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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 She was only going on a visit, and would return.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was no pomp of leave-taking about Mariquita's departure for Loretto.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Her departure did not move him much, though he would have been better pleased, after all, if she were going away to a husband's house.
all
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From this reading Mariquita promised, and went away, her father driving her all the way to Loretto in the auto.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was only going on a visit, and would return.
auto
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From this reading Mariquita promised, and went away, her father driving her all the way to Loretto in the auto.
away
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From this reading Mariquita promised, and went away, her father driving her all the way to Loretto in the auto.
back
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From this reading "Whatever you decide upon," Sarella insisted, "you must come back for your father's wedding."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her departure did not move him much, though he would have been better pleased, after all, if she were going away to a husband's house.
better
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From this reading Her departure did not move him much, though he would have been better pleased, after all, if she were going away to a husband's house.
come
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From this reading "Whatever you decide upon," Sarella insisted, "you must come back for your father's wedding."
decide
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From this reading "Whatever you decide upon," Sarella insisted, "you must come back for your father's wedding."
departure
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From this reading There was no pomp of leave-taking about Mariquita's departure for Loretto.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her departure did not move him much, though he would have been better pleased, after all, if she were going away to a husband's house.
driving
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From this reading Mariquita promised, and went away, her father driving her all the way to Loretto in the auto.
father
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From this reading Mariquita promised, and went away, her father driving her all the way to Loretto in the auto.
father's
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From this reading "Whatever you decide upon," Sarella insisted, "you must come back for your father's wedding."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no pomp of leave-taking about Mariquita's departure for Loretto.
going
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From this reading She was only going on a visit, and would return.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her departure did not move him much, though he would have been better pleased, after all, if she were going away to a husband's house.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her departure did not move him much, though he would have been better pleased, after all, if she were going away to a husband's house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mariquita promised, and went away, her father driving her all the way to Loretto in the auto.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her departure did not move him much, though he would have been better pleased, after all, if she were going away to a husband's house.
house
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From this reading Her departure did not move him much, though he would have been better pleased, after all, if she were going away to a husband's house.
husband's
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From this reading Her departure did not move him much, though he would have been better pleased, after all, if she were going away to a husband's house.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her departure did not move him much, though he would have been better pleased, after all, if she were going away to a husband's house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mariquita promised, and went away, her father driving her all the way to Loretto in the auto.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading "Whatever you decide upon," Sarella insisted, "you must come back for your father's wedding."
leave-taking
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From this reading There was no pomp of leave-taking about Mariquita's departure for Loretto.
Loretto
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From this reading There was no pomp of leave-taking about Mariquita's departure for Loretto.
Mariquita
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From this reading Mariquita promised, and went away, her father driving her all the way to Loretto in the auto.
Mariquita's
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From this reading There was no pomp of leave-taking about Mariquita's departure for Loretto.
move
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From this reading Her departure did not move him much, though he would have been better pleased, after all, if she were going away to a husband's house.
much
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From this reading Her departure did not move him much, though he would have been better pleased, after all, if she were going away to a husband's house.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Whatever you decide upon," Sarella insisted, "you must come back for your father's wedding."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no pomp of leave-taking about Mariquita's departure for Loretto.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her departure did not move him much, though he would have been better pleased, after all, if she were going away to a husband's house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no pomp of leave-taking about Mariquita's departure for Loretto.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was only going on a visit, and would return.
only
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From this reading She was only going on a visit, and would return.
pleased
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From this reading Her departure did not move him much, though he would have been better pleased, after all, if she were going away to a husband's house.
pomp
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From this reading There was no pomp of leave-taking about Mariquita's departure for Loretto.
promised
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From this reading Mariquita promised, and went away, her father driving her all the way to Loretto in the auto.
return
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From this reading She was only going on a visit, and would return.
Sarella
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From this reading "Whatever you decide upon," Sarella insisted, "you must come back for your father's wedding."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was only going on a visit, and would return.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mariquita promised, and went away, her father driving her all the way to Loretto in the auto.
There
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From this reading There was no pomp of leave-taking about Mariquita's departure for Loretto.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Her departure did not move him much, though he would have been better pleased, after all, if she were going away to a husband's house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mariquita promised, and went away, her father driving her all the way to Loretto in the auto.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Whatever you decide upon," Sarella insisted, "you must come back for your father's wedding."
visit
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From this reading She was only going on a visit, and would return.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no pomp of leave-taking about Mariquita's departure for Loretto.
way
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From this reading Mariquita promised, and went away, her father driving her all the way to Loretto in the auto.
wedding
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From this reading "Whatever you decide upon," Sarella insisted, "you must come back for your father's wedding."
went
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From this reading Mariquita promised, and went away, her father driving her all the way to Loretto in the auto.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her departure did not move him much, though he would have been better pleased, after all, if she were going away to a husband's house.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "Whatever you decide upon," Sarella insisted, "you must come back for your father's wedding."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was only going on a visit, and would return.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Whatever you decide upon," Sarella insisted, "you must come back for your father's wedding."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Whatever you decide upon," Sarella insisted, "you must come back for your father's wedding."
