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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 In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
always
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From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as Bill predicted.
away
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From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
become
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From this reading Of course the fact that my hotel had become a haunt of the yellow men neither escaped the notice of the neighbors, nor of the police.
Bill
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From this reading It was as Bill predicted.
bows
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From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
carefully
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From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
Chinks
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From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
club-room
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From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course the fact that my hotel had become a haunt of the yellow men neither escaped the notice of the neighbors, nor of the police.
day
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From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
dealt
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From this reading The former were easily dealt with, and especially my patrons.
detail
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From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
down
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From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
easily
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From this reading The former were easily dealt with, and especially my patrons.
escaped
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From this reading Of course the fact that my hotel had become a haunt of the yellow men neither escaped the notice of the neighbors, nor of the police.
especially
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From this reading The former were easily dealt with, and especially my patrons.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
fact
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From this reading Of course the fact that my hotel had become a haunt of the yellow men neither escaped the notice of the neighbors, nor of the police.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
former
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From this reading The former were easily dealt with, and especially my patrons.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
gathered
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From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
genial
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From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
Golden
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From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
gratified
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From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
greeted
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From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course the fact that my hotel had become a haunt of the yellow men neither escaped the notice of the neighbors, nor of the police.
haunt
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From this reading Of course the fact that my hotel had become a haunt of the yellow men neither escaped the notice of the neighbors, nor of the police.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
hotel
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From this reading Of course the fact that my hotel had become a haunt of the yellow men neither escaped the notice of the neighbors, nor of the police.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
information
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From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
invented
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From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as Bill predicted.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
low
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From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
men
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From this reading Of course the fact that my hotel had become a haunt of the yellow men neither escaped the notice of the neighbors, nor of the police.
mistress
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From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
Mogridge
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From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
more
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From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
much
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From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Of course the fact that my hotel had become a haunt of the yellow men neither escaped the notice of the neighbors, nor of the police.
neighbors
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From this reading Of course the fact that my hotel had become a haunt of the yellow men neither escaped the notice of the neighbors, nor of the police.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Of course the fact that my hotel had become a haunt of the yellow men neither escaped the notice of the neighbors, nor of the police.
night
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From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Of course the fact that my hotel had become a haunt of the yellow men neither escaped the notice of the neighbors, nor of the police.
noted
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From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
notice
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From this reading Of course the fact that my hotel had become a haunt of the yellow men neither escaped the notice of the neighbors, nor of the police.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
patronage
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From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
patrons
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From this reading The former were easily dealt with, and especially my patrons.
police
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From this reading Of course the fact that my hotel had become a haunt of the yellow men neither escaped the notice of the neighbors, nor of the police.
predicted
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From this reading It was as Bill predicted.
self-importance
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From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
space
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From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
Swan
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From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling
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From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
tower
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From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mr. Mogridge, having invented "Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling," was disposed to look upon the "Chinks" with genial patronage, and his self-importance was gratified by the low bows with which they always greeted him as they passed to their club-room above.
very
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From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as Bill predicted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The former were easily dealt with, and especially my patrons.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In a very short space of time he was away from the "Golden Swan" as much as he was in it, and every day he gathered more and more information about the tower and its mistress--information which was carefully noted down in the silence of the night, so that no detail should be forgotten.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The former were easily dealt with, and especially my patrons.
yellow
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From this reading Of course the fact that my hotel had become a haunt of the yellow men neither escaped the notice of the neighbors, nor of the police.
