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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 does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I try not to feed him more than four times a day extra, but he is stern with me about it.
all
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From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
almost
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From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These are they.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
bother
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From this reading It does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
boy
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From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
Byrd
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From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
can't
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From this reading It does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
circumstances
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From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
confidante
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From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
day
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From this reading I try not to feed him more than four times a day extra, but he is stern with me about it.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
Douglass
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From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
down
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From this reading It does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
eventful
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From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
extra
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From this reading I try not to feed him more than four times a day extra, but he is stern with me about it.
fears
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From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
feed
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From this reading I try not to feed him more than four times a day extra, but he is stern with me about it.
four
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From this reading I try not to feed him more than four times a day extra, but he is stern with me about it.
frail
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From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
friend
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From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
glad
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From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
grown
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From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
happened
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From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
happy
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From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
house
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From this reading It does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
I'm
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From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
idea
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From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
Idol
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From this reading It does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
introduced
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From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I try not to feed him more than four times a day extra, but he is stern with me about it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
it's
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From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
keep
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From this reading It does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
kept
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From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
like
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From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
looks
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From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
Lovelace
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From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
Mamie
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From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
miserable
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From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
month
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From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
more
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From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
Mr
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From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
much
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From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I try not to feed him more than four times a day extra, but he is stern with me about it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
own
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From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
pass
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From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
pedestal
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From this reading It does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
perfectly
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From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
person
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From this reading It does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
Peyton
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From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
pity
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From this reading It does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
put
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From this reading It does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
roly-poly
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From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
Roxanne
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From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
Roxanne's
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From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
seem
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From this reading It does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
slender
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From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
speak
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From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
stern
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From this reading I try not to feed him more than four times a day extra, but he is stern with me about it.
Sue
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From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading My fears have come to pass and in this eventful month Lovelace Peyton has grown from a slender, frail little boy into almost as much of a roly-poly as Mamie Sue, and looks more like her than he does like Roxanne.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These are they.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These are they.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
times
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From this reading I try not to feed him more than four times a day extra, but he is stern with me about it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
try
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From this reading I try not to feed him more than four times a day extra, but he is stern with me about it.
trying
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From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
voice
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From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The idea of being introduced to Mr. Douglass Byrd and having to speak directly to him with my own voice has kept me miserable all this month in which I have been so perfectly happy being Roxanne's friend and confidante, but it has happened and I'm glad it's over, though it was under trying circumstances.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It does seem a pity that a person can't put an Idol on a pedestal and keep it here without having it come down and bother around the house.
