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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 They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
all
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From this reading “It was all very well, but I was longing to get home.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Monsieur Philippe, the banker's son, even carried his friendliness so far as to send a special messenger to Monsieur Tournevau, who was in the bosom of his family.
banker's
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bosom
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “It was all very well, but I was longing to get home.”
came
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From this reading The fish curer had several cousins to dinner every Sunday, and they were having coffee, when a man came in with a letter in his hand.
carried
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From this reading Monsieur Philippe, the banker's son, even carried his friendliness so far as to send a special messenger to Monsieur Tournevau, who was in the bosom of his family.
coffee
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From this reading The fish curer had several cousins to dinner every Sunday, and they were having coffee, when a man came in with a letter in his hand.
colored
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From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
costume
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From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
cousins
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From this reading The fish curer had several cousins to dinner every Sunday, and they were having coffee, when a man came in with a letter in his hand.
curer
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From this reading The fish curer had several cousins to dinner every Sunday, and they were having coffee, when a man came in with a letter in his hand.
customers
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From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
dinner
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From this reading The fish curer had several cousins to dinner every Sunday, and they were having coffee, when a man came in with a letter in his hand.
door
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From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monsieur Philippe, the banker's son, even carried his friendliness so far as to send a special messenger to Monsieur Tournevau, who was in the bosom of his family.
evening
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From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The fish curer had several cousins to dinner every Sunday, and they were having coffee, when a man came in with a letter in his hand.
family
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From this reading Monsieur Philippe, the banker's son, even carried his friendliness so far as to send a special messenger to Monsieur Tournevau, who was in the bosom of his family.
far
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fish
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From this reading The fish curer had several cousins to dinner every Sunday, and they were having coffee, when a man came in with a letter in his hand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
friendliness
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From this reading Monsieur Philippe, the banker's son, even carried his friendliness so far as to send a special messenger to Monsieur Tournevau, who was in the bosom of his family.
get
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From this reading “It was all very well, but I was longing to get home.”
got
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From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
hand
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From this reading The fish curer had several cousins to dinner every Sunday, and they were having coffee, when a man came in with a letter in his hand.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The fish curer had several cousins to dinner every Sunday, and they were having coffee, when a man came in with a letter in his hand.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Monsieur Philippe, the banker's son, even carried his friendliness so far as to send a special messenger to Monsieur Tournevau, who was in the bosom of his family.
home
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From this reading “It was all very well, but I was longing to get home.”
house
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From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
how
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From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
hurried
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From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It was all very well, but I was longing to get home.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was all very well, but I was longing to get home.”
knew
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From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
lamp
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From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
letter
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From this reading The fish curer had several cousins to dinner every Sunday, and they were having coffee, when a man came in with a letter in his hand.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
longing
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From this reading “It was all very well, but I was longing to get home.”
Madame
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From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
man
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From this reading The fish curer had several cousins to dinner every Sunday, and they were having coffee, when a man came in with a letter in his hand.
messenger
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From this reading Monsieur Philippe, the banker's son, even carried his friendliness so far as to send a special messenger to Monsieur Tournevau, who was in the bosom of his family.
moment
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From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
Monsieur
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news
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From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
passers-by
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From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
peaceful
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From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
Philippe
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From this reading Monsieur Philippe, the banker's son, even carried his friendliness so far as to send a special messenger to Monsieur Tournevau, who was in the bosom of his family.
put
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From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
quiet
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From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
refreshed
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From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
regular
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From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
rested
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From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
Rouen
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From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
saying
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From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
send
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From this reading Monsieur Philippe, the banker's son, even carried his friendliness so far as to send a special messenger to Monsieur Tournevau, who was in the bosom of his family.
several
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From this reading The fish curer had several cousins to dinner every Sunday, and they were having coffee, when a man came in with a letter in his hand.
sleep
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From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
slept
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From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Monsieur Philippe, the banker's son, even carried his friendliness so far as to send a special messenger to Monsieur Tournevau, who was in the bosom of his family.
son
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From this reading Monsieur Philippe, the banker's son, even carried his friendliness so far as to send a special messenger to Monsieur Tournevau, who was in the bosom of his family.
special
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From this reading Monsieur Philippe, the banker's son, even carried his friendliness so far as to send a special messenger to Monsieur Tournevau, who was in the bosom of his family.
spread
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From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
Sunday
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From this reading The fish curer had several cousins to dinner every Sunday, and they were having coffee, when a man came in with a letter in his hand.
supper
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From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
Tellier
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From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
then
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From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
Tournevau
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From this reading Monsieur Philippe, the banker's son, even carried his friendliness so far as to send a special messenger to Monsieur Tournevau, who was in the bosom of his family.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
usual
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From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
very
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From this reading “It was all very well, but I was longing to get home.”
waited
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From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was all very well, but I was longing to get home.”
well
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From this reading “It was all very well, but I was longing to get home.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fish curer had several cousins to dinner every Sunday, and they were having coffee, when a man came in with a letter in his hand.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They slept the peaceful sleep of a quiet conscience, until they got to Rouen, and when they returned to the house, refreshed and rested, Madame Tellier could not help saying:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Monsieur Philippe, the banker's son, even carried his friendliness so far as to send a special messenger to Monsieur Tournevau, who was in the bosom of his family.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They hurried over their supper, and then, when they had put on their usual evening costume, waited for their regular customers, and the little colored lamp outside the door told the passers-by that Madame Tellier had returned, and in a moment the news spread, nobody knew how or through whom.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The fish curer had several cousins to dinner every Sunday, and they were having coffee, when a man came in with a letter in his hand.
