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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 When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
abruptly
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
affected
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From this reading Stretching my arms, I affected to yawn, as if tired of waiting the result of the conference outside.
all
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From this reading Surprised, not to say startled, I certainly was, and all the more so for the reason that I recognised the voice of the speaker.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Surprised, not to say startled, I certainly was, and all the more so for the reason that I recognised the voice of the speaker.
arms
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From this reading Stretching my arms, I affected to yawn, as if tired of waiting the result of the conference outside.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was that of my long time friend and at one time colleague, Robert Grant, the detective.
attention
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
attract
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
certainly
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From this reading Surprised, not to say startled, I certainly was, and all the more so for the reason that I recognised the voice of the speaker.
Chinamen
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
colleague
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From this reading It was that of my long time friend and at one time colleague, Robert Grant, the detective.
conference
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From this reading Stretching my arms, I affected to yawn, as if tired of waiting the result of the conference outside.
detective
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From this reading It was that of my long time friend and at one time colleague, Robert Grant, the detective.
domain
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
entered
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
eye
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
eyeing
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
feared
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
flute-shaped
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Surprised, not to say startled, I certainly was, and all the more so for the reason that I recognised the voice of the speaker.
four
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
friend
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From this reading It was that of my long time friend and at one time colleague, Robert Grant, the detective.
Grant
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From this reading It was that of my long time friend and at one time colleague, Robert Grant, the detective.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Surprised, not to say startled, I certainly was, and all the more so for the reason that I recognised the voice of the speaker.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Stretching my arms, I affected to yawn, as if tired of waiting the result of the conference outside.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was that of my long time friend and at one time colleague, Robert Grant, the detective.
landing
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LUCIFER THAT SAVED MY LIFE.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was that of my long time friend and at one time colleague, Robert Grant, the detective.
LUCIFER
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From this reading THE LUCIFER THAT SAVED MY LIFE.
lying
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
men
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
more
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From this reading Surprised, not to say startled, I certainly was, and all the more so for the reason that I recognised the voice of the speaker.
muck-heap
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE LUCIFER THAT SAVED MY LIFE.
nonchalantly
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Surprised, not to say startled, I certainly was, and all the more so for the reason that I recognised the voice of the speaker.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Surprised, not to say startled, I certainly was, and all the more so for the reason that I recognised the voice of the speaker.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was that of my long time friend and at one time colleague, Robert Grant, the detective.
opium
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Stretching my arms, I affected to yawn, as if tired of waiting the result of the conference outside.
pigs
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
pipes
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
possibly
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
reason
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From this reading Surprised, not to say startled, I certainly was, and all the more so for the reason that I recognised the voice of the speaker.
recognised
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From this reading Surprised, not to say startled, I certainly was, and all the more so for the reason that I recognised the voice of the speaker.
result
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From this reading Stretching my arms, I affected to yawn, as if tired of waiting the result of the conference outside.
Robert
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From this reading It was that of my long time friend and at one time colleague, Robert Grant, the detective.
round
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
said
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
SAVEDnounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LUCIFER THAT SAVED MY LIFE.
say
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From this reading Surprised, not to say startled, I certainly was, and all the more so for the reason that I recognised the voice of the speaker.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Surprised, not to say startled, I certainly was, and all the more so for the reason that I recognised the voice of the speaker.
speaker
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From this reading Surprised, not to say startled, I certainly was, and all the more so for the reason that I recognised the voice of the speaker.
startled
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From this reading Surprised, not to say startled, I certainly was, and all the more so for the reason that I recognised the voice of the speaker.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
Stretching
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From this reading Stretching my arms, I affected to yawn, as if tired of waiting the result of the conference outside.
sucking
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
sunshine
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
SurprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surprised, not to say startled, I certainly was, and all the more so for the reason that I recognised the voice of the speaker.
suspicion
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
terrier
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LUCIFER THAT SAVED MY LIFE.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LUCIFER THAT SAVED MY LIFE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was that of my long time friend and at one time colleague, Robert Grant, the detective.
tired
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From this reading Stretching my arms, I affected to yawn, as if tired of waiting the result of the conference outside.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Surprised, not to say startled, I certainly was, and all the more so for the reason that I recognised the voice of the speaker.
turned
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
two
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
voice
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From this reading Surprised, not to say startled, I certainly was, and all the more so for the reason that I recognised the voice of the speaker.
waiting
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From this reading Stretching my arms, I affected to yawn, as if tired of waiting the result of the conference outside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Surprised, not to say startled, I certainly was, and all the more so for the reason that I recognised the voice of the speaker.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
whispering
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From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When I turned round--not suddenly or abruptly, for I feared to attract the attention, possibly the suspicion, of the four men still whispering on the landing--the two Chinamen were still sucking nonchalantly at their flute-shaped opium pipes, and still eyeing me, as I have already said, as pigs, lying on a muck-heap in the sunshine, eye a terrier who has entered their domain.
yawn
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From this reading Stretching my arms, I affected to yawn, as if tired of waiting the result of the conference outside.
