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addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Buck!" he added, extending his hand to me, "what does all this mean?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "My dear little Flora!" exclaimed Clarence, as he glanced from me to her, after he entered the room.
all
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From this reading "Buck!" he added, extending his hand to me, "what does all this mean?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I perceived that he was winking rapidly, as though an unmanly weakness was getting possession of him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sprang to her chair, and embraced and kissed her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "My dear little Flora!" exclaimed Clarence, as he glanced from me to her, after he entered the room.
BRADFORD
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From this reading CLARENCE BRADFORD.
Buck
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From this reading "Buck!" he added, extending his hand to me, "what does all this mean?
chair
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From this reading He sprang to her chair, and embraced and kissed her.
CLARENCE
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From this reading CLARENCE BRADFORD.
dear
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From this reading "My dear little Flora!" exclaimed Clarence, as he glanced from me to her, after he entered the room.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Buck!" he added, extending his hand to me, "what does all this mean?
embraced
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From this reading He sprang to her chair, and embraced and kissed her.
entered
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From this reading "My dear little Flora!" exclaimed Clarence, as he glanced from me to her, after he entered the room.
exclaimed
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From this reading "My dear little Flora!" exclaimed Clarence, as he glanced from me to her, after he entered the room.
extending
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From this reading "Buck!" he added, extending his hand to me, "what does all this mean?
Flora
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From this reading "My dear little Flora!" exclaimed Clarence, as he glanced from me to her, after he entered the room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "My dear little Flora!" exclaimed Clarence, as he glanced from me to her, after he entered the room.
getting
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From this reading I perceived that he was winking rapidly, as though an unmanly weakness was getting possession of him.
glanced
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From this reading "My dear little Flora!" exclaimed Clarence, as he glanced from me to her, after he entered the room.
hand
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From this reading "Buck!" he added, extending his hand to me, "what does all this mean?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My dear little Flora!" exclaimed Clarence, as he glanced from me to her, after he entered the room.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "My dear little Flora!" exclaimed Clarence, as he glanced from me to her, after he entered the room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I perceived that he was winking rapidly, as though an unmanly weakness was getting possession of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Buck!" he added, extending his hand to me, "what does all this mean?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I perceived that he was winking rapidly, as though an unmanly weakness was getting possession of him.
kissed
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From this reading He sprang to her chair, and embraced and kissed her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My dear little Flora!" exclaimed Clarence, as he glanced from me to her, after he entered the room.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My dear little Flora!" exclaimed Clarence, as he glanced from me to her, after he entered the room.
mean
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From this reading "Buck!" he added, extending his hand to me, "what does all this mean?
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear little Flora!" exclaimed Clarence, as he glanced from me to her, after he entered the room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I perceived that he was winking rapidly, as though an unmanly weakness was getting possession of him.
perceived
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From this reading I perceived that he was winking rapidly, as though an unmanly weakness was getting possession of him.
possession
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From this reading I perceived that he was winking rapidly, as though an unmanly weakness was getting possession of him.
rapidly
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From this reading I perceived that he was winking rapidly, as though an unmanly weakness was getting possession of him.
room
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From this reading "My dear little Flora!" exclaimed Clarence, as he glanced from me to her, after he entered the room.
sprang
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From this reading He sprang to her chair, and embraced and kissed her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I perceived that he was winking rapidly, as though an unmanly weakness was getting possession of him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My dear little Flora!" exclaimed Clarence, as he glanced from me to her, after he entered the room.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Buck!" he added, extending his hand to me, "what does all this mean?
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I perceived that he was winking rapidly, as though an unmanly weakness was getting possession of him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My dear little Flora!" exclaimed Clarence, as he glanced from me to her, after he entered the room.
unmanly
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From this reading I perceived that he was winking rapidly, as though an unmanly weakness was getting possession of him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I perceived that he was winking rapidly, as though an unmanly weakness was getting possession of him.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading I perceived that he was winking rapidly, as though an unmanly weakness was getting possession of him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Buck!" he added, extending his hand to me, "what does all this mean?
winking
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From this reading I perceived that he was winking rapidly, as though an unmanly weakness was getting possession of him.