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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 Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.
addressee
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From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.
agent
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From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
arrival
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From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
arriving
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From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.
await
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From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.
bidding
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From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.
capacity
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From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.
ce
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From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."
Chacun
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From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."
city
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From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
colleague
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From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
common
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From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.
comprend
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From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."
concluded
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From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
correspondence
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From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.
Cuneo
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From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
de
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From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.
departure
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From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.
despatched
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From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.
duly
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From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.
en
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From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."
Englishmen
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From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.
ensure
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From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.
escape
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From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
forth
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From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
Genes
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From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.
Genoa
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From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.
Giraud
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From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.
God
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From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."
going
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From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
Hand
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From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.
Hearing
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From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
heels
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From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.
Hotel
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From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
Lantosque
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From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
leaving
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From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
made
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From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.
Martin
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From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.
message
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From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.
mistake
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From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.
Miste
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From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.
ne
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From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."
neighbour
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From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.
Nice
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From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.
only
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From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
promptitude
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From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
qu'il
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From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."
quarry
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From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
que
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From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."
reached
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From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.
retrouve
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From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."
return
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From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.
Sander
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From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.
set
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From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
soi
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From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."
St
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From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
steps
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From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.
telegram
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From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.
telegraphic
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From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.
there
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From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.
transmission
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From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.
underrated
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From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.
