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14
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From this reading I had half expected No. 14 would have been sent up in pursuit, but I had too good a start to trouble about that and was a trifle disappointed that this was realized at Ellendorf.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE END I had a lovely trip in that old practice bus.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I had half expected No. 14 would have been sent up in pursuit, but I had too good a start to trouble about that and was a trifle disappointed that this was realized at Ellendorf.
all
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From this reading She was quite a decent old thing and I let her rip, all out, as long as the daylight lasted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was quite a decent old thing and I let her rip, all out, as long as the daylight lasted.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was quite a decent old thing and I let her rip, all out, as long as the daylight lasted.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had half expected No. 14 would have been sent up in pursuit, but I had too good a start to trouble about that and was a trifle disappointed that this was realized at Ellendorf.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had half expected No. 14 would have been sent up in pursuit, but I had too good a start to trouble about that and was a trifle disappointed that this was realized at Ellendorf.
bus
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From this reading THE END I had a lovely trip in that old practice bus.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had half expected No. 14 would have been sent up in pursuit, but I had too good a start to trouble about that and was a trifle disappointed that this was realized at Ellendorf.
certain
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From this reading In the language of the communiques, there was "a certain liveliness" as I crossed the frontier.
chase
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From this reading It would have been rare fun to have had a game of chivy chase over Dutch territory; quite good sport; but I had to travel without escort.
chivy
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From this reading It would have been rare fun to have had a game of chivy chase over Dutch territory; quite good sport; but I had to travel without escort.
communiques
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From this reading In the language of the communiques, there was "a certain liveliness" as I crossed the frontier.
crossed
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From this reading In the language of the communiques, there was "a certain liveliness" as I crossed the frontier.
daylight
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From this reading She was quite a decent old thing and I let her rip, all out, as long as the daylight lasted.
decent
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From this reading She was quite a decent old thing and I let her rip, all out, as long as the daylight lasted.
disappointed
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From this reading I had half expected No. 14 would have been sent up in pursuit, but I had too good a start to trouble about that and was a trifle disappointed that this was realized at Ellendorf.
Dutch
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From this reading It would have been rare fun to have had a game of chivy chase over Dutch territory; quite good sport; but I had to travel without escort.
Ellendorf
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From this reading I had half expected No. 14 would have been sent up in pursuit, but I had too good a start to trouble about that and was a trifle disappointed that this was realized at Ellendorf.
END
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From this reading THE END I had a lovely trip in that old practice bus.
escort
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From this reading It would have been rare fun to have had a game of chivy chase over Dutch territory; quite good sport; but I had to travel without escort.
expected
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From this reading I had half expected No. 14 would have been sent up in pursuit, but I had too good a start to trouble about that and was a trifle disappointed that this was realized at Ellendorf.
frontier
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From this reading In the language of the communiques, there was "a certain liveliness" as I crossed the frontier.
fun
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From this reading It would have been rare fun to have had a game of chivy chase over Dutch territory; quite good sport; but I had to travel without escort.
game
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From this reading It would have been rare fun to have had a game of chivy chase over Dutch territory; quite good sport; but I had to travel without escort.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had half expected No. 14 would have been sent up in pursuit, but I had too good a start to trouble about that and was a trifle disappointed that this was realized at Ellendorf.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE END I had a lovely trip in that old practice bus.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had half expected No. 14 would have been sent up in pursuit, but I had too good a start to trouble about that and was a trifle disappointed that this was realized at Ellendorf.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I had half expected No. 14 would have been sent up in pursuit, but I had too good a start to trouble about that and was a trifle disappointed that this was realized at Ellendorf.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was quite a decent old thing and I let her rip, all out, as long as the daylight lasted.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE END I had a lovely trip in that old practice bus.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE END I had a lovely trip in that old practice bus.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have been rare fun to have had a game of chivy chase over Dutch territory; quite good sport; but I had to travel without escort.
language
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From this reading In the language of the communiques, there was "a certain liveliness" as I crossed the frontier.
