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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 He felt that he had done a good day's work.
accept
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From this reading There was just one way in which they could regain their freedom; and that they would, in the end, accept that way, the Admiral did not doubt.
Admiral
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From this reading There was just one way in which they could regain their freedom; and that they would, in the end, accept that way, the Admiral did not doubt.
all
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From this reading In the first place, he had eluded the spies; in the second place, he had enticed all the flies into the web, where they were now securely entangled.
also
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From this reading Protests were natural, at first; inevitable, indeed, until their indignation at the trick played upon them had subsided somewhat; it was also inevitable that there should be some heroics, some talk of honour, self-sacrifice, and such tom-foolery.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was just one way in which they could regain their freedom; and that they would, in the end, accept that way, the Admiral did not doubt.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Protests were natural, at first; inevitable, indeed, until their indignation at the trick played upon them had subsided somewhat; it was also inevitable that there should be some heroics, some talk of honour, self-sacrifice, and such tom-foolery.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was just one way in which they could regain their freedom; and that they would, in the end, accept that way, the Admiral did not doubt.
day's
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From this reading He felt that he had done a good day's work.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
dinner
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From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
done
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From this reading He felt that he had done a good day's work.
DOOR
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From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
doubt
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From this reading There was just one way in which they could regain their freedom; and that they would, in the end, accept that way, the Admiral did not doubt.
down
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From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
eluded
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From this reading In the first place, he had eluded the spies; in the second place, he had enticed all the flies into the web, where they were now securely entangled.
end
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From this reading There was just one way in which they could regain their freedom; and that they would, in the end, accept that way, the Admiral did not doubt.
entangled
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From this reading In the first place, he had eluded the spies; in the second place, he had enticed all the flies into the web, where they were now securely entangled.
enticed
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From this reading In the first place, he had eluded the spies; in the second place, he had enticed all the flies into the web, where they were now securely entangled.
evening
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From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
exceedingly
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From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
felt
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From this reading He felt that he had done a good day's work.
first
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From this reading In the first place, he had eluded the spies; in the second place, he had enticed all the flies into the web, where they were now securely entangled.
flies
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From this reading In the first place, he had eluded the spies; in the second place, he had enticed all the flies into the web, where they were now securely entangled.
frame
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From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
freedom
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From this reading There was just one way in which they could regain their freedom; and that they would, in the end, accept that way, the Admiral did not doubt.
good
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From this reading He felt that he had done a good day's work.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He felt that he had done a good day's work.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
heroics
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From this reading Protests were natural, at first; inevitable, indeed, until their indignation at the trick played upon them had subsided somewhat; it was also inevitable that there should be some heroics, some talk of honour, self-sacrifice, and such tom-foolery.
honour
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From this reading Protests were natural, at first; inevitable, indeed, until their indignation at the trick played upon them had subsided somewhat; it was also inevitable that there should be some heroics, some talk of honour, self-sacrifice, and such tom-foolery.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
indeed
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From this reading Protests were natural, at first; inevitable, indeed, until their indignation at the trick played upon them had subsided somewhat; it was also inevitable that there should be some heroics, some talk of honour, self-sacrifice, and such tom-foolery.
indignation
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From this reading Protests were natural, at first; inevitable, indeed, until their indignation at the trick played upon them had subsided somewhat; it was also inevitable that there should be some heroics, some talk of honour, self-sacrifice, and such tom-foolery.
inevitable
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From this reading Protests were natural, at first; inevitable, indeed, until their indignation at the trick played upon them had subsided somewhat; it was also inevitable that there should be some heroics, some talk of honour, self-sacrifice, and such tom-foolery.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In the first place, he had eluded the spies; in the second place, he had enticed all the flies into the web, where they were now securely entangled.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
just
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From this reading There was just one way in which they could regain their freedom; and that they would, in the end, accept that way, the Admiral did not doubt.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
natural
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From this reading Protests were natural, at first; inevitable, indeed, until their indignation at the trick played upon them had subsided somewhat; it was also inevitable that there should be some heroics, some talk of honour, self-sacrifice, and such tom-foolery.
nearly
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From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
nine
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From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was just one way in which they could regain their freedom; and that they would, in the end, accept that way, the Admiral did not doubt.
now
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From this reading In the first place, he had eluded the spies; in the second place, he had enticed all the flies into the web, where they were now securely entangled.
o'clock
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From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was just one way in which they could regain their freedom; and that they would, in the end, accept that way, the Admiral did not doubt.
