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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 "From telling me the object for which you sent me to Russia, when you knew it was a dangerous errand, likely to cost me my life?
all
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From this reading For a moment I thought she was on the point of telling me all, when, with a look of piteous appeal, she threw herself at my knees and raised my hands to her lips.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a moment I thought she was on the point of telling me all, when, with a look of piteous appeal, she threw herself at my knees and raised my hands to her lips.
appeal
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From this reading For a moment I thought she was on the point of telling me all, when, with a look of piteous appeal, she threw herself at my knees and raised my hands to her lips.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How can you expect that I should love you as I did with this terrible enigma unsolved?"
ask
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From this reading "Frank," she murmured, so low that it was only by bending forward that I could catch the words, "why do you ask?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a moment I thought she was on the point of telling me all, when, with a look of piteous appeal, she threw herself at my knees and raised my hands to her lips.
bending
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From this reading "Frank," she murmured, so low that it was only by bending forward that I could catch the words, "why do you ask?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Frank," she murmured, so low that it was only by bending forward that I could catch the words, "why do you ask?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How can you expect that I should love you as I did with this terrible enigma unsolved?"
catch
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From this reading "Frank," she murmured, so low that it was only by bending forward that I could catch the words, "why do you ask?
cost
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From this reading "From telling me the object for which you sent me to Russia, when you knew it was a dangerous errand, likely to cost me my life?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Frank," she murmured, so low that it was only by bending forward that I could catch the words, "why do you ask?
dangerous
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From this reading "From telling me the object for which you sent me to Russia, when you knew it was a dangerous errand, likely to cost me my life?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How can you expect that I should love you as I did with this terrible enigma unsolved?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Frank," she murmured, so low that it was only by bending forward that I could catch the words, "why do you ask?
enigma
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From this reading How can you expect that I should love you as I did with this terrible enigma unsolved?"
errand
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From this reading "From telling me the object for which you sent me to Russia, when you knew it was a dangerous errand, likely to cost me my life?
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading How can you expect that I should love you as I did with this terrible enigma unsolved?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "From telling me the object for which you sent me to Russia, when you knew it was a dangerous errand, likely to cost me my life?
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Frank," she murmured, so low that it was only by bending forward that I could catch the words, "why do you ask?
Frank
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From this reading "Frank," she murmured, so low that it was only by bending forward that I could catch the words, "why do you ask?
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "From telling me the object for which you sent me to Russia, when you knew it was a dangerous errand, likely to cost me my life?
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading For a moment I thought she was on the point of telling me all, when, with a look of piteous appeal, she threw herself at my knees and raised my hands to her lips.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For a moment I thought she was on the point of telling me all, when, with a look of piteous appeal, she threw herself at my knees and raised my hands to her lips.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading For a moment I thought she was on the point of telling me all, when, with a look of piteous appeal, she threw herself at my knees and raised my hands to her lips.
How
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From this reading How can you expect that I should love you as I did with this terrible enigma unsolved?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How can you expect that I should love you as I did with this terrible enigma unsolved?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "From telling me the object for which you sent me to Russia, when you knew it was a dangerous errand, likely to cost me my life?
knees
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From this reading For a moment I thought she was on the point of telling me all, when, with a look of piteous appeal, she threw herself at my knees and raised my hands to her lips.
knew
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From this reading "From telling me the object for which you sent me to Russia, when you knew it was a dangerous errand, likely to cost me my life?
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "From telling me the object for which you sent me to Russia, when you knew it was a dangerous errand, likely to cost me my life?
likely
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From this reading "From telling me the object for which you sent me to Russia, when you knew it was a dangerous errand, likely to cost me my life?
lips
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From this reading For a moment I thought she was on the point of telling me all, when, with a look of piteous appeal, she threw herself at my knees and raised my hands to her lips.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment I thought she was on the point of telling me all, when, with a look of piteous appeal, she threw herself at my knees and raised my hands to her lips.
love
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From this reading How can you expect that I should love you as I did with this terrible enigma unsolved?"
low
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From this reading "Frank," she murmured, so low that it was only by bending forward that I could catch the words, "why do you ask?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "From telling me the object for which you sent me to Russia, when you knew it was a dangerous errand, likely to cost me my life?
moment
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From this reading For a moment I thought she was on the point of telling me all, when, with a look of piteous appeal, she threw herself at my knees and raised my hands to her lips.
murmured
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From this reading "Frank," she murmured, so low that it was only by bending forward that I could catch the words, "why do you ask?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "From telling me the object for which you sent me to Russia, when you knew it was a dangerous errand, likely to cost me my life?
object
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From this reading "From telling me the object for which you sent me to Russia, when you knew it was a dangerous errand, likely to cost me my life?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a moment I thought she was on the point of telling me all, when, with a look of piteous appeal, she threw herself at my knees and raised my hands to her lips.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For a moment I thought she was on the point of telling me all, when, with a look of piteous appeal, she threw herself at my knees and raised my hands to her lips.
only
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From this reading "Frank," she murmured, so low that it was only by bending forward that I could catch the words, "why do you ask?
piteous
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From this reading For a moment I thought she was on the point of telling me all, when, with a look of piteous appeal, she threw herself at my knees and raised my hands to her lips.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading For a moment I thought she was on the point of telling me all, when, with a look of piteous appeal, she threw herself at my knees and raised my hands to her lips.
raised
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From this reading For a moment I thought she was on the point of telling me all, when, with a look of piteous appeal, she threw herself at my knees and raised my hands to her lips.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She remained silent.
Russia
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From this reading "From telling me the object for which you sent me to Russia, when you knew it was a dangerous errand, likely to cost me my life?
sent
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From this reading "From telling me the object for which you sent me to Russia, when you knew it was a dangerous errand, likely to cost me my life?
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She remained silent.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading How can you expect that I should love you as I did with this terrible enigma unsolved?"
silent
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From this reading She remained silent.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Frank," she murmured, so low that it was only by bending forward that I could catch the words, "why do you ask?
telling
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From this reading "From telling me the object for which you sent me to Russia, when you knew it was a dangerous errand, likely to cost me my life?
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How can you expect that I should love you as I did with this terrible enigma unsolved?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How can you expect that I should love you as I did with this terrible enigma unsolved?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "From telling me the object for which you sent me to Russia, when you knew it was a dangerous errand, likely to cost me my life?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How can you expect that I should love you as I did with this terrible enigma unsolved?"
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment I thought she was on the point of telling me all, when, with a look of piteous appeal, she threw herself at my knees and raised my hands to her lips.
threw
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From this reading For a moment I thought she was on the point of telling me all, when, with a look of piteous appeal, she threw herself at my knees and raised my hands to her lips.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "From telling me the object for which you sent me to Russia, when you knew it was a dangerous errand, likely to cost me my life?
unsolved
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From this reading How can you expect that I should love you as I did with this terrible enigma unsolved?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "From telling me the object for which you sent me to Russia, when you knew it was a dangerous errand, likely to cost me my life?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "From telling me the object for which you sent me to Russia, when you knew it was a dangerous errand, likely to cost me my life?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "From telling me the object for which you sent me to Russia, when you knew it was a dangerous errand, likely to cost me my life?
why
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From this reading "Frank," she murmured, so low that it was only by bending forward that I could catch the words, "why do you ask?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading How can you expect that I should love you as I did with this terrible enigma unsolved?"
words
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From this reading "Frank," she murmured, so low that it was only by bending forward that I could catch the words, "why do you ask?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "From telling me the object for which you sent me to Russia, when you knew it was a dangerous errand, likely to cost me my life?
