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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 I was quite willing to give Count Gustav a few minutes in which to puzzle over the reasons for the trick I had played him.
air
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From this reading MY ARREST I stepped out into the sunlight glad of the fresh air in contrast to the dismal closeness of the room.
all
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From this reading He would be quite sure that I had some deep purpose in it all.
already
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From this reading It took him longer than I had expected to decide upon his next step; for I had already anticipated what that step would be.
always
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From this reading You can always gamble on it that cunning people will credit you with cunning; and I had said enough to him to cause him profound uneasiness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You can always gamble on it that cunning people will credit you with cunning; and I had said enough to him to cause him profound uneasiness.
anticipated
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From this reading It took him longer than I had expected to decide upon his next step; for I had already anticipated what that step would be.
ARREST
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From this reading MY ARREST I stepped out into the sunlight glad of the fresh air in contrast to the dismal closeness of the room.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would be quite sure that I had some deep purpose in it all.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can always gamble on it that cunning people will credit you with cunning; and I had said enough to him to cause him profound uneasiness.
cause
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From this reading You can always gamble on it that cunning people will credit you with cunning; and I had said enough to him to cause him profound uneasiness.
closeness
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From this reading MY ARREST I stepped out into the sunlight glad of the fresh air in contrast to the dismal closeness of the room.
contrast
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From this reading MY ARREST I stepped out into the sunlight glad of the fresh air in contrast to the dismal closeness of the room.
Count
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From this reading I was quite willing to give Count Gustav a few minutes in which to puzzle over the reasons for the trick I had played him.
credit
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From this reading You can always gamble on it that cunning people will credit you with cunning; and I had said enough to him to cause him profound uneasiness.
cunning
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From this reading You can always gamble on it that cunning people will credit you with cunning; and I had said enough to him to cause him profound uneasiness.
decide
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From this reading It took him longer than I had expected to decide upon his next step; for I had already anticipated what that step would be.
deep
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From this reading He would be quite sure that I had some deep purpose in it all.
dismal
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From this reading MY ARREST I stepped out into the sunlight glad of the fresh air in contrast to the dismal closeness of the room.
enough
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From this reading You can always gamble on it that cunning people will credit you with cunning; and I had said enough to him to cause him profound uneasiness.
expected
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From this reading It took him longer than I had expected to decide upon his next step; for I had already anticipated what that step would be.
few
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From this reading I was quite willing to give Count Gustav a few minutes in which to puzzle over the reasons for the trick I had played him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was quite willing to give Count Gustav a few minutes in which to puzzle over the reasons for the trick I had played him.
fresh
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From this reading MY ARREST I stepped out into the sunlight glad of the fresh air in contrast to the dismal closeness of the room.
gamble
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From this reading You can always gamble on it that cunning people will credit you with cunning; and I had said enough to him to cause him profound uneasiness.
give
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From this reading I was quite willing to give Count Gustav a few minutes in which to puzzle over the reasons for the trick I had played him.
glad
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From this reading MY ARREST I stepped out into the sunlight glad of the fresh air in contrast to the dismal closeness of the room.
Gustav
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From this reading I was quite willing to give Count Gustav a few minutes in which to puzzle over the reasons for the trick I had played him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was quite willing to give Count Gustav a few minutes in which to puzzle over the reasons for the trick I had played him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would be quite sure that I had some deep purpose in it all.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was quite willing to give Count Gustav a few minutes in which to puzzle over the reasons for the trick I had played him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It took him longer than I had expected to decide upon his next step; for I had already anticipated what that step would be.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY ARREST I stepped out into the sunlight glad of the fresh air in contrast to the dismal closeness of the room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY ARREST I stepped out into the sunlight glad of the fresh air in contrast to the dismal closeness of the room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading MY ARREST I stepped out into the sunlight glad of the fresh air in contrast to the dismal closeness of the room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He would be quite sure that I had some deep purpose in it all.
longer
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From this reading It took him longer than I had expected to decide upon his next step; for I had already anticipated what that step would be.
