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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 Always when one has private matters to discuss, I believe in a certain amount of publicity.
affairs
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From this reading They are far too occupied with their own affairs to watch us.
Always
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From this reading Always when one has private matters to discuss, I believe in a certain amount of publicity.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading Always when one has private matters to discuss, I believe in a certain amount of publicity.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here we are in a quiet corner, it is true, but we are surrounded by several hundreds of other people.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
Baron
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From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Always when one has private matters to discuss, I believe in a certain amount of publicity.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here we are in a quiet corner, it is true, but we are surrounded by several hundreds of other people.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here we are in a quiet corner, it is true, but we are surrounded by several hundreds of other people.
certain
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From this reading Always when one has private matters to discuss, I believe in a certain amount of publicity.
closely
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From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
corner
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From this reading Here we are in a quiet corner, it is true, but we are surrounded by several hundreds of other people.
d'oeuvres
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From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
dine
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From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
discuss
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From this reading Always when one has private matters to discuss, I believe in a certain amount of publicity.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading It is the last place, for instance, where our friend from Mexonia would dream of looking for us."
fancy
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From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
far
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From this reading They are far too occupied with their own affairs to watch us.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is the last place, for instance, where our friend from Mexonia would dream of looking for us."
friend
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From this reading It is the last place, for instance, where our friend from Mexonia would dream of looking for us."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is the last place, for instance, where our friend from Mexonia would dream of looking for us."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Always when one has private matters to discuss, I believe in a certain amount of publicity.
helping
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From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
hors
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From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
hundreds
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From this reading Here we are in a quiet corner, it is true, but we are surrounded by several hundreds of other people.
HÔTEL
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From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Always when one has private matters to discuss, I believe in a certain amount of publicity.
inn
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From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
instance
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From this reading It is the last place, for instance, where our friend from Mexonia would dream of looking for us."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here we are in a quiet corner, it is true, but we are surrounded by several hundreds of other people.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the last place, for instance, where our friend from Mexonia would dream of looking for us."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
looking
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From this reading It is the last place, for instance, where our friend from Mexonia would dream of looking for us."
matters
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From this reading Always when one has private matters to discuss, I believe in a certain amount of publicity.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
Mexonia
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From this reading It is the last place, for instance, where our friend from Mexonia would dream of looking for us."
occupied
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From this reading They are far too occupied with their own affairs to watch us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Always when one has private matters to discuss, I believe in a certain amount of publicity.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Always when one has private matters to discuss, I believe in a certain amount of publicity.
other
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From this reading Here we are in a quiet corner, it is true, but we are surrounded by several hundreds of other people.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is the last place, for instance, where our friend from Mexonia would dream of looking for us."
own
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From this reading They are far too occupied with their own affairs to watch us.
people
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From this reading Here we are in a quiet corner, it is true, but we are surrounded by several hundreds of other people.
place
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From this reading It is the last place, for instance, where our friend from Mexonia would dream of looking for us."
private
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From this reading Always when one has private matters to discuss, I believe in a certain amount of publicity.
publicity
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From this reading Always when one has private matters to discuss, I believe in a certain amount of publicity.
quiet
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From this reading Here we are in a quiet corner, it is true, but we are surrounded by several hundreds of other people.
remarked
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From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
several
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From this reading Here we are in a quiet corner, it is true, but we are surrounded by several hundreds of other people.
SPLENDIDE
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From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
St
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From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
surrounded
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From this reading Here we are in a quiet corner, it is true, but we are surrounded by several hundreds of other people.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They are far too occupied with their own affairs to watch us.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are far too occupied with their own affairs to watch us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
too
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From this reading They are far too occupied with their own affairs to watch us.
true
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From this reading Here we are in a quiet corner, it is true, but we are surrounded by several hundreds of other people.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They are far too occupied with their own affairs to watch us.
watch
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From this reading They are far too occupied with their own affairs to watch us.
watched
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From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Here we are in a quiet corner, it is true, but we are surrounded by several hundreds of other people.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Always when one has private matters to discuss, I believe in a certain amount of publicity.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It is the last place, for instance, where our friend from Mexonia would dream of looking for us."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It is the last place, for instance, where our friend from Mexonia would dream of looking for us."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
Étarpe
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From this reading AT THE HÔTEL SPLENDIDE "I asked you," the Baron remarked, helping himself to _hors d'oeuvres,_ "to dine with me here, because I fancy that the little inn at St. Étarpe is being closely watched.
