Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading In many people the very name “Spy” excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at.

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From this reading Whenever I enter a hotel and register myself as a Spy I am quite accustomed to see a thrill of fear run round the clerks, or clerk, behind the desk.

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From this reading None of us Spies mind it at all.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading Whenever I enter a hotel and register myself as a Spy I am quite accustomed to see a thrill of fear run round the clerks, or clerk, behind the desk.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Whenever I enter a hotel and register myself as a Spy I am quite accustomed to see a thrill of fear run round the clerks, or clerk, behind the desk.

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From this reading Us Spies or We Spies--for we call ourselves both--are thus a race apart.

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From this reading In many people the very name “Spy” excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Us Spies or We Spies--for we call ourselves both--are thus a race apart.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Whenever I enter a hotel and register myself as a Spy I am quite accustomed to see a thrill of fear run round the clerks, or clerk, behind the desk.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In many people the very name “Spy” excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Whenever I enter a hotel and register myself as a Spy I am quite accustomed to see a thrill of fear run round the clerks, or clerk, behind the desk.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading In many people the very name “Spy” excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Us Spies or We Spies--for we call ourselves both--are thus a race apart.

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From this reading Us Spies or We Spies--for we call ourselves both--are thus a race apart.

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From this reading Whenever I enter a hotel and register myself as a Spy I am quite accustomed to see a thrill of fear run round the clerks, or clerk, behind the desk.

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From this reading Whenever I enter a hotel and register myself as a Spy I am quite accustomed to see a thrill of fear run round the clerks, or clerk, behind the desk.

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From this reading Whenever I enter a hotel and register myself as a Spy I am quite accustomed to see a thrill of fear run round the clerks, or clerk, behind the desk.

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From this reading Whenever I enter a hotel and register myself as a Spy I am quite accustomed to see a thrill of fear run round the clerks, or clerk, behind the desk.

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From this reading In many people the very name “Spy” excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at.

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From this reading In many people the very name “Spy” excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at.

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From this reading Whenever I enter a hotel and register myself as a Spy I am quite accustomed to see a thrill of fear run round the clerks, or clerk, behind the desk.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Us Spies or We Spies--for we call ourselves both--are thus a race apart.

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From this reading In many people the very name “Spy” excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at.

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From this reading Whenever I enter a hotel and register myself as a Spy I am quite accustomed to see a thrill of fear run round the clerks, or clerk, behind the desk.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Whenever I enter a hotel and register myself as a Spy I am quite accustomed to see a thrill of fear run round the clerks, or clerk, behind the desk.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In many people the very name “Spy” excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading None of us Spies mind it at all.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading None know us.

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From this reading In many people the very name “Spy” excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading None of us Spies mind it at all.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Whenever I enter a hotel and register myself as a Spy I am quite accustomed to see a thrill of fear run round the clerks, or clerk, behind the desk.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In many people the very name “Spy” excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at.

not one, and not any

From this reading None of us Spies mind it at all.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In many people the very name “Spy” excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Whenever I enter a hotel and register myself as a Spy I am quite accustomed to see a thrill of fear run round the clerks, or clerk, behind the desk.

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading Us Spies or We Spies--for we call ourselves both--are thus a race apart.

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From this reading In many people the very name “Spy” excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In many people the very name “Spy” excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at.

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From this reading Us Spies or We Spies--for we call ourselves both--are thus a race apart.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Whenever I enter a hotel and register myself as a Spy I am quite accustomed to see a thrill of fear run round the clerks, or clerk, behind the desk.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Whenever I enter a hotel and register myself as a Spy I am quite accustomed to see a thrill of fear run round the clerks, or clerk, behind the desk.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Whenever I enter a hotel and register myself as a Spy I am quite accustomed to see a thrill of fear run round the clerks, or clerk, behind the desk.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Whenever I enter a hotel and register myself as a Spy I am quite accustomed to see a thrill of fear run round the clerks, or clerk, behind the desk.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In many people the very name “Spy” excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In many people the very name “Spy” excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In many people the very name “Spy” excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at.

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From this reading In many people the very name “Spy” excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading In many people the very name “Spy” excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at.

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From this reading Whenever I enter a hotel and register myself as a Spy I am quite accustomed to see a thrill of fear run round the clerks, or clerk, behind the desk.

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From this reading Us Spies or We Spies--for we call ourselves both--are thus a race apart.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In many people the very name “Spy” excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading None of us Spies mind it at all.

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From this reading In many people the very name “Spy” excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at.

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From this reading In many people the very name “Spy” excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading In many people the very name “Spy” excites a shudder of apprehension; we Spies, in fact, get quite used to being shuddered at.

at any time that; every time that

From this reading Whenever I enter a hotel and register myself as a Spy I am quite accustomed to see a thrill of fear run round the clerks, or clerk, behind the desk.