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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 commandment which we English have sadly neglected, then," remarked Philip.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
air
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From this reading "Oh, they are beautiful, they are glorious!" said Sabaroff, with the air of a connoisseur; "they are dreams, angels of beauty.
almost
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From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
angels
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From this reading "Oh, they are beautiful, they are glorious!" said Sabaroff, with the air of a connoisseur; "they are dreams, angels of beauty.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, they are beautiful, they are glorious!" said Sabaroff, with the air of a connoisseur; "they are dreams, angels of beauty.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
attention
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attracting
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From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
beautiful
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From this reading "Oh, they are beautiful, they are glorious!" said Sabaroff, with the air of a connoisseur; "they are dreams, angels of beauty.
beauty
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From this reading "Oh, they are beautiful, they are glorious!" said Sabaroff, with the air of a connoisseur; "they are dreams, angels of beauty.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
carved
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From this reading What flowing lines, what graceful proportions, what lovely complexions, what fine delicately carved features!
claim
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From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
commandment
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From this reading "A commandment which we English have sadly neglected, then," remarked Philip.
complexions
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From this reading What flowing lines, what graceful proportions, what lovely complexions, what fine delicately carved features!
connoisseurnounUS /ˌkɑːnəˈsɜːr/
a person who knows a great deal about the quality of something
From this reading "Oh, they are beautiful, they are glorious!" said Sabaroff, with the air of a connoisseur; "they are dreams, angels of beauty.
criticism
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From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
delicately
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From this reading What flowing lines, what graceful proportions, what lovely complexions, what fine delicately carved features!
dreams
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From this reading "Oh, they are beautiful, they are glorious!" said Sabaroff, with the air of a connoisseur; "they are dreams, angels of beauty.
English
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From this reading "A commandment which we English have sadly neglected, then," remarked Philip.
expert
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fan
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From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
features
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From this reading What flowing lines, what graceful proportions, what lovely complexions, what fine delicately carved features!
figure
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From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
fine
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From this reading What flowing lines, what graceful proportions, what lovely complexions, what fine delicately carved features!
flowing
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From this reading What flowing lines, what graceful proportions, what lovely complexions, what fine delicately carved features!
General
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From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
glorious
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From this reading "Oh, they are beautiful, they are glorious!" said Sabaroff, with the air of a connoisseur; "they are dreams, angels of beauty.
graceful
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From this reading What flowing lines, what graceful proportions, what lovely complexions, what fine delicately carved features!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "A commandment which we English have sadly neglected, then," remarked Philip.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
knew
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From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
Lady
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From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
lines
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From this reading What flowing lines, what graceful proportions, what lovely complexions, what fine delicately carved features!
lovely
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From this reading What flowing lines, what graceful proportions, what lovely complexions, what fine delicately carved features!
Margaret
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From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
monopoly
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From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
neglected
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From this reading "A commandment which we English have sadly neglected, then," remarked Philip.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, they are beautiful, they are glorious!" said Sabaroff, with the air of a connoisseur; "they are dreams, angels of beauty.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, they are beautiful, they are glorious!" said Sabaroff, with the air of a connoisseur; "they are dreams, angels of beauty.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
Philip
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From this reading "A commandment which we English have sadly neglected, then," remarked Philip.
proportions
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From this reading What flowing lines, what graceful proportions, what lovely complexions, what fine delicately carved features!
questioned
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From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
remarked
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From this reading "A commandment which we English have sadly neglected, then," remarked Philip.
Sabaroff
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From this reading "Oh, they are beautiful, they are glorious!" said Sabaroff, with the air of a connoisseur; "they are dreams, angels of beauty.
sadly
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From this reading "A commandment which we English have sadly neglected, then," remarked Philip.
said
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From this reading "Oh, they are beautiful, they are glorious!" said Sabaroff, with the air of a connoisseur; "they are dreams, angels of beauty.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
simpering
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From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, they are beautiful, they are glorious!" said Sabaroff, with the air of a connoisseur; "they are dreams, angels of beauty.
then
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From this reading "A commandment which we English have sadly neglected, then," remarked Philip.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, they are beautiful, they are glorious!" said Sabaroff, with the air of a connoisseur; "they are dreams, angels of beauty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
vignettes
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From this reading They are vignettes!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
wavings
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From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "A commandment which we English have sadly neglected, then," remarked Philip.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What flowing lines, what graceful proportions, what lovely complexions, what fine delicately carved features!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "A commandment which we English have sadly neglected, then," remarked Philip.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, they are beautiful, they are glorious!" said Sabaroff, with the air of a connoisseur; "they are dreams, angels of beauty.
women
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From this reading "And our English women, General?" questioned Lady Margaret, simpering and attracting his attention by expert fan wavings to a figure which she knew was above criticism, a figure such as English women can claim almost a monopoly in.
