adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
Alsager
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From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.”
appearsverbUS /əˈpɪrz/
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
assented
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From this reading “Oh yes,” Wayworth assented, “she wants so to!”
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “Oh, because she’s so funny.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.”
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
didn't
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From this reading “Why then didn’t she say so?”
Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
fascinatedadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəneɪtəd/
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading “Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
funnyadjectiveUS /ˈfʌni/
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “Oh, because she’s so funny.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
inconsequentlyadverb
lacking consequence
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.”
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh yes,” Wayworth assented, “she wants so to!”
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.”
reverienounUS /ˈrevəri/
absentminded dreaming while awake
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading “Why then didn’t she say so?”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh yes,” Wayworth assented, “she wants so to!”
she's
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From this reading “Oh, because she’s so funny.”
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh yes,” Wayworth assented, “she wants so to!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.”
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh yes,” Wayworth assented, “she wants so to!”
TremendouslyadverbUS /trəˈmendəsli/
extremely
From this reading “Tremendously—and it appears she has been fascinated by the part from the first.”
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
wantsnounUS /wɑːnts/
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “Oh yes,” Wayworth assented, “she wants so to!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Alsager was silent a moment; then she asked, a little inconsequently, as if she had come back from a reverie: “Does she want to _very_ much?”
Wayworth
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From this reading “Oh yes,” Wayworth assented, “she wants so to!”
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why then didn’t she say so?”
yesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh yes,” Wayworth assented, “she wants so to!”
