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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 "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
any
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From this reading "You are under the greatest misapprehension if you suppose your presence on board the _Water Lily_ is any other than a source of the most unqualified gratification to her crew.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are under the greatest misapprehension if you suppose your presence on board the _Water Lily_ is any other than a source of the most unqualified gratification to her crew.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
board
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From this reading "You are under the greatest misapprehension if you suppose your presence on board the _Water Lily_ is any other than a source of the most unqualified gratification to her crew.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
crew
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From this reading "You are under the greatest misapprehension if you suppose your presence on board the _Water Lily_ is any other than a source of the most unqualified gratification to her crew.
dolefully
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From this reading "I hope we shall," she responded; rather dolefully, I thought.
embarrassment
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From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
eyes
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From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
forget
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From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
good
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From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
gratification
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From this reading "You are under the greatest misapprehension if you suppose your presence on board the _Water Lily_ is any other than a source of the most unqualified gratification to her crew.
great
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From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
greatest
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From this reading "You are under the greatest misapprehension if you suppose your presence on board the _Water Lily_ is any other than a source of the most unqualified gratification to her crew.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
hope
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From this reading "I hope we shall," she responded; rather dolefully, I thought.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hope we shall," she responded; rather dolefully, I thought.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You are under the greatest misapprehension if you suppose your presence on board the _Water Lily_ is any other than a source of the most unqualified gratification to her crew.
inconvenience
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From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
interrupted
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From this reading I interrupted.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You are under the greatest misapprehension if you suppose your presence on board the _Water Lily_ is any other than a source of the most unqualified gratification to her crew.
know
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From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
Lily
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From this reading "You are under the greatest misapprehension if you suppose your presence on board the _Water Lily_ is any other than a source of the most unqualified gratification to her crew.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
misapprehension
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From this reading "You are under the greatest misapprehension if you suppose your presence on board the _Water Lily_ is any other than a source of the most unqualified gratification to her crew.
most
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From this reading "You are under the greatest misapprehension if you suppose your presence on board the _Water Lily_ is any other than a source of the most unqualified gratification to her crew.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
never
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From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You are under the greatest misapprehension if you suppose your presence on board the _Water Lily_ is any other than a source of the most unqualified gratification to her crew.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You are under the greatest misapprehension if you suppose your presence on board the _Water Lily_ is any other than a source of the most unqualified gratification to her crew.
other
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From this reading "You are under the greatest misapprehension if you suppose your presence on board the _Water Lily_ is any other than a source of the most unqualified gratification to her crew.
Pray
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From this reading "Pray stop!"
presence
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From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
rather
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From this reading "I hope we shall," she responded; rather dolefully, I thought.
responded
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From this reading "I hope we shall," she responded; rather dolefully, I thought.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I hope we shall," she responded; rather dolefully, I thought.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I hope we shall," she responded; rather dolefully, I thought.
source
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From this reading "You are under the greatest misapprehension if you suppose your presence on board the _Water Lily_ is any other than a source of the most unqualified gratification to her crew.
stop
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From this reading "Pray stop!"
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
to assume or believe something is true
From this reading "You are under the greatest misapprehension if you suppose your presence on board the _Water Lily_ is any other than a source of the most unqualified gratification to her crew.
tears
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From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "You are under the greatest misapprehension if you suppose your presence on board the _Water Lily_ is any other than a source of the most unqualified gratification to her crew.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You are under the greatest misapprehension if you suppose your presence on board the _Water Lily_ is any other than a source of the most unqualified gratification to her crew.
thought
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From this reading "I hope we shall," she responded; rather dolefully, I thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "You are under the greatest misapprehension if you suppose your presence on board the _Water Lily_ is any other than a source of the most unqualified gratification to her crew.
unqualified
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From this reading "You are under the greatest misapprehension if you suppose your presence on board the _Water Lily_ is any other than a source of the most unqualified gratification to her crew.
up
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From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
very
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From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
Water
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From this reading "You are under the greatest misapprehension if you suppose your presence on board the _Water Lily_ is any other than a source of the most unqualified gratification to her crew.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I hope we shall," she responded; rather dolefully, I thought.
welling
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From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have been very good to me, and"--her eyes welling up with tears--"I shall never forget you; but I know my presence must be a great inconvenience and embarrassment to you."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are under the greatest misapprehension if you suppose your presence on board the _Water Lily_ is any other than a source of the most unqualified gratification to her crew.
