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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 As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
afraid
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From this reading I’m afraid he’ll annoy Uncle Jeb’s neighbors.”
all
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From this reading We couldn’t have a more pleasant visitor and I hope he comes early, so he’ll have time to tell us all the news, don’t you?”
allowing
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From this reading “They might move or even threaten to have Uncle Jeb evicted for allowing such noisy people on his premises.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We couldn’t have a more pleasant visitor and I hope he comes early, so he’ll have time to tell us all the news, don’t you?”
annoy
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From this reading I’m afraid he’ll annoy Uncle Jeb’s neighbors.”
answered
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From this reading “Yeh,” answered Westy, “he’s too talkative to suit me.
Artie
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From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
bring
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From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
cabin
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From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
called
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From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
comes
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From this reading We couldn’t have a more pleasant visitor and I hope he comes early, so he’ll have time to tell us all the news, don’t you?”
couldn't
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From this reading We couldn’t have a more pleasant visitor and I hope he comes early, so he’ll have time to tell us all the news, don’t you?”
delight
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From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
don't
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From this reading We couldn’t have a more pleasant visitor and I hope he comes early, so he’ll have time to tell us all the news, don’t you?”
early
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From this reading We couldn’t have a more pleasant visitor and I hope he comes early, so he’ll have time to tell us all the news, don’t you?”
even
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From this reading “They might move or even threaten to have Uncle Jeb evicted for allowing such noisy people on his premises.”
evicted
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From this reading “They might move or even threaten to have Uncle Jeb evicted for allowing such noisy people on his premises.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “They might move or even threaten to have Uncle Jeb evicted for allowing such noisy people on his premises.”
forward
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From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We couldn’t have a more pleasant visitor and I hope he comes early, so he’ll have time to tell us all the news, don’t you?”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
he'll
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From this reading We couldn’t have a more pleasant visitor and I hope he comes early, so he’ll have time to tell us all the news, don’t you?”
he's
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From this reading “Yeh,” answered Westy, “he’s too talkative to suit me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “They might move or even threaten to have Uncle Jeb evicted for allowing such noisy people on his premises.”
hope
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From this reading We couldn’t have a more pleasant visitor and I hope he comes early, so he’ll have time to tell us all the news, don’t you?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We couldn’t have a more pleasant visitor and I hope he comes early, so he’ll have time to tell us all the news, don’t you?”
I'm
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From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
Jeb
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From this reading “They might move or even threaten to have Uncle Jeb evicted for allowing such noisy people on his premises.”
Jeb's
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From this reading I’m afraid he’ll annoy Uncle Jeb’s neighbors.”
looking
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From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
mail
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From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yeh,” answered Westy, “he’s too talkative to suit me.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “They might move or even threaten to have Uncle Jeb evicted for allowing such noisy people on his premises.”
more
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From this reading We couldn’t have a more pleasant visitor and I hope he comes early, so he’ll have time to tell us all the news, don’t you?”
move
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From this reading “They might move or even threaten to have Uncle Jeb evicted for allowing such noisy people on his premises.”
nearing
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From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
neighbors
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From this reading I’m afraid he’ll annoy Uncle Jeb’s neighbors.”
news
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From this reading We couldn’t have a more pleasant visitor and I hope he comes early, so he’ll have time to tell us all the news, don’t you?”
noisy
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From this reading “They might move or even threaten to have Uncle Jeb evicted for allowing such noisy people on his premises.”
Ollie
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From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “They might move or even threaten to have Uncle Jeb evicted for allowing such noisy people on his premises.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “They might move or even threaten to have Uncle Jeb evicted for allowing such noisy people on his premises.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
people
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From this reading “They might move or even threaten to have Uncle Jeb evicted for allowing such noisy people on his premises.”
pleasant
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From this reading We couldn’t have a more pleasant visitor and I hope he comes early, so he’ll have time to tell us all the news, don’t you?”
premises
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From this reading “They might move or even threaten to have Uncle Jeb evicted for allowing such noisy people on his premises.”
said
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From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We couldn’t have a more pleasant visitor and I hope he comes early, so he’ll have time to tell us all the news, don’t you?”
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “They might move or even threaten to have Uncle Jeb evicted for allowing such noisy people on his premises.”
suit
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From this reading “Yeh,” answered Westy, “he’s too talkative to suit me.
talkative
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From this reading “Yeh,” answered Westy, “he’s too talkative to suit me.
tell
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From this reading We couldn’t have a more pleasant visitor and I hope he comes early, so he’ll have time to tell us all the news, don’t you?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
threaten
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From this reading “They might move or even threaten to have Uncle Jeb evicted for allowing such noisy people on his premises.”
time
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From this reading We couldn’t have a more pleasant visitor and I hope he comes early, so he’ll have time to tell us all the news, don’t you?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
too
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From this reading “Yeh,” answered Westy, “he’s too talkative to suit me.
twice
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From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
Uncle
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From this reading I’m afraid he’ll annoy Uncle Jeb’s neighbors.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We couldn’t have a more pleasant visitor and I hope he comes early, so he’ll have time to tell us all the news, don’t you?”
visitor
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From this reading We couldn’t have a more pleasant visitor and I hope he comes early, so he’ll have time to tell us all the news, don’t you?”
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We couldn’t have a more pleasant visitor and I hope he comes early, so he’ll have time to tell us all the news, don’t you?”
week
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From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
Westy
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From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As they were nearing the cabin Artie called to Westy: “I’m looking forward,” he said, “with delight to having Ollie bring our mail twice a week.
Yeh
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From this reading “Yeh,” answered Westy, “he’s too talkative to suit me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We couldn’t have a more pleasant visitor and I hope he comes early, so he’ll have time to tell us all the news, don’t you?”
