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almost
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From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you telling me that Jane has _gone_?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Margaret," he said quietly, "you must tell me at once what has happened to Jane!"
attitude
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From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
Belknap
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From this reading Mrs. Belknap glanced up at him fearfully.
blankly
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From this reading "Gone!" echoed John Everett blankly.
echoed
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Everett
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face
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fearfully
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From this reading Mrs. Belknap glanced up at him fearfully.
glanced
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From this reading Mrs. Belknap glanced up at him fearfully.
Gone
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happened
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From this reading "Margaret," he said quietly, "you must tell me at once what has happened to Jane!"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Are you telling me that Jane has _gone_?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Belknap glanced up at him fearfully.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
Jane
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From this reading "Are you telling me that Jane has _gone_?"
John
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Margaret
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From this reading "Margaret," he said quietly, "you must tell me at once what has happened to Jane!"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Are you telling me that Jane has _gone_?"
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Belknap glanced up at him fearfully.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Margaret," he said quietly, "you must tell me at once what has happened to Jane!"
once
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From this reading "Margaret," he said quietly, "you must tell me at once what has happened to Jane!"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
quietly
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said
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From this reading "Margaret," he said quietly, "you must tell me at once what has happened to Jane!"
sister
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From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
stooped
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From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Margaret," he said quietly, "you must tell me at once what has happened to Jane!"
telling
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From this reading "Are you telling me that Jane has _gone_?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Are you telling me that Jane has _gone_?"
Then
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From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
threatening
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From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Margaret," he said quietly, "you must tell me at once what has happened to Jane!"
up
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From this reading Mrs. Belknap glanced up at him fearfully.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Margaret," he said quietly, "you must tell me at once what has happened to Jane!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he stooped over his sister with something almost threatening in his face and attitude.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you telling me that Jane has _gone_?"