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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 He feels badly now, but, if it doesn’t get out he will be all right in a few weeks.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I’ll tell you all about it.
abruptly
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From this reading That evening Molly remarked to her friend abruptly, “Walter thinks he wishes to marry me.”
all
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From this reading “I’ll tell you all about it.
asked
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From this reading Mrs. Wilbur asked with quick curiosity.
badly
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From this reading He feels badly now, but, if it doesn’t get out he will be all right in a few weeks.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He feels badly now, but, if it doesn’t get out he will be all right in a few weeks.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He feels badly now, but, if it doesn’t get out he will be all right in a few weeks.
curiosity
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From this reading Mrs. Wilbur asked with quick curiosity.
doesn't
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From this reading He feels badly now, but, if it doesn’t get out he will be all right in a few weeks.
evening
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From this reading That evening Molly remarked to her friend abruptly, “Walter thinks he wishes to marry me.”
feels
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From this reading He feels badly now, but, if it doesn’t get out he will be all right in a few weeks.
few
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From this reading He feels badly now, but, if it doesn’t get out he will be all right in a few weeks.
friend
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From this reading That evening Molly remarked to her friend abruptly, “Walter thinks he wishes to marry me.”
get
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From this reading He feels badly now, but, if it doesn’t get out he will be all right in a few weeks.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That evening Molly remarked to her friend abruptly, “Walter thinks he wishes to marry me.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That evening Molly remarked to her friend abruptly, “Walter thinks he wishes to marry me.”
I'll
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From this reading “I’ll tell you all about it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He feels badly now, but, if it doesn’t get out he will be all right in a few weeks.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He feels badly now, but, if it doesn’t get out he will be all right in a few weeks.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I’ll tell you all about it.
marry
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From this reading That evening Molly remarked to her friend abruptly, “Walter thinks he wishes to marry me.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That evening Molly remarked to her friend abruptly, “Walter thinks he wishes to marry me.”
Molly
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From this reading That evening Molly remarked to her friend abruptly, “Walter thinks he wishes to marry me.”
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Wilbur asked with quick curiosity.
now
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From this reading He feels badly now, but, if it doesn’t get out he will be all right in a few weeks.
out
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From this reading He feels badly now, but, if it doesn’t get out he will be all right in a few weeks.
quick
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remarked
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From this reading That evening Molly remarked to her friend abruptly, “Walter thinks he wishes to marry me.”
right
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From this reading He feels badly now, but, if it doesn’t get out he will be all right in a few weeks.
tell
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From this reading “I’ll tell you all about it.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening Molly remarked to her friend abruptly, “Walter thinks he wishes to marry me.”
thinks
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From this reading That evening Molly remarked to her friend abruptly, “Walter thinks he wishes to marry me.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That evening Molly remarked to her friend abruptly, “Walter thinks he wishes to marry me.”
Walter
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From this reading That evening Molly remarked to her friend abruptly, “Walter thinks he wishes to marry me.”
weeks
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From this reading He feels badly now, but, if it doesn’t get out he will be all right in a few weeks.
Well
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From this reading “Well?”
Wilbur
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He feels badly now, but, if it doesn’t get out he will be all right in a few weeks.
wishes
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From this reading That evening Molly remarked to her friend abruptly, “Walter thinks he wishes to marry me.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Wilbur asked with quick curiosity.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’ll tell you all about it.