minutes
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From this reading I was quite willing to give Count Gustav a few minutes in which to puzzle over the reasons for the trick I had played him.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY ARREST I stepped out into the sunlight glad of the fresh air in contrast to the dismal closeness of the room.
next
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From this reading It took him longer than I had expected to decide upon his next step; for I had already anticipated what that step would be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY ARREST I stepped out into the sunlight glad of the fresh air in contrast to the dismal closeness of the room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You can always gamble on it that cunning people will credit you with cunning; and I had said enough to him to cause him profound uneasiness.
out
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From this reading MY ARREST I stepped out into the sunlight glad of the fresh air in contrast to the dismal closeness of the room.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I was quite willing to give Count Gustav a few minutes in which to puzzle over the reasons for the trick I had played him.
people
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From this reading You can always gamble on it that cunning people will credit you with cunning; and I had said enough to him to cause him profound uneasiness.
played
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From this reading I was quite willing to give Count Gustav a few minutes in which to puzzle over the reasons for the trick I had played him.
profound
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From this reading You can always gamble on it that cunning people will credit you with cunning; and I had said enough to him to cause him profound uneasiness.
purpose
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From this reading He would be quite sure that I had some deep purpose in it all.
puzzle
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From this reading I was quite willing to give Count Gustav a few minutes in which to puzzle over the reasons for the trick I had played him.
quite
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From this reading I was quite willing to give Count Gustav a few minutes in which to puzzle over the reasons for the trick I had played him.
reasons
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From this reading I was quite willing to give Count Gustav a few minutes in which to puzzle over the reasons for the trick I had played him.
room
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From this reading MY ARREST I stepped out into the sunlight glad of the fresh air in contrast to the dismal closeness of the room.
said
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From this reading You can always gamble on it that cunning people will credit you with cunning; and I had said enough to him to cause him profound uneasiness.
some
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From this reading He would be quite sure that I had some deep purpose in it all.
step
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From this reading It took him longer than I had expected to decide upon his next step; for I had already anticipated what that step would be.
stepped
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From this reading MY ARREST I stepped out into the sunlight glad of the fresh air in contrast to the dismal closeness of the room.
sunlight
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From this reading MY ARREST I stepped out into the sunlight glad of the fresh air in contrast to the dismal closeness of the room.
sure
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From this reading He would be quite sure that I had some deep purpose in it all.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It took him longer than I had expected to decide upon his next step; for I had already anticipated what that step would be.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He would be quite sure that I had some deep purpose in it all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY ARREST I stepped out into the sunlight glad of the fresh air in contrast to the dismal closeness of the room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY ARREST I stepped out into the sunlight glad of the fresh air in contrast to the dismal closeness of the room.
took
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From this reading It took him longer than I had expected to decide upon his next step; for I had already anticipated what that step would be.
trick
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From this reading I was quite willing to give Count Gustav a few minutes in which to puzzle over the reasons for the trick I had played him.
uneasiness
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From this reading You can always gamble on it that cunning people will credit you with cunning; and I had said enough to him to cause him profound uneasiness.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It took him longer than I had expected to decide upon his next step; for I had already anticipated what that step would be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was quite willing to give Count Gustav a few minutes in which to puzzle over the reasons for the trick I had played him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It took him longer than I had expected to decide upon his next step; for I had already anticipated what that step would be.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was quite willing to give Count Gustav a few minutes in which to puzzle over the reasons for the trick I had played him.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You can always gamble on it that cunning people will credit you with cunning; and I had said enough to him to cause him profound uneasiness.
willing
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From this reading I was quite willing to give Count Gustav a few minutes in which to puzzle over the reasons for the trick I had played him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You can always gamble on it that cunning people will credit you with cunning; and I had said enough to him to cause him profound uneasiness.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would be quite sure that I had some deep purpose in it all.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can always gamble on it that cunning people will credit you with cunning; and I had said enough to him to cause him profound uneasiness.
