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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 TROUBLED HEART OF TERESA Teresa Fernandez, the trim, immaculate stewardess, on her way to a passenger’s room with a breakfast tray glanced into the dining-saloon.
always
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From this reading It had been a pleasure to see him sitting there, so big and clean and wholesome, always good-humored, with a smile for every one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had been a pleasure to see him sitting there, so big and clean and wholesome, always good-humored, with a smile for every one.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a pleasure to see him sitting there, so big and clean and wholesome, always good-humored, with a smile for every one.
big
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From this reading It had been a pleasure to see him sitting there, so big and clean and wholesome, always good-humored, with a smile for every one.
breakfast
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From this reading THE TROUBLED HEART OF TERESA Teresa Fernandez, the trim, immaculate stewardess, on her way to a passenger’s room with a breakfast tray glanced into the dining-saloon.
Cary's
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From this reading Richard Cary’s chair was vacant.
chair
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From this reading Richard Cary’s chair was vacant.
clean
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From this reading It had been a pleasure to see him sitting there, so big and clean and wholesome, always good-humored, with a smile for every one.
come
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From this reading He had not yet come down.
dining-saloon
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From this reading THE TROUBLED HEART OF TERESA Teresa Fernandez, the trim, immaculate stewardess, on her way to a passenger’s room with a breakfast tray glanced into the dining-saloon.
down
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From this reading He had not yet come down.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It had been a pleasure to see him sitting there, so big and clean and wholesome, always good-humored, with a smile for every one.
Fernandez
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From this reading THE TROUBLED HEART OF TERESA Teresa Fernandez, the trim, immaculate stewardess, on her way to a passenger’s room with a breakfast tray glanced into the dining-saloon.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had been a pleasure to see him sitting there, so big and clean and wholesome, always good-humored, with a smile for every one.
glanced
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From this reading THE TROUBLED HEART OF TERESA Teresa Fernandez, the trim, immaculate stewardess, on her way to a passenger’s room with a breakfast tray glanced into the dining-saloon.
good-humored
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From this reading It had been a pleasure to see him sitting there, so big and clean and wholesome, always good-humored, with a smile for every one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not yet come down.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not yet come down.
HEART
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From this reading THE TROUBLED HEART OF TERESA Teresa Fernandez, the trim, immaculate stewardess, on her way to a passenger’s room with a breakfast tray glanced into the dining-saloon.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TROUBLED HEART OF TERESA Teresa Fernandez, the trim, immaculate stewardess, on her way to a passenger’s room with a breakfast tray glanced into the dining-saloon.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had been a pleasure to see him sitting there, so big and clean and wholesome, always good-humored, with a smile for every one.
immaculate
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From this reading THE TROUBLED HEART OF TERESA Teresa Fernandez, the trim, immaculate stewardess, on her way to a passenger’s room with a breakfast tray glanced into the dining-saloon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE TROUBLED HEART OF TERESA Teresa Fernandez, the trim, immaculate stewardess, on her way to a passenger’s room with a breakfast tray glanced into the dining-saloon.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been a pleasure to see him sitting there, so big and clean and wholesome, always good-humored, with a smile for every one.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not yet come down.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TROUBLED HEART OF TERESA Teresa Fernandez, the trim, immaculate stewardess, on her way to a passenger’s room with a breakfast tray glanced into the dining-saloon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE TROUBLED HEART OF TERESA Teresa Fernandez, the trim, immaculate stewardess, on her way to a passenger’s room with a breakfast tray glanced into the dining-saloon.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It had been a pleasure to see him sitting there, so big and clean and wholesome, always good-humored, with a smile for every one.
passenger's
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From this reading THE TROUBLED HEART OF TERESA Teresa Fernandez, the trim, immaculate stewardess, on her way to a passenger’s room with a breakfast tray glanced into the dining-saloon.
pleasure
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From this reading It had been a pleasure to see him sitting there, so big and clean and wholesome, always good-humored, with a smile for every one.
punctual
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From this reading Usually he was punctual.
Richard
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From this reading Richard Cary’s chair was vacant.
room
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From this reading THE TROUBLED HEART OF TERESA Teresa Fernandez, the trim, immaculate stewardess, on her way to a passenger’s room with a breakfast tray glanced into the dining-saloon.
see
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From this reading It had been a pleasure to see him sitting there, so big and clean and wholesome, always good-humored, with a smile for every one.
sitting
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From this reading It had been a pleasure to see him sitting there, so big and clean and wholesome, always good-humored, with a smile for every one.
smile
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From this reading It had been a pleasure to see him sitting there, so big and clean and wholesome, always good-humored, with a smile for every one.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It had been a pleasure to see him sitting there, so big and clean and wholesome, always good-humored, with a smile for every one.
stewardess
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From this reading THE TROUBLED HEART OF TERESA Teresa Fernandez, the trim, immaculate stewardess, on her way to a passenger’s room with a breakfast tray glanced into the dining-saloon.
TERESA
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From this reading THE TROUBLED HEART OF TERESA Teresa Fernandez, the trim, immaculate stewardess, on her way to a passenger’s room with a breakfast tray glanced into the dining-saloon.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TROUBLED HEART OF TERESA Teresa Fernandez, the trim, immaculate stewardess, on her way to a passenger’s room with a breakfast tray glanced into the dining-saloon.
there
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From this reading It had been a pleasure to see him sitting there, so big and clean and wholesome, always good-humored, with a smile for every one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TROUBLED HEART OF TERESA Teresa Fernandez, the trim, immaculate stewardess, on her way to a passenger’s room with a breakfast tray glanced into the dining-saloon.
tray
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From this reading THE TROUBLED HEART OF TERESA Teresa Fernandez, the trim, immaculate stewardess, on her way to a passenger’s room with a breakfast tray glanced into the dining-saloon.
trim
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From this reading THE TROUBLED HEART OF TERESA Teresa Fernandez, the trim, immaculate stewardess, on her way to a passenger’s room with a breakfast tray glanced into the dining-saloon.
TROUBLED
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From this reading THE TROUBLED HEART OF TERESA Teresa Fernandez, the trim, immaculate stewardess, on her way to a passenger’s room with a breakfast tray glanced into the dining-saloon.
Usually
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From this reading Usually he was punctual.
vacant
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From this reading Richard Cary’s chair was vacant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Richard Cary’s chair was vacant.
way
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From this reading THE TROUBLED HEART OF TERESA Teresa Fernandez, the trim, immaculate stewardess, on her way to a passenger’s room with a breakfast tray glanced into the dining-saloon.
wholesome
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From this reading It had been a pleasure to see him sitting there, so big and clean and wholesome, always good-humored, with a smile for every one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE TROUBLED HEART OF TERESA Teresa Fernandez, the trim, immaculate stewardess, on her way to a passenger’s room with a breakfast tray glanced into the dining-saloon.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He had not yet come down.