lasted
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From this reading She was quite a decent old thing and I let her rip, all out, as long as the daylight lasted.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She was quite a decent old thing and I let her rip, all out, as long as the daylight lasted.
liveliness
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From this reading In the language of the communiques, there was "a certain liveliness" as I crossed the frontier.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was quite a decent old thing and I let her rip, all out, as long as the daylight lasted.
lovely
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From this reading THE END I had a lovely trip in that old practice bus.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I had half expected No. 14 would have been sent up in pursuit, but I had too good a start to trouble about that and was a trifle disappointed that this was realized at Ellendorf.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would have been rare fun to have had a game of chivy chase over Dutch territory; quite good sport; but I had to travel without escort.
old
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From this reading THE END I had a lovely trip in that old practice bus.
out
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From this reading She was quite a decent old thing and I let her rip, all out, as long as the daylight lasted.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It would have been rare fun to have had a game of chivy chase over Dutch territory; quite good sport; but I had to travel without escort.
practice
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From this reading THE END I had a lovely trip in that old practice bus.
pursuit
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From this reading I had half expected No. 14 would have been sent up in pursuit, but I had too good a start to trouble about that and was a trifle disappointed that this was realized at Ellendorf.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was quite a decent old thing and I let her rip, all out, as long as the daylight lasted.
rare
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From this reading It would have been rare fun to have had a game of chivy chase over Dutch territory; quite good sport; but I had to travel without escort.
realized
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From this reading I had half expected No. 14 would have been sent up in pursuit, but I had too good a start to trouble about that and was a trifle disappointed that this was realized at Ellendorf.
rip
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From this reading She was quite a decent old thing and I let her rip, all out, as long as the daylight lasted.
sent
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From this reading I had half expected No. 14 would have been sent up in pursuit, but I had too good a start to trouble about that and was a trifle disappointed that this was realized at Ellendorf.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was quite a decent old thing and I let her rip, all out, as long as the daylight lasted.
sport
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From this reading It would have been rare fun to have had a game of chivy chase over Dutch territory; quite good sport; but I had to travel without escort.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had half expected No. 14 would have been sent up in pursuit, but I had too good a start to trouble about that and was a trifle disappointed that this was realized at Ellendorf.
territory
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From this reading It would have been rare fun to have had a game of chivy chase over Dutch territory; quite good sport; but I had to travel without escort.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE END I had a lovely trip in that old practice bus.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END I had a lovely trip in that old practice bus.
there
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From this reading In the language of the communiques, there was "a certain liveliness" as I crossed the frontier.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was quite a decent old thing and I let her rip, all out, as long as the daylight lasted.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I had half expected No. 14 would have been sent up in pursuit, but I had too good a start to trouble about that and was a trifle disappointed that this was realized at Ellendorf.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had half expected No. 14 would have been sent up in pursuit, but I had too good a start to trouble about that and was a trifle disappointed that this was realized at Ellendorf.
too
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From this reading I had half expected No. 14 would have been sent up in pursuit, but I had too good a start to trouble about that and was a trifle disappointed that this was realized at Ellendorf.
travel
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From this reading It would have been rare fun to have had a game of chivy chase over Dutch territory; quite good sport; but I had to travel without escort.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading I had half expected No. 14 would have been sent up in pursuit, but I had too good a start to trouble about that and was a trifle disappointed that this was realized at Ellendorf.
trip
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From this reading THE END I had a lovely trip in that old practice bus.
trouble
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From this reading I had half expected No. 14 would have been sent up in pursuit, but I had too good a start to trouble about that and was a trifle disappointed that this was realized at Ellendorf.
up
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From this reading I had half expected No. 14 would have been sent up in pursuit, but I had too good a start to trouble about that and was a trifle disappointed that this was realized at Ellendorf.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was quite a decent old thing and I let her rip, all out, as long as the daylight lasted.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It would have been rare fun to have had a game of chivy chase over Dutch territory; quite good sport; but I had to travel without escort.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I had half expected No. 14 would have been sent up in pursuit, but I had too good a start to trouble about that and was a trifle disappointed that this was realized at Ellendorf.