Pachmann
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From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
place
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From this reading In the first place, he had eluded the spies; in the second place, he had enticed all the flies into the web, where they were now securely entangled.
played
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From this reading Protests were natural, at first; inevitable, indeed, until their indignation at the trick played upon them had subsided somewhat; it was also inevitable that there should be some heroics, some talk of honour, self-sacrifice, and such tom-foolery.
pleasant
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From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
Protests
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From this reading Protests were natural, at first; inevitable, indeed, until their indignation at the trick played upon them had subsided somewhat; it was also inevitable that there should be some heroics, some talk of honour, self-sacrifice, and such tom-foolery.
regain
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From this reading There was just one way in which they could regain their freedom; and that they would, in the end, accept that way, the Admiral did not doubt.
sat
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From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
second
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From this reading In the first place, he had eluded the spies; in the second place, he had enticed all the flies into the web, where they were now securely entangled.
securely
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From this reading In the first place, he had eluded the spies; in the second place, he had enticed all the flies into the web, where they were now securely entangled.
self-sacrifice
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From this reading Protests were natural, at first; inevitable, indeed, until their indignation at the trick played upon them had subsided somewhat; it was also inevitable that there should be some heroics, some talk of honour, self-sacrifice, and such tom-foolery.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Protests were natural, at first; inevitable, indeed, until their indignation at the trick played upon them had subsided somewhat; it was also inevitable that there should be some heroics, some talk of honour, self-sacrifice, and such tom-foolery.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
some
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From this reading Protests were natural, at first; inevitable, indeed, until their indignation at the trick played upon them had subsided somewhat; it was also inevitable that there should be some heroics, some talk of honour, self-sacrifice, and such tom-foolery.
somewhat
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From this reading Protests were natural, at first; inevitable, indeed, until their indignation at the trick played upon them had subsided somewhat; it was also inevitable that there should be some heroics, some talk of honour, self-sacrifice, and such tom-foolery.
spies
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From this reading In the first place, he had eluded the spies; in the second place, he had enticed all the flies into the web, where they were now securely entangled.
subsided
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From this reading Protests were natural, at first; inevitable, indeed, until their indignation at the trick played upon them had subsided somewhat; it was also inevitable that there should be some heroics, some talk of honour, self-sacrifice, and such tom-foolery.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Protests were natural, at first; inevitable, indeed, until their indignation at the trick played upon them had subsided somewhat; it was also inevitable that there should be some heroics, some talk of honour, self-sacrifice, and such tom-foolery.
talk
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From this reading Protests were natural, at first; inevitable, indeed, until their indignation at the trick played upon them had subsided somewhat; it was also inevitable that there should be some heroics, some talk of honour, self-sacrifice, and such tom-foolery.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was just one way in which they could regain their freedom; and that they would, in the end, accept that way, the Admiral did not doubt.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Protests were natural, at first; inevitable, indeed, until their indignation at the trick played upon them had subsided somewhat; it was also inevitable that there should be some heroics, some talk of honour, self-sacrifice, and such tom-foolery.
There
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From this reading There was just one way in which they could regain their freedom; and that they would, in the end, accept that way, the Admiral did not doubt.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the first place, he had eluded the spies; in the second place, he had enticed all the flies into the web, where they were now securely entangled.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
tom-foolery
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From this reading Protests were natural, at first; inevitable, indeed, until their indignation at the trick played upon them had subsided somewhat; it was also inevitable that there should be some heroics, some talk of honour, self-sacrifice, and such tom-foolery.
trick
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From this reading Protests were natural, at first; inevitable, indeed, until their indignation at the trick played upon them had subsided somewhat; it was also inevitable that there should be some heroics, some talk of honour, self-sacrifice, and such tom-foolery.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Protests were natural, at first; inevitable, indeed, until their indignation at the trick played upon them had subsided somewhat; it was also inevitable that there should be some heroics, some talk of honour, self-sacrifice, and such tom-foolery.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Protests were natural, at first; inevitable, indeed, until their indignation at the trick played upon them had subsided somewhat; it was also inevitable that there should be some heroics, some talk of honour, self-sacrifice, and such tom-foolery.
VOICE
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From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
way
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From this reading There was just one way in which they could regain their freedom; and that they would, in the end, accept that way, the Admiral did not doubt.
web
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From this reading In the first place, he had eluded the spies; in the second place, he had enticed all the flies into the web, where they were now securely entangled.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the first place, he had eluded the spies; in the second place, he had enticed all the flies into the web, where they were now securely entangled.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE VOICE AT THE DOOR It was nearly nine o'clock when Pachmann sat down to dinner that evening, but he did so in an exceedingly pleasant frame of mind.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In the first place, he had eluded the spies; in the second place, he had enticed all the flies into the web, where they were now securely entangled.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was just one way in which they could regain their freedom; and that they would, in the end, accept that way, the Admiral did not doubt.
work
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From this reading He felt that he had done a good day's work.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was just one way in which they could regain their freedom; and that they would, in the end, accept that way, the Admiral did not doubt.
