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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After his recent experience on the desert he felt like having company, no matter under what conditions.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
animals
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From this reading Of course the others would have much preferred that Billie stay with the animals, but neither of them dared hint as much.
any
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From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of course the others would have much preferred that Billie stay with the animals, but neither of them dared hint as much.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
Billie
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From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
BLANK
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From this reading THE BLANK WALL.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
close
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From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
come
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From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
company
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From this reading After his recent experience on the desert he felt like having company, no matter under what conditions.
conditions
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From this reading After his recent experience on the desert he felt like having company, no matter under what conditions.
contact
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From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
course
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From this reading Of course the others would have much preferred that Billie stay with the animals, but neither of them dared hint as much.
dared
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From this reading Of course the others would have much preferred that Billie stay with the animals, but neither of them dared hint as much.
desert
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From this reading After his recent experience on the desert he felt like having company, no matter under what conditions.
desire
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From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had as much right to go as they did, if he felt so inclined.
disliked
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From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
experience
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From this reading After his recent experience on the desert he felt like having company, no matter under what conditions.
felt
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From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
go
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From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
great
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From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
grim
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From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had as much right to go as they did, if he felt so inclined.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of course the others would have much preferred that Billie stay with the animals, but neither of them dared hint as much.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading After his recent experience on the desert he felt like having company, no matter under what conditions.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
hint
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From this reading Of course the others would have much preferred that Billie stay with the animals, but neither of them dared hint as much.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After his recent experience on the desert he felt like having company, no matter under what conditions.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had as much right to go as they did, if he felt so inclined.
inclined
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From this reading He had as much right to go as they did, if he felt so inclined.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
left
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From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
like
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From this reading After his recent experience on the desert he felt like having company, no matter under what conditions.
looking
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From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
man
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From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
matter
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From this reading After his recent experience on the desert he felt like having company, no matter under what conditions.
medicine
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From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
much
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From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Of course the others would have much preferred that Billie stay with the animals, but neither of them dared hint as much.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading After his recent experience on the desert he felt like having company, no matter under what conditions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course the others would have much preferred that Billie stay with the animals, but neither of them dared hint as much.
old
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From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After his recent experience on the desert he felt like having company, no matter under what conditions.
others
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From this reading Of course the others would have much preferred that Billie stay with the animals, but neither of them dared hint as much.
preferred
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From this reading Of course the others would have much preferred that Billie stay with the animals, but neither of them dared hint as much.
recent
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From this reading After his recent experience on the desert he felt like having company, no matter under what conditions.
right
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From this reading He had as much right to go as they did, if he felt so inclined.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had as much right to go as they did, if he felt so inclined.
stay
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From this reading Of course the others would have much preferred that Billie stay with the animals, but neither of them dared hint as much.
still
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From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLANK WALL.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had as much right to go as they did, if he felt so inclined.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading After his recent experience on the desert he felt like having company, no matter under what conditions.
very
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From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
WALL
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From this reading THE BLANK WALL.
wanted
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From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After his recent experience on the desert he felt like having company, no matter under what conditions.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
worse
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From this reading Billie wanted to go with them very much; not that he felt any great desire to come into close contact with that grim looking old medicine man; but he disliked being left alone worse still.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Of course the others would have much preferred that Billie stay with the animals, but neither of them dared hint as much.
