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absent
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From this reading “No doubt you have guessed by this time, Paschics, that I intend to be absent from Bellaviste while I am supposed to be ill in bed.
act
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From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
adding
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From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “No doubt you have guessed by this time, Paschics, that I intend to be absent from Bellaviste while I am supposed to be ill in bed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Take care that the blinds in my bedroom are kept down, for the Premier is very likely to try to spy on me from the window of one of the houses opposite.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Paschics was primed as to his duties, Cyril unfolded his own plans.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
bed
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From this reading “No doubt you have guessed by this time, Paschics, that I intend to be absent from Bellaviste while I am supposed to be ill in bed.
bedroom
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From this reading Take care that the blinds in my bedroom are kept down, for the Premier is very likely to try to spy on me from the window of one of the houses opposite.
Bellaviste
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From this reading “No doubt you have guessed by this time, Paschics, that I intend to be absent from Bellaviste while I am supposed to be ill in bed.
blinds
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From this reading Take care that the blinds in my bedroom are kept down, for the Premier is very likely to try to spy on me from the window of one of the houses opposite.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “No doubt you have guessed by this time, Paschics, that I intend to be absent from Bellaviste while I am supposed to be ill in bed.
care
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From this reading Take care that the blinds in my bedroom are kept down, for the Premier is very likely to try to spy on me from the window of one of the houses opposite.
case
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From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
contingencies
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From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
Cyril
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From this reading When Paschics was primed as to his duties, Cyril unfolded his own plans.
Cyril's
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From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
Dietrich
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From this reading Only yourself, the doctor, and Dietrich will be in the secret, and you must see that no one else discovers it.
directions
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From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
discovers
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From this reading Only yourself, the doctor, and Dietrich will be in the secret, and you must see that no one else discovers it.
doctor
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From this reading Only yourself, the doctor, and Dietrich will be in the secret, and you must see that no one else discovers it.
doubt
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From this reading “No doubt you have guessed by this time, Paschics, that I intend to be absent from Bellaviste while I am supposed to be ill in bed.
down
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From this reading Take care that the blinds in my bedroom are kept down, for the Premier is very likely to try to spy on me from the window of one of the houses opposite.
duties
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From this reading When Paschics was primed as to his duties, Cyril unfolded his own plans.
else
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From this reading Only yourself, the doctor, and Dietrich will be in the secret, and you must see that no one else discovers it.
explain
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From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
first
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From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
followed
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From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Take care that the blinds in my bedroom are kept down, for the Premier is very likely to try to spy on me from the window of one of the houses opposite.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “No doubt you have guessed by this time, Paschics, that I intend to be absent from Bellaviste while I am supposed to be ill in bed.
guessed
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From this reading “No doubt you have guessed by this time, Paschics, that I intend to be absent from Bellaviste while I am supposed to be ill in bed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No doubt you have guessed by this time, Paschics, that I intend to be absent from Bellaviste while I am supposed to be ill in bed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
house
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From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
houses
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From this reading Take care that the blinds in my bedroom are kept down, for the Premier is very likely to try to spy on me from the window of one of the houses opposite.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No doubt you have guessed by this time, Paschics, that I intend to be absent from Bellaviste while I am supposed to be ill in bed.
ill
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From this reading “No doubt you have guessed by this time, Paschics, that I intend to be absent from Bellaviste while I am supposed to be ill in bed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
intend
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From this reading “No doubt you have guessed by this time, Paschics, that I intend to be absent from Bellaviste while I am supposed to be ill in bed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Take care that the blinds in my bedroom are kept down, for the Premier is very likely to try to spy on me from the window of one of the houses opposite.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Only yourself, the doctor, and Dietrich will be in the secret, and you must see that no one else discovers it.
kept
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From this reading Take care that the blinds in my bedroom are kept down, for the Premier is very likely to try to spy on me from the window of one of the houses opposite.
likely
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From this reading Take care that the blinds in my bedroom are kept down, for the Premier is very likely to try to spy on me from the window of one of the houses opposite.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Take care that the blinds in my bedroom are kept down, for the Premier is very likely to try to spy on me from the window of one of the houses opposite.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Only yourself, the doctor, and Dietrich will be in the secret, and you must see that no one else discovers it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Take care that the blinds in my bedroom are kept down, for the Premier is very likely to try to spy on me from the window of one of the houses opposite.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No doubt you have guessed by this time, Paschics, that I intend to be absent from Bellaviste while I am supposed to be ill in bed.
now
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From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
occurrence
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From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only yourself, the doctor, and Dietrich will be in the secret, and you must see that no one else discovers it.
Only
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From this reading Only yourself, the doctor, and Dietrich will be in the secret, and you must see that no one else discovers it.
opposite
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From this reading Take care that the blinds in my bedroom are kept down, for the Premier is very likely to try to spy on me from the window of one of the houses opposite.
own
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From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
Paschics
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From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
plans
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From this reading When Paschics was primed as to his duties, Cyril unfolded his own plans.
Premier
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From this reading Take care that the blinds in my bedroom are kept down, for the Premier is very likely to try to spy on me from the window of one of the houses opposite.
primed
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From this reading When Paschics was primed as to his duties, Cyril unfolded his own plans.
reaching
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From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Only yourself, the doctor, and Dietrich will be in the secret, and you must see that no one else discovers it.
secretary
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From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
see
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From this reading Only yourself, the doctor, and Dietrich will be in the secret, and you must see that no one else discovers it.
situation
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From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
spy
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From this reading Take care that the blinds in my bedroom are kept down, for the Premier is very likely to try to spy on me from the window of one of the houses opposite.
summon
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From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
supposed
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From this reading “No doubt you have guessed by this time, Paschics, that I intend to be absent from Bellaviste while I am supposed to be ill in bed.
Take
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From this reading Take care that the blinds in my bedroom are kept down, for the Premier is very likely to try to spy on me from the window of one of the houses opposite.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No doubt you have guessed by this time, Paschics, that I intend to be absent from Bellaviste while I am supposed to be ill in bed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “No doubt you have guessed by this time, Paschics, that I intend to be absent from Bellaviste while I am supposed to be ill in bed.
thoroughly
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From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
time
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From this reading “No doubt you have guessed by this time, Paschics, that I intend to be absent from Bellaviste while I am supposed to be ill in bed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
try
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From this reading Take care that the blinds in my bedroom are kept down, for the Premier is very likely to try to spy on me from the window of one of the houses opposite.
unfolded
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From this reading When Paschics was primed as to his duties, Cyril unfolded his own plans.
various
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From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
very
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From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Paschics was primed as to his duties, Cyril unfolded his own plans.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “No doubt you have guessed by this time, Paschics, that I intend to be absent from Bellaviste while I am supposed to be ill in bed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On reaching his own house, Cyril’s first act was to summon Paschics, who was now his secretary, and explain the situation to him very thoroughly, adding directions which were to be followed in case of the occurrence of various contingencies.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Only yourself, the doctor, and Dietrich will be in the secret, and you must see that no one else discovers it.
window
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From this reading Take care that the blinds in my bedroom are kept down, for the Premier is very likely to try to spy on me from the window of one of the houses opposite.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No doubt you have guessed by this time, Paschics, that I intend to be absent from Bellaviste while I am supposed to be ill in bed.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Only yourself, the doctor, and Dietrich will be in the secret, and you must see that no one else discovers it.
