used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Carlisle, having risen, answered her protector's gaze with a look of appealing sweetness, and said in a low, perturbed voice:
Ah
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From this reading Canning said, with small lightening of his restrained displeasure: "Ah!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Carlisle, having risen, answered her protector's gaze with a look of appealing sweetness, and said in a low, perturbed voice:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Carlisle, having risen, answered her protector's gaze with a look of appealing sweetness, and said in a low, perturbed voice:
appealingadjectiveUS /əˈpiːlɪŋ/
able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
From this reading Carlisle, having risen, answered her protector's gaze with a look of appealing sweetness, and said in a low, perturbed voice:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Under the circumstances, would it--wouldn't it be simply unkind?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I don't quite see how I could refuse just to--to hear what he has to say.
CanningverbUS /ˈkænɪŋ/
inflected form of “can” — preserve in a can or tin
From this reading Canning said, with small lightening of his restrained displeasure: "Ah!
Carlisle
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From this reading Carlisle, having risen, answered her protector's gaze with a look of appealing sweetness, and said in a low, perturbed voice:
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Under the circumstances, would it--wouldn't it be simply unkind?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But I don't quite see how I could refuse just to--to hear what he has to say.
displeasurenounUS /dɪˈspleʒər/
the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something
From this reading Canning said, with small lightening of his restrained displeasure: "Ah!
don't
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From this reading But I don't quite see how I could refuse just to--to hear what he has to say.
dreadfullyadverbUS /ˈdredfəli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading "I'm so dreadfully sorry.
a long fixed look
From this reading Carlisle, having risen, answered her protector's gaze with a look of appealing sweetness, and said in a low, perturbed voice:
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I don't quite see how I could refuse just to--to hear what he has to say.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Carlisle, having risen, answered her protector's gaze with a look of appealing sweetness, and said in a low, perturbed voice:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But I don't quite see how I could refuse just to--to hear what he has to say.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading But I don't quite see how I could refuse just to--to hear what he has to say.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Carlisle, having risen, answered her protector's gaze with a look of appealing sweetness, and said in a low, perturbed voice:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Canning said, with small lightening of his restrained displeasure: "Ah!
how
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From this reading But I don't quite see how I could refuse just to--to hear what he has to say.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I don't quite see how I could refuse just to--to hear what he has to say.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm so dreadfully sorry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Carlisle, having risen, answered her protector's gaze with a look of appealing sweetness, and said in a low, perturbed voice:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Under the circumstances, would it--wouldn't it be simply unkind?"
and nothing more
From this reading But I don't quite see how I could refuse just to--to hear what he has to say.
lighteningnounUS /ˈlaɪtənɪŋ/
descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
From this reading Canning said, with small lightening of his restrained displeasure: "Ah!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Carlisle, having risen, answered her protector's gaze with a look of appealing sweetness, and said in a low, perturbed voice:
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Carlisle, having risen, answered her protector's gaze with a look of appealing sweetness, and said in a low, perturbed voice:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Carlisle, having risen, answered her protector's gaze with a look of appealing sweetness, and said in a low, perturbed voice:
perturbedadjectiveUS /pərˈtɜːrbd/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading Carlisle, having risen, answered her protector's gaze with a look of appealing sweetness, and said in a low, perturbed voice:
protector's
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From this reading Carlisle, having risen, answered her protector's gaze with a look of appealing sweetness, and said in a low, perturbed voice:
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading But I don't quite see how I could refuse just to--to hear what he has to say.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading But I don't quite see how I could refuse just to--to hear what he has to say.
restrainedadjectiveUS /riˈstreɪnd/
cool and formal in manner
From this reading Canning said, with small lightening of his restrained displeasure: "Ah!
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading Carlisle, having risen, answered her protector's gaze with a look of appealing sweetness, and said in a low, perturbed voice:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Carlisle, having risen, answered her protector's gaze with a look of appealing sweetness, and said in a low, perturbed voice:
express in words
From this reading But I don't quite see how I could refuse just to--to hear what he has to say.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But I don't quite see how I could refuse just to--to hear what he has to say.
and nothing more
From this reading Under the circumstances, would it--wouldn't it be simply unkind?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Canning said, with small lightening of his restrained displeasure: "Ah!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I'm so dreadfully sorry.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I'm so dreadfully sorry.
sweetnessnounUS /ˈswiːtnəs/
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading Carlisle, having risen, answered her protector's gaze with a look of appealing sweetness, and said in a low, perturbed voice:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Under the circumstances, would it--wouldn't it be simply unkind?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I don't quite see how I could refuse just to--to hear what he has to say.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the circumstances, would it--wouldn't it be simply unkind?"
unkindadjectiveUS /ənˈkaɪnd/
lacking kindness
From this reading Under the circumstances, would it--wouldn't it be simply unkind?"
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Carlisle, having risen, answered her protector's gaze with a look of appealing sweetness, and said in a low, perturbed voice:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But I don't quite see how I could refuse just to--to hear what he has to say.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Carlisle, having risen, answered her protector's gaze with a look of appealing sweetness, and said in a low, perturbed voice:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Under the circumstances, would it--wouldn't it be simply unkind?"
wouldn't
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From this reading Under the circumstances, would it--wouldn't it be simply unkind?"
