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Torchy As A Pa
Torchy As A Pa

Chapter XV

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STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.
I expect some poetical real estater wished that name on it.
Anyway, it's the proper thing out here in Harbor Hills to call your place after some sort of shrubbery or tree.
And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.
It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Torchy As A Pa

Chapter XV

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.
Line 2
I expect some poetical real estater wished that name on it.
Line 3
Anyway, it's the proper thing out here in Harbor Hills to call your place after some sort of shrubbery or tree.
Line 4
And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.
Line 5
It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Anyway, it's the proper thing out here in Harbor Hills to call your place after some sort of shrubbery or tree.”

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.”

Expect verb US /ɪkˈspekt/

to think that something will happen

From this reading “I expect some poetical real estater wished that name on it.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Anyway, it's the proper thing out here in Harbor Hills to call your place after some sort of shrubbery or tree.”

Hers pronoun US /hərz/

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading “STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I expect some poetical real estater wished that name on it.”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Anyway, it's the proper thing out here in Harbor Hills to call your place after some sort of shrubbery or tree.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.”

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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 It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Anyway, it's the proper thing out here in Harbor Hills to call your place after some sort of shrubbery or tree.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.

Anyway

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From this reading Anyway, it's the proper thing out here in Harbor Hills to call your place after some sort of shrubbery or tree.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

call

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From this reading Anyway, it's the proper thing out here in Harbor Hills to call your place after some sort of shrubbery or tree.

cottage

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From this reading And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.

CURE

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From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

cut-under

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From this reading It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.

discovers

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From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

effect

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From this reading And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.

elbow

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From this reading It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

enough

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From this reading It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

estater

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From this reading I expect some poetical real estater wished that name on it.

expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/

to think that something will happen

From this reading I expect some poetical real estater wished that name on it.

fieldstone

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From this reading And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

floor

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From this reading It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

friends

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From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

front

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From this reading It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

gate

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From this reading And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.

gets

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From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

green

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From this reading And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.

growin

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From this reading And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

Harbor

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From this reading Anyway, it's the proper thing out here in Harbor Hills to call your place after some sort of shrubbery or tree.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Anyway, it's the proper thing out here in Harbor Hills to call your place after some sort of shrubbery or tree.

herspronounUS /hərz/

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

Hills

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From this reading Anyway, it's the proper thing out here in Harbor Hills to call your place after some sort of shrubbery or tree.

Honeysuckle

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From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

how

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From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

I'd

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From this reading It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

inside

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From this reading It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I expect some poetical real estater wished that name on it.

it's

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From this reading Anyway, it's the proper thing out here in Harbor Hills to call your place after some sort of shrubbery or tree.

JAZZ

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From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

layin

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From this reading It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

less

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From this reading It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.

Lodge

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From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

maybe

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From this reading And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.

more

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From this reading It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I expect some poetical real estater wished that name on it.

new

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From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

nice

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From this reading It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

old

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From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I expect some poetical real estater wished that name on it.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Anyway, it's the proper thing out here in Harbor Hills to call your place after some sort of shrubbery or tree.

out

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From this reading Anyway, it's the proper thing out here in Harbor Hills to call your place after some sort of shrubbery or tree.

people

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From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

place

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From this reading Anyway, it's the proper thing out here in Harbor Hills to call your place after some sort of shrubbery or tree.

plan

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From this reading It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

poetical

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From this reading I expect some poetical real estater wished that name on it.

porch

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From this reading It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

posts

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From this reading And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.

proper

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From this reading Anyway, it's the proper thing out here in Harbor Hills to call your place after some sort of shrubbery or tree.

real

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From this reading I expect some poetical real estater wished that name on it.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

roof

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From this reading And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.

room

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From this reading It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

shack

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From this reading It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

shrubbery

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From this reading Anyway, it's the proper thing out here in Harbor Hills to call your place after some sort of shrubbery or tree.

some

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From this reading I expect some poetical real estater wished that name on it.

somewhere

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From this reading And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.

sort

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From this reading Anyway, it's the proper thing out here in Harbor Hills to call your place after some sort of shrubbery or tree.

STANLEY

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From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

stone

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From this reading And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.

TAKES

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From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

there

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From this reading It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Anyway, it's the proper thing out here in Harbor Hills to call your place after some sort of shrubbery or tree.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

thrilled

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From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

tiled

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From this reading And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Anyway, it's the proper thing out here in Harbor Hills to call your place after some sort of shrubbery or tree.

tree

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From this reading Anyway, it's the proper thing out here in Harbor Hills to call your place after some sort of shrubbery or tree.

Vee

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From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading It's a nice enough shack, what there is of it, though if I'd been layin' out the floor plan I'd have had less cut-under front porch and more elbow room inside.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading STANLEY TAKES THE JAZZ CURE I remember how thrilled Vee gets when she first discovers that these new people in Honeysuckle Lodge are old friends of hers.

wished

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From this reading I expect some poetical real estater wished that name on it.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading And maybe this little stone cottage effect with the green tiled roof and the fieldstone gate posts did have some honeysuckle growin' around somewhere.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Anyway, it's the proper thing out here in Harbor Hills to call your place after some sort of shrubbery or tree.