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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
any
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From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You’d rather like to feel that you are indebted to her, wouldn’t you?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
begin
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From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I shall have to spoil that little day-dream.
campaign
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From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
Carfax's
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From this reading Carfax’s chuckle was frankly derisive.
chuckle
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From this reading Carfax’s chuckle was frankly derisive.
day-dream
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From this reading But I shall have to spoil that little day-dream.
derisive
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From this reading Carfax’s chuckle was frankly derisive.
drove
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From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
eleven
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From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
father
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From this reading “That is mere sentiment on your part; the wish the father to the thought.
feel
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From this reading You’d rather like to feel that you are indebted to her, wouldn’t you?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
frankly
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From this reading Carfax’s chuckle was frankly derisive.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I shall have to spoil that little day-dream.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You’d rather like to feel that you are indebted to her, wouldn’t you?
Highmount
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From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
House
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From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I shall have to spoil that little day-dream.
indebted
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From this reading You’d rather like to feel that you are indebted to her, wouldn’t you?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is mere sentiment on your part; the wish the father to the thought.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
late
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From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
like
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From this reading You’d rather like to feel that you are indebted to her, wouldn’t you?
little
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From this reading But I shall have to spoil that little day-dream.
mere
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From this reading “That is mere sentiment on your part; the wish the father to the thought.
much
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From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
nearly
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From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
o'clock
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From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “That is mere sentiment on your part; the wish the father to the thought.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
part
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From this reading “That is mere sentiment on your part; the wish the father to the thought.
rather
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From this reading You’d rather like to feel that you are indebted to her, wouldn’t you?
rest
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From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
sentiment
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From this reading “That is mere sentiment on your part; the wish the father to the thought.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But I shall have to spoil that little day-dream.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
spoil
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From this reading But I shall have to spoil that little day-dream.
team-raising
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From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
ten
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From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is mere sentiment on your part; the wish the father to the thought.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That is mere sentiment on your part; the wish the father to the thought.
thought
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From this reading “That is mere sentiment on your part; the wish the father to the thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That is mere sentiment on your part; the wish the father to the thought.
too
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From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Carfax’s chuckle was frankly derisive.
Westwood
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From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
wish
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From this reading “That is mere sentiment on your part; the wish the father to the thought.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was with the rest of us at Highmount until after ten o’clock, and it must have been nearly eleven when I drove her over to Westwood House--much too late to begin any campaign of team-raising for you.”
wouldn't
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From this reading You’d rather like to feel that you are indebted to her, wouldn’t you?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You’d rather like to feel that you are indebted to her, wouldn’t you?
You'd
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From this reading You’d rather like to feel that you are indebted to her, wouldn’t you?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That is mere sentiment on your part; the wish the father to the thought.
