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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 The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
awaken
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From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.
came
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From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
Casimir
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CONVERSE
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From this reading SOCIABLE CONVERSE.
embraced
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From this reading She embraced me very tenderly, and said:
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He has told me everything.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.
fresh
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From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has told me everything.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has told me everything.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
hour
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From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.
looking
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From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
lovely
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From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
more
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From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
said
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From this reading She embraced me very tenderly, and said:
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She embraced me very tenderly, and said:
SOCIABLE
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From this reading SOCIABLE CONVERSE.
summer
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talking
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tenderly
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has told me everything.
very
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From this reading She embraced me very tenderly, and said:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.
Zara
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From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.