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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 At eleven-thirty Lionel found himself enjoying a tete-a-tete supper in a Bloomsbury flat.
adventures
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From this reading There had been no adventures, no spies, no melodrama.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In unromantic silence had they gone, for after the thrills of the afternoon and evening neither had been in the mood to talk.
afternoon
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From this reading In unromantic silence had they gone, for after the thrills of the afternoon and evening neither had been in the mood to talk.
AHEAD
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From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had obtained a cab, as commanded, and the lady and he had driven home together.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had obtained a cab, as commanded, and the lady and he had driven home together.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At eleven-thirty Lionel found himself enjoying a tete-a-tete supper in a Bloomsbury flat.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been no adventures, no spies, no melodrama.
Bloomsbury
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From this reading At eleven-thirty Lionel found himself enjoying a tete-a-tete supper in a Bloomsbury flat.
BREAKERS
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From this reading BREAKERS AHEAD!
cab
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From this reading He had obtained a cab, as commanded, and the lady and he had driven home together.
commanded
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From this reading He had obtained a cab, as commanded, and the lady and he had driven home together.
driven
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From this reading He had obtained a cab, as commanded, and the lady and he had driven home together.
eleven-thirty
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From this reading At eleven-thirty Lionel found himself enjoying a tete-a-tete supper in a Bloomsbury flat.
enjoying
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From this reading At eleven-thirty Lionel found himself enjoying a tete-a-tete supper in a Bloomsbury flat.
evening
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From this reading In unromantic silence had they gone, for after the thrills of the afternoon and evening neither had been in the mood to talk.
flat
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From this reading At eleven-thirty Lionel found himself enjoying a tete-a-tete supper in a Bloomsbury flat.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In unromantic silence had they gone, for after the thrills of the afternoon and evening neither had been in the mood to talk.
found
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From this reading At eleven-thirty Lionel found himself enjoying a tete-a-tete supper in a Bloomsbury flat.
gone
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From this reading In unromantic silence had they gone, for after the thrills of the afternoon and evening neither had been in the mood to talk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had obtained a cab, as commanded, and the lady and he had driven home together.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had obtained a cab, as commanded, and the lady and he had driven home together.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At eleven-thirty Lionel found himself enjoying a tete-a-tete supper in a Bloomsbury flat.
home
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From this reading He had obtained a cab, as commanded, and the lady and he had driven home together.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At eleven-thirty Lionel found himself enjoying a tete-a-tete supper in a Bloomsbury flat.
lady
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From this reading He had obtained a cab, as commanded, and the lady and he had driven home together.
Lionel
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From this reading At eleven-thirty Lionel found himself enjoying a tete-a-tete supper in a Bloomsbury flat.
melodrama
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From this reading There had been no adventures, no spies, no melodrama.
mood
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From this reading In unromantic silence had they gone, for after the thrills of the afternoon and evening neither had been in the mood to talk.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading In unromantic silence had they gone, for after the thrills of the afternoon and evening neither had been in the mood to talk.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There had been no adventures, no spies, no melodrama.
obtained
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From this reading He had obtained a cab, as commanded, and the lady and he had driven home together.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In unromantic silence had they gone, for after the thrills of the afternoon and evening neither had been in the mood to talk.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading In unromantic silence had they gone, for after the thrills of the afternoon and evening neither had been in the mood to talk.
spies
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From this reading There had been no adventures, no spies, no melodrama.
supper
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From this reading At eleven-thirty Lionel found himself enjoying a tete-a-tete supper in a Bloomsbury flat.
talk
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From this reading In unromantic silence had they gone, for after the thrills of the afternoon and evening neither had been in the mood to talk.
tete-a-tete
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From this reading At eleven-thirty Lionel found himself enjoying a tete-a-tete supper in a Bloomsbury flat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had obtained a cab, as commanded, and the lady and he had driven home together.
There
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From this reading There had been no adventures, no spies, no melodrama.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In unromantic silence had they gone, for after the thrills of the afternoon and evening neither had been in the mood to talk.
thrills
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From this reading In unromantic silence had they gone, for after the thrills of the afternoon and evening neither had been in the mood to talk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In unromantic silence had they gone, for after the thrills of the afternoon and evening neither had been in the mood to talk.
together
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From this reading He had obtained a cab, as commanded, and the lady and he had driven home together.
unromantic
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From this reading In unromantic silence had they gone, for after the thrills of the afternoon and evening neither had been in the mood to talk.
