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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 With the determination in his eyes there was the unhidden, black anger that had not been absent from them during the man's waking hours for a week.
absent
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From this reading With the determination in his eyes there was the unhidden, black anger that had not been absent from them during the man's waking hours for a week.
air
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From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
anger
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From this reading With the determination in his eyes there was the unhidden, black anger that had not been absent from them during the man's waking hours for a week.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With the determination in his eyes there was the unhidden, black anger that had not been absent from them during the man's waking hours for a week.
black
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From this reading With the determination in his eyes there was the unhidden, black anger that had not been absent from them during the man's waking hours for a week.
came
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From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
capable
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From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
commanded
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From this reading THE LAUGHTER OF HELGA STRAWN "Will you tell your mistress," Sledge Hume commanded, "that I want to speak with her immediately?
covered
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From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
determination
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From this reading With the determination in his eyes there was the unhidden, black anger that had not been absent from them during the man's waking hours for a week.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Immediately, do you hear?"
driving
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From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading With the determination in his eyes there was the unhidden, black anger that had not been absent from them during the man's waking hours for a week.
dust
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From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
dusty
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From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
Endymion
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From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
errand
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From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
eyes
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From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
favoured
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From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
fields
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From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With the determination in his eyes there was the unhidden, black anger that had not been absent from them during the man's waking hours for a week.
fragrant
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From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
frowning
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From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
full
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From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
gate
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From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
grown
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From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Immediately, do you hear?"
HELGA
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From this reading THE LAUGHTER OF HELGA STRAWN "Will you tell your mistress," Sledge Hume commanded, "that I want to speak with her immediately?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LAUGHTER OF HELGA STRAWN "Will you tell your mistress," Sledge Hume commanded, "that I want to speak with her immediately?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
home
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From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
hours
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From this reading With the determination in his eyes there was the unhidden, black anger that had not been absent from them during the man's waking hours for a week.
Hume
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From this reading THE LAUGHTER OF HELGA STRAWN "Will you tell your mistress," Sledge Hume commanded, "that I want to speak with her immediately?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE LAUGHTER OF HELGA STRAWN "Will you tell your mistress," Sledge Hume commanded, "that I want to speak with her immediately?
immediately
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From this reading THE LAUGHTER OF HELGA STRAWN "Will you tell your mistress," Sledge Hume commanded, "that I want to speak with her immediately?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
June
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From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
keen
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From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
LAUGHTER
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From this reading THE LAUGHTER OF HELGA STRAWN "Will you tell your mistress," Sledge Hume commanded, "that I want to speak with her immediately?
living
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From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
looking
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From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
maid
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From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
man's
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From this reading With the determination in his eyes there was the unhidden, black anger that had not been absent from them during the man's waking hours for a week.
mistress
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From this reading THE LAUGHTER OF HELGA STRAWN "Will you tell your mistress," Sledge Hume commanded, "that I want to speak with her immediately?
much
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From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading With the determination in his eyes there was the unhidden, black anger that had not been absent from them during the man's waking hours for a week.
noticed
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From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAUGHTER OF HELGA STRAWN "Will you tell your mistress," Sledge Hume commanded, "that I want to speak with her immediately?
out
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From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
pockets
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From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
post
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From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
purpose
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From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
riding
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From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
room
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From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
saw
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From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
scrutiny
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From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
Sledge
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From this reading THE LAUGHTER OF HELGA STRAWN "Will you tell your mistress," Sledge Hume commanded, "that I want to speak with her immediately?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
speak
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From this reading THE LAUGHTER OF HELGA STRAWN "Will you tell your mistress," Sledge Hume commanded, "that I want to speak with her immediately?
stalked
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From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
STRAWN
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From this reading THE LAUGHTER OF HELGA STRAWN "Will you tell your mistress," Sledge Hume commanded, "that I want to speak with her immediately?
sunny
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From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
sweating
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From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
swift
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From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAUGHTER OF HELGA STRAWN "Will you tell your mistress," Sledge Hume commanded, "that I want to speak with her immediately?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LAUGHTER OF HELGA STRAWN "Will you tell your mistress," Sledge Hume commanded, "that I want to speak with her immediately?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAUGHTER OF HELGA STRAWN "Will you tell your mistress," Sledge Hume commanded, "that I want to speak with her immediately?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With the determination in his eyes there was the unhidden, black anger that had not been absent from them during the man's waking hours for a week.
there
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From this reading With the determination in his eyes there was the unhidden, black anger that had not been absent from them during the man's waking hours for a week.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
tied
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From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LAUGHTER OF HELGA STRAWN "Will you tell your mistress," Sledge Hume commanded, "that I want to speak with her immediately?
unhidden
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From this reading With the determination in his eyes there was the unhidden, black anger that had not been absent from them during the man's waking hours for a week.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading With the determination in his eyes there was the unhidden, black anger that had not been absent from them during the man's waking hours for a week.
want
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From this reading THE LAUGHTER OF HELGA STRAWN "Will you tell your mistress," Sledge Hume commanded, "that I want to speak with her immediately?
warm
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From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
week
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From this reading With the determination in his eyes there was the unhidden, black anger that had not been absent from them during the man's waking hours for a week.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The capable looking maid favoured him with swift, keen scrutiny, noticed that Endymion, tied to the gate post, was sweating and dust covered, saw that Hume was dusty from riding and that his eyes were full of purpose, and went upon her errand.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE LAUGHTER OF HELGA STRAWN "Will you tell your mistress," Sledge Hume commanded, "that I want to speak with her immediately?
window
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From this reading Hume stalked into the living room where he had grown to be so much at home, and driving his hands into his pockets stood frowning out of the window through which the warm fragrant June air came in from the sunny fields.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE LAUGHTER OF HELGA STRAWN "Will you tell your mistress," Sledge Hume commanded, "that I want to speak with her immediately?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE LAUGHTER OF HELGA STRAWN "Will you tell your mistress," Sledge Hume commanded, "that I want to speak with her immediately?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE LAUGHTER OF HELGA STRAWN "Will you tell your mistress," Sledge Hume commanded, "that I want to speak with her immediately?
