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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 The Commander-in-Chief accompanied them, and there was also present a person who sat a little apart from the others, and who, I learned afterwards, was a high official in the secret service.
accompanied
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From this reading The Commander-in-Chief accompanied them, and there was also present a person who sat a little apart from the others, and who, I learned afterwards, was a high official in the secret service.
afterwards
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From this reading The Commander-in-Chief accompanied them, and there was also present a person who sat a little apart from the others, and who, I learned afterwards, was a high official in the secret service.
also
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From this reading The Commander-in-Chief accompanied them, and there was also present a person who sat a little apart from the others, and who, I learned afterwards, was a high official in the secret service.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lord Chelsford and Colonel Ray entered together.
any
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From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
apart
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From this reading The Commander-in-Chief accompanied them, and there was also present a person who sat a little apart from the others, and who, I learned afterwards, was a high official in the secret service.
association
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From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
Chelsford
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From this reading Lord Chelsford and Colonel Ray entered together.
Colonel
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From this reading Lord Chelsford and Colonel Ray entered together.
Commander-in-Chief
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From this reading The Commander-in-Chief accompanied them, and there was also present a person who sat a little apart from the others, and who, I learned afterwards, was a high official in the secret service.
desk
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From this reading Lord Chelsford seated himself at the open desk opposite to the Duke.
door
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From this reading IN WHICH I SPEAK OUT The door was thrown open.
Duke
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From this reading Lord Chelsford seated himself at the open desk opposite to the Duke.
entered
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From this reading Lord Chelsford and Colonel Ray entered together.
events
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From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Commander-in-Chief accompanied them, and there was also present a person who sat a little apart from the others, and who, I learned afterwards, was a high official in the secret service.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
happenings
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From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
high
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From this reading The Commander-in-Chief accompanied them, and there was also present a person who sat a little apart from the others, and who, I learned afterwards, was a high official in the secret service.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lord Chelsford seated himself at the open desk opposite to the Duke.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH I SPEAK OUT The door was thrown open.
importance
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From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH I SPEAK OUT The door was thrown open.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
learned
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From this reading The Commander-in-Chief accompanied them, and there was also present a person who sat a little apart from the others, and who, I learned afterwards, was a high official in the secret service.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Commander-in-Chief accompanied them, and there was also present a person who sat a little apart from the others, and who, I learned afterwards, was a high official in the secret service.
Lord
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From this reading Lord Chelsford and Colonel Ray entered together.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
men
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From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
moment
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From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
More
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From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
official
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From this reading The Commander-in-Chief accompanied them, and there was also present a person who sat a little apart from the others, and who, I learned afterwards, was a high official in the secret service.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading IN WHICH I SPEAK OUT The door was thrown open.
opposite
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From this reading Lord Chelsford seated himself at the open desk opposite to the Duke.
others
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From this reading The Commander-in-Chief accompanied them, and there was also present a person who sat a little apart from the others, and who, I learned afterwards, was a high official in the secret service.
OUT
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From this reading IN WHICH I SPEAK OUT The door was thrown open.
perhaps
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From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
person
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From this reading The Commander-in-Chief accompanied them, and there was also present a person who sat a little apart from the others, and who, I learned afterwards, was a high official in the secret service.
persons
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From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
presence
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From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
present
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From this reading The Commander-in-Chief accompanied them, and there was also present a person who sat a little apart from the others, and who, I learned afterwards, was a high official in the secret service.
rate
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From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
Ray
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From this reading Lord Chelsford and Colonel Ray entered together.
realized
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From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
sat
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From this reading The Commander-in-Chief accompanied them, and there was also present a person who sat a little apart from the others, and who, I learned afterwards, was a high official in the secret service.
seated
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From this reading Lord Chelsford seated himself at the open desk opposite to the Duke.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The Commander-in-Chief accompanied them, and there was also present a person who sat a little apart from the others, and who, I learned afterwards, was a high official in the secret service.
service
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From this reading The Commander-in-Chief accompanied them, and there was also present a person who sat a little apart from the others, and who, I learned afterwards, was a high official in the secret service.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
space
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From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
SPEAK
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From this reading IN WHICH I SPEAK OUT The door was thrown open.
strangeness
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From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH I SPEAK OUT The door was thrown open.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Commander-in-Chief accompanied them, and there was also present a person who sat a little apart from the others, and who, I learned afterwards, was a high official in the secret service.
there
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From this reading The Commander-in-Chief accompanied them, and there was also present a person who sat a little apart from the others, and who, I learned afterwards, was a high official in the secret service.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
thrown
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From this reading IN WHICH I SPEAK OUT The door was thrown open.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lord Chelsford seated himself at the open desk opposite to the Duke.
together
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From this reading Lord Chelsford and Colonel Ray entered together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH I SPEAK OUT The door was thrown open.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH I SPEAK OUT The door was thrown open.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Commander-in-Chief accompanied them, and there was also present a person who sat a little apart from the others, and who, I learned afterwards, was a high official in the secret service.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading More than ever, perhaps, I realized at that moment in the presence of these men the strangeness of the events which for a short space of time, at any rate, had brought me into association with persons and happenings of such importance.
