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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 The captain was deep in a game of solitaire, but he looked up at McGuire's audible chuckle.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He glanced at Captain Blake across the table.
air
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From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
article
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From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He glanced at Captain Blake across the table.
audible
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From this reading The captain was deep in a game of solitaire, but he looked up at McGuire's audible chuckle.
back
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From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
Blake
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From this reading He glanced at Captain Blake across the table.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The captain was deep in a game of solitaire, but he looked up at McGuire's audible chuckle.
Captain
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From this reading He glanced at Captain Blake across the table.
chair
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chuckle
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From this reading The captain was deep in a game of solitaire, but he looked up at McGuire's audible chuckle.
coat
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From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
comfortably
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From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
deep
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From this reading The captain was deep in a game of solitaire, but he looked up at McGuire's audible chuckle.
flirtatious
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From this reading "She's getting flirtatious."
force
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From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
game
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From this reading The captain was deep in a game of solitaire, but he looked up at McGuire's audible chuckle.
Gay
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From this reading "Gay old girl!" said Lieutenant McGuire and smoothed the paper across his knees.
getting
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From this reading "She's getting flirtatious."
girl
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From this reading "Gay old girl!" said Lieutenant McGuire and smoothed the paper across his knees.
glanced
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From this reading He glanced at Captain Blake across the table.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He glanced at Captain Blake across the table.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
insignia
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From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
knees
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From this reading "Gay old girl!" said Lieutenant McGuire and smoothed the paper across his knees.
leaned
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From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
Lieutenant
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From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
looked
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From this reading The captain was deep in a game of solitaire, but he looked up at McGuire's audible chuckle.
McGuire
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From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
McGuire's
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From this reading The captain was deep in a game of solitaire, but he looked up at McGuire's audible chuckle.
more
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From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
newspaper
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From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
old
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From this reading "Gay old girl!" said Lieutenant McGuire and smoothed the paper across his knees.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
paper
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From this reading "Gay old girl!" said Lieutenant McGuire and smoothed the paper across his knees.
read
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From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
said
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From this reading "Gay old girl!" said Lieutenant McGuire and smoothed the paper across his knees.
She's
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From this reading "She's getting flirtatious."
smoothed
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From this reading "Gay old girl!" said Lieutenant McGuire and smoothed the paper across his knees.
solitaire
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From this reading The captain was deep in a game of solitaire, but he looked up at McGuire's audible chuckle.
table
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From this reading He glanced at Captain Blake across the table.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
threw
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From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
up
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From this reading The captain was deep in a game of solitaire, but he looked up at McGuire's audible chuckle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The captain was deep in a game of solitaire, but he looked up at McGuire's audible chuckle.
winged
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From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lieutenant McGuire threw open his coat with its winged insignia of the air force and leaned back in his chair to read more comfortably the newspaper article.
