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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 "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
adoption
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From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
Alberta
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
all
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
Angella
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From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
asking
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
away
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From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
bent
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From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
dawn
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From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
Dr
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From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
earth
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From this reading "Dr. McDermott, I'll be getting the salt of the earth!"
eyes
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From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
fade
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From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
father
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
father's
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
getting
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From this reading "It's a puir rough sort of man you're getting," said the doctor huskily, but she laid her hands upon his lips and answered:
ghosts
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From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
grand
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
groom
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
HearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
house
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
huskily
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From this reading "It's a puir rough sort of man you're getting," said the doctor huskily, but she laid her hands upon his lips and answered:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
I'll
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From this reading "Dr. McDermott, I'll be getting the salt of the earth!"
I'm
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
It's
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From this reading "It's a puir rough sort of man you're getting," said the doctor huskily, but she laid her hands upon his lips and answered:
lad
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
lady
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
laid
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From this reading "It's a puir rough sort of man you're getting," said the doctor huskily, but she laid her hands upon his lips and answered:
land
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
lass
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From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
laying
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From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
like
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From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
lips
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From this reading "It's a puir rough sort of man you're getting," said the doctor huskily, but she laid her hands upon his lips and answered:
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
Loring
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From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
Lorings
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
love
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From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
man
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From this reading "It's a puir rough sort of man you're getting," said the doctor huskily, but she laid her hands upon his lips and answered:
manor
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
McDermott
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From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
McDermotts
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
mon
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
naught
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
old
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
place
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From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
puir
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From this reading "It's a puir rough sort of man you're getting," said the doctor huskily, but she laid her hands upon his lips and answered:
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
rough
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From this reading "It's a puir rough sort of man you're getting," said the doctor huskily, but she laid her hands upon his lips and answered:
sad
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From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
said
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From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
salt
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From this reading "Dr. McDermott, I'll be getting the salt of the earth!"
saw
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From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
served
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
shadows
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From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
shoulders
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From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
sort
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From this reading "It's a puir rough sort of man you're getting," said the doctor huskily, but she laid her hands upon his lips and answered:
stable
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
sunlight
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From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
taken
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From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Hear me, lass," said Dr. McDermott, his hands resting upon the bent shoulders of Angella Loring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
we're
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
wife
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
woman
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
words
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From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
years
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From this reading She answered without words, laying her hands in his, but as he looked into her eyes, the doctor saw all the shadows of the sad years fade away like ghosts before the dawn, and love like the sunlight of the land of their adoption had taken their place.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
you're
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From this reading "It's a puir rough sort of man you're getting," said the doctor huskily, but she laid her hands upon his lips and answered:
young
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From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In the old land, I was a stable lad and you the grand young lady of the manor house; my father was your father's groom, and all the McDermotts before me served the Lorings; but here in Alberta we're naught but mon and woman, and as mon to woman, lass, I'm asking you to be my wife."
