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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 IN WHICH PROVIDENCE TAKES A HAND He crushed her to him with a passion that bade fair to stop her breath.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He poured out his kisses upon her lips, and face, and eyes.
arms
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From this reading And there he held her for long, lingering minutes, loath to untwine his arms.
bade
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From this reading IN WHICH PROVIDENCE TAKES A HAND He crushed her to him with a passion that bade fair to stop her breath.
breath
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From this reading IN WHICH PROVIDENCE TAKES A HAND He crushed her to him with a passion that bade fair to stop her breath.
crossed
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From this reading He kissed the little scar that crossed the part in her hair.
crushed
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From this reading IN WHICH PROVIDENCE TAKES A HAND He crushed her to him with a passion that bade fair to stop her breath.
curls
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From this reading Her hot breath was on his neck, and he surfeited his senses upon the incense of her curls.
eyes
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From this reading He poured out his kisses upon her lips, and face, and eyes.
face
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From this reading He poured out his kisses upon her lips, and face, and eyes.
fair
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From this reading IN WHICH PROVIDENCE TAKES A HAND He crushed her to him with a passion that bade fair to stop her breath.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And there he held her for long, lingering minutes, loath to untwine his arms.
hair
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From this reading He kissed the little scar that crossed the part in her hair.
HAND
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From this reading IN WHICH PROVIDENCE TAKES A HAND He crushed her to him with a passion that bade fair to stop her breath.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN WHICH PROVIDENCE TAKES A HAND He crushed her to him with a passion that bade fair to stop her breath.
held
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From this reading And there he held her for long, lingering minutes, loath to untwine his arms.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PROVIDENCE TAKES A HAND He crushed her to him with a passion that bade fair to stop her breath.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN WHICH PROVIDENCE TAKES A HAND He crushed her to him with a passion that bade fair to stop her breath.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He poured out his kisses upon her lips, and face, and eyes.
hot
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From this reading Her hot breath was on his neck, and he surfeited his senses upon the incense of her curls.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PROVIDENCE TAKES A HAND He crushed her to him with a passion that bade fair to stop her breath.
incense
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From this reading Her hot breath was on his neck, and he surfeited his senses upon the incense of her curls.
kissed
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From this reading He kissed the little scar that crossed the part in her hair.
kisses
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From this reading He poured out his kisses upon her lips, and face, and eyes.
lingering
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From this reading And there he held her for long, lingering minutes, loath to untwine his arms.
lips
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From this reading He poured out his kisses upon her lips, and face, and eyes.
little
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From this reading He kissed the little scar that crossed the part in her hair.
loath
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From this reading And there he held her for long, lingering minutes, loath to untwine his arms.
long
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From this reading And there he held her for long, lingering minutes, loath to untwine his arms.
minutes
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From this reading And there he held her for long, lingering minutes, loath to untwine his arms.
neck
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From this reading Her hot breath was on his neck, and he surfeited his senses upon the incense of her curls.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her hot breath was on his neck, and he surfeited his senses upon the incense of her curls.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her hot breath was on his neck, and he surfeited his senses upon the incense of her curls.
out
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From this reading He poured out his kisses upon her lips, and face, and eyes.
part
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From this reading He kissed the little scar that crossed the part in her hair.
passion
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From this reading IN WHICH PROVIDENCE TAKES A HAND He crushed her to him with a passion that bade fair to stop her breath.
poured
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From this reading He poured out his kisses upon her lips, and face, and eyes.
PROVIDENCEnounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading IN WHICH PROVIDENCE TAKES A HAND He crushed her to him with a passion that bade fair to stop her breath.
scar
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From this reading He kissed the little scar that crossed the part in her hair.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading Her hot breath was on his neck, and he surfeited his senses upon the incense of her curls.
stop
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From this reading IN WHICH PROVIDENCE TAKES A HAND He crushed her to him with a passion that bade fair to stop her breath.
surfeited
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From this reading Her hot breath was on his neck, and he surfeited his senses upon the incense of her curls.
TAKES
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From this reading IN WHICH PROVIDENCE TAKES A HAND He crushed her to him with a passion that bade fair to stop her breath.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN WHICH PROVIDENCE TAKES A HAND He crushed her to him with a passion that bade fair to stop her breath.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He kissed the little scar that crossed the part in her hair.
there
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From this reading And there he held her for long, lingering minutes, loath to untwine his arms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH PROVIDENCE TAKES A HAND He crushed her to him with a passion that bade fair to stop her breath.
untwine
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From this reading And there he held her for long, lingering minutes, loath to untwine his arms.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He poured out his kisses upon her lips, and face, and eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her hot breath was on his neck, and he surfeited his senses upon the incense of her curls.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PROVIDENCE TAKES A HAND He crushed her to him with a passion that bade fair to stop her breath.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN WHICH PROVIDENCE TAKES A HAND He crushed her to him with a passion that bade fair to stop her breath.
