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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 "Just you leave well alone," said Sarella, a little more didactically than Don Joaquin cared for.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Just you leave well alone," said Sarella, a little more didactically than Don Joaquin cared for.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Things are going as well as can be expected" (and here she laughed a little); "they're moving now."
answered
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From this reading Sarella answered, with plain impatience, "If you tell her she has a suitor she _won't_ have one.
approval
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From this reading Don Joaquin urged his opinion that Mariquita ought to be enlightened as to his approval of her suitor.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Things are going as well as can be expected" (and here she laughed a little); "they're moving now."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Things are going as well as can be expected" (and here she laughed a little); "they're moving now."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Things are going as well as can be expected" (and here she laughed a little); "they're moving now."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Things are going as well as can be expected" (and here she laughed a little); "they're moving now."
cared
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From this reading "Just you leave well alone," said Sarella, a little more didactically than Don Joaquin cared for.
didactically
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From this reading "Just you leave well alone," said Sarella, a little more didactically than Don Joaquin cared for.
Don
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From this reading "Just you leave well alone," said Sarella, a little more didactically than Don Joaquin cared for.
Don't
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From this reading Don't you pry her eyes open with your thumb; let them open of themselves."
enlightened
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From this reading Don Joaquin urged his opinion that Mariquita ought to be enlightened as to his approval of her suitor.
expected
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From this reading "Things are going as well as can be expected" (and here she laughed a little); "they're moving now."
eyes
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From this reading Don't you pry her eyes open with your thumb; let them open of themselves."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Just you leave well alone," said Sarella, a little more didactically than Don Joaquin cared for.
going
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From this reading "Things are going as well as can be expected" (and here she laughed a little); "they're moving now."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sarella answered, with plain impatience, "If you tell her she has a suitor she _won't_ have one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sarella answered, with plain impatience, "If you tell her she has a suitor she _won't_ have one.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Don Joaquin urged his opinion that Mariquita ought to be enlightened as to his approval of her suitor.
here
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From this reading "Things are going as well as can be expected" (and here she laughed a little); "they're moving now."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Don Joaquin urged his opinion that Mariquita ought to be enlightened as to his approval of her suitor.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sarella answered, with plain impatience, "If you tell her she has a suitor she _won't_ have one.
impatience
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From this reading Sarella answered, with plain impatience, "If you tell her she has a suitor she _won't_ have one.
Joaquin
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From this reading "Just you leave well alone," said Sarella, a little more didactically than Don Joaquin cared for.
Just
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From this reading "Just you leave well alone," said Sarella, a little more didactically than Don Joaquin cared for.
laughed
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From this reading "Things are going as well as can be expected" (and here she laughed a little); "they're moving now."
leave
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From this reading "Just you leave well alone," said Sarella, a little more didactically than Don Joaquin cared for.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Don't you pry her eyes open with your thumb; let them open of themselves."
little
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From this reading "Just you leave well alone," said Sarella, a little more didactically than Don Joaquin cared for.
Mariquita
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From this reading Don Joaquin urged his opinion that Mariquita ought to be enlightened as to his approval of her suitor.
more
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From this reading "Just you leave well alone," said Sarella, a little more didactically than Don Joaquin cared for.
moving
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From this reading "Things are going as well as can be expected" (and here she laughed a little); "they're moving now."
now
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From this reading "Things are going as well as can be expected" (and here she laughed a little); "they're moving now."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Don Joaquin urged his opinion that Mariquita ought to be enlightened as to his approval of her suitor.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sarella answered, with plain impatience, "If you tell her she has a suitor she _won't_ have one.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Don't you pry her eyes open with your thumb; let them open of themselves."
opinion
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From this reading Don Joaquin urged his opinion that Mariquita ought to be enlightened as to his approval of her suitor.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Don Joaquin urged his opinion that Mariquita ought to be enlightened as to his approval of her suitor.
plain
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From this reading Sarella answered, with plain impatience, "If you tell her she has a suitor she _won't_ have one.
pry
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From this reading Don't you pry her eyes open with your thumb; let them open of themselves."
said
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From this reading "Just you leave well alone," said Sarella, a little more didactically than Don Joaquin cared for.
Sarella
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From this reading "Just you leave well alone," said Sarella, a little more didactically than Don Joaquin cared for.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Things are going as well as can be expected" (and here she laughed a little); "they're moving now."
suitor
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From this reading Don Joaquin urged his opinion that Mariquita ought to be enlightened as to his approval of her suitor.
tell
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From this reading Sarella answered, with plain impatience, "If you tell her she has a suitor she _won't_ have one.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Just you leave well alone," said Sarella, a little more didactically than Don Joaquin cared for.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don Joaquin urged his opinion that Mariquita ought to be enlightened as to his approval of her suitor.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Don't you pry her eyes open with your thumb; let them open of themselves."
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Don't you pry her eyes open with your thumb; let them open of themselves."
they're
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From this reading "Things are going as well as can be expected" (and here she laughed a little); "they're moving now."
Things
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From this reading "Things are going as well as can be expected" (and here she laughed a little); "they're moving now."
thumb
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From this reading Don't you pry her eyes open with your thumb; let them open of themselves."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don Joaquin urged his opinion that Mariquita ought to be enlightened as to his approval of her suitor.
urged
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From this reading Don Joaquin urged his opinion that Mariquita ought to be enlightened as to his approval of her suitor.
well
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From this reading "Just you leave well alone," said Sarella, a little more didactically than Don Joaquin cared for.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sarella answered, with plain impatience, "If you tell her she has a suitor she _won't_ have one.
won't
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From this reading Sarella answered, with plain impatience, "If you tell her she has a suitor she _won't_ have one.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Just you leave well alone," said Sarella, a little more didactically than Don Joaquin cared for.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you pry her eyes open with your thumb; let them open of themselves."
