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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The being you see before you is not a doll of the court, he is a man!"
air
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From this reading He was on his knees as he uttered these words with an air which made them tell.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I have not left Parma: I have heard tell of an atrocity which my lips shall not repeat; but here I am.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I have not left Parma: I have heard tell of an atrocity which my lips shall not repeat; but here I am.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Think, Signora, of what you are refusing!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was on his knees as he uttered these words with an air which made them tell.
atrocity
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From this reading "I have not left Parma: I have heard tell of an atrocity which my lips shall not repeat; but here I am.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The being you see before you is not a doll of the court, he is a man!"
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The being you see before you is not a doll of the court, he is a man!"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I have not left Parma: I have heard tell of an atrocity which my lips shall not repeat; but here I am.
court
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From this reading The being you see before you is not a doll of the court, he is a man!"
doll
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From this reading The being you see before you is not a doll of the court, he is a man!"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yesterday I said to myself," he went on: "She has wept in my presence; therefore she is a little less unhappy."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have not left Parma: I have heard tell of an atrocity which my lips shall not repeat; but here I am.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The being you see before you is not a doll of the court, he is a man!"
heard
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From this reading "I have not left Parma: I have heard tell of an atrocity which my lips shall not repeat; but here I am.
here
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From this reading "I have not left Parma: I have heard tell of an atrocity which my lips shall not repeat; but here I am.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was on his knees as he uttered these words with an air which made them tell.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have not left Parma: I have heard tell of an atrocity which my lips shall not repeat; but here I am.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yesterday I said to myself," he went on: "She has wept in my presence; therefore she is a little less unhappy."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The being you see before you is not a doll of the court, he is a man!"
knees
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From this reading He was on his knees as he uttered these words with an air which made them tell.
left
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From this reading "I have not left Parma: I have heard tell of an atrocity which my lips shall not repeat; but here I am.
less
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From this reading "Yesterday I said to myself," he went on: "She has wept in my presence; therefore she is a little less unhappy."
lips
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From this reading "I have not left Parma: I have heard tell of an atrocity which my lips shall not repeat; but here I am.
little
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From this reading "Yesterday I said to myself," he went on: "She has wept in my presence; therefore she is a little less unhappy."
made
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From this reading He was on his knees as he uttered these words with an air which made them tell.
man
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From this reading The being you see before you is not a doll of the court, he is a man!"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have not left Parma: I have heard tell of an atrocity which my lips shall not repeat; but here I am.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Yesterday I said to myself," he went on: "She has wept in my presence; therefore she is a little less unhappy."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I have not left Parma: I have heard tell of an atrocity which my lips shall not repeat; but here I am.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have not left Parma: I have heard tell of an atrocity which my lips shall not repeat; but here I am.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was on his knees as he uttered these words with an air which made them tell.
Parma
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From this reading "I have not left Parma: I have heard tell of an atrocity which my lips shall not repeat; but here I am.
presence
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From this reading "Yesterday I said to myself," he went on: "She has wept in my presence; therefore she is a little less unhappy."
refusing
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From this reading Think, Signora, of what you are refusing!
repeat
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From this reading "I have not left Parma: I have heard tell of an atrocity which my lips shall not repeat; but here I am.
said
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From this reading "Yesterday I said to myself," he went on: "She has wept in my presence; therefore she is a little less unhappy."
see
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From this reading The being you see before you is not a doll of the court, he is a man!"
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I have not left Parma: I have heard tell of an atrocity which my lips shall not repeat; but here I am.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yesterday I said to myself," he went on: "She has wept in my presence; therefore she is a little less unhappy."
Signora
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From this reading Think, Signora, of what you are refusing!
tell
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From this reading "I have not left Parma: I have heard tell of an atrocity which my lips shall not repeat; but here I am.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The being you see before you is not a doll of the court, he is a man!"
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was on his knees as he uttered these words with an air which made them tell.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading "Yesterday I said to myself," he went on: "She has wept in my presence; therefore she is a little less unhappy."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He was on his knees as he uttered these words with an air which made them tell.
Think
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From this reading Think, Signora, of what you are refusing!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yesterday I said to myself," he went on: "She has wept in my presence; therefore she is a little less unhappy."
unhappy
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From this reading "Yesterday I said to myself," he went on: "She has wept in my presence; therefore she is a little less unhappy."
uttered
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From this reading He was on his knees as he uttered these words with an air which made them tell.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was on his knees as he uttered these words with an air which made them tell.
went
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From this reading "Yesterday I said to myself," he went on: "She has wept in my presence; therefore she is a little less unhappy."
wept
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From this reading "Yesterday I said to myself," he went on: "She has wept in my presence; therefore she is a little less unhappy."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Think, Signora, of what you are refusing!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I have not left Parma: I have heard tell of an atrocity which my lips shall not repeat; but here I am.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was on his knees as he uttered these words with an air which made them tell.
words
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From this reading He was on his knees as he uttered these words with an air which made them tell.
Yesterday
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From this reading "Yesterday I said to myself," he went on: "She has wept in my presence; therefore she is a little less unhappy."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Think, Signora, of what you are refusing!
