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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 It was young Scudamore who was talking, and in a tone of appealing tenderness.
addition
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From this reading There was no reply, and the same words, with a slight addition, were repeated: "You will promise it, Blanche?
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading From the tone of the questioner's voice he knew it to be a dialogue, and that the cousins were alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was young Scudamore who was talking, and in a tone of appealing tenderness.
answer
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From this reading Stilling his breath, and the wild beating of his heart, Maynard listened for the answer.
appealing
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From this reading It was young Scudamore who was talking, and in a tone of appealing tenderness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading From the tone of the questioner's voice he knew it to be a dialogue, and that the cousins were alone.
beating
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From this reading Stilling his breath, and the wild beating of his heart, Maynard listened for the answer.
Blanche
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From this reading There was no reply, and the same words, with a slight addition, were repeated: "You will promise it, Blanche?
breath
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From this reading Stilling his breath, and the wild beating of his heart, Maynard listened for the answer.
cousins
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From this reading From the tone of the questioner's voice he knew it to be a dialogue, and that the cousins were alone.
dialogue
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From this reading From the tone of the questioner's voice he knew it to be a dialogue, and that the cousins were alone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Stilling his breath, and the wild beating of his heart, Maynard listened for the answer.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the tone of the questioner's voice he knew it to be a dialogue, and that the cousins were alone.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the tone of the questioner's voice he knew it to be a dialogue, and that the cousins were alone.
heart
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From this reading Stilling his breath, and the wild beating of his heart, Maynard listened for the answer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stilling his breath, and the wild beating of his heart, Maynard listened for the answer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was young Scudamore who was talking, and in a tone of appealing tenderness.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was young Scudamore who was talking, and in a tone of appealing tenderness.
knew
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From this reading From the tone of the questioner's voice he knew it to be a dialogue, and that the cousins were alone.
listened
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From this reading Stilling his breath, and the wild beating of his heart, Maynard listened for the answer.
Maynard
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From this reading Stilling his breath, and the wild beating of his heart, Maynard listened for the answer.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no reply, and the same words, with a slight addition, were repeated: "You will promise it, Blanche?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was young Scudamore who was talking, and in a tone of appealing tenderness.
promise
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From this reading There was no reply, and the same words, with a slight addition, were repeated: "You will promise it, Blanche?
questioner's
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From this reading From the tone of the questioner's voice he knew it to be a dialogue, and that the cousins were alone.
repeated
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From this reading There was no reply, and the same words, with a slight addition, were repeated: "You will promise it, Blanche?
reply
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From this reading There was no reply, and the same words, with a slight addition, were repeated: "You will promise it, Blanche?
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading There was no reply, and the same words, with a slight addition, were repeated: "You will promise it, Blanche?
Scudamore
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From this reading It was young Scudamore who was talking, and in a tone of appealing tenderness.
slight
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From this reading There was no reply, and the same words, with a slight addition, were repeated: "You will promise it, Blanche?
Stilling
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From this reading Stilling his breath, and the wild beating of his heart, Maynard listened for the answer.
talking
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From this reading It was young Scudamore who was talking, and in a tone of appealing tenderness.
tenderness
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From this reading It was young Scudamore who was talking, and in a tone of appealing tenderness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the tone of the questioner's voice he knew it to be a dialogue, and that the cousins were alone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no reply, and the same words, with a slight addition, were repeated: "You will promise it, Blanche?
There
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From this reading There was no reply, and the same words, with a slight addition, were repeated: "You will promise it, Blanche?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the tone of the questioner's voice he knew it to be a dialogue, and that the cousins were alone.
tone
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From this reading It was young Scudamore who was talking, and in a tone of appealing tenderness.
voice
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From this reading From the tone of the questioner's voice he knew it to be a dialogue, and that the cousins were alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was young Scudamore who was talking, and in a tone of appealing tenderness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was no reply, and the same words, with a slight addition, were repeated: "You will promise it, Blanche?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was young Scudamore who was talking, and in a tone of appealing tenderness.
wild
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From this reading Stilling his breath, and the wild beating of his heart, Maynard listened for the answer.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There was no reply, and the same words, with a slight addition, were repeated: "You will promise it, Blanche?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was no reply, and the same words, with a slight addition, were repeated: "You will promise it, Blanche?
words
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From this reading There was no reply, and the same words, with a slight addition, were repeated: "You will promise it, Blanche?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There was no reply, and the same words, with a slight addition, were repeated: "You will promise it, Blanche?
young
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From this reading It was young Scudamore who was talking, and in a tone of appealing tenderness.
