Chapter VI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading "If I hadn't been paralysed with admiration I believe I should have laughed.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

later than; following

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "If I hadn't been paralysed with admiration I believe I should have laughed.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "If I hadn't been paralysed with admiration I believe I should have laughed.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation

From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

a responsibility that must be carried out

From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "It was real good of you, Mrs. Van," said Zaidie.

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

From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading "If I hadn't been paralysed with admiration I believe I should have laughed.

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

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

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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

From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "If I hadn't been paralysed with admiration I believe I should have laughed.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading "If I hadn't been paralysed with admiration I believe I should have laughed.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

not any; not one

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading "If I hadn't been paralysed with admiration I believe I should have laughed.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading "It was real good of you, Mrs. Van," said Zaidie.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

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From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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

From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "If I hadn't been paralysed with admiration I believe I should have laughed.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

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

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

in the direction of

From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

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From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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

From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

at the time that

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

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From this reading As this narrative is the story of the personal adventures of Lord Redgrave and his bride, and not an account of events at which all the world has already wondered, there is no necessity to describe in any detail the extraordinary sequence of circumstances which began when the _Astronef_ dropped without warning from the clouds in front of the White House at Washington, and his lordship, after paying his respects to the President, proceeded to the British Embassy and placed the copy of the Anglo-American agreement in Lord Pauncefote's hands.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Mrs. Van Stuyler's spirits had risen as the _Astronef_ descended towards the lights of Washington, and when the President and Lord Pauncefote paid a visit to the wonderful craft, the joint product of American genius and English capital and constructive skill, she immediately assumed, at Redgrave's request, the position of lady of the house _pro tem._, and described the "change of plans," as she called it, which led to their transfer from the _St. Louis_ to the _Astronef_ with an imaginative fluency which would have done credit to the most enterprising of American interviewers.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."

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From this reading "You see, my dear," she said to Zaidie afterwards, "as everything turned out so very happily, and as Lord Redgrave behaved in such a splendid way, I thought it was my duty to make everything appear as pleasant to the President and Lord Pauncefote as I could."