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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 Starr was coming up to the city for a little shopping on the early morning train with Michael.
account
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From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
all
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From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
almost
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From this reading The summer was almost upon her and she had not prepared her apparel.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The summer was almost upon her and she had not prepared her apparel.
apparel
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From this reading The summer was almost upon her and she had not prepared her apparel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
away
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From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
beautiful
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From this reading She was treasuring every one of these beautiful days filled with precious experiences, like jewels to be strung on memory’s chain, with a vague unrest lest some close-drawing future was to snatch them from her forever.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
bridesmaid
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From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
chain
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From this reading She was treasuring every one of these beautiful days filled with precious experiences, like jewels to be strung on memory’s chain, with a vague unrest lest some close-drawing future was to snatch them from her forever.
change
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From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
city
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From this reading Starr was coming up to the city for a little shopping on the early morning train with Michael.
close-drawing
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From this reading She was treasuring every one of these beautiful days filled with precious experiences, like jewels to be strung on memory’s chain, with a vague unrest lest some close-drawing future was to snatch them from her forever.
coming
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From this reading Starr was coming up to the city for a little shopping on the early morning train with Michael.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
days
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From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
decided
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From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
early
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From this reading Starr was coming up to the city for a little shopping on the early morning train with Michael.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She was treasuring every one of these beautiful days filled with precious experiences, like jewels to be strung on memory’s chain, with a vague unrest lest some close-drawing future was to snatch them from her forever.
experiences
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From this reading She was treasuring every one of these beautiful days filled with precious experiences, like jewels to be strung on memory’s chain, with a vague unrest lest some close-drawing future was to snatch them from her forever.
father
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From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
few
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From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
filled
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From this reading She was treasuring every one of these beautiful days filled with precious experiences, like jewels to be strung on memory’s chain, with a vague unrest lest some close-drawing future was to snatch them from her forever.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Starr was coming up to the city for a little shopping on the early morning train with Michael.
forever
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From this reading She was treasuring every one of these beautiful days filled with precious experiences, like jewels to be strung on memory’s chain, with a vague unrest lest some close-drawing future was to snatch them from her forever.
friend
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From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
friend's
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From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was treasuring every one of these beautiful days filled with precious experiences, like jewels to be strung on memory’s chain, with a vague unrest lest some close-drawing future was to snatch them from her forever.
future
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From this reading She was treasuring every one of these beautiful days filled with precious experiences, like jewels to be strung on memory’s chain, with a vague unrest lest some close-drawing future was to snatch them from her forever.
given
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From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
go
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From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
going
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From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The summer was almost upon her and she had not prepared her apparel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
heart
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From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The summer was almost upon her and she had not prepared her apparel.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
insistance
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From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
jewels
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From this reading She was treasuring every one of these beautiful days filled with precious experiences, like jewels to be strung on memory’s chain, with a vague unrest lest some close-drawing future was to snatch them from her forever.
joined
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From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
leave
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From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading She was treasuring every one of these beautiful days filled with precious experiences, like jewels to be strung on memory’s chain, with a vague unrest lest some close-drawing future was to snatch them from her forever.
like
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From this reading She was treasuring every one of these beautiful days filled with precious experiences, like jewels to be strung on memory’s chain, with a vague unrest lest some close-drawing future was to snatch them from her forever.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Starr was coming up to the city for a little shopping on the early morning train with Michael.
lived
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From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
memory's
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From this reading She was treasuring every one of these beautiful days filled with precious experiences, like jewels to be strung on memory’s chain, with a vague unrest lest some close-drawing future was to snatch them from her forever.
Michael
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From this reading Starr was coming up to the city for a little shopping on the early morning train with Michael.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Starr was coming up to the city for a little shopping on the early morning train with Michael.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The summer was almost upon her and she had not prepared her apparel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
off
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From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
old
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From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Starr was coming up to the city for a little shopping on the early morning train with Michael.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was treasuring every one of these beautiful days filled with precious experiences, like jewels to be strung on memory’s chain, with a vague unrest lest some close-drawing future was to snatch them from her forever.
ordeal
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From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
out
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From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
pleading
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From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
pleasure
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From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading She was treasuring every one of these beautiful days filled with precious experiences, like jewels to be strung on memory’s chain, with a vague unrest lest some close-drawing future was to snatch them from her forever.
prepared
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From this reading The summer was almost upon her and she had not prepared her apparel.
put
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From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
refusal
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From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
school
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From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
secretly
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From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The summer was almost upon her and she had not prepared her apparel.
shopping
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From this reading Starr was coming up to the city for a little shopping on the early morning train with Michael.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
snatchnounUS /snatch/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was treasuring every one of these beautiful days filled with precious experiences, like jewels to be strung on memory’s chain, with a vague unrest lest some close-drawing future was to snatch them from her forever.
some
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From this reading She was treasuring every one of these beautiful days filled with precious experiences, like jewels to be strung on memory’s chain, with a vague unrest lest some close-drawing future was to snatch them from her forever.
Starr
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From this reading Starr was coming up to the city for a little shopping on the early morning train with Michael.
strung
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From this reading She was treasuring every one of these beautiful days filled with precious experiences, like jewels to be strung on memory’s chain, with a vague unrest lest some close-drawing future was to snatch them from her forever.
summer
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From this reading The summer was almost upon her and she had not prepared her apparel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Starr was coming up to the city for a little shopping on the early morning train with Michael.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was treasuring every one of these beautiful days filled with precious experiences, like jewels to be strung on memory’s chain, with a vague unrest lest some close-drawing future was to snatch them from her forever.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She was treasuring every one of these beautiful days filled with precious experiences, like jewels to be strung on memory’s chain, with a vague unrest lest some close-drawing future was to snatch them from her forever.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Starr was coming up to the city for a little shopping on the early morning train with Michael.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
town
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From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
train
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From this reading Starr was coming up to the city for a little shopping on the early morning train with Michael.
treasuring
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From this reading She was treasuring every one of these beautiful days filled with precious experiences, like jewels to be strung on memory’s chain, with a vague unrest lest some close-drawing future was to snatch them from her forever.
trip
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From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
unrest
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From this reading She was treasuring every one of these beautiful days filled with precious experiences, like jewels to be strung on memory’s chain, with a vague unrest lest some close-drawing future was to snatch them from her forever.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
up
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From this reading Starr was coming up to the city for a little shopping on the early morning train with Michael.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The summer was almost upon her and she had not prepared her apparel.
vague
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From this reading She was treasuring every one of these beautiful days filled with precious experiences, like jewels to be strung on memory’s chain, with a vague unrest lest some close-drawing future was to snatch them from her forever.
wait
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From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
wanted
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From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Starr was coming up to the city for a little shopping on the early morning train with Michael.
wedding
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From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
West
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From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Besides, she was going away in a few days to be bridesmaid at the wedding of an old school friend who lived away out West; and secretly she told herself she wanted the pleasure of this little trip to town with Michael.
winter
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From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
wished
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From this reading She wished with all her heart that she had given a decided refusal to her friend’s pleading, but the friend had put off the wedding on her account to wait until she could leave her father; and her father had joined his insistance that she should go away and have the rest and change after the ordeal of the winter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Starr was coming up to the city for a little shopping on the early morning train with Michael.
