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AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About lunchtime the next day, Mrs. Holland answered the telephone to find Mr. Thorne on the line.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After some preliminary conversation, he came to the point of his message.
again
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From this reading We were so interested yesterday in meeting the young lady who looks so much like Sidney, that Mrs. Thorne and I would like to meet her again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I called you to inquire about Hope and her guest.
answered
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From this reading About lunchtime the next day, Mrs. Holland answered the telephone to find Mr. Thorne on the line.
called
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From this reading “I called you to inquire about Hope and her guest.
came
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From this reading After some preliminary conversation, he came to the point of his message.
conversation
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From this reading After some preliminary conversation, he came to the point of his message.
day
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From this reading About lunchtime the next day, Mrs. Holland answered the telephone to find Mr. Thorne on the line.
find
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From this reading About lunchtime the next day, Mrs. Holland answered the telephone to find Mr. Thorne on the line.
GHOST
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From this reading SIDNEY’S “GHOST.”
guest
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From this reading “I called you to inquire about Hope and her guest.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After some preliminary conversation, he came to the point of his message.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I called you to inquire about Hope and her guest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After some preliminary conversation, he came to the point of his message.
Holland
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From this reading About lunchtime the next day, Mrs. Holland answered the telephone to find Mr. Thorne on the line.
Hope
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From this reading “I called you to inquire about Hope and her guest.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I called you to inquire about Hope and her guest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were so interested yesterday in meeting the young lady who looks so much like Sidney, that Mrs. Thorne and I would like to meet her again.
inquire
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From this reading “I called you to inquire about Hope and her guest.
interested
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From this reading We were so interested yesterday in meeting the young lady who looks so much like Sidney, that Mrs. Thorne and I would like to meet her again.
lady
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From this reading We were so interested yesterday in meeting the young lady who looks so much like Sidney, that Mrs. Thorne and I would like to meet her again.
like
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From this reading We were so interested yesterday in meeting the young lady who looks so much like Sidney, that Mrs. Thorne and I would like to meet her again.
line
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From this reading About lunchtime the next day, Mrs. Holland answered the telephone to find Mr. Thorne on the line.
looks
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From this reading We were so interested yesterday in meeting the young lady who looks so much like Sidney, that Mrs. Thorne and I would like to meet her again.
lunchtime
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From this reading About lunchtime the next day, Mrs. Holland answered the telephone to find Mr. Thorne on the line.
meet
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From this reading We were so interested yesterday in meeting the young lady who looks so much like Sidney, that Mrs. Thorne and I would like to meet her again.
meeting
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From this reading We were so interested yesterday in meeting the young lady who looks so much like Sidney, that Mrs. Thorne and I would like to meet her again.
message
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From this reading After some preliminary conversation, he came to the point of his message.
Mr
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From this reading About lunchtime the next day, Mrs. Holland answered the telephone to find Mr. Thorne on the line.
Mrs
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From this reading About lunchtime the next day, Mrs. Holland answered the telephone to find Mr. Thorne on the line.
much
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From this reading We were so interested yesterday in meeting the young lady who looks so much like Sidney, that Mrs. Thorne and I would like to meet her again.
next
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From this reading About lunchtime the next day, Mrs. Holland answered the telephone to find Mr. Thorne on the line.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After some preliminary conversation, he came to the point of his message.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading About lunchtime the next day, Mrs. Holland answered the telephone to find Mr. Thorne on the line.
point
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From this reading After some preliminary conversation, he came to the point of his message.
preliminary
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From this reading After some preliminary conversation, he came to the point of his message.
Sidney
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From this reading We were so interested yesterday in meeting the young lady who looks so much like Sidney, that Mrs. Thorne and I would like to meet her again.
SIDNEY'S
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From this reading SIDNEY’S “GHOST.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We were so interested yesterday in meeting the young lady who looks so much like Sidney, that Mrs. Thorne and I would like to meet her again.
some
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From this reading After some preliminary conversation, he came to the point of his message.
telephone
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From this reading About lunchtime the next day, Mrs. Holland answered the telephone to find Mr. Thorne on the line.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We were so interested yesterday in meeting the young lady who looks so much like Sidney, that Mrs. Thorne and I would like to meet her again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About lunchtime the next day, Mrs. Holland answered the telephone to find Mr. Thorne on the line.
Thorne
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From this reading About lunchtime the next day, Mrs. Holland answered the telephone to find Mr. Thorne on the line.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About lunchtime the next day, Mrs. Holland answered the telephone to find Mr. Thorne on the line.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were so interested yesterday in meeting the young lady who looks so much like Sidney, that Mrs. Thorne and I would like to meet her again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were so interested yesterday in meeting the young lady who looks so much like Sidney, that Mrs. Thorne and I would like to meet her again.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading We were so interested yesterday in meeting the young lady who looks so much like Sidney, that Mrs. Thorne and I would like to meet her again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We were so interested yesterday in meeting the young lady who looks so much like Sidney, that Mrs. Thorne and I would like to meet her again.
yesterday
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From this reading We were so interested yesterday in meeting the young lady who looks so much like Sidney, that Mrs. Thorne and I would like to meet her again.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I called you to inquire about Hope and her guest.
young
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From this reading We were so interested yesterday in meeting the young lady who looks so much like Sidney, that Mrs. Thorne and I would like to meet her again.
