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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 CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
advise
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From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They were necessarily interested in the case and more or less familiar with the facts, and besides they were both cleverer than the average of men, while one of them at least was an experienced and astute lawyer.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
astute
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From this reading They were necessarily interested in the case and more or less familiar with the facts, and besides they were both cleverer than the average of men, while one of them at least was an experienced and astute lawyer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
attention
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From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
available
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From this reading I must advise with somebody, and it seemed to me that these two were the most available.
average
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From this reading They were necessarily interested in the case and more or less familiar with the facts, and besides they were both cleverer than the average of men, while one of them at least was an experienced and astute lawyer.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading They were necessarily interested in the case and more or less familiar with the facts, and besides they were both cleverer than the average of men, while one of them at least was an experienced and astute lawyer.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They were necessarily interested in the case and more or less familiar with the facts, and besides they were both cleverer than the average of men, while one of them at least was an experienced and astute lawyer.
Bult
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From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
busy
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From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
case
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From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
chapter
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From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
cleverer
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From this reading They were necessarily interested in the case and more or less familiar with the facts, and besides they were both cleverer than the average of men, while one of them at least was an experienced and astute lawyer.
CLUE
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From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
CONFERENCE
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From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
downtown
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From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
elapsed
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From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
end
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From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
events
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From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
experienced
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From this reading They were necessarily interested in the case and more or less familiar with the facts, and besides they were both cleverer than the average of men, while one of them at least was an experienced and astute lawyer.
facts
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From this reading They were necessarily interested in the case and more or less familiar with the facts, and besides they were both cleverer than the average of men, while one of them at least was an experienced and astute lawyer.
familiar
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From this reading They were necessarily interested in the case and more or less familiar with the facts, and besides they were both cleverer than the average of men, while one of them at least was an experienced and astute lawyer.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some time past I had seen little or nothing of these two friends.
friends
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From this reading For some time past I had seen little or nothing of these two friends.
gathering
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From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
given
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From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
happening
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From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
interested
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From this reading They were necessarily interested in the case and more or less familiar with the facts, and besides they were both cleverer than the average of men, while one of them at least was an experienced and astute lawyer.
investigation
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From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
invitation
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From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I must advise with somebody, and it seemed to me that these two were the most available.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
lawyer
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From this reading They were necessarily interested in the case and more or less familiar with the facts, and besides they were both cleverer than the average of men, while one of them at least was an experienced and astute lawyer.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were necessarily interested in the case and more or less familiar with the facts, and besides they were both cleverer than the average of men, while one of them at least was an experienced and astute lawyer.
less
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From this reading They were necessarily interested in the case and more or less familiar with the facts, and besides they were both cleverer than the average of men, while one of them at least was an experienced and astute lawyer.
Littell
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From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some time past I had seen little or nothing of these two friends.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
lunching
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From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I must advise with somebody, and it seemed to me that these two were the most available.
men
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From this reading They were necessarily interested in the case and more or less familiar with the facts, and besides they were both cleverer than the average of men, while one of them at least was an experienced and astute lawyer.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
more
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From this reading They were necessarily interested in the case and more or less familiar with the facts, and besides they were both cleverer than the average of men, while one of them at least was an experienced and astute lawyer.
most
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From this reading I must advise with somebody, and it seemed to me that these two were the most available.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must advise with somebody, and it seemed to me that these two were the most available.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
necessarily
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From this reading They were necessarily interested in the case and more or less familiar with the facts, and besides they were both cleverer than the average of men, while one of them at least was an experienced and astute lawyer.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For some time past I had seen little or nothing of these two friends.
now
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From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
off
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From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For some time past I had seen little or nothing of these two friends.
past
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From this reading For some time past I had seen little or nothing of these two friends.
private
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From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
quiet
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From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
related
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From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
resources
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From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
restaurant
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From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
rooms
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From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
sat
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From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must advise with somebody, and it seemed to me that these two were the most available.
seen
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From this reading For some time past I had seen little or nothing of these two friends.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
some
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From this reading For some time past I had seen little or nothing of these two friends.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading I must advise with somebody, and it seemed to me that these two were the most available.
somewhere
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From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
summoned
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From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They were necessarily interested in the case and more or less familiar with the facts, and besides they were both cleverer than the average of men, while one of them at least was an experienced and astute lawyer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For some time past I had seen little or nothing of these two friends.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were necessarily interested in the case and more or less familiar with the facts, and besides they were both cleverer than the average of men, while one of them at least was an experienced and astute lawyer.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some time past I had seen little or nothing of these two friends.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
together
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From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
too
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From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
two
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From this reading For some time past I had seen little or nothing of these two friends.
up
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From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
Van
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From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were necessarily interested in the case and more or less familiar with the facts, and besides they were both cleverer than the average of men, while one of them at least was an experienced and astute lawyer.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
week
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From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I must advise with somebody, and it seemed to me that these two were the most available.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading They were necessarily interested in the case and more or less familiar with the facts, and besides they were both cleverer than the average of men, while one of them at least was an experienced and astute lawyer.
White
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From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
whole
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From this reading Van Bult had been off again somewhere, and I had been too busy to look up Littell, for my whole time and attention had been given to investigation of the White case: but now being at the end of my resources I had summoned them to this gathering that I might advise with them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A CLUE AND A CONFERENCE A week had elapsed since the happening of the events related in the last chapter, and I sat with Littell and Van Bult in one of the private rooms of a quiet downtown restaurant, where we had been lunching together by my invitation.
