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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 CONFERENCE WITH CELLAMARE “What have we here?” cried a voice from the staircase.
able
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From this reading “Enter, and we shall doubtless be able to arrive at an explanation.”
accent
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From this reading I could perceive no one because of the darkness, but I knew from the accent that the speaker was not a Frenchman.
again
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From this reading “Ah, ah!” cried the voice again, “but I do not know you, monsieur.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Enter, monsieur,” I said, realizing that I could do nothing against an antagonist who remained invisible.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah, ah!” cried the voice again, “but I do not know you, monsieur.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Enter, monsieur,” I said, realizing that I could do nothing against an antagonist who remained invisible.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Enter, and we shall doubtless be able to arrive at an explanation.”
antagonist
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From this reading “Enter, monsieur,” I said, realizing that I could do nothing against an antagonist who remained invisible.
arrive
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From this reading “Enter, and we shall doubtless be able to arrive at an explanation.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Enter, and we shall doubtless be able to arrive at an explanation.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Enter, and we shall doubtless be able to arrive at an explanation.”
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I could perceive no one because of the darkness, but I knew from the accent that the speaker was not a Frenchman.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I could perceive no one because of the darkness, but I knew from the accent that the speaker was not a Frenchman.
CELLAMARE
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From this reading A CONFERENCE WITH CELLAMARE “What have we here?” cried a voice from the staircase.
CONFERENCE
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From this reading A CONFERENCE WITH CELLAMARE “What have we here?” cried a voice from the staircase.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could perceive no one because of the darkness, but I knew from the accent that the speaker was not a Frenchman.
cried
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From this reading A CONFERENCE WITH CELLAMARE “What have we here?” cried a voice from the staircase.
darkness
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From this reading I could perceive no one because of the darkness, but I knew from the accent that the speaker was not a Frenchman.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Enter, monsieur,” I said, realizing that I could do nothing against an antagonist who remained invisible.
doubtless
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From this reading “Enter, and we shall doubtless be able to arrive at an explanation.”
Enter
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From this reading “Enter, monsieur,” I said, realizing that I could do nothing against an antagonist who remained invisible.
explanation
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From this reading “Enter, and we shall doubtless be able to arrive at an explanation.”
Frenchman
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From this reading I could perceive no one because of the darkness, but I knew from the accent that the speaker was not a Frenchman.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A CONFERENCE WITH CELLAMARE “What have we here?” cried a voice from the staircase.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A CONFERENCE WITH CELLAMARE “What have we here?” cried a voice from the staircase.
here
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From this reading A CONFERENCE WITH CELLAMARE “What have we here?” cried a voice from the staircase.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could perceive no one because of the darkness, but I knew from the accent that the speaker was not a Frenchman.
invisible
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From this reading “Enter, monsieur,” I said, realizing that I could do nothing against an antagonist who remained invisible.
knew
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From this reading I could perceive no one because of the darkness, but I knew from the accent that the speaker was not a Frenchman.
know
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From this reading “Ah, ah!” cried the voice again, “but I do not know you, monsieur.
monsieur
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From this reading “Enter, monsieur,” I said, realizing that I could do nothing against an antagonist who remained invisible.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I could perceive no one because of the darkness, but I knew from the accent that the speaker was not a Frenchman.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could perceive no one because of the darkness, but I knew from the accent that the speaker was not a Frenchman.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Enter, monsieur,” I said, realizing that I could do nothing against an antagonist who remained invisible.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I could perceive no one because of the darkness, but I knew from the accent that the speaker was not a Frenchman.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I could perceive no one because of the darkness, but I knew from the accent that the speaker was not a Frenchman.
perceive
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From this reading I could perceive no one because of the darkness, but I knew from the accent that the speaker was not a Frenchman.
realizing
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From this reading “Enter, monsieur,” I said, realizing that I could do nothing against an antagonist who remained invisible.
remained
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From this reading “Enter, monsieur,” I said, realizing that I could do nothing against an antagonist who remained invisible.
said
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From this reading “Enter, monsieur,” I said, realizing that I could do nothing against an antagonist who remained invisible.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Enter, and we shall doubtless be able to arrive at an explanation.”
speaker
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From this reading I could perceive no one because of the darkness, but I knew from the accent that the speaker was not a Frenchman.
staircase
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From this reading A CONFERENCE WITH CELLAMARE “What have we here?” cried a voice from the staircase.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could perceive no one because of the darkness, but I knew from the accent that the speaker was not a Frenchman.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CONFERENCE WITH CELLAMARE “What have we here?” cried a voice from the staircase.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Enter, and we shall doubtless be able to arrive at an explanation.”
voice
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From this reading A CONFERENCE WITH CELLAMARE “What have we here?” cried a voice from the staircase.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I could perceive no one because of the darkness, but I knew from the accent that the speaker was not a Frenchman.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A CONFERENCE WITH CELLAMARE “What have we here?” cried a voice from the staircase.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A CONFERENCE WITH CELLAMARE “What have we here?” cried a voice from the staircase.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Enter, monsieur,” I said, realizing that I could do nothing against an antagonist who remained invisible.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A CONFERENCE WITH CELLAMARE “What have we here?” cried a voice from the staircase.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah, ah!” cried the voice again, “but I do not know you, monsieur.
