeded: “I won’t ask any questions, my dear--I won’t attempt to keep you here against your will--I won’t even remind you of my letter yesterday.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Blanche proceeded: “I won’t ask any questions, my dear--I won’t attempt to keep you here against your will--I won’t even remind you of my letter yesterday.
