In Secret

Chapter VIII

By Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers • Curated US English Learning Edition

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THE LATE SIR W. BLINT That two spies, a man and a woman, had penetrated the forest of Les Errues was known in Berlin on the 13th.

Within an hour the entire machinery of the German Empire had been set in motion to entrap and annihilate these two people.

The formula distributed to all operators in the Intelligence Department throughout Hundom, and wherever Boche spies had filtered into civilised lands, was this:

"Two enemy secret agents have succeeded in penetrating the forest of Les Errues.

One is a man, the other a woman.

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Chapter VIII Reading 1/111

In Secret

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/111 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

THE LATE SIR W. BLINT That two spies, a man and a woman, had penetrated the forest of Les Errues was known in Berlin on the 13th.

Line 2

Within an hour the entire machinery of the German Empire had been set in motion to entrap and annihilate these two people.

Line 3

The formula distributed to all operators in the Intelligence Department throughout Hundom, and wherever Boche spies had filtered into civilised lands, was this:

Line 4

"Two enemy secret agents have succeeded in penetrating the forest of Les Errues.

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One is a man, the other a woman.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Within an hour the entire machinery of the German Empire had been set in motion to entrap and annihilate these two people.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"Two enemy secret agents have succeeded in penetrating the forest of Les Errues.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One is a man, the other a woman.”

Secret noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “"Two enemy secret agents have succeeded in penetrating the forest of Les Errues.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Within an hour the entire machinery of the German Empire had been set in motion to entrap and annihilate these two people.”

Throughout preposition US /θruːˈaʊt/

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading “The formula distributed to all operators in the Intelligence Department throughout Hundom, and wherever Boche spies had filtered into civilised lands, was this:”

Wherever conjunction US /weˈrevər/

in or to any place at all

From this reading “The formula distributed to all operators in the Intelligence Department throughout Hundom, and wherever Boche spies had filtered into civilised lands, was this:”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “Within an hour the entire machinery of the German Empire had been set in motion to entrap and annihilate these two people.”

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13th

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From this reading THE LATE SIR W. BLINT That two spies, a man and a woman, had penetrated the forest of Les Errues was known in Berlin on the 13th.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading THE LATE SIR W. BLINT That two spies, a man and a woman, had penetrated the forest of Les Errues was known in Berlin on the 13th.

agents

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From this reading "Two enemy secret agents have succeeded in penetrating the forest of Les Errues.

all

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From this reading The formula distributed to all operators in the Intelligence Department throughout Hundom, and wherever Boche spies had filtered into civilised lands, was this:

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Within an hour the entire machinery of the German Empire had been set in motion to entrap and annihilate these two people.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE LATE SIR W. BLINT That two spies, a man and a woman, had penetrated the forest of Les Errues was known in Berlin on the 13th.

annihilate

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From this reading Within an hour the entire machinery of the German Empire had been set in motion to entrap and annihilate these two people.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Within an hour the entire machinery of the German Empire had been set in motion to entrap and annihilate these two people.

Berlin

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BLINT

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Boche

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civilised

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Department

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distributed

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Empire

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enemy

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entire

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entrap

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From this reading Within an hour the entire machinery of the German Empire had been set in motion to entrap and annihilate these two people.

Errues

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filtered

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From this reading The formula distributed to all operators in the Intelligence Department throughout Hundom, and wherever Boche spies had filtered into civilised lands, was this:

forest

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formula

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German

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From this reading Within an hour the entire machinery of the German Empire had been set in motion to entrap and annihilate these two people.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE LATE SIR W. BLINT That two spies, a man and a woman, had penetrated the forest of Les Errues was known in Berlin on the 13th.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Two enemy secret agents have succeeded in penetrating the forest of Les Errues.

hour

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From this reading Within an hour the entire machinery of the German Empire had been set in motion to entrap and annihilate these two people.

Hundom

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From this reading The formula distributed to all operators in the Intelligence Department throughout Hundom, and wherever Boche spies had filtered into civilised lands, was this:

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE LATE SIR W. BLINT That two spies, a man and a woman, had penetrated the forest of Les Errues was known in Berlin on the 13th.

