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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked up at him with eyes wistful, yet candid, fearing nothing still.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
candid
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From this reading She looked up at him with eyes wistful, yet candid, fearing nothing still.
care
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From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
changed
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From this reading The character of Margaret’s face seemed to have changed within the last month.
character
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From this reading The character of Margaret’s face seemed to have changed within the last month.
develop
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From this reading The trouble she had gone through had not seemed to develop, but to subdue her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
eyes
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From this reading She looked up at him with eyes wistful, yet candid, fearing nothing still.
face
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From this reading The character of Margaret’s face seemed to have changed within the last month.
fearing
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From this reading She looked up at him with eyes wistful, yet candid, fearing nothing still.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
gone
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From this reading The trouble she had gone through had not seemed to develop, but to subdue her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The trouble she had gone through had not seemed to develop, but to subdue her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked up at him with eyes wistful, yet candid, fearing nothing still.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What she was in June was not like what she was in July.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
Jean
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From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
July
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From this reading What she was in June was not like what she was in July.
June
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From this reading What she was in June was not like what she was in July.
last
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From this reading The character of Margaret’s face seemed to have changed within the last month.
like
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From this reading What she was in June was not like what she was in July.
looked
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From this reading She looked up at him with eyes wistful, yet candid, fearing nothing still.
Ludovic
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From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
Margaret
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From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
Margaret's
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From this reading The character of Margaret’s face seemed to have changed within the last month.
mix
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From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
month
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From this reading The character of Margaret’s face seemed to have changed within the last month.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The character of Margaret’s face seemed to have changed within the last month.
said
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From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
say
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From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
seemed
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From this reading The character of Margaret’s face seemed to have changed within the last month.
serious
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From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked up at him with eyes wistful, yet candid, fearing nothing still.
Sir
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From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
still
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From this reading She looked up at him with eyes wistful, yet candid, fearing nothing still.
subdue
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From this reading The trouble she had gone through had not seemed to develop, but to subdue her.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The character of Margaret’s face seemed to have changed within the last month.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The trouble she had gone through had not seemed to develop, but to subdue her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
trouble
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From this reading The trouble she had gone through had not seemed to develop, but to subdue her.
up
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From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
very
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From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What she was in June was not like what she was in July.
wistful
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From this reading She looked up at him with eyes wistful, yet candid, fearing nothing still.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The character of Margaret’s face seemed to have changed within the last month.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She looked up at him with eyes wistful, yet candid, fearing nothing still.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I said to Jean it was nothing, for I did not care to mix her up with it; but I have something very serious to say to you, Margaret,” said Sir Ludovic.
