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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 A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
admitted
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From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
all
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From this reading To comply with this request, Jerry was obliged to forego the delights of a dance at the Little Ripple Club to which he had looked forward with the liveliest anticipations all the week.
always
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From this reading Eaton’s office always exerted a curious spell on Jerry’s imagination.
Amidon's
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From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
anticipationsplural nounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃənz/
feelings of excitement about something expected to happen
From this reading To comply with this request, Jerry was obliged to forego the delights of a dance at the Little Ripple Club to which he had looked forward with the liveliest anticipations all the week.
asking
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From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
attributable
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From this reading This was attributable in some measure to the presence of cabinets filled with models of patentable and unpatentable devices--queer contrivances with each its story of some inventor’s success or failure.
Building
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From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
cabinets
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From this reading This was attributable in some measure to the presence of cabinets filled with models of patentable and unpatentable devices--queer contrivances with each its story of some inventor’s success or failure.
call
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From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
came
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From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
Club
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From this reading To comply with this request, Jerry was obliged to forego the delights of a dance at the Little Ripple Club to which he had looked forward with the liveliest anticipations all the week.
COLLECTOR
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From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
comply
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From this reading To comply with this request, Jerry was obliged to forego the delights of a dance at the Little Ripple Club to which he had looked forward with the liveliest anticipations all the week.
contrivances
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curious
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From this reading Eaton’s office always exerted a curious spell on Jerry’s imagination.
dance
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From this reading To comply with this request, Jerry was obliged to forego the delights of a dance at the Little Ripple Club to which he had looked forward with the liveliest anticipations all the week.
delights
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From this reading To comply with this request, Jerry was obliged to forego the delights of a dance at the Little Ripple Club to which he had looked forward with the liveliest anticipations all the week.
devices
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From this reading This was attributable in some measure to the presence of cabinets filled with models of patentable and unpatentable devices--queer contrivances with each its story of some inventor’s success or failure.
door
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From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading This was attributable in some measure to the presence of cabinets filled with models of patentable and unpatentable devices--queer contrivances with each its story of some inventor’s success or failure.
Eaton
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From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
Eaton's
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From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
eight
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From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
estimation
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From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
evening
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From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
exerted
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From this reading Eaton’s office always exerted a curious spell on Jerry’s imagination.
FACTS
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From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
failure
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From this reading This was attributable in some measure to the presence of cabinets filled with models of patentable and unpatentable devices--queer contrivances with each its story of some inventor’s success or failure.
fifteenth
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From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
filled
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From this reading This was attributable in some measure to the presence of cabinets filled with models of patentable and unpatentable devices--queer contrivances with each its story of some inventor’s success or failure.
floor
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From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
forego
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From this reading To comply with this request, Jerry was obliged to forego the delights of a dance at the Little Ripple Club to which he had looked forward with the liveliest anticipations all the week.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To comply with this request, Jerry was obliged to forego the delights of a dance at the Little Ripple Club to which he had looked forward with the liveliest anticipations all the week.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To comply with this request, Jerry was obliged to forego the delights of a dance at the Little Ripple Club to which he had looked forward with the liveliest anticipations all the week.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
imagination
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From this reading Eaton’s office always exerted a curious spell on Jerry’s imagination.
impunity
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From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
inventor's
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From this reading This was attributable in some measure to the presence of cabinets filled with models of patentable and unpatentable devices--queer contrivances with each its story of some inventor’s success or failure.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This was attributable in some measure to the presence of cabinets filled with models of patentable and unpatentable devices--queer contrivances with each its story of some inventor’s success or failure.
