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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 SLIPPER OF CINDERELLA Forgetting for a moment all else but the joy of his presence, she held out both hands with a glad little cry.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He took her hands in his, but released them after the merest touch, and in the hungry wistfulness of his gaze there was no answering gladness.
all
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From this reading THE SLIPPER OF CINDERELLA Forgetting for a moment all else but the joy of his presence, she held out both hands with a glad little cry.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Miss Murdaugh, I have an explanation to make for my disobedience of your injunction," he said stiffly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took her hands in his, but released them after the merest touch, and in the hungry wistfulness of his gaze there was no answering gladness.
answering
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From this reading He took her hands in his, but released them after the merest touch, and in the hungry wistfulness of his gaze there was no answering gladness.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I have deliberately followed you here, but it is only that I may put you in possession of certain facts which are of moment to you.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading THE SLIPPER OF CINDERELLA Forgetting for a moment all else but the joy of his presence, she held out both hands with a glad little cry.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE SLIPPER OF CINDERELLA Forgetting for a moment all else but the joy of his presence, she held out both hands with a glad little cry.
certain
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From this reading "I have deliberately followed you here, but it is only that I may put you in possession of certain facts which are of moment to you.
CINDERELLA
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From this reading THE SLIPPER OF CINDERELLA Forgetting for a moment all else but the joy of his presence, she held out both hands with a glad little cry.
cry
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From this reading THE SLIPPER OF CINDERELLA Forgetting for a moment all else but the joy of his presence, she held out both hands with a glad little cry.
deliberately
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From this reading "I have deliberately followed you here, but it is only that I may put you in possession of certain facts which are of moment to you.
disobedience
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From this reading "Miss Murdaugh, I have an explanation to make for my disobedience of your injunction," he said stiffly.
else
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From this reading THE SLIPPER OF CINDERELLA Forgetting for a moment all else but the joy of his presence, she held out both hands with a glad little cry.
explanation
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From this reading "Miss Murdaugh, I have an explanation to make for my disobedience of your injunction," he said stiffly.
facts
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From this reading "I have deliberately followed you here, but it is only that I may put you in possession of certain facts which are of moment to you.
followed
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From this reading "I have deliberately followed you here, but it is only that I may put you in possession of certain facts which are of moment to you.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SLIPPER OF CINDERELLA Forgetting for a moment all else but the joy of his presence, she held out both hands with a glad little cry.
Forgetting
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From this reading THE SLIPPER OF CINDERELLA Forgetting for a moment all else but the joy of his presence, she held out both hands with a glad little cry.
gaze
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From this reading He took her hands in his, but released them after the merest touch, and in the hungry wistfulness of his gaze there was no answering gladness.
glad
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From this reading THE SLIPPER OF CINDERELLA Forgetting for a moment all else but the joy of his presence, she held out both hands with a glad little cry.
gladness
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From this reading He took her hands in his, but released them after the merest touch, and in the hungry wistfulness of his gaze there was no answering gladness.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading THE SLIPPER OF CINDERELLA Forgetting for a moment all else but the joy of his presence, she held out both hands with a glad little cry.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Miss Murdaugh, I have an explanation to make for my disobedience of your injunction," he said stiffly.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took her hands in his, but released them after the merest touch, and in the hungry wistfulness of his gaze there was no answering gladness.
held
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From this reading THE SLIPPER OF CINDERELLA Forgetting for a moment all else but the joy of his presence, she held out both hands with a glad little cry.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He took her hands in his, but released them after the merest touch, and in the hungry wistfulness of his gaze there was no answering gladness.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have deliberately followed you here, but it is only that I may put you in possession of certain facts which are of moment to you.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SLIPPER OF CINDERELLA Forgetting for a moment all else but the joy of his presence, she held out both hands with a glad little cry.
hungry
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From this reading He took her hands in his, but released them after the merest touch, and in the hungry wistfulness of his gaze there was no answering gladness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Miss Murdaugh, I have an explanation to make for my disobedience of your injunction," he said stiffly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He took her hands in his, but released them after the merest touch, and in the hungry wistfulness of his gaze there was no answering gladness.
injunction
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From this reading "Miss Murdaugh, I have an explanation to make for my disobedience of your injunction," he said stiffly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I have deliberately followed you here, but it is only that I may put you in possession of certain facts which are of moment to you.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I have deliberately followed you here, but it is only that I may put you in possession of certain facts which are of moment to you.
joy
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From this reading THE SLIPPER OF CINDERELLA Forgetting for a moment all else but the joy of his presence, she held out both hands with a glad little cry.
