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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 CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
acceptance
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From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
acting
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From this reading The man's very proposal involved craft as against the master of the chateau, but toward me he seemed to be acting with the utmost simplicity and honesty, so straightforward and free from excessive protestation he was.
add
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From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So, after some little display of surprise and doubt, I took him at his word, inwardly reserving the right to draw back if I found myself entering a trap.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The man's very proposal involved craft as against the master of the chateau, but toward me he seemed to be acting with the utmost simplicity and honesty, so straightforward and free from excessive protestation he was.
All
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From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
already
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From this reading In any case, this man already had me under scrutiny.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
any
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From this reading In any case, this man already had me under scrutiny.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
attended
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From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
away
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From this reading He led me away to a quiet, secluded place by the riverside, out of sight of the chateau, that we might talk the matter over in safety.
back
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From this reading So, after some little display of surprise and doubt, I took him at his word, inwardly reserving the right to draw back if I found myself entering a trap.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The man's very proposal involved craft as against the master of the chateau, but toward me he seemed to be acting with the utmost simplicity and honesty, so straightforward and free from excessive protestation he was.
best
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From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The man's very proposal involved craft as against the master of the chateau, but toward me he seemed to be acting with the utmost simplicity and honesty, so straightforward and free from excessive protestation he was.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He led me away to a quiet, secluded place by the riverside, out of sight of the chateau, that we might talk the matter over in safety.
came
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From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
case
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From this reading In any case, this man already had me under scrutiny.
CHATEAU
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From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
craft
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From this reading The man's very proposal involved craft as against the master of the chateau, but toward me he seemed to be acting with the utmost simplicity and honesty, so straightforward and free from excessive protestation he was.
danger
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From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
DE
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From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
display
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From this reading So, after some little display of surprise and doubt, I took him at his word, inwardly reserving the right to draw back if I found myself entering a trap.
doubt
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From this reading So, after some little display of surprise and doubt, I took him at his word, inwardly reserving the right to draw back if I found myself entering a trap.
draw
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From this reading So, after some little display of surprise and doubt, I took him at his word, inwardly reserving the right to draw back if I found myself entering a trap.
entering
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From this reading So, after some little display of surprise and doubt, I took him at his word, inwardly reserving the right to draw back if I found myself entering a trap.
excessive
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From this reading The man's very proposal involved craft as against the master of the chateau, but toward me he seemed to be acting with the utmost simplicity and honesty, so straightforward and free from excessive protestation he was.
found
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From this reading So, after some little display of surprise and doubt, I took him at his word, inwardly reserving the right to draw back if I found myself entering a trap.
free
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From this reading The man's very proposal involved craft as against the master of the chateau, but toward me he seemed to be acting with the utmost simplicity and honesty, so straightforward and free from excessive protestation he was.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The man's very proposal involved craft as against the master of the chateau, but toward me he seemed to be acting with the utmost simplicity and honesty, so straightforward and free from excessive protestation he was.
genuine
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From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
good
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From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In any case, this man already had me under scrutiny.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man's very proposal involved craft as against the master of the chateau, but toward me he seemed to be acting with the utmost simplicity and honesty, so straightforward and free from excessive protestation he was.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So, after some little display of surprise and doubt, I took him at his word, inwardly reserving the right to draw back if I found myself entering a trap.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So, after some little display of surprise and doubt, I took him at his word, inwardly reserving the right to draw back if I found myself entering a trap.
honesty
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From this reading The man's very proposal involved craft as against the master of the chateau, but toward me he seemed to be acting with the utmost simplicity and honesty, so straightforward and free from excessive protestation he was.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In any case, this man already had me under scrutiny.
involved
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From this reading The man's very proposal involved craft as against the master of the chateau, but toward me he seemed to be acting with the utmost simplicity and honesty, so straightforward and free from excessive protestation he was.
inwardly
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From this reading So, after some little display of surprise and doubt, I took him at his word, inwardly reserving the right to draw back if I found myself entering a trap.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
LAVARDIN
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From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
led
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From this reading He led me away to a quiet, secluded place by the riverside, out of sight of the chateau, that we might talk the matter over in safety.
little
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From this reading So, after some little display of surprise and doubt, I took him at his word, inwardly reserving the right to draw back if I found myself entering a trap.
luck
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From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
man
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From this reading In any case, this man already had me under scrutiny.
man's
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From this reading The man's very proposal involved craft as against the master of the chateau, but toward me he seemed to be acting with the utmost simplicity and honesty, so straightforward and free from excessive protestation he was.
master
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From this reading The man's very proposal involved craft as against the master of the chateau, but toward me he seemed to be acting with the utmost simplicity and honesty, so straightforward and free from excessive protestation he was.
