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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 The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
all
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From this reading There was also a note from Reginald for Irene saying that as the rain might continue all day and if it did not the roads would be very muddy, the proposed drive must be postponed to some later date.
also
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From this reading There was also a note from Reginald for Irene saying that as the rain might continue all day and if it did not the roads would be very muddy, the proposed drive must be postponed to some later date.
amiability
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From this reading Mrs. Parks, who was usually all amiability, was somewhat ruffled in spirits.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
arrival
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From this reading The arrival of the flowers and note created a little diversion in the household and helped to clear the atmosphere.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was also a note from Reginald for Irene saying that as the rain might continue all day and if it did not the roads would be very muddy, the proposed drive must be postponed to some later date.
atmosphere
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From this reading The arrival of the flowers and note created a little diversion in the household and helped to clear the atmosphere.
basket
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From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was also a note from Reginald for Irene saying that as the rain might continue all day and if it did not the roads would be very muddy, the proposed drive must be postponed to some later date.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
call
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From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
came
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From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
clear
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From this reading The arrival of the flowers and note created a little diversion in the household and helped to clear the atmosphere.
confided
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From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
continue
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From this reading There was also a note from Reginald for Irene saying that as the rain might continue all day and if it did not the roads would be very muddy, the proposed drive must be postponed to some later date.
created
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From this reading The arrival of the flowers and note created a little diversion in the household and helped to clear the atmosphere.
cut
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From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
date
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From this reading There was also a note from Reginald for Irene saying that as the rain might continue all day and if it did not the roads would be very muddy, the proposed drive must be postponed to some later date.
day
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From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
deplorable
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From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
didn't
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From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
diversion
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From this reading The arrival of the flowers and note created a little diversion in the household and helped to clear the atmosphere.
drive
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From this reading There was also a note from Reginald for Irene saying that as the rain might continue all day and if it did not the roads would be very muddy, the proposed drive must be postponed to some later date.
eight
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From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
end
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From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
fall
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From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
felt
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From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
flowers
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From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was also a note from Reginald for Irene saying that as the rain might continue all day and if it did not the roads would be very muddy, the proposed drive must be postponed to some later date.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
get
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From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
heavily
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From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
helped
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From this reading The arrival of the flowers and note created a little diversion in the household and helped to clear the atmosphere.
horseback
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From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
hot
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From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
hour
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From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
household
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From this reading The arrival of the flowers and note created a little diversion in the household and helped to clear the atmosphere.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was also a note from Reginald for Irene saying that as the rain might continue all day and if it did not the roads would be very muddy, the proposed drive must be postponed to some later date.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
Irene
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From this reading There was also a note from Reginald for Irene saying that as the rain might continue all day and if it did not the roads would be very muddy, the proposed drive must be postponed to some later date.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
lateness
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From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
later
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From this reading There was also a note from Reginald for Irene saying that as the rain might continue all day and if it did not the roads would be very muddy, the proposed drive must be postponed to some later date.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The arrival of the flowers and note created a little diversion in the household and helped to clear the atmosphere.
McPherson
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From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There was also a note from Reginald for Irene saying that as the rain might continue all day and if it did not the roads would be very muddy, the proposed drive must be postponed to some later date.
Mr
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From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Parks, who was usually all amiability, was somewhat ruffled in spirits.
muddy
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From this reading There was also a note from Reginald for Irene saying that as the rain might continue all day and if it did not the roads would be very muddy, the proposed drive must be postponed to some later date.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There was also a note from Reginald for Irene saying that as the rain might continue all day and if it did not the roads would be very muddy, the proposed drive must be postponed to some later date.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
Nixon
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From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
note
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From this reading There was also a note from Reginald for Irene saying that as the rain might continue all day and if it did not the roads would be very muddy, the proposed drive must be postponed to some later date.
o'clock
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From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
Parks
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From this reading Mrs. Parks, who was usually all amiability, was somewhat ruffled in spirits.
postponed
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From this reading There was also a note from Reginald for Irene saying that as the rain might continue all day and if it did not the roads would be very muddy, the proposed drive must be postponed to some later date.
proposed
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From this reading There was also a note from Reginald for Irene saying that as the rain might continue all day and if it did not the roads would be very muddy, the proposed drive must be postponed to some later date.
rain
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From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
Reginald
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From this reading There was also a note from Reginald for Irene saying that as the rain might continue all day and if it did not the roads would be very muddy, the proposed drive must be postponed to some later date.
roads
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From this reading There was also a note from Reginald for Irene saying that as the rain might continue all day and if it did not the roads would be very muddy, the proposed drive must be postponed to some later date.
ruffled
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From this reading Mrs. Parks, who was usually all amiability, was somewhat ruffled in spirits.
said
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From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
saying
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From this reading There was also a note from Reginald for Irene saying that as the rain might continue all day and if it did not the roads would be very muddy, the proposed drive must be postponed to some later date.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
signs
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From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
some
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From this reading There was also a note from Reginald for Irene saying that as the rain might continue all day and if it did not the roads would be very muddy, the proposed drive must be postponed to some later date.
somewhat
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From this reading Mrs. Parks, who was usually all amiability, was somewhat ruffled in spirits.
spirits
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From this reading Mrs. Parks, who was usually all amiability, was somewhat ruffled in spirits.
state
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From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
sultry
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From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
There
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From this reading There was also a note from Reginald for Irene saying that as the rain might continue all day and if it did not the roads would be very muddy, the proposed drive must be postponed to some later date.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
up
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From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
usually
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From this reading Mrs. Parks, who was usually all amiability, was somewhat ruffled in spirits.
very
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From this reading There was also a note from Reginald for Irene saying that as the rain might continue all day and if it did not the roads would be very muddy, the proposed drive must be postponed to some later date.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The next day was hot and sultry, with signs of rain, which began to fall heavily by eight o’clock, but not so heavily that Nixon did not get through it with a basket of cut flowers from Mr. McPherson, who, he said, would call in the afternoon.
wrong
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From this reading “She felt wrong end up and didn’t know whether she was on foot or horseback,” she confided to me, said deplorable state having been brought about first by the lateness of the hour when we came in.
