Chapter V
He mumbled: "Dining out. Can't wait." "Oh, but you must!" Her hand was on his arm, as light as a petal. "I want you."
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Chapter V
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He
mumbled:
"Dining
out.
Can't
wait."
"Oh,
but
you
must!"
Her
hand
was
on
his
arm,
as
light
as
a
petal.
"I
want
you."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
He
mumbled:
"Dining
out.
Line 2
Can't
wait."
Line 3
"Oh,
but
you
must!"
Line 4
Her
hand
was
on
his
arm,
as
light
as
a
petal.
Line 5
"I
want
you."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her hand was on his arm, as light as a petal.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"Oh, but you must!"”
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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 Her hand was on his arm, as light as a petal.
arm
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From this reading Her hand was on his arm, as light as a petal.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her hand was on his arm, as light as a petal.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, but you must!"
Can't
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From this reading Can't wait."
Dining
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From this reading He mumbled: "Dining out.
hand
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From this reading Her hand was on his arm, as light as a petal.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He mumbled: "Dining out.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her hand was on his arm, as light as a petal.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her hand was on his arm, as light as a petal.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want you."
light
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From this reading Her hand was on his arm, as light as a petal.
mumbled
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From this reading He mumbled: "Dining out.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Oh, but you must!"
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, but you must!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her hand was on his arm, as light as a petal.
out
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From this reading He mumbled: "Dining out.
petal
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From this reading Her hand was on his arm, as light as a petal.
wait
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From this reading Can't wait."
want
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From this reading "I want you."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her hand was on his arm, as light as a petal.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, but you must!"