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all
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From this reading She chose to believe now that she had really known it all the time, and that she had only been waiting for him to declare himself.
always
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From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am Crispin, Crispin,” he said, while he patted her soothingly on the shoulder, “remember that.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wondered, as she looked into his stern, rugged face, and noted the half involuntary tenderness in his eyes as he looked at her, how she could ever have doubted it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She wondered, as she looked into his stern, rugged face, and noted the half involuntary tenderness in his eyes as he looked at her, how she could ever have doubted it.
Bean
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From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She chose to believe now that she had really known it all the time, and that she had only been waiting for him to declare himself.
belief
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From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
believe
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From this reading She chose to believe now that she had really known it all the time, and that she had only been waiting for him to declare himself.
chose
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From this reading She chose to believe now that she had really known it all the time, and that she had only been waiting for him to declare himself.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
Crispin
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From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
declare
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From this reading She chose to believe now that she had really known it all the time, and that she had only been waiting for him to declare himself.
demonstrative
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From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
dissuade
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From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading This, however, he was not ready to do even now.
doubted
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From this reading She wondered, as she looked into his stern, rugged face, and noted the half involuntary tenderness in his eyes as he looked at her, how she could ever have doubted it.
even
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From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
ever
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From this reading She wondered, as she looked into his stern, rugged face, and noted the half involuntary tenderness in his eyes as he looked at her, how she could ever have doubted it.
eyes
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From this reading She wondered, as she looked into his stern, rugged face, and noted the half involuntary tenderness in his eyes as he looked at her, how she could ever have doubted it.
face
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From this reading She wondered, as she looked into his stern, rugged face, and noted the half involuntary tenderness in his eyes as he looked at her, how she could ever have doubted it.
father
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From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She chose to believe now that she had really known it all the time, and that she had only been waiting for him to declare himself.
Freda
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From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
half
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From this reading She wondered, as she looked into his stern, rugged face, and noted the half involuntary tenderness in his eyes as he looked at her, how she could ever have doubted it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She wondered, as she looked into his stern, rugged face, and noted the half involuntary tenderness in his eyes as he looked at her, how she could ever have doubted it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She chose to believe now that she had really known it all the time, and that she had only been waiting for him to declare himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She chose to believe now that she had really known it all the time, and that she had only been waiting for him to declare himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She wondered, as she looked into his stern, rugged face, and noted the half involuntary tenderness in his eyes as he looked at her, how she could ever have doubted it.
how
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From this reading She wondered, as she looked into his stern, rugged face, and noted the half involuntary tenderness in his eyes as he looked at her, how she could ever have doubted it.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading This, however, he was not ready to do even now.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am Crispin, Crispin,” he said, while he patted her soothingly on the shoulder, “remember that.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She wondered, as she looked into his stern, rugged face, and noted the half involuntary tenderness in his eyes as he looked at her, how she could ever have doubted it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She wondered, as she looked into his stern, rugged face, and noted the half involuntary tenderness in his eyes as he looked at her, how she could ever have doubted it.
involuntary
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From this reading She wondered, as she looked into his stern, rugged face, and noted the half involuntary tenderness in his eyes as he looked at her, how she could ever have doubted it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She wondered, as she looked into his stern, rugged face, and noted the half involuntary tenderness in his eyes as he looked at her, how she could ever have doubted it.
known
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From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
looked
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From this reading She wondered, as she looked into his stern, rugged face, and noted the half involuntary tenderness in his eyes as he looked at her, how she could ever have doubted it.
man
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From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
new
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From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
noted
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From this reading She wondered, as she looked into his stern, rugged face, and noted the half involuntary tenderness in his eyes as he looked at her, how she could ever have doubted it.
now
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From this reading She chose to believe now that she had really known it all the time, and that she had only been waiting for him to declare himself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I am Crispin, Crispin,” he said, while he patted her soothingly on the shoulder, “remember that.”
only
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From this reading She chose to believe now that she had really known it all the time, and that she had only been waiting for him to declare himself.
outburst
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From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
patted
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From this reading “I am Crispin, Crispin,” he said, while he patted her soothingly on the shoulder, “remember that.”
ready
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From this reading This, however, he was not ready to do even now.
really
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From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
received
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From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I am Crispin, Crispin,” he said, while he patted her soothingly on the shoulder, “remember that.”
rugged
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From this reading She wondered, as she looked into his stern, rugged face, and noted the half involuntary tenderness in his eyes as he looked at her, how she could ever have doubted it.
said
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From this reading “I am Crispin, Crispin,” he said, while he patted her soothingly on the shoulder, “remember that.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
shoulder
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From this reading “I am Crispin, Crispin,” he said, while he patted her soothingly on the shoulder, “remember that.”
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
soothingly
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From this reading “I am Crispin, Crispin,” he said, while he patted her soothingly on the shoulder, “remember that.”
stern
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From this reading She wondered, as she looked into his stern, rugged face, and noted the half involuntary tenderness in his eyes as he looked at her, how she could ever have doubted it.
stolid
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From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
tenderness
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From this reading She wondered, as she looked into his stern, rugged face, and noted the half involuntary tenderness in his eyes as he looked at her, how she could ever have doubted it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
time
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From this reading She chose to believe now that she had really known it all the time, and that she had only been waiting for him to declare himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She chose to believe now that she had really known it all the time, and that she had only been waiting for him to declare himself.
waiting
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From this reading She chose to believe now that she had really known it all the time, and that she had only been waiting for him to declare himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “I am Crispin, Crispin,” he said, while he patted her soothingly on the shoulder, “remember that.”
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not even the stolid silence with which he received her demonstrative outburst could dissuade Freda from her new belief that this man, whom she had always known as Crispin Bean, was really her father.
wondered
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From this reading She wondered, as she looked into his stern, rugged face, and noted the half involuntary tenderness in his eyes as he looked at her, how she could ever have doubted it.
