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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 "They had reason in what they told you," Sogrange remarked, as he leaned back in a chair and sipped the coffee which had been waiting for him in the Baron de Grost's study.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
arrive
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From this reading "They telephoned me from Charing Cross," Peter said, "that you could not possibly arrive until midday.
arrived
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From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "They had reason in what they told you," Sogrange remarked, as he leaned back in a chair and sipped the coffee which had been waiting for him in the Baron de Grost's study.
assured
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From this reading The clerk assured me that no train had yet reached Calais."
back
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From this reading "They had reason in what they told you," Sogrange remarked, as he leaned back in a chair and sipped the coffee which had been waiting for him in the Baron de Grost's study.
Baron
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From this reading "They had reason in what they told you," Sogrange remarked, as he leaned back in a chair and sipped the coffee which had been waiting for him in the Baron de Grost's study.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "They had reason in what they told you," Sogrange remarked, as he leaned back in a chair and sipped the coffee which had been waiting for him in the Baron de Grost's study.
Berkeley
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From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
boat
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From this reading Yet he had travelled without stopping from Paris by fast motor car and the mail boat.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet he had travelled without stopping from Paris by fast motor car and the mail boat.
Calais
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From this reading The clerk assured me that no train had yet reached Calais."
car
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From this reading Yet he had travelled without stopping from Paris by fast motor car and the mail boat.
chair
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From this reading "They had reason in what they told you," Sogrange remarked, as he leaned back in a chair and sipped the coffee which had been waiting for him in the Baron de Grost's study.
Charing
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From this reading "They telephoned me from Charing Cross," Peter said, "that you could not possibly arrive until midday.
clerk
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From this reading The clerk assured me that no train had yet reached Calais."
coffee
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From this reading "They had reason in what they told you," Sogrange remarked, as he leaned back in a chair and sipped the coffee which had been waiting for him in the Baron de Grost's study.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "They telephoned me from Charing Cross," Peter said, "that you could not possibly arrive until midday.
Cross
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From this reading "They telephoned me from Charing Cross," Peter said, "that you could not possibly arrive until midday.
dawn
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From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
de
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dress
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From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
ENCOUNTER
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From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
enough
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fast
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From this reading Yet he had travelled without stopping from Paris by fast motor car and the mail boat.
few
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From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "They had reason in what they told you," Sogrange remarked, as he leaned back in a chair and sipped the coffee which had been waiting for him in the Baron de Grost's study.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet he had travelled without stopping from Paris by fast motor car and the mail boat.
grey
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From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
Grost's
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From this reading "They had reason in what they told you," Sogrange remarked, as he leaned back in a chair and sipped the coffee which had been waiting for him in the Baron de Grost's study.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet he had travelled without stopping from Paris by fast motor car and the mail boat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet he had travelled without stopping from Paris by fast motor car and the mail boat.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They had reason in what they told you," Sogrange remarked, as he leaned back in a chair and sipped the coffee which had been waiting for him in the Baron de Grost's study.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
leaned
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From this reading "They had reason in what they told you," Sogrange remarked, as he leaned back in a chair and sipped the coffee which had been waiting for him in the Baron de Grost's study.
mail
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From this reading Yet he had travelled without stopping from Paris by fast motor car and the mail boat.
Marquis
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From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They telephoned me from Charing Cross," Peter said, "that you could not possibly arrive until midday.
midday
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From this reading "They telephoned me from Charing Cross," Peter said, "that you could not possibly arrive until midday.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
motor
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From this reading Yet he had travelled without stopping from Paris by fast motor car and the mail boat.
night
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From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The clerk assured me that no train had yet reached Calais."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "They telephoned me from Charing Cross," Peter said, "that you could not possibly arrive until midday.
October
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From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
Paris
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From this reading Yet he had travelled without stopping from Paris by fast motor car and the mail boat.
Peter
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From this reading "They telephoned me from Charing Cross," Peter said, "that you could not possibly arrive until midday.
possibly
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From this reading "They telephoned me from Charing Cross," Peter said, "that you could not possibly arrive until midday.
reached
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From this reading The clerk assured me that no train had yet reached Calais."
reason
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From this reading "They had reason in what they told you," Sogrange remarked, as he leaned back in a chair and sipped the coffee which had been waiting for him in the Baron de Grost's study.
remarked
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From this reading "They had reason in what they told you," Sogrange remarked, as he leaned back in a chair and sipped the coffee which had been waiting for him in the Baron de Grost's study.
said
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From this reading "They telephoned me from Charing Cross," Peter said, "that you could not possibly arrive until midday.
showing
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From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
signs
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From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
sipped
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From this reading "They had reason in what they told you," Sogrange remarked, as he leaned back in a chair and sipped the coffee which had been waiting for him in the Baron de Grost's study.
Sogrange
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From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
Square
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From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
stopping
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From this reading Yet he had travelled without stopping from Paris by fast motor car and the mail boat.
study
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From this reading "They had reason in what they told you," Sogrange remarked, as he leaned back in a chair and sipped the coffee which had been waiting for him in the Baron de Grost's study.
telephoned
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From this reading "They telephoned me from Charing Cross," Peter said, "that you could not possibly arrive until midday.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "They telephoned me from Charing Cross," Peter said, "that you could not possibly arrive until midday.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They telephoned me from Charing Cross," Peter said, "that you could not possibly arrive until midday.
THIRTEENTHadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They had reason in what they told you," Sogrange remarked, as he leaned back in a chair and sipped the coffee which had been waiting for him in the Baron de Grost's study.
train
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From this reading The clerk assured me that no train had yet reached Calais."
travelled
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From this reading Yet he had travelled without stopping from Paris by fast motor car and the mail boat.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "They telephoned me from Charing Cross," Peter said, "that you could not possibly arrive until midday.
waiting
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From this reading "They had reason in what they told you," Sogrange remarked, as he leaned back in a chair and sipped the coffee which had been waiting for him in the Baron de Grost's study.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "They had reason in what they told you," Sogrange remarked, as he leaned back in a chair and sipped the coffee which had been waiting for him in the Baron de Grost's study.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "They had reason in what they told you," Sogrange remarked, as he leaned back in a chair and sipped the coffee which had been waiting for him in the Baron de Grost's study.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE THIRTEENTH ENCOUNTER The Marquis de Sogrange arrived in Berkeley Square with the grey dawn of an October morning, showing in his appearance and dress few enough signs of his night journey.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Yet he had travelled without stopping from Paris by fast motor car and the mail boat.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he had travelled without stopping from Paris by fast motor car and the mail boat.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "They telephoned me from Charing Cross," Peter said, "that you could not possibly arrive until midday.
