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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 In a letter to his mother, informing her of the change, he had said:
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
almost
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From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
any
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From this reading But I simply cannot stand it any longer.
appreciate
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From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
arranged
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From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
August
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From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
awful
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From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
bed
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From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
bills
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From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
boarding
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From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
boy
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From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
Brown
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From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I simply cannot stand it any longer.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
cannot
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From this reading But I simply cannot stand it any longer.
change
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From this reading In a letter to his mother, informing her of the change, he had said:
conducted
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From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
consideration
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From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
Courtney
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From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
crazy
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From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
crossing
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From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
dare
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From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
dear
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From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
Dowd
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From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
DOWD'S
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From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
drives
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From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
fact
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From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
farm
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From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
father
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From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
girl
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From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
gosh
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From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
grasshopper
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From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a letter to his mother, informing her of the change, he had said:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a letter to his mother, informing her of the change, he had said:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In a letter to his mother, informing her of the change, he had said:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In a letter to his mother, informing her of the change, he had said:
house
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From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
infernaladjectiveUS /ɪnˈfɜːrnəl/
extremely troublesome or annoying
From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
informing
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From this reading In a letter to his mother, informing her of the change, he had said:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
land
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From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
lap
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From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
letter
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From this reading In a letter to his mother, informing her of the change, he had said:
limit
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From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
lodgings
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From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
longer
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From this reading But I simply cannot stand it any longer.
man
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From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
Misses
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From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
mother
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From this reading In a letter to his mother, informing her of the change, he had said:
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
November
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From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
old
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From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
out
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From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
paying
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From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
puts
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From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
questions
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From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
river
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From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
said
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From this reading In a letter to his mother, informing her of the change, he had said:
say
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From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
school
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From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
simply
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From this reading But I simply cannot stand it any longer.
sits
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From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
stand
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From this reading But I simply cannot stand it any longer.
stick
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From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
TAVERN
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From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
Thane
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From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a letter to his mother, informing her of the change, he had said:
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
town
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From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
Vick
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From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
Vicks
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From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
war
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From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
week
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From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
Windomville
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From this reading DOWD'S TAVERN The last week in August Courtney Thane left the Vick farm and, crossing the river, took lodgings at the boarding house conducted by the Misses Dowd in the town of Windomville.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
woman
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From this reading The old woman almost puts me to bed, the girl almost sits on my lap, the boy drives me crazy with his infernal questions about the war, and old man Brown,--the one who went to school with father out in this gosh awful land of the grasshopper,--he is the limit.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Of course, I appreciate the fact that you are paying the bills, old dear, and out of consideration for you I dare say I ought to stick it out with the Vicks till November as we arranged.
