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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 STRANGE MESSAGE The days passed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Mortimer sat with bowed head and heavy brow, resisting Valerie’s archest smiles and brightest sallies.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Was there anything she could get for him?
appetite
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From this reading The fine appetite he had displayed on the occasion of the first breakfast had deserted him and Valerie’s choicest dishes went back practically untouched.
archest
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back
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From this reading The fine appetite he had displayed on the occasion of the first breakfast had deserted him and Valerie’s choicest dishes went back practically untouched.
bowed
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breakfast
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From this reading The fine appetite he had displayed on the occasion of the first breakfast had deserted him and Valerie’s choicest dishes went back practically untouched.
brightest
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brow
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From this reading Captain Mortimer sat with bowed head and heavy brow, resisting Valerie’s archest smiles and brightest sallies.
Captain
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From this reading Captain Mortimer sat with bowed head and heavy brow, resisting Valerie’s archest smiles and brightest sallies.
choicest
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From this reading The fine appetite he had displayed on the occasion of the first breakfast had deserted him and Valerie’s choicest dishes went back practically untouched.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Was there anything she could get for him?
days
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From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The days passed.
deserted
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From this reading The fine appetite he had displayed on the occasion of the first breakfast had deserted him and Valerie’s choicest dishes went back practically untouched.
dishes
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From this reading The fine appetite he had displayed on the occasion of the first breakfast had deserted him and Valerie’s choicest dishes went back practically untouched.
displayed
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From this reading The fine appetite he had displayed on the occasion of the first breakfast had deserted him and Valerie’s choicest dishes went back practically untouched.
fine
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From this reading The fine appetite he had displayed on the occasion of the first breakfast had deserted him and Valerie’s choicest dishes went back practically untouched.
first
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From this reading The fine appetite he had displayed on the occasion of the first breakfast had deserted him and Valerie’s choicest dishes went back practically untouched.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Was there anything she could get for him?
get
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From this reading Was there anything she could get for him?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fine appetite he had displayed on the occasion of the first breakfast had deserted him and Valerie’s choicest dishes went back practically untouched.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fine appetite he had displayed on the occasion of the first breakfast had deserted him and Valerie’s choicest dishes went back practically untouched.
head
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From this reading Captain Mortimer sat with bowed head and heavy brow, resisting Valerie’s archest smiles and brightest sallies.
heavy
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From this reading Captain Mortimer sat with bowed head and heavy brow, resisting Valerie’s archest smiles and brightest sallies.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fine appetite he had displayed on the occasion of the first breakfast had deserted him and Valerie’s choicest dishes went back practically untouched.
MESSAGE
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From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The days passed.
Mortimer
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From this reading Captain Mortimer sat with bowed head and heavy brow, resisting Valerie’s archest smiles and brightest sallies.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No; nothing.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading No; nothing.
occasion
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From this reading The fine appetite he had displayed on the occasion of the first breakfast had deserted him and Valerie’s choicest dishes went back practically untouched.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fine appetite he had displayed on the occasion of the first breakfast had deserted him and Valerie’s choicest dishes went back practically untouched.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fine appetite he had displayed on the occasion of the first breakfast had deserted him and Valerie’s choicest dishes went back practically untouched.
passed
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From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The days passed.
practically
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From this reading The fine appetite he had displayed on the occasion of the first breakfast had deserted him and Valerie’s choicest dishes went back practically untouched.
resisting
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From this reading Captain Mortimer sat with bowed head and heavy brow, resisting Valerie’s archest smiles and brightest sallies.
sallies
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From this reading Captain Mortimer sat with bowed head and heavy brow, resisting Valerie’s archest smiles and brightest sallies.
sat
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From this reading Captain Mortimer sat with bowed head and heavy brow, resisting Valerie’s archest smiles and brightest sallies.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was there anything she could get for him?
smiles
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From this reading Captain Mortimer sat with bowed head and heavy brow, resisting Valerie’s archest smiles and brightest sallies.
STRANGE
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From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The days passed.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE The days passed.
there
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From this reading Was there anything she could get for him?
untouched
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From this reading The fine appetite he had displayed on the occasion of the first breakfast had deserted him and Valerie’s choicest dishes went back practically untouched.
Valerie's
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From this reading Captain Mortimer sat with bowed head and heavy brow, resisting Valerie’s archest smiles and brightest sallies.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was there anything she could get for him?
went
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From this reading The fine appetite he had displayed on the occasion of the first breakfast had deserted him and Valerie’s choicest dishes went back practically untouched.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Captain Mortimer sat with bowed head and heavy brow, resisting Valerie’s archest smiles and brightest sallies.
