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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 father's forbidding deportment had not escaped the young man; there were both a diffidence and a dignity in his bearing.
advancing
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From this reading V.V., advancing, came then into her line of vision; and Cally saw that he had no thought for the cover of her skirt.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But once again her sentence hung unended.
all
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From this reading And yet she saw that his face wore like a flower that guileless and confiding look he had, the look of a man who cannot doubt that, in their hearts, all mean as kindly as he himself.
aloud
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From this reading He moved upon her silent father as if singing aloud an immortal faith in the goodness of his fellows: _Though he slay me, yet will I trust him_....
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He moved upon her silent father as if singing aloud an immortal faith in the goodness of his fellows: _Though he slay me, yet will I trust him_....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading V.V., advancing, came then into her line of vision; and Cally saw that he had no thought for the cover of her skirt.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And yet she saw that his face wore like a flower that guileless and confiding look he had, the look of a man who cannot doubt that, in their hearts, all mean as kindly as he himself.
bearing
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From this reading Her father's forbidding deportment had not escaped the young man; there were both a diffidence and a dignity in his bearing.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Her father's forbidding deportment had not escaped the young man; there were both a diffidence and a dignity in his bearing.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But once again her sentence hung unended.
Cally
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From this reading V.V., advancing, came then into her line of vision; and Cally saw that he had no thought for the cover of her skirt.
came
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From this reading V.V., advancing, came then into her line of vision; and Cally saw that he had no thought for the cover of her skirt.
cannot
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From this reading And yet she saw that his face wore like a flower that guileless and confiding look he had, the look of a man who cannot doubt that, in their hearts, all mean as kindly as he himself.
confiding
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From this reading And yet she saw that his face wore like a flower that guileless and confiding look he had, the look of a man who cannot doubt that, in their hearts, all mean as kindly as he himself.
cover
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From this reading V.V., advancing, came then into her line of vision; and Cally saw that he had no thought for the cover of her skirt.
deportment
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From this reading Her father's forbidding deportment had not escaped the young man; there were both a diffidence and a dignity in his bearing.
diffidence
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From this reading Her father's forbidding deportment had not escaped the young man; there were both a diffidence and a dignity in his bearing.
dignity
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From this reading Her father's forbidding deportment had not escaped the young man; there were both a diffidence and a dignity in his bearing.
doubt
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From this reading And yet she saw that his face wore like a flower that guileless and confiding look he had, the look of a man who cannot doubt that, in their hearts, all mean as kindly as he himself.
escaped
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From this reading Her father's forbidding deportment had not escaped the young man; there were both a diffidence and a dignity in his bearing.
face
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From this reading And yet she saw that his face wore like a flower that guileless and confiding look he had, the look of a man who cannot doubt that, in their hearts, all mean as kindly as he himself.
faith
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From this reading He moved upon her silent father as if singing aloud an immortal faith in the goodness of his fellows: _Though he slay me, yet will I trust him_....
father
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From this reading He moved upon her silent father as if singing aloud an immortal faith in the goodness of his fellows: _Though he slay me, yet will I trust him_....
father's
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From this reading Her father's forbidding deportment had not escaped the young man; there were both a diffidence and a dignity in his bearing.
fellows
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From this reading He moved upon her silent father as if singing aloud an immortal faith in the goodness of his fellows: _Though he slay me, yet will I trust him_....
flower
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From this reading And yet she saw that his face wore like a flower that guileless and confiding look he had, the look of a man who cannot doubt that, in their hearts, all mean as kindly as he himself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading V.V., advancing, came then into her line of vision; and Cally saw that he had no thought for the cover of her skirt.
forbidding
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From this reading Her father's forbidding deportment had not escaped the young man; there were both a diffidence and a dignity in his bearing.
goodness
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From this reading He moved upon her silent father as if singing aloud an immortal faith in the goodness of his fellows: _Though he slay me, yet will I trust him_....
guileless
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From this reading And yet she saw that his face wore like a flower that guileless and confiding look he had, the look of a man who cannot doubt that, in their hearts, all mean as kindly as he himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading V.V., advancing, came then into her line of vision; and Cally saw that he had no thought for the cover of her skirt.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading V.V., advancing, came then into her line of vision; and Cally saw that he had no thought for the cover of her skirt.
hearts
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From this reading And yet she saw that his face wore like a flower that guileless and confiding look he had, the look of a man who cannot doubt that, in their hearts, all mean as kindly as he himself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But once again her sentence hung unended.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He moved upon her silent father as if singing aloud an immortal faith in the goodness of his fellows: _Though he slay me, yet will I trust him_....
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And yet she saw that his face wore like a flower that guileless and confiding look he had, the look of a man who cannot doubt that, in their hearts, all mean as kindly as he himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father's forbidding deportment had not escaped the young man; there were both a diffidence and a dignity in his bearing.
hung
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From this reading But once again her sentence hung unended.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He moved upon her silent father as if singing aloud an immortal faith in the goodness of his fellows: _Though he slay me, yet will I trust him_....
