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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Inez glanced upwards where the deep blue sky of Andalusia spread its sapphire dome above the white glaring buildings around her.
all
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From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
ALONEadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading WANDERING ALONE.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "And yet I am not forsaken."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And yet I am not forsaken."
Andalusia
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From this reading Inez glanced upwards where the deep blue sky of Andalusia spread its sapphire dome above the white glaring buildings around her.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Inez glanced upwards where the deep blue sky of Andalusia spread its sapphire dome above the white glaring buildings around her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Inez marvelled at her own calmness under circumstances so trying.
away
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From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
blue
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From this reading Inez glanced upwards where the deep blue sky of Andalusia spread its sapphire dome above the white glaring buildings around her.
buildings
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From this reading Inez glanced upwards where the deep blue sky of Andalusia spread its sapphire dome above the white glaring buildings around her.
calmness
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From this reading Inez marvelled at her own calmness under circumstances so trying.
circumstances
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From this reading Inez marvelled at her own calmness under circumstances so trying.
de
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From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
deep
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From this reading Inez glanced upwards where the deep blue sky of Andalusia spread its sapphire dome above the white glaring buildings around her.
deserts
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From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
dome
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From this reading Inez glanced upwards where the deep blue sky of Andalusia spread its sapphire dome above the white glaring buildings around her.
Donna
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From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
earthly
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From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
fails
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From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
forsaken
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From this reading "And yet I am not forsaken."
friend
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From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
glanced
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From this reading Inez glanced upwards where the deep blue sky of Andalusia spread its sapphire dome above the white glaring buildings around her.
glaring
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From this reading Inez glanced upwards where the deep blue sky of Andalusia spread its sapphire dome above the white glaring buildings around her.
help
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From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Inez glanced upwards where the deep blue sky of Andalusia spread its sapphire dome above the white glaring buildings around her.
house
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From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And yet I am not forsaken."
Inez
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From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Inez glanced upwards where the deep blue sky of Andalusia spread its sapphire dome above the white glaring buildings around her.
Maria
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From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
marvelled
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From this reading Inez marvelled at her own calmness under circumstances so trying.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
mother's
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From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "And yet I am not forsaken."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
own
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From this reading Inez marvelled at her own calmness under circumstances so trying.
Rivas
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From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
sapphire
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From this reading Inez glanced upwards where the deep blue sky of Andalusia spread its sapphire dome above the white glaring buildings around her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
sky
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From this reading Inez glanced upwards where the deep blue sky of Andalusia spread its sapphire dome above the white glaring buildings around her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Inez marvelled at her own calmness under circumstances so trying.
spread
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From this reading Inez glanced upwards where the deep blue sky of Andalusia spread its sapphire dome above the white glaring buildings around her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
then
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From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
thoughtnounUS /ˈthought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
trying
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From this reading Inez marvelled at her own calmness under circumstances so trying.
turned
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From this reading "My mother's friend then deserts me, all earthly help fails me," thought Inez, as she turned away from the house of Donna Maria de Rivas.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Inez marvelled at her own calmness under circumstances so trying.
upwards
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From this reading Inez glanced upwards where the deep blue sky of Andalusia spread its sapphire dome above the white glaring buildings around her.
WANDERING
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From this reading WANDERING ALONE.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Inez glanced upwards where the deep blue sky of Andalusia spread its sapphire dome above the white glaring buildings around her.
white
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From this reading Inez glanced upwards where the deep blue sky of Andalusia spread its sapphire dome above the white glaring buildings around her.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "And yet I am not forsaken."
