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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A thousand thanks, M'sieur Rennell," she said, in her low voice with its slight foreign intonation.
Air
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From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her dark hair fell in disorder over her flushed cheeks, and her eyes were sparkling with pleasure.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And I shall see you at Mrs. Wansleigh's ball to-night?"
ball
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From this reading And I shall see you at Mrs. Wansleigh's ball to-night?"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
Captain
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From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
cheeks
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From this reading Her dark hair fell in disorder over her flushed cheeks, and her eyes were sparkling with pleasure.
cockpit
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From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
Conference
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From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
dark
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From this reading Her dark hair fell in disorder over her flushed cheeks, and her eyes were sparkling with pleasure.
detached
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From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
disorder
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From this reading Her dark hair fell in disorder over her flushed cheeks, and her eyes were sparkling with pleasure.
enjoyed
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From this reading "Never have I enjoyed a ride more than to-day.
eyes
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From this reading Her dark hair fell in disorder over her flushed cheeks, and her eyes were sparkling with pleasure.
fell
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From this reading Her dark hair fell in disorder over her flushed cheeks, and her eyes were sparkling with pleasure.
flushed
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From this reading Her dark hair fell in disorder over her flushed cheeks, and her eyes were sparkling with pleasure.
foreign
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From this reading "A thousand thanks, M'sieur Rennell," she said, in her low voice with its slight foreign intonation.
Fredegonde
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From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
hair
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From this reading Her dark hair fell in disorder over her flushed cheeks, and her eyes were sparkling with pleasure.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Never have I enjoyed a ride more than to-day.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
helped
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From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Never have I enjoyed a ride more than to-day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her dark hair fell in disorder over her flushed cheeks, and her eyes were sparkling with pleasure.
Intelligence
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From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
intonation
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From this reading "A thousand thanks, M'sieur Rennell," she said, in her low voice with its slight foreign intonation.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "A thousand thanks, M'sieur Rennell," she said, in her low voice with its slight foreign intonation.
looked
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From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
lovely
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From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
low
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From this reading "A thousand thanks, M'sieur Rennell," she said, in her low voice with its slight foreign intonation.
M'sieur
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From this reading "A thousand thanks, M'sieur Rennell," she said, in her low voice with its slight foreign intonation.
more
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From this reading "Never have I enjoyed a ride more than to-day.
Mrs
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From this reading And I shall see you at Mrs. Wansleigh's ball to-night?"
never
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From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
out
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From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Her dark hair fell in disorder over her flushed cheeks, and her eyes were sparkling with pleasure.
pleasure
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From this reading Her dark hair fell in disorder over her flushed cheeks, and her eyes were sparkling with pleasure.
Rennell
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From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
Richard
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From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
ride
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From this reading "Never have I enjoyed a ride more than to-day.
S
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From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
said
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From this reading "A thousand thanks, M'sieur Rennell," she said, in her low voice with its slight foreign intonation.
see
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From this reading And I shall see you at Mrs. Wansleigh's ball to-night?"
Service
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From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And I shall see you at Mrs. Wansleigh's ball to-night?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A thousand thanks, M'sieur Rennell," she said, in her low voice with its slight foreign intonation.
slight
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From this reading "A thousand thanks, M'sieur Rennell," she said, in her low voice with its slight foreign intonation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
sparkling
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From this reading Her dark hair fell in disorder over her flushed cheeks, and her eyes were sparkling with pleasure.
temporarily
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From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Never have I enjoyed a ride more than to-day.
thanks
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From this reading "A thousand thanks, M'sieur Rennell," she said, in her low voice with its slight foreign intonation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
thoughtnounUS /ˈthought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
thousand
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From this reading "A thousand thanks, M'sieur Rennell," she said, in her low voice with its slight foreign intonation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
to-day
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From this reading "Never have I enjoyed a ride more than to-day.
to-night
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From this reading And I shall see you at Mrs. Wansleigh's ball to-night?"
U
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From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
Valmy
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From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
voice
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From this reading "A thousand thanks, M'sieur Rennell," she said, in her low voice with its slight foreign intonation.
Wansleigh's
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From this reading And I shall see you at Mrs. Wansleigh's ball to-night?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her dark hair fell in disorder over her flushed cheeks, and her eyes were sparkling with pleasure.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _Conference_ Captain Richard Rennell, of the U. S. Air Service, but temporarily detached to Intelligence, thought that Fredegonde Valmy had never looked so lovely as when he helped her out of the cockpit.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her dark hair fell in disorder over her flushed cheeks, and her eyes were sparkling with pleasure.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And I shall see you at Mrs. Wansleigh's ball to-night?"
