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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 "Daisy!" he cried, holding out his arms to her with a yearning, passionate cry.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Rex had hoped against hope.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Daisy, my dear little sweetheart, my little love, why don't you speak?" he cried, clasping her close to his heart and covering her face and hair and hands with passionate, rapturous kisses.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My God! tell me it is false--you are _not_ here with Stanwick--or I shall go mad!
arms
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From this reading "Daisy!" he cried, holding out his arms to her with a yearning, passionate cry.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Daisy struggled out of his embrace, with a low, broken sob, flinging herself on her knees at his feet with a sharp cry.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daisy struggled out of his embrace, with a low, broken sob, flinging herself on her knees at his feet with a sharp cry.
clasping
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From this reading Daisy, my dear little sweetheart, my little love, why don't you speak?" he cried, clasping her close to his heart and covering her face and hair and hands with passionate, rapturous kisses.
close
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From this reading Daisy, my dear little sweetheart, my little love, why don't you speak?" he cried, clasping her close to his heart and covering her face and hair and hands with passionate, rapturous kisses.
covering
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From this reading Daisy, my dear little sweetheart, my little love, why don't you speak?" he cried, clasping her close to his heart and covering her face and hair and hands with passionate, rapturous kisses.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Daisy!" he cried, holding out his arms to her with a yearning, passionate cry.
cry
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From this reading "Daisy!" he cried, holding out his arms to her with a yearning, passionate cry.
Daisy
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From this reading "Daisy!" he cried, holding out his arms to her with a yearning, passionate cry.
dear
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From this reading Daisy, my dear little sweetheart, my little love, why don't you speak?" he cried, clasping her close to his heart and covering her face and hair and hands with passionate, rapturous kisses.
don't
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From this reading Daisy, my dear little sweetheart, my little love, why don't you speak?" he cried, clasping her close to his heart and covering her face and hair and hands with passionate, rapturous kisses.
embrace
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From this reading Daisy struggled out of his embrace, with a low, broken sob, flinging herself on her knees at his feet with a sharp cry.
face
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From this reading Daisy, my dear little sweetheart, my little love, why don't you speak?" he cried, clasping her close to his heart and covering her face and hair and hands with passionate, rapturous kisses.
false
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From this reading "My God! tell me it is false--you are _not_ here with Stanwick--or I shall go mad!
feet
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From this reading Daisy struggled out of his embrace, with a low, broken sob, flinging herself on her knees at his feet with a sharp cry.
flinging
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From this reading Daisy struggled out of his embrace, with a low, broken sob, flinging herself on her knees at his feet with a sharp cry.
go
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From this reading "My God! tell me it is false--you are _not_ here with Stanwick--or I shall go mad!
God
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From this reading "My God! tell me it is false--you are _not_ here with Stanwick--or I shall go mad!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rex had hoped against hope.
hair
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From this reading Daisy, my dear little sweetheart, my little love, why don't you speak?" he cried, clasping her close to his heart and covering her face and hair and hands with passionate, rapturous kisses.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Daisy, my dear little sweetheart, my little love, why don't you speak?" he cried, clasping her close to his heart and covering her face and hair and hands with passionate, rapturous kisses.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Daisy!" he cried, holding out his arms to her with a yearning, passionate cry.
heart
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From this reading Daisy, my dear little sweetheart, my little love, why don't you speak?" he cried, clasping her close to his heart and covering her face and hair and hands with passionate, rapturous kisses.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Daisy!" he cried, holding out his arms to her with a yearning, passionate cry.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My God! tell me it is false--you are _not_ here with Stanwick--or I shall go mad!
