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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 She motioned me to a complicated wicker chair of Malaysian make which brought back vividly my years in Mindanao.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Saluting in the continental manner, I bent over her extended hand, noting the strong, square nails with their perfect crescent moons at the base.
back
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From this reading She motioned me to a complicated wicker chair of Malaysian make which brought back vividly my years in Mindanao.
base
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From this reading Saluting in the continental manner, I bent over her extended hand, noting the strong, square nails with their perfect crescent moons at the base.
bent
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From this reading Saluting in the continental manner, I bent over her extended hand, noting the strong, square nails with their perfect crescent moons at the base.
brought
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From this reading She motioned me to a complicated wicker chair of Malaysian make which brought back vividly my years in Mindanao.
card
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From this reading She held the card which had preceded me.
chair
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From this reading She motioned me to a complicated wicker chair of Malaysian make which brought back vividly my years in Mindanao.
complicated
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From this reading She motioned me to a complicated wicker chair of Malaysian make which brought back vividly my years in Mindanao.
continental
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From this reading Saluting in the continental manner, I bent over her extended hand, noting the strong, square nails with their perfect crescent moons at the base.
crescent
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From this reading Saluting in the continental manner, I bent over her extended hand, noting the strong, square nails with their perfect crescent moons at the base.
Dr
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From this reading “Dr. Traprock?”
extended
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From this reading Saluting in the continental manner, I bent over her extended hand, noting the strong, square nails with their perfect crescent moons at the base.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She held the card which had preceded me.
hand
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From this reading Saluting in the continental manner, I bent over her extended hand, noting the strong, square nails with their perfect crescent moons at the base.
held
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From this reading She held the card which had preceded me.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Saluting in the continental manner, I bent over her extended hand, noting the strong, square nails with their perfect crescent moons at the base.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Saluting in the continental manner, I bent over her extended hand, noting the strong, square nails with their perfect crescent moons at the base.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Saluting in the continental manner, I bent over her extended hand, noting the strong, square nails with their perfect crescent moons at the base.
Lady
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From this reading “Lady Wimpole.”
make
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From this reading She motioned me to a complicated wicker chair of Malaysian make which brought back vividly my years in Mindanao.
Malaysian
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From this reading She motioned me to a complicated wicker chair of Malaysian make which brought back vividly my years in Mindanao.
manner
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From this reading Saluting in the continental manner, I bent over her extended hand, noting the strong, square nails with their perfect crescent moons at the base.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She held the card which had preceded me.
Mindanao
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From this reading She motioned me to a complicated wicker chair of Malaysian make which brought back vividly my years in Mindanao.
moons
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From this reading Saluting in the continental manner, I bent over her extended hand, noting the strong, square nails with their perfect crescent moons at the base.
motionedverbUS /ˈmoʊʃənd/
made a gesture telling someone to move or come closer
From this reading She motioned me to a complicated wicker chair of Malaysian make which brought back vividly my years in Mindanao.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She motioned me to a complicated wicker chair of Malaysian make which brought back vividly my years in Mindanao.
nails
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From this reading Saluting in the continental manner, I bent over her extended hand, noting the strong, square nails with their perfect crescent moons at the base.
noting
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From this reading Saluting in the continental manner, I bent over her extended hand, noting the strong, square nails with their perfect crescent moons at the base.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She motioned me to a complicated wicker chair of Malaysian make which brought back vividly my years in Mindanao.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Saluting in the continental manner, I bent over her extended hand, noting the strong, square nails with their perfect crescent moons at the base.
perfect
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From this reading Saluting in the continental manner, I bent over her extended hand, noting the strong, square nails with their perfect crescent moons at the base.
preceded
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From this reading She held the card which had preceded me.
Saluting
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From this reading Saluting in the continental manner, I bent over her extended hand, noting the strong, square nails with their perfect crescent moons at the base.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She held the card which had preceded me.
square
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From this reading Saluting in the continental manner, I bent over her extended hand, noting the strong, square nails with their perfect crescent moons at the base.
strong
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From this reading Saluting in the continental manner, I bent over her extended hand, noting the strong, square nails with their perfect crescent moons at the base.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She held the card which had preceded me.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Saluting in the continental manner, I bent over her extended hand, noting the strong, square nails with their perfect crescent moons at the base.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She motioned me to a complicated wicker chair of Malaysian make which brought back vividly my years in Mindanao.
Traprock
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From this reading “Dr. Traprock?”
vividly
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From this reading She motioned me to a complicated wicker chair of Malaysian make which brought back vividly my years in Mindanao.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She held the card which had preceded me.
wicker
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From this reading She motioned me to a complicated wicker chair of Malaysian make which brought back vividly my years in Mindanao.
Wimpole
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From this reading “Lady Wimpole.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Saluting in the continental manner, I bent over her extended hand, noting the strong, square nails with their perfect crescent moons at the base.
years
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From this reading She motioned me to a complicated wicker chair of Malaysian make which brought back vividly my years in Mindanao.
