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all
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From this reading Fidelity was required of me, and discretion was required of me--and that was all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were certain persons to whom I was introduced, and certain information to be derived from them, which it was my duty to submit to Mr. Keller on my return.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the close of my day's work, the hospitable merchant, whose references I had been engaged in verifying, refused to permit me to return to the hotel.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were certain persons to whom I was introduced, and certain information to be derived from them, which it was my duty to submit to Mr. Keller on my return.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At the close of my day's work, the hospitable merchant, whose references I had been engaged in verifying, refused to permit me to return to the hotel.
certain
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From this reading There were certain persons to whom I was introduced, and certain information to be derived from them, which it was my duty to submit to Mr. Keller on my return.
close
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From this reading At the close of my day's work, the hospitable merchant, whose references I had been engaged in verifying, refused to permit me to return to the hotel.
confided
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From this reading Thanks to the instructions confided to me, my errand presented no difficulties.
convenience
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From this reading His dinner-hour had been put off expressly to suit my convenience.
day's
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From this reading At the close of my day's work, the hospitable merchant, whose references I had been engaged in verifying, refused to permit me to return to the hotel.
derived
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From this reading There were certain persons to whom I was introduced, and certain information to be derived from them, which it was my duty to submit to Mr. Keller on my return.
difficulties
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From this reading Thanks to the instructions confided to me, my errand presented no difficulties.
dinner-hour
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From this reading His dinner-hour had been put off expressly to suit my convenience.
discretion
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From this reading Fidelity was required of me, and discretion was required of me--and that was all.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading There were certain persons to whom I was introduced, and certain information to be derived from them, which it was my duty to submit to Mr. Keller on my return.
engaged
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From this reading At the close of my day's work, the hospitable merchant, whose references I had been engaged in verifying, refused to permit me to return to the hotel.
errand
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From this reading Thanks to the instructions confided to me, my errand presented no difficulties.
expressly
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From this reading His dinner-hour had been put off expressly to suit my convenience.
FidelitynounUS /fɪˈdeləti/
continued loyalty to a person or promise
From this reading Fidelity was required of me, and discretion was required of me--and that was all.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were certain persons to whom I was introduced, and certain information to be derived from them, which it was my duty to submit to Mr. Keller on my return.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the close of my day's work, the hospitable merchant, whose references I had been engaged in verifying, refused to permit me to return to the hotel.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His dinner-hour had been put off expressly to suit my convenience.
hospitable
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From this reading At the close of my day's work, the hospitable merchant, whose references I had been engaged in verifying, refused to permit me to return to the hotel.
hotel
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From this reading At the close of my day's work, the hospitable merchant, whose references I had been engaged in verifying, refused to permit me to return to the hotel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There were certain persons to whom I was introduced, and certain information to be derived from them, which it was my duty to submit to Mr. Keller on my return.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the close of my day's work, the hospitable merchant, whose references I had been engaged in verifying, refused to permit me to return to the hotel.
information
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From this reading There were certain persons to whom I was introduced, and certain information to be derived from them, which it was my duty to submit to Mr. Keller on my return.
instructions
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From this reading Thanks to the instructions confided to me, my errand presented no difficulties.
introduced
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From this reading There were certain persons to whom I was introduced, and certain information to be derived from them, which it was my duty to submit to Mr. Keller on my return.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There were certain persons to whom I was introduced, and certain information to be derived from them, which it was my duty to submit to Mr. Keller on my return.
Keller
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From this reading There were certain persons to whom I was introduced, and certain information to be derived from them, which it was my duty to submit to Mr. Keller on my return.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thanks to the instructions confided to me, my errand presented no difficulties.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading At the close of my day's work, the hospitable merchant, whose references I had been engaged in verifying, refused to permit me to return to the hotel.
Mr
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From this reading There were certain persons to whom I was introduced, and certain information to be derived from them, which it was my duty to submit to Mr. Keller on my return.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thanks to the instructions confided to me, my errand presented no difficulties.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Thanks to the instructions confided to me, my errand presented no difficulties.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fidelity was required of me, and discretion was required of me--and that was all.
off
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From this reading His dinner-hour had been put off expressly to suit my convenience.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were certain persons to whom I was introduced, and certain information to be derived from them, which it was my duty to submit to Mr. Keller on my return.
permit
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From this reading At the close of my day's work, the hospitable merchant, whose references I had been engaged in verifying, refused to permit me to return to the hotel.
persons
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From this reading There were certain persons to whom I was introduced, and certain information to be derived from them, which it was my duty to submit to Mr. Keller on my return.
presented
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From this reading Thanks to the instructions confided to me, my errand presented no difficulties.
put
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From this reading His dinner-hour had been put off expressly to suit my convenience.
references
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From this reading At the close of my day's work, the hospitable merchant, whose references I had been engaged in verifying, refused to permit me to return to the hotel.
refused
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From this reading At the close of my day's work, the hospitable merchant, whose references I had been engaged in verifying, refused to permit me to return to the hotel.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fidelity was required of me, and discretion was required of me--and that was all.
return
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From this reading There were certain persons to whom I was introduced, and certain information to be derived from them, which it was my duty to submit to Mr. Keller on my return.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading There were certain persons to whom I was introduced, and certain information to be derived from them, which it was my duty to submit to Mr. Keller on my return.
suit
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From this reading His dinner-hour had been put off expressly to suit my convenience.
Thanks
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From this reading Thanks to the instructions confided to me, my errand presented no difficulties.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fidelity was required of me, and discretion was required of me--and that was all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thanks to the instructions confided to me, my errand presented no difficulties.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were certain persons to whom I was introduced, and certain information to be derived from them, which it was my duty to submit to Mr. Keller on my return.
There
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From this reading There were certain persons to whom I was introduced, and certain information to be derived from them, which it was my duty to submit to Mr. Keller on my return.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thanks to the instructions confided to me, my errand presented no difficulties.
verifying
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From this reading At the close of my day's work, the hospitable merchant, whose references I had been engaged in verifying, refused to permit me to return to the hotel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were certain persons to whom I was introduced, and certain information to be derived from them, which it was my duty to submit to Mr. Keller on my return.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were certain persons to whom I was introduced, and certain information to be derived from them, which it was my duty to submit to Mr. Keller on my return.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were certain persons to whom I was introduced, and certain information to be derived from them, which it was my duty to submit to Mr. Keller on my return.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were certain persons to whom I was introduced, and certain information to be derived from them, which it was my duty to submit to Mr. Keller on my return.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading At the close of my day's work, the hospitable merchant, whose references I had been engaged in verifying, refused to permit me to return to the hotel.
work
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From this reading At the close of my day's work, the hospitable merchant, whose references I had been engaged in verifying, refused to permit me to return to the hotel.
