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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 Author Of “The Coast Of Bohemia”, “The Quality Of Mercy”, “A Hazard Of New Fortunes” Etc.
abandon
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From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
actually
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From this reading Still, when he actually arrived, and I took his hand as he stepped from the train, I found it less difficult to say that I was glad to see him than I expected.
advice
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From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
all
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From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
Altrurian
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From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
arrived
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From this reading Still, when he actually arrived, and I took his hand as he stepped from the train, I found it less difficult to say that I was glad to see him than I expected.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Still, when he actually arrived, and I took his hand as he stepped from the train, I found it less difficult to say that I was glad to see him than I expected.
Author
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From this reading Author Of “The Coast Of Bohemia”, “The Quality Of Mercy”, “A Hazard Of New Fortunes” Etc.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
Bohemia
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From this reading Author Of “The Coast Of Bohemia”, “The Quality Of Mercy”, “A Hazard Of New Fortunes” Etc.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
care
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From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
clerk
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From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
Coast
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From this reading Author Of “The Coast Of Bohemia”, “The Quality Of Mercy”, “A Hazard Of New Fortunes” Etc.
confess
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From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
curiosity
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From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
difficult
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From this reading Still, when he actually arrived, and I took his hand as he stepped from the train, I found it less difficult to say that I was glad to see him than I expected.
dwelt
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From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
easy
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From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
engage
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From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
enough
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From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
Etc
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From this reading Author Of “The Coast Of Bohemia”, “The Quality Of Mercy”, “A Hazard Of New Fortunes” Etc.
events
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From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
expected
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From this reading Still, when he actually arrived, and I took his hand as he stepped from the train, I found it less difficult to say that I was glad to see him than I expected.
fairly
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From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
finally
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From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
Fortunes
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From this reading Author Of “The Coast Of Bohemia”, “The Quality Of Mercy”, “A Hazard Of New Fortunes” Etc.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, when he actually arrived, and I took his hand as he stepped from the train, I found it less difficult to say that I was glad to see him than I expected.
friend
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From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Still, when he actually arrived, and I took his hand as he stepped from the train, I found it less difficult to say that I was glad to see him than I expected.
glad
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From this reading Still, when he actually arrived, and I took his hand as he stepped from the train, I found it less difficult to say that I was glad to see him than I expected.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
guest
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From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
hand
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From this reading Still, when he actually arrived, and I took his hand as he stepped from the train, I found it less difficult to say that I was glad to see him than I expected.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
Hazard
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From this reading Author Of “The Coast Of Bohemia”, “The Quality Of Mercy”, “A Hazard Of New Fortunes” Etc.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
hospitable
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From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
hotel
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From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
how
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From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
introduced
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From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
less
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From this reading Still, when he actually arrived, and I took his hand as he stepped from the train, I found it less difficult to say that I was glad to see him than I expected.
letter
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From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
meet
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From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
Mercy
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From this reading Author Of “The Coast Of Bohemia”, “The Quality Of Mercy”, “A Hazard Of New Fortunes” Etc.
merely
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From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
money
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From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
mood
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From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
New
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From this reading Author Of “The Coast Of Bohemia”, “The Quality Of Mercy”, “A Hazard Of New Fortunes” Etc.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author Of “The Coast Of Bohemia”, “The Quality Of Mercy”, “A Hazard Of New Fortunes” Etc.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
pay
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From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
people
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From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
places
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From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
presented
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From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
pursuant
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From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
Quality
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From this reading Author Of “The Coast Of Bohemia”, “The Quality Of Mercy”, “A Hazard Of New Fortunes” Etc.
room
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From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
say
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From this reading Still, when he actually arrived, and I took his hand as he stepped from the train, I found it less difficult to say that I was glad to see him than I expected.
see
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From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
sent
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From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
stepped
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From this reading Still, when he actually arrived, and I took his hand as he stepped from the train, I found it less difficult to say that I was glad to see him than I expected.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, when he actually arrived, and I took his hand as he stepped from the train, I found it less difficult to say that I was glad to see him than I expected.
story
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From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
swung
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From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Still, when he actually arrived, and I took his hand as he stepped from the train, I found it less difficult to say that I was glad to see him than I expected.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author Of “The Coast Of Bohemia”, “The Quality Of Mercy”, “A Hazard Of New Fortunes” Etc.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, when he actually arrived, and I took his hand as he stepped from the train, I found it less difficult to say that I was glad to see him than I expected.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
train
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From this reading Still, when he actually arrived, and I took his hand as he stepped from the train, I found it less difficult to say that I was glad to see him than I expected.
traveler
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From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
tried
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From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
welcome
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From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But I had swung fairly into my story; its people were about me all the time; I dwelt amid its events and places, and I did not see how I could welcome my guest among them, or abandon them for him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I confess that with all my curiosity to meet an Altrurian, I was in no hospitable mood toward the traveler when he finally presented himself, pursuant to the letter of advice sent me by the friend who introduced him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be easy enough to take care of him in the hotel; I had merely to engage a room for him, and have the clerk tell him his money was not good if he tried to pay for anything.