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He moved upon her silent father as if singing aloud an immortal faith in the goodness of his fellows: _Though he slay me, yet will I trust him_....
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading He moved upon her silent father as if singing aloud an immortal faith in the goodness of his fellows: _Though he slay me, yet will I trust him_....
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her father's forbidding deportment had not escaped the young man; there were both a diffidence and a dignity in his bearing.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading V.V., advancing, came then into her line of vision; and Cally saw that he had no thought for the cover of her skirt.
kindly
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From this reading And yet she saw that his face wore like a flower that guileless and confiding look he had, the look of a man who cannot doubt that, in their hearts, all mean as kindly as he himself.
like
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From this reading And yet she saw that his face wore like a flower that guileless and confiding look he had, the look of a man who cannot doubt that, in their hearts, all mean as kindly as he himself.
line
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From this reading V.V., advancing, came then into her line of vision; and Cally saw that he had no thought for the cover of her skirt.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet she saw that his face wore like a flower that guileless and confiding look he had, the look of a man who cannot doubt that, in their hearts, all mean as kindly as he himself.
man
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From this reading Her father's forbidding deportment had not escaped the young man; there were both a diffidence and a dignity in his bearing.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He moved upon her silent father as if singing aloud an immortal faith in the goodness of his fellows: _Though he slay me, yet will I trust him_....
mean
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From this reading And yet she saw that his face wore like a flower that guileless and confiding look he had, the look of a man who cannot doubt that, in their hearts, all mean as kindly as he himself.
moved
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From this reading He moved upon her silent father as if singing aloud an immortal faith in the goodness of his fellows: _Though he slay me, yet will I trust him_....
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading V.V., advancing, came then into her line of vision; and Cally saw that he had no thought for the cover of her skirt.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her father's forbidding deportment had not escaped the young man; there were both a diffidence and a dignity in his bearing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading V.V., advancing, came then into her line of vision; and Cally saw that he had no thought for the cover of her skirt.
once
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From this reading But once again her sentence hung unended.
saw
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From this reading V.V., advancing, came then into her line of vision; and Cally saw that he had no thought for the cover of her skirt.
sentence
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From this reading But once again her sentence hung unended.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And yet she saw that his face wore like a flower that guileless and confiding look he had, the look of a man who cannot doubt that, in their hearts, all mean as kindly as he himself.
silent
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From this reading He moved upon her silent father as if singing aloud an immortal faith in the goodness of his fellows: _Though he slay me, yet will I trust him_....
singing
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From this reading He moved upon her silent father as if singing aloud an immortal faith in the goodness of his fellows: _Though he slay me, yet will I trust him_....
skirt
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From this reading V.V., advancing, came then into her line of vision; and Cally saw that he had no thought for the cover of her skirt.
slay
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From this reading He moved upon her silent father as if singing aloud an immortal faith in the goodness of his fellows: _Though he slay me, yet will I trust him_....
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading V.V., advancing, came then into her line of vision; and Cally saw that he had no thought for the cover of her skirt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading V.V., advancing, came then into her line of vision; and Cally saw that he had no thought for the cover of her skirt.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And yet she saw that his face wore like a flower that guileless and confiding look he had, the look of a man who cannot doubt that, in their hearts, all mean as kindly as he himself.
then
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From this reading V.V., advancing, came then into her line of vision; and Cally saw that he had no thought for the cover of her skirt.
there
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From this reading Her father's forbidding deportment had not escaped the young man; there were both a diffidence and a dignity in his bearing.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He moved upon her silent father as if singing aloud an immortal faith in the goodness of his fellows: _Though he slay me, yet will I trust him_....
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading V.V., advancing, came then into her line of vision; and Cally saw that he had no thought for the cover of her skirt.
trust
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From this reading He moved upon her silent father as if singing aloud an immortal faith in the goodness of his fellows: _Though he slay me, yet will I trust him_....
unended
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From this reading But once again her sentence hung unended.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He moved upon her silent father as if singing aloud an immortal faith in the goodness of his fellows: _Though he slay me, yet will I trust him_....
V
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From this reading V.V., advancing, came then into her line of vision; and Cally saw that he had no thought for the cover of her skirt.
vision
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From this reading V.V., advancing, came then into her line of vision; and Cally saw that he had no thought for the cover of her skirt.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her father's forbidding deportment had not escaped the young man; there were both a diffidence and a dignity in his bearing.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And yet she saw that his face wore like a flower that guileless and confiding look he had, the look of a man who cannot doubt that, in their hearts, all mean as kindly as he himself.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He moved upon her silent father as if singing aloud an immortal faith in the goodness of his fellows: _Though he slay me, yet will I trust him_....
wore
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From this reading And yet she saw that his face wore like a flower that guileless and confiding look he had, the look of a man who cannot doubt that, in their hearts, all mean as kindly as he himself.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet she saw that his face wore like a flower that guileless and confiding look he had, the look of a man who cannot doubt that, in their hearts, all mean as kindly as he himself.
young
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From this reading Her father's forbidding deportment had not escaped the young man; there were both a diffidence and a dignity in his bearing.
