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added
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From this reading “She is very devoted to me,” she added feebly.
again
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SWORD “You--you shouldn’t have done that,” Mrs. Gregory faltered as the door closed again behind Ah Sing.
Ah
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SWORD “You--you shouldn’t have done that,” Mrs. Gregory faltered as the door closed again behind Ah Sing.
answered
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From this reading “No doubt,” the mandarin answered tersely.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE STORY OF THE SWORD “You--you shouldn’t have done that,” Mrs. Gregory faltered as the door closed again behind Ah Sing.
authority
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From this reading “But I fancy my authority is even more powerful than her devotion.”
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE STORY OF THE SWORD “You--you shouldn’t have done that,” Mrs. Gregory faltered as the door closed again behind Ah Sing.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I fancy my authority is even more powerful than her devotion.”
closed
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SWORD “You--you shouldn’t have done that,” Mrs. Gregory faltered as the door closed again behind Ah Sing.
devoted
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devotion
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From this reading “But I fancy my authority is even more powerful than her devotion.”
done
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SWORD “You--you shouldn’t have done that,” Mrs. Gregory faltered as the door closed again behind Ah Sing.
door
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SWORD “You--you shouldn’t have done that,” Mrs. Gregory faltered as the door closed again behind Ah Sing.
doubt
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From this reading “No doubt,” the mandarin answered tersely.
even
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From this reading “But I fancy my authority is even more powerful than her devotion.”
faltered
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SWORD “You--you shouldn’t have done that,” Mrs. Gregory faltered as the door closed again behind Ah Sing.
fancy
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From this reading “But I fancy my authority is even more powerful than her devotion.”
feebly
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From this reading “She is very devoted to me,” she added feebly.
Gregory
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SWORD “You--you shouldn’t have done that,” Mrs. Gregory faltered as the door closed again behind Ah Sing.
growing
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From this reading The woman’s uneasiness was growing rapidly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE STORY OF THE SWORD “You--you shouldn’t have done that,” Mrs. Gregory faltered as the door closed again behind Ah Sing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “But I fancy my authority is even more powerful than her devotion.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I fancy my authority is even more powerful than her devotion.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She is very devoted to me,” she added feebly.
mandarin
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From this reading “No doubt,” the mandarin answered tersely.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She is very devoted to me,” she added feebly.
more
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From this reading “But I fancy my authority is even more powerful than her devotion.”
Mrs
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SWORD “You--you shouldn’t have done that,” Mrs. Gregory faltered as the door closed again behind Ah Sing.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But I fancy my authority is even more powerful than her devotion.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No doubt,” the mandarin answered tersely.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY OF THE SWORD “You--you shouldn’t have done that,” Mrs. Gregory faltered as the door closed again behind Ah Sing.
powerful
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From this reading “But I fancy my authority is even more powerful than her devotion.”
rapidly
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From this reading The woman’s uneasiness was growing rapidly.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She is very devoted to me,” she added feebly.
shouldn't
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SWORD “You--you shouldn’t have done that,” Mrs. Gregory faltered as the door closed again behind Ah Sing.
Sing
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SWORD “You--you shouldn’t have done that,” Mrs. Gregory faltered as the door closed again behind Ah Sing.
STORY
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SWORD “You--you shouldn’t have done that,” Mrs. Gregory faltered as the door closed again behind Ah Sing.
SWORD
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE SWORD “You--you shouldn’t have done that,” Mrs. Gregory faltered as the door closed again behind Ah Sing.
tersely
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From this reading “No doubt,” the mandarin answered tersely.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “But I fancy my authority is even more powerful than her devotion.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE STORY OF THE SWORD “You--you shouldn’t have done that,” Mrs. Gregory faltered as the door closed again behind Ah Sing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY OF THE SWORD “You--you shouldn’t have done that,” Mrs. Gregory faltered as the door closed again behind Ah Sing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She is very devoted to me,” she added feebly.
uneasiness
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From this reading The woman’s uneasiness was growing rapidly.
very
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From this reading “She is very devoted to me,” she added feebly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The woman’s uneasiness was growing rapidly.
woman's
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From this reading The woman’s uneasiness was growing rapidly.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE STORY OF THE SWORD “You--you shouldn’t have done that,” Mrs. Gregory faltered as the door closed again behind Ah Sing.
