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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 Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
aisle
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From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
amusing
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From this reading To see her outspoken Dorothy Dale play a part was a novelty and a most amusing one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dorothy braced up mentally and prepared for the encounter.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tavia’s eyes danced as she watched them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
Blake
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From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
braced
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From this reading Dorothy braced up mentally and prepared for the encounter.
close
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From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
coming
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From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
Dale
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From this reading To see her outspoken Dorothy Dale play a part was a novelty and a most amusing one.
danced
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From this reading Tavia’s eyes danced as she watched them.
Dorothy
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From this reading Dorothy braced up mentally and prepared for the encounter.
down
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From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
encounter
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From this reading Dorothy braced up mentally and prepared for the encounter.
enjoy
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From this reading She was evidently prepared to enjoy herself thoroughly.
evidently
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From this reading She was evidently prepared to enjoy herself thoroughly.
eyes
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From this reading Tavia’s eyes danced as she watched them.
following
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From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dorothy braced up mentally and prepared for the encounter.
Gibbons
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From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
graceful
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From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
heels
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From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To see her outspoken Dorothy Dale play a part was a novelty and a most amusing one.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was evidently prepared to enjoy herself thoroughly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
like
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From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
little
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From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
mentally
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From this reading Dorothy braced up mentally and prepared for the encounter.
most
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From this reading To see her outspoken Dorothy Dale play a part was a novelty and a most amusing one.
novelty
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From this reading To see her outspoken Dorothy Dale play a part was a novelty and a most amusing one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To see her outspoken Dorothy Dale play a part was a novelty and a most amusing one.
outspoken
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From this reading To see her outspoken Dorothy Dale play a part was a novelty and a most amusing one.
part
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From this reading To see her outspoken Dorothy Dale play a part was a novelty and a most amusing one.
play
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From this reading To see her outspoken Dorothy Dale play a part was a novelty and a most amusing one.
prepared
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From this reading Dorothy braced up mentally and prepared for the encounter.
see
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From this reading To see her outspoken Dorothy Dale play a part was a novelty and a most amusing one.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tavia’s eyes danced as she watched them.
squat
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From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
Stanley
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From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
steamboat
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From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
Tavia's
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From this reading Tavia’s eyes danced as she watched them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dorothy braced up mentally and prepared for the encounter.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
thoroughly
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From this reading She was evidently prepared to enjoy herself thoroughly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was evidently prepared to enjoy herself thoroughly.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
tug
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From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
up
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From this reading Dorothy braced up mentally and prepared for the encounter.
wake
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From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
watched
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From this reading Tavia’s eyes danced as she watched them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stanley Blake was coming toward them down the aisle with Gibbons following close at his heels like a squat little tug in the wake of a graceful steamboat.