Kearn
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From this reading "Kearn!"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SLIPPER OF CINDERELLA Forgetting for a moment all else but the joy of his presence, she held out both hands with a glad little cry.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Miss Murdaugh, I have an explanation to make for my disobedience of your injunction," he said stiffly.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I have deliberately followed you here, but it is only that I may put you in possession of certain facts which are of moment to you.
merest
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From this reading He took her hands in his, but released them after the merest touch, and in the hungry wistfulness of his gaze there was no answering gladness.
Miss
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From this reading "Miss Murdaugh, I have an explanation to make for my disobedience of your injunction," he said stiffly.
moment
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From this reading THE SLIPPER OF CINDERELLA Forgetting for a moment all else but the joy of his presence, she held out both hands with a glad little cry.
Murdaugh
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From this reading "Miss Murdaugh, I have an explanation to make for my disobedience of your injunction," he said stiffly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Miss Murdaugh, I have an explanation to make for my disobedience of your injunction," he said stiffly.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He took her hands in his, but released them after the merest touch, and in the hungry wistfulness of his gaze there was no answering gladness.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SLIPPER OF CINDERELLA Forgetting for a moment all else but the joy of his presence, she held out both hands with a glad little cry.
only
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From this reading "I have deliberately followed you here, but it is only that I may put you in possession of certain facts which are of moment to you.
out
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From this reading THE SLIPPER OF CINDERELLA Forgetting for a moment all else but the joy of his presence, she held out both hands with a glad little cry.
possession
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From this reading "I have deliberately followed you here, but it is only that I may put you in possession of certain facts which are of moment to you.
presence
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From this reading THE SLIPPER OF CINDERELLA Forgetting for a moment all else but the joy of his presence, she held out both hands with a glad little cry.
put
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From this reading "I have deliberately followed you here, but it is only that I may put you in possession of certain facts which are of moment to you.
released
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From this reading He took her hands in his, but released them after the merest touch, and in the hungry wistfulness of his gaze there was no answering gladness.
said
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From this reading "Miss Murdaugh, I have an explanation to make for my disobedience of your injunction," he said stiffly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SLIPPER OF CINDERELLA Forgetting for a moment all else but the joy of his presence, she held out both hands with a glad little cry.
SLIPPER
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From this reading THE SLIPPER OF CINDERELLA Forgetting for a moment all else but the joy of his presence, she held out both hands with a glad little cry.
stiffly
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From this reading "Miss Murdaugh, I have an explanation to make for my disobedience of your injunction," he said stiffly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I have deliberately followed you here, but it is only that I may put you in possession of certain facts which are of moment to you.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SLIPPER OF CINDERELLA Forgetting for a moment all else but the joy of his presence, she held out both hands with a glad little cry.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He took her hands in his, but released them after the merest touch, and in the hungry wistfulness of his gaze there was no answering gladness.
there
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From this reading He took her hands in his, but released them after the merest touch, and in the hungry wistfulness of his gaze there was no answering gladness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Miss Murdaugh, I have an explanation to make for my disobedience of your injunction," he said stiffly.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took her hands in his, but released them after the merest touch, and in the hungry wistfulness of his gaze there was no answering gladness.
touch
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From this reading He took her hands in his, but released them after the merest touch, and in the hungry wistfulness of his gaze there was no answering gladness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He took her hands in his, but released them after the merest touch, and in the hungry wistfulness of his gaze there was no answering gladness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I have deliberately followed you here, but it is only that I may put you in possession of certain facts which are of moment to you.
wistfulness
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From this reading He took her hands in his, but released them after the merest touch, and in the hungry wistfulness of his gaze there was no answering gladness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SLIPPER OF CINDERELLA Forgetting for a moment all else but the joy of his presence, she held out both hands with a glad little cry.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have deliberately followed you here, but it is only that I may put you in possession of certain facts which are of moment to you.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Miss Murdaugh, I have an explanation to make for my disobedience of your injunction," he said stiffly.
