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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 SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
accorded
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From this reading "I suppose you are duly grateful for the merciful escape accorded you."
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat down close beside his pillow on a low chair which the nurse placed for me as she gave me a warning look and left us alone.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I suppose you are duly grateful for the merciful escape accorded you."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
bedroom
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading I sat down close beside his pillow on a low chair which the nurse placed for me as she gave me a warning look and left us alone.
BLAZE
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
burned
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
burning
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From this reading "Please don't, dear," I said, and I reached out and took his burning hand in mine.
chair
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From this reading I sat down close beside his pillow on a low chair which the nurse placed for me as she gave me a warning look and left us alone.
Charlotte
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From this reading "This is your wedding day, Charlotte, and the license is over on the desk to destroy," he said, with the mocking light in his eyes flaring up into greater strength.
close
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From this reading I sat down close beside his pillow on a low chair which the nurse placed for me as she gave me a warning look and left us alone.
dark
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
day
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From this reading "This is your wedding day, Charlotte, and the license is over on the desk to destroy," he said, with the mocking light in his eyes flaring up into greater strength.
days
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
dear
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From this reading "Please don't, dear," I said, and I reached out and took his burning hand in mine.
desk
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From this reading "This is your wedding day, Charlotte, and the license is over on the desk to destroy," he said, with the mocking light in his eyes flaring up into greater strength.
destroy
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From this reading "This is your wedding day, Charlotte, and the license is over on the desk to destroy," he said, with the mocking light in his eyes flaring up into greater strength.
difference
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
dim
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
don't
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From this reading "Please don't, dear," I said, and I reached out and took his burning hand in mine.
down
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From this reading I sat down close beside his pillow on a low chair which the nurse placed for me as she gave me a warning look and left us alone.
duly
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From this reading "I suppose you are duly grateful for the merciful escape accorded you."
escape
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From this reading "I suppose you are duly grateful for the merciful escape accorded you."
eyes
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
faint
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
flaring
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From this reading "This is your wedding day, Charlotte, and the license is over on the desk to destroy," he said, with the mocking light in his eyes flaring up into greater strength.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
gave
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From this reading I sat down close beside his pillow on a low chair which the nurse placed for me as she gave me a warning look and left us alone.
grateful
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From this reading "I suppose you are duly grateful for the merciful escape accorded you."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
greater
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From this reading "This is your wedding day, Charlotte, and the license is over on the desk to destroy," he said, with the mocking light in his eyes flaring up into greater strength.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
hand
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From this reading "Please don't, dear," I said, and I reached out and took his burning hand in mine.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
high
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is your wedding day, Charlotte, and the license is over on the desk to destroy," he said, with the mocking light in his eyes flaring up into greater strength.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat down close beside his pillow on a low chair which the nurse placed for me as she gave me a warning look and left us alone.
license
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From this reading "This is your wedding day, Charlotte, and the license is over on the desk to destroy," he said, with the mocking light in his eyes flaring up into greater strength.
light
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From this reading "This is your wedding day, Charlotte, and the license is over on the desk to destroy," he said, with the mocking light in his eyes flaring up into greater strength.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat down close beside his pillow on a low chair which the nurse placed for me as she gave me a warning look and left us alone.
low
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From this reading I sat down close beside his pillow on a low chair which the nurse placed for me as she gave me a warning look and left us alone.
lying
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I sat down close beside his pillow on a low chair which the nurse placed for me as she gave me a warning look and left us alone.
merciful
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From this reading "I suppose you are duly grateful for the merciful escape accorded you."
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
mocking
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
motionless
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
mouth
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
Nickols
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
now
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
nurse
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From this reading I sat down close beside his pillow on a low chair which the nurse placed for me as she gave me a warning look and left us alone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
old
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
only
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
out
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From this reading "Please don't, dear," I said, and I reached out and took his burning hand in mine.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "This is your wedding day, Charlotte, and the license is over on the desk to destroy," he said, with the mocking light in his eyes flaring up into greater strength.
own
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
perfectly
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
pillow
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From this reading I sat down close beside his pillow on a low chair which the nurse placed for me as she gave me a warning look and left us alone.
placed
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From this reading I sat down close beside his pillow on a low chair which the nurse placed for me as she gave me a warning look and left us alone.
Please
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From this reading "Please don't, dear," I said, and I reached out and took his burning hand in mine.
reached
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From this reading "Please don't, dear," I said, and I reached out and took his burning hand in mine.
rested
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
said
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From this reading "This is your wedding day, Charlotte, and the license is over on the desk to destroy," he said, with the mocking light in his eyes flaring up into greater strength.
sat
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From this reading I sat down close beside his pillow on a low chair which the nurse placed for me as she gave me a warning look and left us alone.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I sat down close beside his pillow on a low chair which the nurse placed for me as she gave me a warning look and left us alone.
sheet
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
smile
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
SPARK
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "This is your wedding day, Charlotte, and the license is over on the desk to destroy," he said, with the mocking light in his eyes flaring up into greater strength.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I suppose you are duly grateful for the merciful escape accorded you."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
there
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is your wedding day, Charlotte, and the license is over on the desk to destroy," he said, with the mocking light in his eyes flaring up into greater strength.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "This is your wedding day, Charlotte, and the license is over on the desk to destroy," he said, with the mocking light in his eyes flaring up into greater strength.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Please don't, dear," I said, and I reached out and took his burning hand in mine.
trace
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
two
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
up
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From this reading "This is your wedding day, Charlotte, and the license is over on the desk to destroy," he said, with the mocking light in his eyes flaring up into greater strength.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I sat down close beside his pillow on a low chair which the nurse placed for me as she gave me a warning look and left us alone.
warning
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From this reading I sat down close beside his pillow on a low chair which the nurse placed for me as she gave me a warning look and left us alone.
wedding
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From this reading "This is your wedding day, Charlotte, and the license is over on the desk to destroy," he said, with the mocking light in his eyes flaring up into greater strength.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I sat down close beside his pillow on a low chair which the nurse placed for me as she gave me a warning look and left us alone.
white
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From this reading THE SPARK AND THE BLAZE I found Nickols lying in his own dim and high bedroom, perfectly motionless under the white sheet, as he had been for two days, the only difference that now his great dark eyes burned into mine and on his mouth there rested a faint trace of the old mocking smile.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "This is your wedding day, Charlotte, and the license is over on the desk to destroy," he said, with the mocking light in his eyes flaring up into greater strength.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I suppose you are duly grateful for the merciful escape accorded you."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "This is your wedding day, Charlotte, and the license is over on the desk to destroy," he said, with the mocking light in his eyes flaring up into greater strength.
