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air
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From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
always
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From this reading He always possessed it, but it stopped just short of blind egotism.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His elation was great indeed, and his entire manner, as well as the pleased smile that played over his youthful, handsome face, indicated that he was confident of victory.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His elation was great indeed, and his entire manner, as well as the pleased smile that played over his youthful, handsome face, indicated that he was confident of victory.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
blind
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From this reading He always possessed it, but it stopped just short of blind egotism.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He always possessed it, but it stopped just short of blind egotism.
Circus
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From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
coming
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From this reading Von Herzmann himself was coolly instructing the pilots in the purposes of their coming expedition.
ConfidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Confidence, however, was no new trait in von Herzmann.
confident
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From this reading His elation was great indeed, and his entire manner, as well as the pleased smile that played over his youthful, handsome face, indicated that he was confident of victory.
coolly
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From this reading Von Herzmann himself was coolly instructing the pilots in the purposes of their coming expedition.
Count
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From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
dawn
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From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
egotism
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From this reading He always possessed it, but it stopped just short of blind egotism.
elation
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From this reading His elation was great indeed, and his entire manner, as well as the pleased smile that played over his youthful, handsome face, indicated that he was confident of victory.
entire
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From this reading His elation was great indeed, and his entire manner, as well as the pleased smile that played over his youthful, handsome face, indicated that he was confident of victory.
expedition
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From this reading Von Herzmann himself was coolly instructing the pilots in the purposes of their coming expedition.
face
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From this reading His elation was great indeed, and his entire manner, as well as the pleased smile that played over his youthful, handsome face, indicated that he was confident of victory.
famous
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From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
feverish
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From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
following
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From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
German
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From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His elation was great indeed, and his entire manner, as well as the pleased smile that played over his youthful, handsome face, indicated that he was confident of victory.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His elation was great indeed, and his entire manner, as well as the pleased smile that played over his youthful, handsome face, indicated that he was confident of victory.
haste
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From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His elation was great indeed, and his entire manner, as well as the pleased smile that played over his youthful, handsome face, indicated that he was confident of victory.
Herzmann
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From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
Herzmann's
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From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Von Herzmann himself was coolly instructing the pilots in the purposes of their coming expedition.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His elation was great indeed, and his entire manner, as well as the pleased smile that played over his youthful, handsome face, indicated that he was confident of victory.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Confidence, however, was no new trait in von Herzmann.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
indeed
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From this reading His elation was great indeed, and his entire manner, as well as the pleased smile that played over his youthful, handsome face, indicated that he was confident of victory.
indicated
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From this reading His elation was great indeed, and his entire manner, as well as the pleased smile that played over his youthful, handsome face, indicated that he was confident of victory.
instructing
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From this reading Von Herzmann himself was coolly instructing the pilots in the purposes of their coming expedition.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He always possessed it, but it stopped just short of blind egotism.
just
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From this reading He always possessed it, but it stopped just short of blind egotism.
lines
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From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
making
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From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
manner
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From this reading His elation was great indeed, and his entire manner, as well as the pleased smile that played over his youthful, handsome face, indicated that he was confident of victory.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
new
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From this reading Confidence, however, was no new trait in von Herzmann.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Confidence, however, was no new trait in von Herzmann.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His elation was great indeed, and his entire manner, as well as the pleased smile that played over his youthful, handsome face, indicated that he was confident of victory.
pilots
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From this reading Von Herzmann himself was coolly instructing the pilots in the purposes of their coming expedition.
played
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From this reading His elation was great indeed, and his entire manner, as well as the pleased smile that played over his youthful, handsome face, indicated that he was confident of victory.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His elation was great indeed, and his entire manner, as well as the pleased smile that played over his youthful, handsome face, indicated that he was confident of victory.
possessed
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From this reading He always possessed it, but it stopped just short of blind egotism.
purposes
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From this reading Von Herzmann himself was coolly instructing the pilots in the purposes of their coming expedition.
Roncheres
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From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He always possessed it, but it stopped just short of blind egotism.
smile
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From this reading His elation was great indeed, and his entire manner, as well as the pleased smile that played over his youthful, handsome face, indicated that he was confident of victory.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He always possessed it, but it stopped just short of blind egotism.
Strikes
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From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His elation was great indeed, and his entire manner, as well as the pleased smile that played over his youthful, handsome face, indicated that he was confident of victory.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Von Herzmann himself was coolly instructing the pilots in the purposes of their coming expedition.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
trait
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From this reading Confidence, however, was no new trait in von Herzmann.
vicinity
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From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
victory
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From this reading His elation was great indeed, and his entire manner, as well as the pleased smile that played over his youthful, handsome face, indicated that he was confident of victory.
Von
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From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
well
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From this reading Von Herzmann Strikes At dawn the following morning, well behind the German lines in the vicinity of Roncheres, Count von Herzmann's famous Circus was making feverish haste to take the air.
youthful
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From this reading His elation was great indeed, and his entire manner, as well as the pleased smile that played over his youthful, handsome face, indicated that he was confident of victory.
