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admiration
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From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
amazement
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From this reading Instantly an expression of perplexity, then amazement, appeared on his face.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Instantly an expression of perplexity, then amazement, appeared on his face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
appeared
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From this reading Instantly an expression of perplexity, then amazement, appeared on his face.
arm
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From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
awe
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From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Could it be possible, he thought?
bent
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From this reading He stared and then bent closer.
bird
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From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
came
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From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
closer
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From this reading He stared and then bent closer.
Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could it be possible, he thought?
down
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From this reading Tenderly he placed it down on the soft warm earth.
earth
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From this reading Tenderly he placed it down on the soft warm earth.
expression
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From this reading Instantly an expression of perplexity, then amazement, appeared on his face.
face
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From this reading Instantly an expression of perplexity, then amazement, appeared on his face.
ferocious
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From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
gazed
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From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
held
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From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
hollow
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From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
Instantly
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From this reading Instantly an expression of perplexity, then amazement, appeared on his face.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tenderly he placed it down on the soft warm earth.
left
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From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
magnificent
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From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
off
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From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tenderly he placed it down on the soft warm earth.
perplexity
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From this reading Instantly an expression of perplexity, then amazement, appeared on his face.
placed
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From this reading Tenderly he placed it down on the soft warm earth.
possible
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From this reading Could it be possible, he thought?
scarf
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From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
slowly
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From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
soft
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From this reading Tenderly he placed it down on the soft warm earth.
stared
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From this reading He stared and then bent closer.
Tenderly
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From this reading Tenderly he placed it down on the soft warm earth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
then
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From this reading Instantly an expression of perplexity, then amazement, appeared on his face.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
thought
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From this reading Could it be possible, he thought?
warm
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From this reading Tenderly he placed it down on the soft warm earth.
Westy
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From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading As the scarf came slowly off, Westy gazed with awe and admiration at this ferocious, yet magnificent bird that he held within the hollow of his left arm.