Intelligence

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From this reading The formula distributed to all operators in the Intelligence Department throughout Hundom, and wherever Boche spies had filtered into civilised lands, was this:

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The formula distributed to all operators in the Intelligence Department throughout Hundom, and wherever Boche spies had filtered into civilised lands, was this:

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading One is a man, the other a woman.

known

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From this reading THE LATE SIR W. BLINT That two spies, a man and a woman, had penetrated the forest of Les Errues was known in Berlin on the 13th.

lands

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From this reading The formula distributed to all operators in the Intelligence Department throughout Hundom, and wherever Boche spies had filtered into civilised lands, was this:

LATE

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From this reading THE LATE SIR W. BLINT That two spies, a man and a woman, had penetrated the forest of Les Errues was known in Berlin on the 13th.

Les

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From this reading THE LATE SIR W. BLINT That two spies, a man and a woman, had penetrated the forest of Les Errues was known in Berlin on the 13th.

machinery

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From this reading Within an hour the entire machinery of the German Empire had been set in motion to entrap and annihilate these two people.

man

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From this reading THE LATE SIR W. BLINT That two spies, a man and a woman, had penetrated the forest of Les Errues was known in Berlin on the 13th.

motion

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From this reading Within an hour the entire machinery of the German Empire had been set in motion to entrap and annihilate these two people.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE LATE SIR W. BLINT That two spies, a man and a woman, had penetrated the forest of Les Errues was known in Berlin on the 13th.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE LATE SIR W. BLINT That two spies, a man and a woman, had penetrated the forest of Les Errues was known in Berlin on the 13th.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One is a man, the other a woman.

operators

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other

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From this reading One is a man, the other a woman.

penetrated

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From this reading THE LATE SIR W. BLINT That two spies, a man and a woman, had penetrated the forest of Les Errues was known in Berlin on the 13th.

penetrating

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From this reading "Two enemy secret agents have succeeded in penetrating the forest of Les Errues.

people

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From this reading Within an hour the entire machinery of the German Empire had been set in motion to entrap and annihilate these two people.

secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading "Two enemy secret agents have succeeded in penetrating the forest of Les Errues.

set

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SIR

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spies

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succeeded

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From this reading "Two enemy secret agents have succeeded in penetrating the forest of Les Errues.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE LATE SIR W. BLINT That two spies, a man and a woman, had penetrated the forest of Les Errues was known in Berlin on the 13th.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE LATE SIR W. BLINT That two spies, a man and a woman, had penetrated the forest of Les Errues was known in Berlin on the 13th.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Within an hour the entire machinery of the German Empire had been set in motion to entrap and annihilate these two people.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The formula distributed to all operators in the Intelligence Department throughout Hundom, and wherever Boche spies had filtered into civilised lands, was this:

throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading The formula distributed to all operators in the Intelligence Department throughout Hundom, and wherever Boche spies had filtered into civilised lands, was this:

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Within an hour the entire machinery of the German Empire had been set in motion to entrap and annihilate these two people.

two

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From this reading THE LATE SIR W. BLINT That two spies, a man and a woman, had penetrated the forest of Les Errues was known in Berlin on the 13th.

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From this reading THE LATE SIR W. BLINT That two spies, a man and a woman, had penetrated the forest of Les Errues was known in Berlin on the 13th.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE LATE SIR W. BLINT That two spies, a man and a woman, had penetrated the forest of Les Errues was known in Berlin on the 13th.

whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/

in or to any place at all

From this reading The formula distributed to all operators in the Intelligence Department throughout Hundom, and wherever Boche spies had filtered into civilised lands, was this:

WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Within an hour the entire machinery of the German Empire had been set in motion to entrap and annihilate these two people.

woman

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From this reading THE LATE SIR W. BLINT That two spies, a man and a woman, had penetrated the forest of Les Errues was known in Berlin on the 13th.