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18th
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From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
added
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From this reading I do not know if this threat lent an added zest to the search, but fortunately someone had the happy thought to look under the mattress (where the officer had put it himself) and there was the ill-fated timepiece calmly ticking off German minutes.
air
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From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I do not know if this threat lent an added zest to the search, but fortunately someone had the happy thought to look under the mattress (where the officer had put it himself) and there was the ill-fated timepiece calmly ticking off German minutes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
anywhere
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From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
August
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From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
back
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From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
bayonet
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From this reading I can see the butler's poor, old, bowed legs, now, flying up the stair-case, with a bayonet stuck in his back to expedite matters.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
bowed
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From this reading I can see the butler's poor, old, bowed legs, now, flying up the stair-case, with a bayonet stuck in his back to expedite matters.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I do not know if this threat lent an added zest to the search, but fortunately someone had the happy thought to look under the mattress (where the officer had put it himself) and there was the ill-fated timepiece calmly ticking off German minutes.
butler's
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From this reading I can see the butler's poor, old, bowed legs, now, flying up the stair-case, with a bayonet stuck in his back to expedite matters.
calmly
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came
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From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can see the butler's poor, old, bowed legs, now, flying up the stair-case, with a bayonet stuck in his back to expedite matters.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not know if this threat lent an added zest to the search, but fortunately someone had the happy thought to look under the mattress (where the officer had put it himself) and there was the ill-fated timepiece calmly ticking off German minutes.
expedite
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From this reading I can see the butler's poor, old, bowed legs, now, flying up the stair-case, with a bayonet stuck in his back to expedite matters.
Fancy
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From this reading Fancy!
flying
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From this reading I can see the butler's poor, old, bowed legs, now, flying up the stair-case, with a bayonet stuck in his back to expedite matters.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
forfeit
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From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
fortunately
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found
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From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
German
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From this reading I do not know if this threat lent an added zest to the search, but fortunately someone had the happy thought to look under the mattress (where the officer had put it himself) and there was the ill-fated timepiece calmly ticking off German minutes.
grand
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From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I do not know if this threat lent an added zest to the search, but fortunately someone had the happy thought to look under the mattress (where the officer had put it himself) and there was the ill-fated timepiece calmly ticking off German minutes.
happy
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From this reading I do not know if this threat lent an added zest to the search, but fortunately someone had the happy thought to look under the mattress (where the officer had put it himself) and there was the ill-fated timepiece calmly ticking off German minutes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
Herr
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From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I do not know if this threat lent an added zest to the search, but fortunately someone had the happy thought to look under the mattress (where the officer had put it himself) and there was the ill-fated timepiece calmly ticking off German minutes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
housekeeper
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From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can see the butler's poor, old, bowed legs, now, flying up the stair-case, with a bayonet stuck in his back to expedite matters.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
ill-fated
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From this reading I do not know if this threat lent an added zest to the search, but fortunately someone had the happy thought to look under the mattress (where the officer had put it himself) and there was the ill-fated timepiece calmly ticking off German minutes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
know
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From this reading I do not know if this threat lent an added zest to the search, but fortunately someone had the happy thought to look under the mattress (where the officer had put it himself) and there was the ill-fated timepiece calmly ticking off German minutes.
legs
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From this reading I can see the butler's poor, old, bowed legs, now, flying up the stair-case, with a bayonet stuck in his back to expedite matters.
lent
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leutnant
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From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
look
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matters
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mattress
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minutes
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morning
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From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
novel
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From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
now
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From this reading I can see the butler's poor, old, bowed legs, now, flying up the stair-case, with a bayonet stuck in his back to expedite matters.
obliged
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From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
off
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From this reading I do not know if this threat lent an added zest to the search, but fortunately someone had the happy thought to look under the mattress (where the officer had put it himself) and there was the ill-fated timepiece calmly ticking off German minutes.
officer
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old
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From this reading I can see the butler's poor, old, bowed legs, now, flying up the stair-case, with a bayonet stuck in his back to expedite matters.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
ordered
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From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
personal
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From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
poor
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From this reading I can see the butler's poor, old, bowed legs, now, flying up the stair-case, with a bayonet stuck in his back to expedite matters.
principally
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From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
put
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From this reading I do not know if this threat lent an added zest to the search, but fortunately someone had the happy thought to look under the mattress (where the officer had put it himself) and there was the ill-fated timepiece calmly ticking off German minutes.
said
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From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
search
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From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
see
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From this reading I can see the butler's poor, old, bowed legs, now, flying up the stair-case, with a bayonet stuck in his back to expedite matters.
servant's
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From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
some
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From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading I do not know if this threat lent an added zest to the search, but fortunately someone had the happy thought to look under the mattress (where the officer had put it himself) and there was the ill-fated timepiece calmly ticking off German minutes.
stair-case
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From this reading I can see the butler's poor, old, bowed legs, now, flying up the stair-case, with a bayonet stuck in his back to expedite matters.
stuck
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From this reading I can see the butler's poor, old, bowed legs, now, flying up the stair-case, with a bayonet stuck in his back to expedite matters.
style
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From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
take
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From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
there
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From this reading I do not know if this threat lent an added zest to the search, but fortunately someone had the happy thought to look under the mattress (where the officer had put it himself) and there was the ill-fated timepiece calmly ticking off German minutes.
things
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From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
thorough
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From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
thoughtnounUS /ˈthought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I do not know if this threat lent an added zest to the search, but fortunately someone had the happy thought to look under the mattress (where the officer had put it himself) and there was the ill-fated timepiece calmly ticking off German minutes.
threat
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ticking
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From this reading I do not know if this threat lent an added zest to the search, but fortunately someone had the happy thought to look under the mattress (where the officer had put it himself) and there was the ill-fated timepiece calmly ticking off German minutes.
timepiece
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From this reading I do not know if this threat lent an added zest to the search, but fortunately someone had the happy thought to look under the mattress (where the officer had put it himself) and there was the ill-fated timepiece calmly ticking off German minutes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
true
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From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
Tuesday
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From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I do not know if this threat lent an added zest to the search, but fortunately someone had the happy thought to look under the mattress (where the officer had put it himself) and there was the ill-fated timepiece calmly ticking off German minutes.
up
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From this reading I can see the butler's poor, old, bowed legs, now, flying up the stair-case, with a bayonet stuck in his back to expedite matters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not know if this threat lent an added zest to the search, but fortunately someone had the happy thought to look under the mattress (where the officer had put it himself) and there was the ill-fated timepiece calmly ticking off German minutes.
watch
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From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I do not know if this threat lent an added zest to the search, but fortunately someone had the happy thought to look under the mattress (where the officer had put it himself) and there was the ill-fated timepiece calmly ticking off German minutes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _August 18th, Tuesday._ This morning one of them came back for some personal things, principally his watch, which, in the true, novel style, could not be found anywhere.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So the _Herr leutnant_ ordered a thorough search and said, with a grand air, to the housekeeper that if it could not be found he would be obliged to take one of the servant's as a forfeit.
zest
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From this reading I do not know if this threat lent an added zest to the search, but fortunately someone had the happy thought to look under the mattress (where the officer had put it himself) and there was the ill-fated timepiece calmly ticking off German minutes.
