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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 looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
always
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From this reading “Let me come, Mother, dear,” he murmured without interrupting, “over the other side of you; I always like to be on the right side of my profile!”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
arm
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From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Hab patience, lil Missey, an’ we soon be dah.”
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Followed by a handsome borzoi, and the pomeranian Snob, the pair were taking their usual post-prandial exercise beneath the trees.
bewitching
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From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
blossoms
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From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
borzoi
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From this reading Followed by a handsome borzoi, and the pomeranian Snob, the pair were taking their usual post-prandial exercise beneath the trees.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Followed by a handsome borzoi, and the pomeranian Snob, the pair were taking their usual post-prandial exercise beneath the trees.
cap
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From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
careful
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From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
child
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From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
come
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From this reading “Let me come, Mother, dear,” he murmured without interrupting, “over the other side of you; I always like to be on the right side of my profile!”
dah
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From this reading “Hab patience, lil Missey, an’ we soon be dah.”
dangled
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From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
darling
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From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
dear
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From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
diastole
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From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
exercise
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From this reading Followed by a handsome borzoi, and the pomeranian Snob, the pair were taking their usual post-prandial exercise beneath the trees.
Followed
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From this reading Followed by a handsome borzoi, and the pomeranian Snob, the pair were taking their usual post-prandial exercise beneath the trees.
frock
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From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
garden
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From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
Hab
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From this reading “Hab patience, lil Missey, an’ we soon be dah.”
handsome
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From this reading Followed by a handsome borzoi, and the pomeranian Snob, the pair were taking their usual post-prandial exercise beneath the trees.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
heart's
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From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
inflamed
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From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
interrupting
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From this reading “Let me come, Mother, dear,” he murmured without interrupting, “over the other side of you; I always like to be on the right side of my profile!”
intoxicating
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From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
knees
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From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
known
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From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me come, Mother, dear,” he murmured without interrupting, “over the other side of you; I always like to be on the right side of my profile!”
like
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From this reading “Let me come, Mother, dear,” he murmured without interrupting, “over the other side of you; I always like to be on the right side of my profile!”
lil
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From this reading “Hab patience, lil Missey, an’ we soon be dah.”
looking
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From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
Madame
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From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
Marvel
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From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
Missey
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From this reading “Hab patience, lil Missey, an’ we soon be dah.”
Mother
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From this reading “Let me come, Mother, dear,” he murmured without interrupting, “over the other side of you; I always like to be on the right side of my profile!”
mousseleine
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From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
murmured
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From this reading “Let me come, Mother, dear,” he murmured without interrupting, “over the other side of you; I always like to be on the right side of my profile!”
muscles
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From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Let me come, Mother, dear,” he murmured without interrupting, “over the other side of you; I always like to be on the right side of my profile!”
other
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From this reading “Let me come, Mother, dear,” he murmured without interrupting, “over the other side of you; I always like to be on the right side of my profile!”
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Let me come, Mother, dear,” he murmured without interrupting, “over the other side of you; I always like to be on the right side of my profile!”
pair
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From this reading Followed by a handsome borzoi, and the pomeranian Snob, the pair were taking their usual post-prandial exercise beneath the trees.
path
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From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
patience
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From this reading “Hab patience, lil Missey, an’ we soon be dah.”
Peru
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From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
pomeranian
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From this reading Followed by a handsome borzoi, and the pomeranian Snob, the pair were taking their usual post-prandial exercise beneath the trees.
post-prandial
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From this reading Followed by a handsome borzoi, and the pomeranian Snob, the pair were taking their usual post-prandial exercise beneath the trees.
profile
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From this reading “Let me come, Mother, dear,” he murmured without interrupting, “over the other side of you; I always like to be on the right side of my profile!”
right
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From this reading “Let me come, Mother, dear,” he murmured without interrupting, “over the other side of you; I always like to be on the right side of my profile!”
rounding
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From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
Ruiz
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From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
sheaf
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From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
side
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From this reading “Let me come, Mother, dear,” he murmured without interrupting, “over the other side of you; I always like to be on the right side of my profile!”
silverish
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From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
slightly
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From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
Snob
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From this reading Followed by a handsome borzoi, and the pomeranian Snob, the pair were taking their usual post-prandial exercise beneath the trees.
son
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From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
soon
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From this reading “Hab patience, lil Missey, an’ we soon be dah.”
systole
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From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
taking
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From this reading Followed by a handsome borzoi, and the pomeranian Snob, the pair were taking their usual post-prandial exercise beneath the trees.
tallyho
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From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
tells
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From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Followed by a handsome borzoi, and the pomeranian Snob, the pair were taking their usual post-prandial exercise beneath the trees.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
trees
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From this reading Followed by a handsome borzoi, and the pomeranian Snob, the pair were taking their usual post-prandial exercise beneath the trees.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
usual
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From this reading Followed by a handsome borzoi, and the pomeranian Snob, the pair were taking their usual post-prandial exercise beneath the trees.
very
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From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
violet
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From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
Vitti
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From this reading * * * * * “He tells me, dear child, he tells me,” Madame Ruiz was rounding a garden path, upon the arm of her son, “he tells me, Vitti, that the systole and diastole of my heart’s muscles are slightly inflamed; and that I ought, darling, to be _very_ careful....”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was looking bewitching in a frock of silverish _mousseleine_ and a violet tallyho cap, and dangled upon her knees an intoxicating sheaf of blossoms, known as Marvel of Peru.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Hab patience, lil Missey, an’ we soon be dah.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Followed by a handsome borzoi, and the pomeranian Snob, the pair were taking their usual post-prandial exercise beneath the trees.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Let me come, Mother, dear,” he murmured without interrupting, “over the other side of you; I always like to be on the right side of my profile!”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Let me come, Mother, dear,” he murmured without interrupting, “over the other side of you; I always like to be on the right side of my profile!”
