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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 Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
ambushed
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From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Between midnight and one o'clock, the Knights of Idleness began their gratuitous distribution of comestibles to the dogs of the town.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
asleep
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From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This memorable expedition was not over till three in the morning, the hour at which these reprobates went to sup at Cognette's.
awakened
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From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
bed
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From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between midnight and one o'clock, the Knights of Idleness began their gratuitous distribution of comestibles to the dogs of the town.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between midnight and one o'clock, the Knights of Idleness began their gratuitous distribution of comestibles to the dogs of the town.
blade
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From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
Cognette's
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From this reading This memorable expedition was not over till three in the morning, the hour at which these reprobates went to sup at Cognette's.
comestibles
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From this reading Between midnight and one o'clock, the Knights of Idleness began their gratuitous distribution of comestibles to the dogs of the town.
corner
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From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
crept
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From this reading At half-past four, in the early dawn, they crept home.
dawn
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From this reading At half-past four, in the early dawn, they crept home.
distribution
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From this reading Between midnight and one o'clock, the Knights of Idleness began their gratuitous distribution of comestibles to the dogs of the town.
dogs
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From this reading Between midnight and one o'clock, the Knights of Idleness began their gratuitous distribution of comestibles to the dogs of the town.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
early
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From this reading At half-past four, in the early dawn, they crept home.
escaped
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From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
expedition
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From this reading This memorable expedition was not over till three in the morning, the hour at which these reprobates went to sup at Cognette's.
Fario
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From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
fast
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From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
forcee
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From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
four
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From this reading At half-past four, in the early dawn, they crept home.
got
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From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
Grande
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From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
gratuitous
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From this reading Between midnight and one o'clock, the Knights of Idleness began their gratuitous distribution of comestibles to the dogs of the town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
half-past
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From this reading At half-past four, in the early dawn, they crept home.
handkerchief
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From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
heart
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From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
home
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From this reading At half-past four, in the early dawn, they crept home.
hour
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From this reading This memorable expedition was not over till three in the morning, the hour at which these reprobates went to sup at Cognette's.
Idleness
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From this reading Between midnight and one o'clock, the Knights of Idleness began their gratuitous distribution of comestibles to the dogs of the town.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This memorable expedition was not over till three in the morning, the hour at which these reprobates went to sup at Cognette's.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
Just
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From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
knife
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From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
Knights
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From this reading Between midnight and one o'clock, the Knights of Idleness began their gratuitous distribution of comestibles to the dogs of the town.
l'Avenier
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From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
later
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From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
lodgings
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From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
Max
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From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
memorable
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From this reading This memorable expedition was not over till three in the morning, the hour at which these reprobates went to sup at Cognette's.
midnight
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From this reading Between midnight and one o'clock, the Knights of Idleness began their gratuitous distribution of comestibles to the dogs of the town.
moat
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From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This memorable expedition was not over till three in the morning, the hour at which these reprobates went to sup at Cognette's.
new
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From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This memorable expedition was not over till three in the morning, the hour at which these reprobates went to sup at Cognette's.
o'clock
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From this reading Between midnight and one o'clock, the Knights of Idleness began their gratuitous distribution of comestibles to the dogs of the town.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Between midnight and one o'clock, the Knights of Idleness began their gratuitous distribution of comestibles to the dogs of the town.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Between midnight and one o'clock, the Knights of Idleness began their gratuitous distribution of comestibles to the dogs of the town.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
out
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From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This memorable expedition was not over till three in the morning, the hour at which these reprobates went to sup at Cognette's.
quietly
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From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
recess
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From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
reprobates
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From this reading This memorable expedition was not over till three in the morning, the hour at which these reprobates went to sup at Cognette's.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
Riviere
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From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
rue
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From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
Saint-Paterne
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From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
Spaniard
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From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
sup
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From this reading This memorable expedition was not over till three in the morning, the hour at which these reprobates went to sup at Cognette's.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Between midnight and one o'clock, the Knights of Idleness began their gratuitous distribution of comestibles to the dogs of the town.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Between midnight and one o'clock, the Knights of Idleness began their gratuitous distribution of comestibles to the dogs of the town.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading This memorable expedition was not over till three in the morning, the hour at which these reprobates went to sup at Cognette's.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At half-past four, in the early dawn, they crept home.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This memorable expedition was not over till three in the morning, the hour at which these reprobates went to sup at Cognette's.
three
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From this reading This memorable expedition was not over till three in the morning, the hour at which these reprobates went to sup at Cognette's.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading This memorable expedition was not over till three in the morning, the hour at which these reprobates went to sup at Cognette's.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Between midnight and one o'clock, the Knights of Idleness began their gratuitous distribution of comestibles to the dogs of the town.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
town
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From this reading Between midnight and one o'clock, the Knights of Idleness began their gratuitous distribution of comestibles to the dogs of the town.
turned
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From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
Vilatte
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From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This memorable expedition was not over till three in the morning, the hour at which these reprobates went to sup at Cognette's.
washed
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From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
watchman
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From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This memorable expedition was not over till three in the morning, the hour at which these reprobates went to sup at Cognette's.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This memorable expedition was not over till three in the morning, the hour at which these reprobates went to sup at Cognette's.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
window
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From this reading The Spaniard washed the handkerchief in the Riviere forcee, and returned quietly to his lodgings at Saint-Paterne, where he got in by a window he had left open, and went to bed: later, he was awakened by his new watchman, who found him fast asleep.
wiping
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From this reading Just as Max turned the corner of the rue l'Avenier into the Grande rue, Fario, who stood ambushed in a recess, struck a knife at his heart, drew out the blade, and escaped by the moat towards Vilatte, wiping the blade of his knife on his handkerchief.
