the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Amanda,” she said, trying to speak cheerily, “would you like to wear my blue ring while I am away?
Amanda
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From this reading “Amanda,” she said, trying to speak cheerily, “would you like to wear my blue ring while I am away?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I’ll just look at the ring and remember that you love me, and then I won’t care so much if the other girls are mean.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Maybe it would help me to be brave, the way you are.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Amanda choked as she replied: “Oh, Eva, I’d be so glad to wear it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I’ll just look at the ring and remember that you love me, and then I won’t care so much if the other girls are mean.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Amanda,” she said, trying to speak cheerily, “would you like to wear my blue ring while I am away?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Maybe it would be sort of company for you.”
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “Amanda,” she said, trying to speak cheerily, “would you like to wear my blue ring while I am away?
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading Maybe it would help me to be brave, the way you are.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I’ll just look at the ring and remember that you love me, and then I won’t care so much if the other girls are mean.”
cheerilyadverb
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “Amanda,” she said, trying to speak cheerily, “would you like to wear my blue ring while I am away?
chokedadjectiveUS /tʃoʊkt/
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading Amanda choked as she replied: “Oh, Eva, I’d be so glad to wear it.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Maybe it would be sort of company for you.”
Eva
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From this reading Amanda choked as she replied: “Oh, Eva, I’d be so glad to wear it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Maybe it would be sort of company for you.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading I’ll just look at the ring and remember that you love me, and then I won’t care so much if the other girls are mean.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Amanda choked as she replied: “Oh, Eva, I’d be so glad to wear it.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Maybe it would help me to be brave, the way you are.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Amanda,” she said, trying to speak cheerily, “would you like to wear my blue ring while I am away?
I'd
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From this reading Amanda choked as she replied: “Oh, Eva, I’d be so glad to wear it.
I'll
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From this reading I’ll just look at the ring and remember that you love me, and then I won’t care so much if the other girls are mean.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I’ll just look at the ring and remember that you love me, and then I won’t care so much if the other girls are mean.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Maybe it would be sort of company for you.”
and nothing more
From this reading I’ll just look at the ring and remember that you love me, and then I won’t care so much if the other girls are mean.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Amanda,” she said, trying to speak cheerily, “would you like to wear my blue ring while I am away?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I’ll just look at the ring and remember that you love me, and then I won’t care so much if the other girls are mean.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I’ll just look at the ring and remember that you love me, and then I won’t care so much if the other girls are mean.”
by chance
From this reading Maybe it would be sort of company for you.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maybe it would help me to be brave, the way you are.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I’ll just look at the ring and remember that you love me, and then I won’t care so much if the other girls are mean.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I’ll just look at the ring and remember that you love me, and then I won’t care so much if the other girls are mean.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Amanda,” she said, trying to speak cheerily, “would you like to wear my blue ring while I am away?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maybe it would be sort of company for you.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Amanda choked as she replied: “Oh, Eva, I’d be so glad to wear it.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I’ll just look at the ring and remember that you love me, and then I won’t care so much if the other girls are mean.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading I’ll just look at the ring and remember that you love me, and then I won’t care so much if the other girls are mean.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Amanda choked as she replied: “Oh, Eva, I’d be so glad to wear it.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “Amanda,” she said, trying to speak cheerily, “would you like to wear my blue ring while I am away?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Amanda,” she said, trying to speak cheerily, “would you like to wear my blue ring while I am away?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Amanda,” she said, trying to speak cheerily, “would you like to wear my blue ring while I am away?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Amanda choked as she replied: “Oh, Eva, I’d be so glad to wear it.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Maybe it would be sort of company for you.”
express in speech
From this reading “Amanda,” she said, trying to speak cheerily, “would you like to wear my blue ring while I am away?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I’ll just look at the ring and remember that you love me, and then I won’t care so much if the other girls are mean.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maybe it would help me to be brave, the way you are.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I’ll just look at the ring and remember that you love me, and then I won’t care so much if the other girls are mean.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Amanda,” she said, trying to speak cheerily, “would you like to wear my blue ring while I am away?
hard to endure
From this reading “Amanda,” she said, trying to speak cheerily, “would you like to wear my blue ring while I am away?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Maybe it would help me to be brave, the way you are.
be dressed in
From this reading “Amanda,” she said, trying to speak cheerily, “would you like to wear my blue ring while I am away?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Amanda,” she said, trying to speak cheerily, “would you like to wear my blue ring while I am away?
won't
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From this reading I’ll just look at the ring and remember that you love me, and then I won’t care so much if the other girls are mean.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Amanda,” she said, trying to speak cheerily, “would you like to wear my blue ring while I am away?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Amanda,” she said, trying to speak cheerily, “would you like to wear my blue ring while I am away?
