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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 If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
absence
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From this reading P. Frobisher Pilbeam was seated at his desk, reading a telegram which had arrived during his absence at lunch.
admitted
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
AGENCY
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From this reading ARGUS ENQUIRY AGENCY LTD. and below it, to one side, the smaller legend P. FROBISHER PILBEAM, MGR.
alley
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From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
ARGUS
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From this reading ARGUS ENQUIRY AGENCY LTD. and below it, to one side, the smaller legend P. FROBISHER PILBEAM, MGR.
arrived
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From this reading P. Frobisher Pilbeam was seated at his desk, reading a telegram which had arrived during his absence at lunch.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
august
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
Beeston
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From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading ARGUS ENQUIRY AGENCY LTD. and below it, to one side, the smaller legend P. FROBISHER PILBEAM, MGR.
Blandings
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
blind
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From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
bona
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
bound
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
boy
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
building
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From this reading If you enter the first building on the left of this blind alley and mount a flight of stairs you find yourself facing a door, on the ground glass of which is the legend:
called
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From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
Castle
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
convincing
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
Court
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From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
desk
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From this reading P. Frobisher Pilbeam was seated at his desk, reading a telegram which had arrived during his absence at lunch.
division
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From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
door
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From this reading If you enter the first building on the left of this blind alley and mount a flight of stairs you find yourself facing a door, on the ground glass of which is the legend:
Dumas
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading P. Frobisher Pilbeam was seated at his desk, reading a telegram which had arrived during his absence at lunch.
ENQUIRY
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From this reading ARGUS ENQUIRY AGENCY LTD. and below it, to one side, the smaller legend P. FROBISHER PILBEAM, MGR.
enter
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From this reading If you enter the first building on the left of this blind alley and mount a flight of stairs you find yourself facing a door, on the ground glass of which is the legend:
facing
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From this reading If you enter the first building on the left of this blind alley and mount a flight of stairs you find yourself facing a door, on the ground glass of which is the legend:
fide
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
find
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From this reading If you enter the first building on the left of this blind alley and mount a flight of stairs you find yourself facing a door, on the ground glass of which is the legend:
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you enter the first building on the left of this blind alley and mount a flight of stairs you find yourself facing a door, on the ground glass of which is the legend:
Fish
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
flight
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From this reading If you enter the first building on the left of this blind alley and mount a flight of stairs you find yourself facing a door, on the ground glass of which is the legend:
follow
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From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
FROBISHER
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From this reading ARGUS ENQUIRY AGENCY LTD. and below it, to one side, the smaller legend P. FROBISHER PILBEAM, MGR.
garage
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
gentlemanly
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
glass
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From this reading If you enter the first building on the left of this blind alley and mount a flight of stairs you find yourself facing a door, on the ground glass of which is the legend:
go
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From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
gone
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
ground
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From this reading If you enter the first building on the left of this blind alley and mount a flight of stairs you find yourself facing a door, on the ground glass of which is the legend:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
handsomely
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
Hayling
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From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
hour
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
insurance
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If you enter the first building on the left of this blind alley and mount a flight of stairs you find yourself facing a door, on the ground glass of which is the legend:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ARGUS ENQUIRY AGENCY LTD. and below it, to one side, the smaller legend P. FROBISHER PILBEAM, MGR.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you enter the first building on the left of this blind alley and mount a flight of stairs you find yourself facing a door, on the ground glass of which is the legend:
legend
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From this reading If you enter the first building on the left of this blind alley and mount a flight of stairs you find yourself facing a door, on the ground glass of which is the legend:
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
London
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From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
LTD
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From this reading ARGUS ENQUIRY AGENCY LTD. and below it, to one side, the smaller legend P. FROBISHER PILBEAM, MGR.
lunch
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From this reading P. Frobisher Pilbeam was seated at his desk, reading a telegram which had arrived during his absence at lunch.
manager
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
medicines
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
MGR
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From this reading ARGUS ENQUIRY AGENCY LTD. and below it, to one side, the smaller legend P. FROBISHER PILBEAM, MGR.
mount
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From this reading If you enter the first building on the left of this blind alley and mount a flight of stairs you find yourself facing a door, on the ground glass of which is the legend:
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
office
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ARGUS ENQUIRY AGENCY LTD. and below it, to one side, the smaller legend P. FROBISHER PILBEAM, MGR.
opened
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
P
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From this reading ARGUS ENQUIRY AGENCY LTD. and below it, to one side, the smaller legend P. FROBISHER PILBEAM, MGR.
pavement
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From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
PILBEAM
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From this reading ARGUS ENQUIRY AGENCY LTD. and below it, to one side, the smaller legend P. FROBISHER PILBEAM, MGR.
postal
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From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
presence
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
proprietary
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
reading
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From this reading P. Frobisher Pilbeam was seated at his desk, reading a telegram which had arrived during his absence at lunch.
right-hand
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From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
Ronnie
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
sale
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
seated
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From this reading P. Frobisher Pilbeam was seated at his desk, reading a telegram which had arrived during his absence at lunch.
sets
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
side
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From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
smaller
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From this reading ARGUS ENQUIRY AGENCY LTD. and below it, to one side, the smaller legend P. FROBISHER PILBEAM, MGR.
southwestern
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From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
stairs
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From this reading If you enter the first building on the left of this blind alley and mount a flight of stairs you find yourself facing a door, on the ground glass of which is the legend:
stepped
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
Street
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From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
succeeded
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
telegram
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From this reading P. Frobisher Pilbeam was seated at his desk, reading a telegram which had arrived during his absence at lunch.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If you enter the first building on the left of this blind alley and mount a flight of stairs you find yourself facing a door, on the ground glass of which is the legend:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
two-seater
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
up
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From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
visit
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From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If you enter the first building on the left of this blind alley and mount a flight of stairs you find yourself facing a door, on the ground glass of which is the legend:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I If you go up Beeston Street in the southwestern postal division of London and follow the pavement on the right-hand side, you come to a blind alley called Hayling Court.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading And if, at about the hour when Ronnie Fish had stepped into his two-seater in the garage of Blandings Castle, you had opened this door and gone in and succeeded in convincing the gentlemanly office boy that yours was a bona fide visit, having nothing to do with the sale of life insurance, proprietary medicines, or handsomely bound sets of Dumas, you would have been admitted to the august presence of the manager himself.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading If you enter the first building on the left of this blind alley and mount a flight of stairs you find yourself facing a door, on the ground glass of which is the legend:
