Ah
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From this reading "Ah, I know him, I do," continued Jenny, growing more excited as her mind reverted to the past.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He has only deceived me once--the morning he came and told me he was going to kill himself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Would you do as he has done?"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But he is my friend, my dear child."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sauvresy did not know what to say; he was embarrassed by the logic of this daughter of the people, judging her lover rudely, but justly.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "He has only deceived me once--the morning he came and told me he was going to kill himself.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading "But he is my friend, my dear child."
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading "Ah, I know him, I do," continued Jenny, growing more excited as her mind reverted to the past.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading Sauvresy did not know what to say; he was embarrassed by the logic of this daughter of the people, judging her lover rudely, but justly.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading "But he is my friend, my dear child."
deceivedverbUS /dɪˈsiːvd/
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading "He has only deceived me once--the morning he came and told me he was going to kill himself.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Sauvresy did not know what to say; he was embarrassed by the logic of this daughter of the people, judging her lover rudely, but justly.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Would you do as he has done?"
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Would you do as he has done?"
embarrassedadjectiveUS /ɪmˈberəst/
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading Sauvresy did not know what to say; he was embarrassed by the logic of this daughter of the people, judging her lover rudely, but justly.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading "Ah, I know him, I do," continued Jenny, growing more excited as her mind reverted to the past.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "But he is my friend, my dear child."
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading "He has only deceived me once--the morning he came and told me he was going to kill himself.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading "Ah, I know him, I do," continued Jenny, growing more excited as her mind reverted to the past.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Would you do as he has done?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But he is my friend, my dear child."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sauvresy did not know what to say; he was embarrassed by the logic of this daughter of the people, judging her lover rudely, but justly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ah, I know him, I do," continued Jenny, growing more excited as her mind reverted to the past.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "He has only deceived me once--the morning he came and told me he was going to kill himself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ah, I know him, I do," continued Jenny, growing more excited as her mind reverted to the past.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But he is my friend, my dear child."
JennynounUS /ˈdʒeni/
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading "Ah, I know him, I do," continued Jenny, growing more excited as her mind reverted to the past.
judgingnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒɪŋ/
the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
From this reading Sauvresy did not know what to say; he was embarrassed by the logic of this daughter of the people, judging her lover rudely, but justly.
justlyadverbUS /ˈdʒʌstli/
with honesty
From this reading Sauvresy did not know what to say; he was embarrassed by the logic of this daughter of the people, judging her lover rudely, but justly.
killverbUS /kɪl/
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "He has only deceived me once--the morning he came and told me he was going to kill himself.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Sauvresy did not know what to say; he was embarrassed by the logic of this daughter of the people, judging her lover rudely, but justly.
logicnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪk/
the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
From this reading Sauvresy did not know what to say; he was embarrassed by the logic of this daughter of the people, judging her lover rudely, but justly.
lovernounUS /ˈlʌvər/
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Sauvresy did not know what to say; he was embarrassed by the logic of this daughter of the people, judging her lover rudely, but justly.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He has only deceived me once--the morning he came and told me he was going to kill himself.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Ah, I know him, I do," continued Jenny, growing more excited as her mind reverted to the past.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Ah, I know him, I do," continued Jenny, growing more excited as her mind reverted to the past.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "He has only deceived me once--the morning he came and told me he was going to kill himself.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But he is my friend, my dear child."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sauvresy did not know what to say; he was embarrassed by the logic of this daughter of the people, judging her lover rudely, but justly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sauvresy did not know what to say; he was embarrassed by the logic of this daughter of the people, judging her lover rudely, but justly.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading "He has only deceived me once--the morning he came and told me he was going to kill himself.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading "He has only deceived me once--the morning he came and told me he was going to kill himself.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading "Ah, I know him, I do," continued Jenny, growing more excited as her mind reverted to the past.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Sauvresy did not know what to say; he was embarrassed by the logic of this daughter of the people, judging her lover rudely, but justly.
revertedverbUS /rɪˈvɜːrtɪd/
past form of “revert” — go back to a previous state
From this reading "Ah, I know him, I do," continued Jenny, growing more excited as her mind reverted to the past.
rudelyadverbUS /ˈruːdli/
in an impolite manner
From this reading Sauvresy did not know what to say; he was embarrassed by the logic of this daughter of the people, judging her lover rudely, but justly.
Sauvresy
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From this reading Sauvresy did not know what to say; he was embarrassed by the logic of this daughter of the people, judging her lover rudely, but justly.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Sauvresy did not know what to say; he was embarrassed by the logic of this daughter of the people, judging her lover rudely, but justly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sauvresy did not know what to say; he was embarrassed by the logic of this daughter of the people, judging her lover rudely, but justly.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sauvresy did not know what to say; he was embarrassed by the logic of this daughter of the people, judging her lover rudely, but justly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sauvresy did not know what to say; he was embarrassed by the logic of this daughter of the people, judging her lover rudely, but justly.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "He has only deceived me once--the morning he came and told me he was going to kill himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sauvresy did not know what to say; he was embarrassed by the logic of this daughter of the people, judging her lover rudely, but justly.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Sauvresy did not know what to say; he was embarrassed by the logic of this daughter of the people, judging her lover rudely, but justly.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would you do as he has done?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Would you do as he has done?"
