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admire
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From this reading “I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Will you get in and let me put it over you?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I shall admire it much more as I see you driving round with it.”
Daisy
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From this reading “Oh, no, thank you,” said Daisy.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do get in and drive with me!” said Mrs. Walker.
drive
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From this reading “Do get in and drive with me!” said Mrs. Walker.
driving
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From this reading “I shall admire it much more as I see you driving round with it.”
get
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From this reading “Will you get in and let me put it over you?”
glad
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From this reading “I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Will you get in and let me put it over you?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.
lady
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From this reading “I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Will you get in and let me put it over you?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Will you get in and let me put it over you?”
more
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From this reading “I shall admire it much more as I see you driving round with it.”
Mrs
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From this reading “Do get in and drive with me!” said Mrs. Walker.
much
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From this reading “I shall admire it much more as I see you driving round with it.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, no, thank you,” said Daisy.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, no, thank you,” said Daisy.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Will you get in and let me put it over you?”
put
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From this reading “Will you get in and let me put it over you?”
round
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From this reading “I shall admire it much more as I see you driving round with it.”
said
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From this reading “I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.
see
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From this reading “I shall admire it much more as I see you driving round with it.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall admire it much more as I see you driving round with it.”
smiling
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From this reading “I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.
sweetly
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From this reading “I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.
thank
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From this reading “Oh, no, thank you,” said Daisy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.
Walker
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From this reading “Do get in and drive with me!” said Mrs. Walker.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will you get in and let me put it over you?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I shall admire it much more as I see you driving round with it.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am glad you admire it,” said this lady, smiling sweetly.