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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Carolina, child, what did you think when you heard what Flower said about little Arthur?"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
afterwards
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
Angie
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
Arthur
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From this reading "Carolina, child, what did you think when you heard what Flower said about little Arthur?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
aside
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I thought just what you thought, Aunt Angie, at first, then--" "Then what?"
Aunt
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
BABY
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
beautiful
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
BLIND
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
bonds
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
Carol
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From this reading "Now, Carol, you were going to say something!
Carolina
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
child
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From this reading "Carolina, child, what did you think when you heard what Flower said about little Arthur?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Carolina, child, what did you think when you heard what Flower said about little Arthur?"
draw
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
entered
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
existence
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought just what you thought, Aunt Angie, at first, then--" "Then what?"
Flower
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From this reading "Carolina, child, what did you think when you heard what Flower said about little Arthur?"
Flower's
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
girl
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
going
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From this reading "Now, Carol, you were going to say something!
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
Grange's
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
heard
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From this reading "Carolina, child, what did you think when you heard what Flower said about little Arthur?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought just what you thought, Aunt Angie, at first, then--" "Then what?"
innocent
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
just
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From this reading "I thought just what you thought, Aunt Angie, at first, then--" "Then what?"
La
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Carolina, child, what did you think when you heard what Flower said about little Arthur?"
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
new-born
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing."
Now
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From this reading "Now, Carol, you were going to say something!
occurred
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
old
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
overheardnounUS /ˈoverheard/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
reason
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
said
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From this reading "Carolina, child, what did you think when you heard what Flower said about little Arthur?"
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
say
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Now, Carol, you were going to say something!
sometimes
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
spring
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
supper
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
suspicion
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
sympathy
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
then
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From this reading "I thought just what you thought, Aunt Angie, at first, then--" "Then what?"
there
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Carolina, child, what did you think when you heard what Flower said about little Arthur?"
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought just what you thought, Aunt Angie, at first, then--" "Then what?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
transpires
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
warning
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Now, Carol, you were going to say something!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Carolina, child, what did you think when you heard what Flower said about little Arthur?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
woman
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
words
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Carolina, child, what did you think when you heard what Flower said about little Arthur?"
young
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From this reading THE BLIND BABY The same terrible suspicion which had entered Aunt Angie La Grange’s mind when she overheard Flower’s innocent words had occurred to Carolina, and as there seemed to be one of those sudden new-born bonds of sympathy between the beautiful old woman and the beautiful young girl, which sometimes spring into existence without warning, yet with good reason, as afterwards transpires, Carolina was not surprised to have Aunt Angie draw her aside after supper and say:
