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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 There was a peremptory ring in the message which I didn't care for, but I promised to keep the appointment.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
allowed
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From this reading If some desperate scheme were placed in my hands for execution, I should certainly be allowed a free hand to carry it out, and as certainly have time in which to do it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If I was not to be a perpetual mark for their attacks, I must make an impression on them; and I saw at once that the safest thing that could happen was at the same time the most daring--I must take the lead.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
appointment
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From this reading There was a peremptory ring in the message which I didn't care for, but I promised to keep the appointment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had thought out my plans and had come to see that the impulse under which I had spoken was as shrewd as the proposal itself was risky.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
attacks
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From this reading If I was not to be a perpetual mark for their attacks, I must make an impression on them; and I saw at once that the safest thing that could happen was at the same time the most daring--I must take the lead.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I was not to be a perpetual mark for their attacks, I must make an impression on them; and I saw at once that the safest thing that could happen was at the same time the most daring--I must take the lead.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a peremptory ring in the message which I didn't care for, but I promised to keep the appointment.
care
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From this reading There was a peremptory ring in the message which I didn't care for, but I promised to keep the appointment.
carry
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From this reading If some desperate scheme were placed in my hands for execution, I should certainly be allowed a free hand to carry it out, and as certainly have time in which to do it.
Cathedral
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certainly
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From this reading If some desperate scheme were placed in my hands for execution, I should certainly be allowed a free hand to carry it out, and as certainly have time in which to do it.
challenge
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From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
come
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From this reading I had thought out my plans and had come to see that the impulse under which I had spoken was as shrewd as the proposal itself was risky.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If I was not to be a perpetual mark for their attacks, I must make an impression on them; and I saw at once that the safest thing that could happen was at the same time the most daring--I must take the lead.
daring
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From this reading If I was not to be a perpetual mark for their attacks, I must make an impression on them; and I saw at once that the safest thing that could happen was at the same time the most daring--I must take the lead.
desperate
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From this reading If some desperate scheme were placed in my hands for execution, I should certainly be allowed a free hand to carry it out, and as certainly have time in which to do it.
didn't
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From this reading There was a peremptory ring in the message which I didn't care for, but I promised to keep the appointment.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If some desperate scheme were placed in my hands for execution, I should certainly be allowed a free hand to carry it out, and as certainly have time in which to do it.
execution
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From this reading If some desperate scheme were placed in my hands for execution, I should certainly be allowed a free hand to carry it out, and as certainly have time in which to do it.
following
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From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a peremptory ring in the message which I didn't care for, but I promised to keep the appointment.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading If some desperate scheme were placed in my hands for execution, I should certainly be allowed a free hand to carry it out, and as certainly have time in which to do it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
hand
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From this reading If some desperate scheme were placed in my hands for execution, I should certainly be allowed a free hand to carry it out, and as certainly have time in which to do it.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading If some desperate scheme were placed in my hands for execution, I should certainly be allowed a free hand to carry it out, and as certainly have time in which to do it.
happen
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From this reading If I was not to be a perpetual mark for their attacks, I must make an impression on them; and I saw at once that the safest thing that could happen was at the same time the most daring--I must take the lead.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If some desperate scheme were placed in my hands for execution, I should certainly be allowed a free hand to carry it out, and as certainly have time in which to do it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I was not to be a perpetual mark for their attacks, I must make an impression on them; and I saw at once that the safest thing that could happen was at the same time the most daring--I must take the lead.
impression
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From this reading If I was not to be a perpetual mark for their attacks, I must make an impression on them; and I saw at once that the safest thing that could happen was at the same time the most daring--I must take the lead.
impulse
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From this reading I had thought out my plans and had come to see that the impulse under which I had spoken was as shrewd as the proposal itself was risky.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
interviewed
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From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If some desperate scheme were placed in my hands for execution, I should certainly be allowed a free hand to carry it out, and as certainly have time in which to do it.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading I had thought out my plans and had come to see that the impulse under which I had spoken was as shrewd as the proposal itself was risky.
keep
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From this reading There was a peremptory ring in the message which I didn't care for, but I promised to keep the appointment.
lead
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From this reading If I was not to be a perpetual mark for their attacks, I must make an impression on them; and I saw at once that the safest thing that could happen was at the same time the most daring--I must take the lead.
long
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make
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From this reading If I was not to be a perpetual mark for their attacks, I must make an impression on them; and I saw at once that the safest thing that could happen was at the same time the most daring--I must take the lead.
man
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mark
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From this reading If I was not to be a perpetual mark for their attacks, I must make an impression on them; and I saw at once that the safest thing that could happen was at the same time the most daring--I must take the lead.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
meet
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From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
MEETING
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From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
message
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From this reading There was a peremptory ring in the message which I didn't care for, but I promised to keep the appointment.
met
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From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
most
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From this reading If I was not to be a perpetual mark for their attacks, I must make an impression on them; and I saw at once that the safest thing that could happen was at the same time the most daring--I must take the lead.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If I was not to be a perpetual mark for their attacks, I must make an impression on them; and I saw at once that the safest thing that could happen was at the same time the most daring--I must take the lead.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
next
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night
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Nihilists
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From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
nine
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From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
o'clock
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From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
once
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From this reading If I was not to be a perpetual mark for their attacks, I must make an impression on them; and I saw at once that the safest thing that could happen was at the same time the most daring--I must take the lead.
out
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From this reading I had thought out my plans and had come to see that the impulse under which I had spoken was as shrewd as the proposal itself was risky.
peremptory
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From this reading There was a peremptory ring in the message which I didn't care for, but I promised to keep the appointment.
perpetual
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From this reading If I was not to be a perpetual mark for their attacks, I must make an impression on them; and I saw at once that the safest thing that could happen was at the same time the most daring--I must take the lead.
placed
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From this reading If some desperate scheme were placed in my hands for execution, I should certainly be allowed a free hand to carry it out, and as certainly have time in which to do it.
plans
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From this reading I had thought out my plans and had come to see that the impulse under which I had spoken was as shrewd as the proposal itself was risky.
promised
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From this reading There was a peremptory ring in the message which I didn't care for, but I promised to keep the appointment.
proposal
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From this reading I had thought out my plans and had come to see that the impulse under which I had spoken was as shrewd as the proposal itself was risky.
ring
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From this reading There was a peremptory ring in the message which I didn't care for, but I promised to keep the appointment.
risky
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From this reading I had thought out my plans and had come to see that the impulse under which I had spoken was as shrewd as the proposal itself was risky.
RIVERSIDE
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From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
rooms
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From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
safest
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From this reading If I was not to be a perpetual mark for their attacks, I must make an impression on them; and I saw at once that the safest thing that could happen was at the same time the most daring--I must take the lead.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading If I was not to be a perpetual mark for their attacks, I must make an impression on them; and I saw at once that the safest thing that could happen was at the same time the most daring--I must take the lead.
saw
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From this reading If I was not to be a perpetual mark for their attacks, I must make an impression on them; and I saw at once that the safest thing that could happen was at the same time the most daring--I must take the lead.
scheme
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From this reading If some desperate scheme were placed in my hands for execution, I should certainly be allowed a free hand to carry it out, and as certainly have time in which to do it.
see
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From this reading I had thought out my plans and had come to see that the impulse under which I had spoken was as shrewd as the proposal itself was risky.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If some desperate scheme were placed in my hands for execution, I should certainly be allowed a free hand to carry it out, and as certainly have time in which to do it.
shrewd
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From this reading I had thought out my plans and had come to see that the impulse under which I had spoken was as shrewd as the proposal itself was risky.
side
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From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
some
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From this reading If some desperate scheme were placed in my hands for execution, I should certainly be allowed a free hand to carry it out, and as certainly have time in which to do it.
south
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spoken
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From this reading I had thought out my plans and had come to see that the impulse under which I had spoken was as shrewd as the proposal itself was risky.
Square
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From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
street
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From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
take
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From this reading If I was not to be a perpetual mark for their attacks, I must make an impression on them; and I saw at once that the safest thing that could happen was at the same time the most daring--I must take the lead.
taking
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From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had thought out my plans and had come to see that the impulse under which I had spoken was as shrewd as the proposal itself was risky.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If I was not to be a perpetual mark for their attacks, I must make an impression on them; and I saw at once that the safest thing that could happen was at the same time the most daring--I must take the lead.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If I was not to be a perpetual mark for their attacks, I must make an impression on them; and I saw at once that the safest thing that could happen was at the same time the most daring--I must take the lead.
There
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From this reading There was a peremptory ring in the message which I didn't care for, but I promised to keep the appointment.
thing
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From this reading If I was not to be a perpetual mark for their attacks, I must make an impression on them; and I saw at once that the safest thing that could happen was at the same time the most daring--I must take the lead.
thoughtnounUS /ˈthought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had thought out my plans and had come to see that the impulse under which I had spoken was as shrewd as the proposal itself was risky.
time
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From this reading If I was not to be a perpetual mark for their attacks, I must make an impression on them; and I saw at once that the safest thing that could happen was at the same time the most daring--I must take the lead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
told
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From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I had thought out my plans and had come to see that the impulse under which I had spoken was as shrewd as the proposal itself was risky.
up
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From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a peremptory ring in the message which I didn't care for, but I promised to keep the appointment.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE RIVERSIDE MEETING The Nihilists were not long in taking up my challenge; and on the following afternoon, the man whom I had interviewed in my rooms met me in the street and told me I was to meet him on the south side of the Cathedral Square at nine o'clock the next night.