Jerry
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From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
Jerry's
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From this reading Eaton’s office always exerted a curious spell on Jerry’s imagination.
knocked
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From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
lawyer
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From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To comply with this request, Jerry was obliged to forego the delights of a dance at the Little Ripple Club to which he had looked forward with the liveliest anticipations all the week.
liveliest
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From this reading To comply with this request, Jerry was obliged to forego the delights of a dance at the Little Ripple Club to which he had looked forward with the liveliest anticipations all the week.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To comply with this request, Jerry was obliged to forego the delights of a dance at the Little Ripple Club to which he had looked forward with the liveliest anticipations all the week.
measure
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From this reading This was attributable in some measure to the presence of cabinets filled with models of patentable and unpatentable devices--queer contrivances with each its story of some inventor’s success or failure.
models
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From this reading This was attributable in some measure to the presence of cabinets filled with models of patentable and unpatentable devices--queer contrivances with each its story of some inventor’s success or failure.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
note
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From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
o'clock
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From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
obliged
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From this reading To comply with this request, Jerry was obliged to forego the delights of a dance at the Little Ripple Club to which he had looked forward with the liveliest anticipations all the week.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
off
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From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
office
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From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This was attributable in some measure to the presence of cabinets filled with models of patentable and unpatentable devices--queer contrivances with each its story of some inventor’s success or failure.
patentable
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From this reading This was attributable in some measure to the presence of cabinets filled with models of patentable and unpatentable devices--queer contrivances with each its story of some inventor’s success or failure.
person
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From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
presence
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From this reading This was attributable in some measure to the presence of cabinets filled with models of patentable and unpatentable devices--queer contrivances with each its story of some inventor’s success or failure.
queer
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From this reading This was attributable in some measure to the presence of cabinets filled with models of patentable and unpatentable devices--queer contrivances with each its story of some inventor’s success or failure.
regrets
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From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
request
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From this reading To comply with this request, Jerry was obliged to forego the delights of a dance at the Little Ripple Club to which he had looked forward with the liveliest anticipations all the week.
Ripple
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From this reading To comply with this request, Jerry was obliged to forego the delights of a dance at the Little Ripple Club to which he had looked forward with the liveliest anticipations all the week.
River
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From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
road
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From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
Saturday
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From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
some
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From this reading This was attributable in some measure to the presence of cabinets filled with models of patentable and unpatentable devices--queer contrivances with each its story of some inventor’s success or failure.
spell
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From this reading Eaton’s office always exerted a curious spell on Jerry’s imagination.
story
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From this reading This was attributable in some measure to the presence of cabinets filled with models of patentable and unpatentable devices--queer contrivances with each its story of some inventor’s success or failure.
success
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From this reading This was attributable in some measure to the presence of cabinets filled with models of patentable and unpatentable devices--queer contrivances with each its story of some inventor’s success or failure.
telephoned
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From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To comply with this request, Jerry was obliged to forego the delights of a dance at the Little Ripple Club to which he had looked forward with the liveliest anticipations all the week.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
Trust
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From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
unpatentable
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From this reading This was attributable in some measure to the presence of cabinets filled with models of patentable and unpatentable devices--queer contrivances with each its story of some inventor’s success or failure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To comply with this request, Jerry was obliged to forego the delights of a dance at the Little Ripple Club to which he had looked forward with the liveliest anticipations all the week.
week
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From this reading To comply with this request, Jerry was obliged to forego the delights of a dance at the Little Ripple Club to which he had looked forward with the liveliest anticipations all the week.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A COLLECTOR OF FACTS When Jerry came in “off the road” Saturday, he found a note from Eaton asking him to call at his office that evening.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To comply with this request, Jerry was obliged to forego the delights of a dance at the Little Ripple Club to which he had looked forward with the liveliest anticipations all the week.
White
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From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Eaton was not, in Amidon’s estimation, a person to whom one telephoned regrets with impunity, and at eight o’clock he knocked at Eaton’s door on the fifteenth floor of the White River Trust Building and was admitted by the lawyer in person.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To comply with this request, Jerry was obliged to forego the delights of a dance at the Little Ripple Club to which he had looked forward with the liveliest anticipations all the week.
