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accomplished
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From this reading Seventy pounds had been expended, and, so to say, nothing had been accomplished.
admitted
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From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
ambages
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From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
Archie
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From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
argued
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From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
arranged
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From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
Boodle
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From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
captain's
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From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
Clavering
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From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
declared
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From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
demonstration
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From this reading Doodles proved to demonstration that the thing was not done, and that seventy pounds was too much for mere preliminaries.
diplomacy
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From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
discussed
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From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
DOODLES
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From this reading DOODLES IN MOUNT STREET.
especially
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From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
expended
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From this reading Seventy pounds had been expended, and, so to say, nothing had been accomplished.
fact
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From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Doodles proved to demonstration that the thing was not done, and that seventy pounds was too much for mere preliminaries.
former
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From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
frequency
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From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
imagined
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From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DOODLES IN MOUNT STREET.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
latter
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From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
mere
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From this reading Doodles proved to demonstration that the thing was not done, and that seventy pounds was too much for mere preliminaries.
MOUNT
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From this reading DOODLES IN MOUNT STREET.
much
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From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
negotiations
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From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Seventy pounds had been expended, and, so to say, nothing had been accomplished.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
personages
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From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
political
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From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
pounds
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From this reading Seventy pounds had been expended, and, so to say, nothing had been accomplished.
preliminaries
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From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
proved
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From this reading Doodles proved to demonstration that the thing was not done, and that seventy pounds was too much for mere preliminaries.
results
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From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
Russian
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From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
satisfactory
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From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
say
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From this reading Seventy pounds had been expended, and, so to say, nothing had been accomplished.
Seventy
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From this reading Seventy pounds had been expended, and, so to say, nothing had been accomplished.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Seventy pounds had been expended, and, so to say, nothing had been accomplished.
spy
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From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
STREET
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From this reading DOODLES IN MOUNT STREET.
strongly
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From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seventy pounds had been expended, and, so to say, nothing had been accomplished.
too
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From this reading Doodles proved to demonstration that the thing was not done, and that seventy pounds was too much for mere preliminaries.
ultimately
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From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
unwilling
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From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
vain
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From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
whole
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From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Captain Clavering and Captain Boodle had, as may be imagined, discussed at great length and with much frequency the results of the former captain's negotiations with the Russian spy, and it had been declared strongly by the latter captain, and ultimately admitted by the former, that those results were not satisfactory.
worsted
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From this reading It was in vain that Archie, unwilling to have it thought that he had been worsted in diplomacy, argued that with these political personages, and especially with Russian political personages, the ambages were everything,--that the preliminaries were in fact the whole, and that when they were arranged, the thing was done.
