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AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller. "You carried out my instructions?" asked the former. "Yes," answered Fuller. "I telegraphed the secretary that you would reach Washington by 11:40 and would call upon him at once." "You urged him that the matter was possibly one of much importance?"
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Yes," answered Fuller.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You carried out my instructions?" asked the former.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I telegraphed the secretary that you would reach Washington by 11:40 and would call upon him at once."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"You urged him that the matter was possibly one of much importance?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"I telegraphed the secretary that you would reach Washington by 11:40 and would call upon him at once."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I telegraphed the secretary that you would reach Washington by 11:40 and would call upon him at once."”
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From this reading "I telegraphed the secretary that you would reach Washington by 11:40 and would call upon him at once."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I telegraphed the secretary that you would reach Washington by 11:40 and would call upon him at once."
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I telegraphed the secretary that you would reach Washington by 11:40 and would call upon him at once."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes," answered Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You carried out my instructions?" asked the former.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I telegraphed the secretary that you would reach Washington by 11:40 and would call upon him at once."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I telegraphed the secretary that you would reach Washington by 11:40 and would call upon him at once."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You carried out my instructions?" asked the former.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You carried out my instructions?" asked the former.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I telegraphed the secretary that you would reach Washington by 11:40 and would call upon him at once."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I telegraphed the secretary that you would reach Washington by 11:40 and would call upon him at once."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You urged him that the matter was possibly one of much importance?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You carried out my instructions?" asked the former.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You urged him that the matter was possibly one of much importance?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You urged him that the matter was possibly one of much importance?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You carried out my instructions?" asked the former.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I telegraphed the secretary that you would reach Washington by 11:40 and would call upon him at once."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You urged him that the matter was possibly one of much importance?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You carried out my instructions?" asked the former.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You urged him that the matter was possibly one of much importance?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I telegraphed the secretary that you would reach Washington by 11:40 and would call upon him at once."
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I telegraphed the secretary that you would reach Washington by 11:40 and would call upon him at once."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I telegraphed the secretary that you would reach Washington by 11:40 and would call upon him at once."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I telegraphed the secretary that you would reach Washington by 11:40 and would call upon him at once."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "I telegraphed the secretary that you would reach Washington by 11:40 and would call upon him at once."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You urged him that the matter was possibly one of much importance?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR Next morning Ashton-Kirk's car was drawn up at his door; in the hall, the secret agent pulled on a pair of gloves; at his side stood the alert Fuller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I telegraphed the secretary that you would reach Washington by 11:40 and would call upon him at once."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I telegraphed the secretary that you would reach Washington by 11:40 and would call upon him at once."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," answered Fuller.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You carried out my instructions?" asked the former.
