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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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able
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all
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already
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
arise
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
arrive
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From this reading He would arrive at Paris in the evening and would proceed to his hotel.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He would arrive at Paris in the evening and would proceed to his hotel.
awaiting
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From this reading There he would find the note from Mlle. de Valois awaiting him.
awoke
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
bed
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I was able to see quite clearly all the workings of this trap which had been set for Richelieu.
CHASE
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
clearly
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From this reading I was able to see quite clearly all the workings of this trap which had been set for Richelieu.
come
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Hérault could easily find a way to deliver it without exciting suspicion.
de
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From this reading There he would find the note from Mlle. de Valois awaiting him.
deliver
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From this reading Hérault could easily find a way to deliver it without exciting suspicion.
doubtless
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
easily
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From this reading Hérault could easily find a way to deliver it without exciting suspicion.
evening
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From this reading He would arrive at Paris in the evening and would proceed to his hotel.
exciting
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From this reading Hérault could easily find a way to deliver it without exciting suspicion.
far
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
find
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
fond
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was able to see quite clearly all the workings of this trap which had been set for Richelieu.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There he would find the note from Mlle. de Valois awaiting him.
GAME
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There he would find the note from Mlle. de Valois awaiting him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He would arrive at Paris in the evening and would proceed to his hotel.
hotel
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From this reading He would arrive at Paris in the evening and would proceed to his hotel.
house
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
hurry
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
Hérault
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hérault could easily find a way to deliver it without exciting suspicion.
knows
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
lying
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
M
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
Mlle
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From this reading There he would find the note from Mlle. de Valois awaiting him.
morning
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
note
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From this reading There he would find the note from Mlle. de Valois awaiting him.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
Paris
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From this reading He would arrive at Paris in the evening and would proceed to his hotel.
patience
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
PRISONER'S
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
proceed
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From this reading He would arrive at Paris in the evening and would proceed to his hotel.
quite
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From this reading I was able to see quite clearly all the workings of this trap which had been set for Richelieu.
reader
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
Richelieu
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From this reading I was able to see quite clearly all the workings of this trap which had been set for Richelieu.
see
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From this reading I was able to see quite clearly all the workings of this trap which had been set for Richelieu.
set
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From this reading I was able to see quite clearly all the workings of this trap which had been set for Richelieu.
situation
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
suspicion
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From this reading Hérault could easily find a way to deliver it without exciting suspicion.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
There
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From this reading There he would find the note from Mlle. de Valois awaiting him.
thinking
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I was able to see quite clearly all the workings of this trap which had been set for Richelieu.
thus
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From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
trap
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From this reading I was able to see quite clearly all the workings of this trap which had been set for Richelieu.
Valois
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From this reading There he would find the note from Mlle. de Valois awaiting him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
way
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From this reading Hérault could easily find a way to deliver it without exciting suspicion.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GAME OF PRISONER’S CHASE I am fond of lying in bed in the morning and thinking over the situation in which I find myself, as the reader doubtless knows already if he has had the patience to come thus far with me, and when I awoke in the house of M. Hérault I was in no hurry to arise.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Hérault could easily find a way to deliver it without exciting suspicion.
workings
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From this reading I was able to see quite clearly all the workings of this trap which had been set for Richelieu.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would arrive at Paris in the evening and would proceed to his hotel.
