anew
From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Julie will return to us next Monday, and I hope all my girls will do everything they can to make her feel that we are glad to have her back."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Julie will return to us next Monday, and I hope all my girls will do everything they can to make her feel that we are glad to have her back."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
Benoit
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From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But we're not glad.
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading "Yes, it is perfectly true," replied the forewoman calmly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Julie will return to us next Monday, and I hope all my girls will do everything they can to make her feel that we are glad to have her back."
can't
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From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Julie will return to us next Monday, and I hope all my girls will do everything they can to make her feel that we are glad to have her back."
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Julie will return to us next Monday, and I hope all my girls will do everything they can to make her feel that we are glad to have her back."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Julie will return to us next Monday, and I hope all my girls will do everything they can to make her feel that we are glad to have her back."
forewomannounUS /ˈfɔːrwuːmən/
a woman who is foreperson of a jury
From this reading "Yes, it is perfectly true," replied the forewoman calmly.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "Julie will return to us next Monday, and I hope all my girls will do everything they can to make her feel that we are glad to have her back."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Julie will return to us next Monday, and I hope all my girls will do everything they can to make her feel that we are glad to have her back."
the act of departing
From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Julie will return to us next Monday, and I hope all my girls will do everything they can to make her feel that we are glad to have her back."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You surely wouldn't take her back, would you, Miss Merton?"
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Julie will return to us next Monday, and I hope all my girls will do everything they can to make her feel that we are glad to have her back."
horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/
exceedingly bad
From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Julie will return to us next Monday, and I hope all my girls will do everything they can to make her feel that we are glad to have her back."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, it is perfectly true," replied the forewoman calmly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
Julie
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From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
and nothing more
From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
Louise
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From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
engage in
From this reading "Julie will return to us next Monday, and I hope all my girls will do everything they can to make her feel that we are glad to have her back."
MertonnounUS /ˈmɜːrtən/
United States religious and writer (1915-1968)
From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading "Julie will return to us next Monday, and I hope all my girls will do everything they can to make her feel that we are glad to have her back."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Julie will return to us next Monday, and I hope all my girls will do everything they can to make her feel that we are glad to have her back."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Julie will return to us next Monday, and I hope all my girls will do everything they can to make her feel that we are glad to have her back."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But we're not glad.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "Yes, it is perfectly true," replied the forewoman calmly.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes, it is perfectly true," replied the forewoman calmly.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Julie will return to us next Monday, and I hope all my girls will do everything they can to make her feel that we are glad to have her back."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading You surely wouldn't take her back, would you, Miss Merton?"
carry out
From this reading You surely wouldn't take her back, would you, Miss Merton?"
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, it is perfectly true," replied the forewoman calmly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Julie will return to us next Monday, and I hope all my girls will do everything they can to make her feel that we are glad to have her back."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Julie will return to us next Monday, and I hope all my girls will do everything they can to make her feel that we are glad to have her back."
we're
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From this reading "But we're not glad.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Julie will return to us next Monday, and I hope all my girls will do everything they can to make her feel that we are glad to have her back."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You surely wouldn't take her back, would you, Miss Merton?"
wouldn't
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From this reading You surely wouldn't take her back, would you, Miss Merton?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, it is perfectly true," replied the forewoman calmly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Miss Merton, it can't be true, what Louise has just been telling us, that you are going to let that horrid Julie Benoit come back again.