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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 James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
all
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From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
Alton
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From this reading He was confronted by a man who lived half-way between Alton and the next village on the north.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
any
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From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He was confronted by a man who lived half-way between Alton and the next village on the north.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was confronted by a man who lived half-way between Alton and the next village on the north.
call
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From this reading He was pathetically insistent upon the fact that his wife did not require a call from the doctor, only some medicine.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
cent
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From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
Clemency
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From this reading James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
confronted
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From this reading He was confronted by a man who lived half-way between Alton and the next village on the north.
cost
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From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He was pathetically insistent upon the fact that his wife did not require a call from the doctor, only some medicine.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
dog
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From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
door
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From this reading James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
drive
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From this reading James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
fact
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From this reading He was pathetically insistent upon the fact that his wife did not require a call from the doctor, only some medicine.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
fix
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From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had walked some three miles to get some medicine for his wife, who was suffering from rheumatism.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had walked some three miles to get some medicine for his wife, who was suffering from rheumatism.
get
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From this reading He had walked some three miles to get some medicine for his wife, who was suffering from rheumatism.
go
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From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
Gordon
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From this reading James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
half-waynounUS /half-way/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was confronted by a man who lived half-way between Alton and the next village on the north.
hardly
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From this reading James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was confronted by a man who lived half-way between Alton and the next village on the north.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had walked some three miles to get some medicine for his wife, who was suffering from rheumatism.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
insistent
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From this reading He was pathetically insistent upon the fact that his wife did not require a call from the doctor, only some medicine.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
James
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From this reading James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
Joe
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From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
just
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From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
lived
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From this reading He was confronted by a man who lived half-way between Alton and the next village on the north.
man
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From this reading He was confronted by a man who lived half-way between Alton and the next village on the north.
medicine
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From this reading He had walked some three miles to get some medicine for his wife, who was suffering from rheumatism.
miles
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From this reading He had walked some three miles to get some medicine for his wife, who was suffering from rheumatism.
more
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From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
needed
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From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was confronted by a man who lived half-way between Alton and the next village on the north.
north
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From this reading He was confronted by a man who lived half-way between Alton and the next village on the north.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was pathetically insistent upon the fact that his wife did not require a call from the doctor, only some medicine.
Now
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From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
office
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From this reading James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was confronted by a man who lived half-way between Alton and the next village on the north.
only
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From this reading He was pathetically insistent upon the fact that his wife did not require a call from the doctor, only some medicine.
pathetically
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From this reading He was pathetically insistent upon the fact that his wife did not require a call from the doctor, only some medicine.
really
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From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
require
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From this reading He was pathetically insistent upon the fact that his wife did not require a call from the doctor, only some medicine.
rheumatism
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From this reading He had walked some three miles to get some medicine for his wife, who was suffering from rheumatism.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
ring
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From this reading James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
said
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From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
say
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From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
see
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From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
send
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From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
some
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From this reading He had walked some three miles to get some medicine for his wife, who was suffering from rheumatism.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
started
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From this reading James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
suffering
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From this reading He had walked some three miles to get some medicine for his wife, who was suffering from rheumatism.
symptoms
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From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was pathetically insistent upon the fact that his wife did not require a call from the doctor, only some medicine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
there
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From this reading James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
three
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From this reading He had walked some three miles to get some medicine for his wife, who was suffering from rheumatism.
tired
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From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had walked some three miles to get some medicine for his wife, who was suffering from rheumatism.
too
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From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
up
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From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
village
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From this reading He was confronted by a man who lived half-way between Alton and the next village on the north.
walked
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From this reading He had walked some three miles to get some medicine for his wife, who was suffering from rheumatism.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
well
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From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading James and Clemency had hardly started upon their drive before there was a ring at the office door, and Doctor Gordon, who was alone there, answered it.
wife
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From this reading He had walked some three miles to get some medicine for his wife, who was suffering from rheumatism.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, see here, Joe," said Gordon, "if I really thought your wife needed a call, I would go, and it should not cost you a cent more than the medicine, but I am dog tired, and not feeling any too well myself, and if her symptoms are just as you say, I think I can send her something which will fix her up all right."
