acquaintancenounUS /əˈkweɪntəns/
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading DELIBERATELY cul-tivate that man's acquaintance!”
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I am afraid I do not understand at all,” she said, breathlessly.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “I am afraid I do not understand at all,” she said, breathlessly.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am afraid I do not understand at all,” she said, breathlessly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “My dear... child”--Denise squeezed her tightly by the arm, and peered into her face, intently--“cul-tivate...
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “My dear... child”--Denise squeezed her tightly by the arm, and peered into her face, intently--“cul-tivate...
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Helen stared at her friend as though she suspected the latter's sanity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Helen stared at her friend as though she suspected the latter's sanity.
breathlesslyadverbUS /ˈbreθləsli/
in a breathless manner
From this reading “I am afraid I do not understand at all,” she said, breathlessly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “My dear... child”--Denise squeezed her tightly by the arm, and peered into her face, intently--“cul-tivate...
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading “My dear... child”--Denise squeezed her tightly by the arm, and peered into her face, intently--“cul-tivate...
cul-tivate
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From this reading “My dear... child”--Denise squeezed her tightly by the arm, and peered into her face, intently--“cul-tivate...
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading “My dear... child”--Denise squeezed her tightly by the arm, and peered into her face, intently--“cul-tivate...
declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “I am positive that I do not,” declared Leroux, who was as much surprised as Helen.
DELIBERATELYadverbUS /dɪˈlɪbərətli/
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading DELIBERATELY cul-tivate that man's acquaintance!”
Denise
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From this reading “My dear... child”--Denise squeezed her tightly by the arm, and peered into her face, intently--“cul-tivate...
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I am afraid I do not understand at all,” she said, breathlessly.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “My dear... child”--Denise squeezed her tightly by the arm, and peered into her face, intently--“cul-tivate...
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Helen stared at her friend as though she suspected the latter's sanity.
HelennounUS /ˈhelən/
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Helen stared at her friend as though she suspected the latter's sanity.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “My dear... child”--Denise squeezed her tightly by the arm, and peered into her face, intently--“cul-tivate...
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am afraid I do not understand at all,” she said, breathlessly.
intentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtentli/
with strained or eager attention
From this reading “My dear... child”--Denise squeezed her tightly by the arm, and peered into her face, intently--“cul-tivate...
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “My dear... child”--Denise squeezed her tightly by the arm, and peered into her face, intently--“cul-tivate...
latter'snounUS /ˈlætərz/
possessive form of “latter” — the second of two or the second mentioned of two
From this reading Helen stared at her friend as though she suspected the latter's sanity.
Leroux
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From this reading “I am positive that I do not,” declared Leroux, who was as much surprised as Helen.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading DELIBERATELY cul-tivate that man's acquaintance!”
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “I am positive that I do not,” declared Leroux, who was as much surprised as Helen.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear... child”--Denise squeezed her tightly by the arm, and peered into her face, intently--“cul-tivate...
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I am afraid I do not understand at all,” she said, breathlessly.
peeredverbUS /pɪrd/
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “My dear... child”--Denise squeezed her tightly by the arm, and peered into her face, intently--“cul-tivate...
positiveadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːzətɪv/
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
From this reading “I am positive that I do not,” declared Leroux, who was as much surprised as Helen.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I am afraid I do not understand at all,” she said, breathlessly.
sanitynounUS /ˈsænəti/
normal or sound powers of mind
From this reading Helen stared at her friend as though she suspected the latter's sanity.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Helen stared at her friend as though she suspected the latter's sanity.
squeezedverbUS /skwiːzd/
past form of “squeeze” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading “My dear... child”--Denise squeezed her tightly by the arm, and peered into her face, intently--“cul-tivate...
staredverbUS /sterd/
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Helen stared at her friend as though she suspected the latter's sanity.
surprisedadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzd/
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “I am positive that I do not,” declared Leroux, who was as much surprised as Helen.
suspectedadjectiveUS /səˈspektɪd/
believed likely
From this reading Helen stared at her friend as though she suspected the latter's sanity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DELIBERATELY cul-tivate that man's acquaintance!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My dear... child”--Denise squeezed her tightly by the arm, and peered into her face, intently--“cul-tivate...
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Helen stared at her friend as though she suspected the latter's sanity.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading “My dear... child”--Denise squeezed her tightly by the arm, and peered into her face, intently--“cul-tivate...
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “I am afraid I do not understand at all,” she said, breathlessly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I am positive that I do not,” declared Leroux, who was as much surprised as Helen.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “I am positive that I do not,” declared Leroux, who was as much surprised as Helen.