matter
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From this reading He led me away to a quiet, secluded place by the riverside, out of sight of the chateau, that we might talk the matter over in safety.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In any case, this man already had me under scrutiny.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He led me away to a quiet, secluded place by the riverside, out of sight of the chateau, that we might talk the matter over in safety.
most
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From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
much
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From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading So, after some little display of surprise and doubt, I took him at his word, inwardly reserving the right to draw back if I found myself entering a trap.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
offer
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From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
out
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From this reading He led me away to a quiet, secluded place by the riverside, out of sight of the chateau, that we might talk the matter over in safety.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He led me away to a quiet, secluded place by the riverside, out of sight of the chateau, that we might talk the matter over in safety.
piece
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From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
place
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From this reading He led me away to a quiet, secluded place by the riverside, out of sight of the chateau, that we might talk the matter over in safety.
proposal
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From this reading The man's very proposal involved craft as against the master of the chateau, but toward me he seemed to be acting with the utmost simplicity and honesty, so straightforward and free from excessive protestation he was.
protestation
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From this reading The man's very proposal involved craft as against the master of the chateau, but toward me he seemed to be acting with the utmost simplicity and honesty, so straightforward and free from excessive protestation he was.
purpose
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From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
quiet
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From this reading He led me away to a quiet, secluded place by the riverside, out of sight of the chateau, that we might talk the matter over in safety.
reserving
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From this reading So, after some little display of surprise and doubt, I took him at his word, inwardly reserving the right to draw back if I found myself entering a trap.
right
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From this reading So, after some little display of surprise and doubt, I took him at his word, inwardly reserving the right to draw back if I found myself entering a trap.
riverside
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From this reading He led me away to a quiet, secluded place by the riverside, out of sight of the chateau, that we might talk the matter over in safety.
safety
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From this reading He led me away to a quiet, secluded place by the riverside, out of sight of the chateau, that we might talk the matter over in safety.
scrutiny
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From this reading In any case, this man already had me under scrutiny.
secluded
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From this reading He led me away to a quiet, secluded place by the riverside, out of sight of the chateau, that we might talk the matter over in safety.
seemed
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From this reading The man's very proposal involved craft as against the master of the chateau, but toward me he seemed to be acting with the utmost simplicity and honesty, so straightforward and free from excessive protestation he was.
sight
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From this reading He led me away to a quiet, secluded place by the riverside, out of sight of the chateau, that we might talk the matter over in safety.
simplicity
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From this reading The man's very proposal involved craft as against the master of the chateau, but toward me he seemed to be acting with the utmost simplicity and honesty, so straightforward and free from excessive protestation he was.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, after some little display of surprise and doubt, I took him at his word, inwardly reserving the right to draw back if I found myself entering a trap.
some
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From this reading So, after some little display of surprise and doubt, I took him at his word, inwardly reserving the right to draw back if I found myself entering a trap.
straightforward
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From this reading The man's very proposal involved craft as against the master of the chateau, but toward me he seemed to be acting with the utmost simplicity and honesty, so straightforward and free from excessive protestation he was.
surprise
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From this reading So, after some little display of surprise and doubt, I took him at his word, inwardly reserving the right to draw back if I found myself entering a trap.
talk
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From this reading He led me away to a quiet, secluded place by the riverside, out of sight of the chateau, that we might talk the matter over in safety.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
think
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From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In any case, this man already had me under scrutiny.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
took
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From this reading So, after some little display of surprise and doubt, I took him at his word, inwardly reserving the right to draw back if I found myself entering a trap.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The man's very proposal involved craft as against the master of the chateau, but toward me he seemed to be acting with the utmost simplicity and honesty, so straightforward and free from excessive protestation he was.
trap
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From this reading So, after some little display of surprise and doubt, I took him at his word, inwardly reserving the right to draw back if I found myself entering a trap.
trick
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From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In any case, this man already had me under scrutiny.
unexpected
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From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
utmost
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From this reading The man's very proposal involved craft as against the master of the chateau, but toward me he seemed to be acting with the utmost simplicity and honesty, so straightforward and free from excessive protestation he was.
very
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From this reading The man's very proposal involved craft as against the master of the chateau, but toward me he seemed to be acting with the utmost simplicity and honesty, so straightforward and free from excessive protestation he was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He led me away to a quiet, secluded place by the riverside, out of sight of the chateau, that we might talk the matter over in safety.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE CHATEAU DE LAVARDIN All that I could think was that, if genuine, the offer came as a most unexpected piece of good luck, and that, if it was a trick, my acceptance of it could not much add to the danger which attended my purpose at best.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The man's very proposal involved craft as against the master of the chateau, but toward me he seemed to be acting with the utmost simplicity and honesty, so straightforward and free from excessive protestation he was.
word
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From this reading So, after some little display of surprise and doubt, I took him at his word, inwardly reserving the right to draw back if I found myself entering a trap.
