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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 They could not see her face and they could hardly have heard more than a word here and there of what she said.
always
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From this reading For always she spoke in a low voice, and at times that low voice dropped to a whisper, so that I myself had to watch her lips.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was standing quite close to me, and her back was towards the French officer and her aunt.
answered
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From this reading I answered her only by turning the key in the lock.
arm
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From this reading She took her hand from my arm and laid it on the lid to hinder me from opening it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For always she spoke in a low voice, and at times that low voice dropped to a whisper, so that I myself had to watch her lips.
aunt
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From this reading She was standing quite close to me, and her back was towards the French officer and her aunt.
back
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From this reading She was standing quite close to me, and her back was towards the French officer and her aunt.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I answered her only by turning the key in the lock.
close
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From this reading She was standing quite close to me, and her back was towards the French officer and her aunt.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could not see her face and they could hardly have heard more than a word here and there of what she said.
dropped
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From this reading For always she spoke in a low voice, and at times that low voice dropped to a whisper, so that I myself had to watch her lips.
face
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From this reading They could not see her face and they could hardly have heard more than a word here and there of what she said.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For always she spoke in a low voice, and at times that low voice dropped to a whisper, so that I myself had to watch her lips.
French
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From this reading She was standing quite close to me, and her back was towards the French officer and her aunt.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She took her hand from my arm and laid it on the lid to hinder me from opening it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For always she spoke in a low voice, and at times that low voice dropped to a whisper, so that I myself had to watch her lips.
hand
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From this reading She took her hand from my arm and laid it on the lid to hinder me from opening it.
hardly
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From this reading They could not see her face and they could hardly have heard more than a word here and there of what she said.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They could not see her face and they could hardly have heard more than a word here and there of what she said.
heard
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From this reading They could not see her face and they could hardly have heard more than a word here and there of what she said.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was standing quite close to me, and her back was towards the French officer and her aunt.
here
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From this reading They could not see her face and they could hardly have heard more than a word here and there of what she said.
hinder
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From this reading She took her hand from my arm and laid it on the lid to hinder me from opening it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For always she spoke in a low voice, and at times that low voice dropped to a whisper, so that I myself had to watch her lips.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For always she spoke in a low voice, and at times that low voice dropped to a whisper, so that I myself had to watch her lips.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She took her hand from my arm and laid it on the lid to hinder me from opening it.
key
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From this reading I answered her only by turning the key in the lock.
laid
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From this reading She took her hand from my arm and laid it on the lid to hinder me from opening it.
lid
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From this reading She took her hand from my arm and laid it on the lid to hinder me from opening it.
lips
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From this reading For always she spoke in a low voice, and at times that low voice dropped to a whisper, so that I myself had to watch her lips.
lock
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From this reading I answered her only by turning the key in the lock.
low
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From this reading For always she spoke in a low voice, and at times that low voice dropped to a whisper, so that I myself had to watch her lips.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was standing quite close to me, and her back was towards the French officer and her aunt.
more
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From this reading They could not see her face and they could hardly have heard more than a word here and there of what she said.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She took her hand from my arm and laid it on the lid to hinder me from opening it.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading For always she spoke in a low voice, and at times that low voice dropped to a whisper, so that I myself had to watch her lips.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They could not see her face and they could hardly have heard more than a word here and there of what she said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They could not see her face and they could hardly have heard more than a word here and there of what she said.
officer
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From this reading She was standing quite close to me, and her back was towards the French officer and her aunt.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She took her hand from my arm and laid it on the lid to hinder me from opening it.
only
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From this reading I answered her only by turning the key in the lock.
opening
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From this reading She took her hand from my arm and laid it on the lid to hinder me from opening it.
quite
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From this reading She was standing quite close to me, and her back was towards the French officer and her aunt.
said
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From this reading They could not see her face and they could hardly have heard more than a word here and there of what she said.
see
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From this reading They could not see her face and they could hardly have heard more than a word here and there of what she said.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was standing quite close to me, and her back was towards the French officer and her aunt.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For always she spoke in a low voice, and at times that low voice dropped to a whisper, so that I myself had to watch her lips.
spoke
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From this reading For always she spoke in a low voice, and at times that low voice dropped to a whisper, so that I myself had to watch her lips.
standing
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From this reading She was standing quite close to me, and her back was towards the French officer and her aunt.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They could not see her face and they could hardly have heard more than a word here and there of what she said.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For always she spoke in a low voice, and at times that low voice dropped to a whisper, so that I myself had to watch her lips.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was standing quite close to me, and her back was towards the French officer and her aunt.
there
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From this reading They could not see her face and they could hardly have heard more than a word here and there of what she said.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could not see her face and they could hardly have heard more than a word here and there of what she said.
times
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From this reading For always she spoke in a low voice, and at times that low voice dropped to a whisper, so that I myself had to watch her lips.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was standing quite close to me, and her back was towards the French officer and her aunt.
took
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From this reading She took her hand from my arm and laid it on the lid to hinder me from opening it.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading She was standing quite close to me, and her back was towards the French officer and her aunt.
turning
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From this reading I answered her only by turning the key in the lock.
voice
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From this reading For always she spoke in a low voice, and at times that low voice dropped to a whisper, so that I myself had to watch her lips.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was standing quite close to me, and her back was towards the French officer and her aunt.
watch
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From this reading For always she spoke in a low voice, and at times that low voice dropped to a whisper, so that I myself had to watch her lips.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They could not see her face and they could hardly have heard more than a word here and there of what she said.
whisper
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From this reading For always she spoke in a low voice, and at times that low voice dropped to a whisper, so that I myself had to watch her lips.
word
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From this reading They could not see her face and they could hardly have heard more than a word here and there of what she said.
