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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 Like many others who needed a sympathetic adviser she preferred to appeal to Peter Blunt rather than to any of her sex in Barnriff.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She wanted to ask his advice about something.
advice
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From this reading She wanted to ask his advice about something.
adviser
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From this reading Like many others who needed a sympathetic adviser she preferred to appeal to Peter Blunt rather than to any of her sex in Barnriff.
allowed
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From this reading However, she allowed the opportunity to slip by, and saw him disappear within his doorway.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, she allowed the opportunity to slip by, and saw him disappear within his doorway.
any
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From this reading Like many others who needed a sympathetic adviser she preferred to appeal to Peter Blunt rather than to any of her sex in Barnriff.
appeal
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From this reading Like many others who needed a sympathetic adviser she preferred to appeal to Peter Blunt rather than to any of her sex in Barnriff.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JIM PROPOSES Eve Marsham was in two minds of hailing Peter Blunt as she saw him pass on his way to his hut.
ask
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From this reading She wanted to ask his advice about something.
Barnriff
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From this reading Like many others who needed a sympathetic adviser she preferred to appeal to Peter Blunt rather than to any of her sex in Barnriff.
Blunt
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From this reading JIM PROPOSES Eve Marsham was in two minds of hailing Peter Blunt as she saw him pass on his way to his hut.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading However, she allowed the opportunity to slip by, and saw him disappear within his doorway.
disappear
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From this reading However, she allowed the opportunity to slip by, and saw him disappear within his doorway.
doorway
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From this reading However, she allowed the opportunity to slip by, and saw him disappear within his doorway.
Eve
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From this reading JIM PROPOSES Eve Marsham was in two minds of hailing Peter Blunt as she saw him pass on his way to his hut.
hailing
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From this reading JIM PROPOSES Eve Marsham was in two minds of hailing Peter Blunt as she saw him pass on his way to his hut.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Like many others who needed a sympathetic adviser she preferred to appeal to Peter Blunt rather than to any of her sex in Barnriff.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JIM PROPOSES Eve Marsham was in two minds of hailing Peter Blunt as she saw him pass on his way to his hut.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JIM PROPOSES Eve Marsham was in two minds of hailing Peter Blunt as she saw him pass on his way to his hut.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, she allowed the opportunity to slip by, and saw him disappear within his doorway.
hut
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From this reading JIM PROPOSES Eve Marsham was in two minds of hailing Peter Blunt as she saw him pass on his way to his hut.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JIM PROPOSES Eve Marsham was in two minds of hailing Peter Blunt as she saw him pass on his way to his hut.
JIM
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From this reading JIM PROPOSES Eve Marsham was in two minds of hailing Peter Blunt as she saw him pass on his way to his hut.
Like
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From this reading Like many others who needed a sympathetic adviser she preferred to appeal to Peter Blunt rather than to any of her sex in Barnriff.
many
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From this reading Like many others who needed a sympathetic adviser she preferred to appeal to Peter Blunt rather than to any of her sex in Barnriff.
Marsham
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From this reading JIM PROPOSES Eve Marsham was in two minds of hailing Peter Blunt as she saw him pass on his way to his hut.
minds
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From this reading JIM PROPOSES Eve Marsham was in two minds of hailing Peter Blunt as she saw him pass on his way to his hut.
needed
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From this reading Like many others who needed a sympathetic adviser she preferred to appeal to Peter Blunt rather than to any of her sex in Barnriff.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JIM PROPOSES Eve Marsham was in two minds of hailing Peter Blunt as she saw him pass on his way to his hut.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JIM PROPOSES Eve Marsham was in two minds of hailing Peter Blunt as she saw him pass on his way to his hut.
opportunity
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From this reading However, she allowed the opportunity to slip by, and saw him disappear within his doorway.
others
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From this reading Like many others who needed a sympathetic adviser she preferred to appeal to Peter Blunt rather than to any of her sex in Barnriff.
pass
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From this reading JIM PROPOSES Eve Marsham was in two minds of hailing Peter Blunt as she saw him pass on his way to his hut.
Peter
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From this reading JIM PROPOSES Eve Marsham was in two minds of hailing Peter Blunt as she saw him pass on his way to his hut.
preferred
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From this reading Like many others who needed a sympathetic adviser she preferred to appeal to Peter Blunt rather than to any of her sex in Barnriff.
PROPOSES
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From this reading JIM PROPOSES Eve Marsham was in two minds of hailing Peter Blunt as she saw him pass on his way to his hut.
rather
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From this reading Like many others who needed a sympathetic adviser she preferred to appeal to Peter Blunt rather than to any of her sex in Barnriff.
saw
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From this reading JIM PROPOSES Eve Marsham was in two minds of hailing Peter Blunt as she saw him pass on his way to his hut.
sex
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From this reading Like many others who needed a sympathetic adviser she preferred to appeal to Peter Blunt rather than to any of her sex in Barnriff.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JIM PROPOSES Eve Marsham was in two minds of hailing Peter Blunt as she saw him pass on his way to his hut.
slip
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From this reading However, she allowed the opportunity to slip by, and saw him disappear within his doorway.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She wanted to ask his advice about something.
sympathetic
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From this reading Like many others who needed a sympathetic adviser she preferred to appeal to Peter Blunt rather than to any of her sex in Barnriff.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Like many others who needed a sympathetic adviser she preferred to appeal to Peter Blunt rather than to any of her sex in Barnriff.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading However, she allowed the opportunity to slip by, and saw him disappear within his doorway.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JIM PROPOSES Eve Marsham was in two minds of hailing Peter Blunt as she saw him pass on his way to his hut.
two
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From this reading JIM PROPOSES Eve Marsham was in two minds of hailing Peter Blunt as she saw him pass on his way to his hut.
wanted
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From this reading She wanted him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JIM PROPOSES Eve Marsham was in two minds of hailing Peter Blunt as she saw him pass on his way to his hut.
way
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From this reading JIM PROPOSES Eve Marsham was in two minds of hailing Peter Blunt as she saw him pass on his way to his hut.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Like many others who needed a sympathetic adviser she preferred to appeal to Peter Blunt rather than to any of her sex in Barnriff.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading However, she allowed the opportunity to slip by, and saw him disappear within his doorway.
