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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 Bell stepped out of a tall French window to a terrace, and from the terrace to the ground.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Bell lighted a cigarette and moved purposelessly down an elaborately formalized garden.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bell stepped out of a tall French window to a terrace, and from the terrace to the ground.
appeared
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From this reading There was a dull muttering in the sky to the east, and a speck appeared, drew nearer swiftly, grew larger, and became a small army biplane.
army
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From this reading There was a dull muttering in the sky to the east, and a speck appeared, drew nearer swiftly, grew larger, and became a small army biplane.
became
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From this reading There was a dull muttering in the sky to the east, and a speck appeared, drew nearer swiftly, grew larger, and became a small army biplane.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It descended steeply to earth behind a tall planting of trees.
Bell
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From this reading Bell stepped out of a tall French window to a terrace, and from the terrace to the ground.
biplane
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From this reading There was a dull muttering in the sky to the east, and a speck appeared, drew nearer swiftly, grew larger, and became a small army biplane.
cigarette
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From this reading Bell lighted a cigarette and moved purposelessly down an elaborately formalized garden.
descended
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From this reading It descended steeply to earth behind a tall planting of trees.
down
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From this reading Bell lighted a cigarette and moved purposelessly down an elaborately formalized garden.
drew
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From this reading There was a dull muttering in the sky to the east, and a speck appeared, drew nearer swiftly, grew larger, and became a small army biplane.
dull
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From this reading There was a dull muttering in the sky to the east, and a speck appeared, drew nearer swiftly, grew larger, and became a small army biplane.
earth
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From this reading It descended steeply to earth behind a tall planting of trees.
east
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From this reading There was a dull muttering in the sky to the east, and a speck appeared, drew nearer swiftly, grew larger, and became a small army biplane.
elaborately
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From this reading Bell lighted a cigarette and moved purposelessly down an elaborately formalized garden.
formalized
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From this reading Bell lighted a cigarette and moved purposelessly down an elaborately formalized garden.
French
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From this reading Bell stepped out of a tall French window to a terrace, and from the terrace to the ground.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Bell stepped out of a tall French window to a terrace, and from the terrace to the ground.
garden
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From this reading Bell lighted a cigarette and moved purposelessly down an elaborately formalized garden.
grew
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From this reading There was a dull muttering in the sky to the east, and a speck appeared, drew nearer swiftly, grew larger, and became a small army biplane.
grimly
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From this reading "More victims," he observed grimly to himself, of the plane.
ground
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From this reading Bell stepped out of a tall French window to a terrace, and from the terrace to the ground.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "More victims," he observed grimly to himself, of the plane.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "More victims," he observed grimly to himself, of the plane.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a dull muttering in the sky to the east, and a speck appeared, drew nearer swiftly, grew larger, and became a small army biplane.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It descended steeply to earth behind a tall planting of trees.
larger
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From this reading There was a dull muttering in the sky to the east, and a speck appeared, drew nearer swiftly, grew larger, and became a small army biplane.
lighted
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From this reading Bell lighted a cigarette and moved purposelessly down an elaborately formalized garden.
More
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From this reading "More victims," he observed grimly to himself, of the plane.
moved
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From this reading Bell lighted a cigarette and moved purposelessly down an elaborately formalized garden.
muttering
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From this reading There was a dull muttering in the sky to the east, and a speck appeared, drew nearer swiftly, grew larger, and became a small army biplane.
nearer
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From this reading There was a dull muttering in the sky to the east, and a speck appeared, drew nearer swiftly, grew larger, and became a small army biplane.
observed
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From this reading "More victims," he observed grimly to himself, of the plane.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bell stepped out of a tall French window to a terrace, and from the terrace to the ground.
out
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From this reading Bell stepped out of a tall French window to a terrace, and from the terrace to the ground.
plane
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From this reading "More victims," he observed grimly to himself, of the plane.
planting
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From this reading It descended steeply to earth behind a tall planting of trees.
purposelessly
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From this reading Bell lighted a cigarette and moved purposelessly down an elaborately formalized garden.
sky
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From this reading There was a dull muttering in the sky to the east, and a speck appeared, drew nearer swiftly, grew larger, and became a small army biplane.
small
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From this reading There was a dull muttering in the sky to the east, and a speck appeared, drew nearer swiftly, grew larger, and became a small army biplane.
speck
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From this reading There was a dull muttering in the sky to the east, and a speck appeared, drew nearer swiftly, grew larger, and became a small army biplane.
steeply
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From this reading It descended steeply to earth behind a tall planting of trees.
stepped
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From this reading Bell stepped out of a tall French window to a terrace, and from the terrace to the ground.
swiftly
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From this reading There was a dull muttering in the sky to the east, and a speck appeared, drew nearer swiftly, grew larger, and became a small army biplane.
tall
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From this reading Bell stepped out of a tall French window to a terrace, and from the terrace to the ground.
terrace
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From this reading Bell stepped out of a tall French window to a terrace, and from the terrace to the ground.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bell stepped out of a tall French window to a terrace, and from the terrace to the ground.
There
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From this reading There was a dull muttering in the sky to the east, and a speck appeared, drew nearer swiftly, grew larger, and became a small army biplane.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bell stepped out of a tall French window to a terrace, and from the terrace to the ground.
trees
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From this reading It descended steeply to earth behind a tall planting of trees.
victims
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From this reading "More victims," he observed grimly to himself, of the plane.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a dull muttering in the sky to the east, and a speck appeared, drew nearer swiftly, grew larger, and became a small army biplane.
window
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From this reading Bell stepped out of a tall French window to a terrace, and from the terrace to the ground.