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Daisy struggled out of his embrace, with a low, broken sob, flinging herself on her knees at his feet with a sharp cry.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Daisy!" he cried, holding out his arms to her with a yearning, passionate cry.
holding
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From this reading "Daisy!" he cried, holding out his arms to her with a yearning, passionate cry.
hope
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From this reading Rex had hoped against hope.
hoped
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From this reading Rex had hoped against hope.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My God! tell me it is false--you are _not_ here with Stanwick--or I shall go mad!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My God! tell me it is false--you are _not_ here with Stanwick--or I shall go mad!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "My God! tell me it is false--you are _not_ here with Stanwick--or I shall go mad!
kisses
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From this reading Daisy, my dear little sweetheart, my little love, why don't you speak?" he cried, clasping her close to his heart and covering her face and hair and hands with passionate, rapturous kisses.
knees
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From this reading Daisy struggled out of his embrace, with a low, broken sob, flinging herself on her knees at his feet with a sharp cry.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daisy, my dear little sweetheart, my little love, why don't you speak?" he cried, clasping her close to his heart and covering her face and hair and hands with passionate, rapturous kisses.
love
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From this reading Daisy, my dear little sweetheart, my little love, why don't you speak?" he cried, clasping her close to his heart and covering her face and hair and hands with passionate, rapturous kisses.
low
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From this reading Daisy struggled out of his embrace, with a low, broken sob, flinging herself on her knees at his feet with a sharp cry.
mad
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From this reading "My God! tell me it is false--you are _not_ here with Stanwick--or I shall go mad!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My God! tell me it is false--you are _not_ here with Stanwick--or I shall go mad!
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My God! tell me it is false--you are _not_ here with Stanwick--or I shall go mad!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "My God! tell me it is false--you are _not_ here with Stanwick--or I shall go mad!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Daisy struggled out of his embrace, with a low, broken sob, flinging herself on her knees at his feet with a sharp cry.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Daisy struggled out of his embrace, with a low, broken sob, flinging herself on her knees at his feet with a sharp cry.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "My God! tell me it is false--you are _not_ here with Stanwick--or I shall go mad!
out
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From this reading "Daisy!" he cried, holding out his arms to her with a yearning, passionate cry.
passionate
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From this reading "Daisy!" he cried, holding out his arms to her with a yearning, passionate cry.
rapturous
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From this reading Daisy, my dear little sweetheart, my little love, why don't you speak?" he cried, clasping her close to his heart and covering her face and hair and hands with passionate, rapturous kisses.
Rex
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From this reading Rex had hoped against hope.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "My God! tell me it is false--you are _not_ here with Stanwick--or I shall go mad!
sharp
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From this reading Daisy struggled out of his embrace, with a low, broken sob, flinging herself on her knees at his feet with a sharp cry.
sobnounUS /sɒb/
a sudden deep breath caused by emotion
From this reading Daisy struggled out of his embrace, with a low, broken sob, flinging herself on her knees at his feet with a sharp cry.
speak
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From this reading Daisy, my dear little sweetheart, my little love, why don't you speak?" he cried, clasping her close to his heart and covering her face and hair and hands with passionate, rapturous kisses.
Stanwick
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From this reading "My God! tell me it is false--you are _not_ here with Stanwick--or I shall go mad!
struggled
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From this reading Daisy struggled out of his embrace, with a low, broken sob, flinging herself on her knees at his feet with a sharp cry.
sweetheart
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From this reading Daisy, my dear little sweetheart, my little love, why don't you speak?" he cried, clasping her close to his heart and covering her face and hair and hands with passionate, rapturous kisses.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My God! tell me it is false--you are _not_ here with Stanwick--or I shall go mad!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Daisy!" he cried, holding out his arms to her with a yearning, passionate cry.
why
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From this reading Daisy, my dear little sweetheart, my little love, why don't you speak?" he cried, clasping her close to his heart and covering her face and hair and hands with passionate, rapturous kisses.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Daisy!" he cried, holding out his arms to her with a yearning, passionate cry.
yearning
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From this reading "Daisy!" he cried, holding out his arms to her with a yearning, passionate cry.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My God! tell me it is false--you are _not_ here with Stanwick--or I shall go mad!
