AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHICH SHOWS A SHABBY FOREIGNER Felix Krail, his cigarette held half-way to his lips, stood watching the effect of his insinuation.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He saw a faint smile playing about Flockart's lips, and knew that it appealed to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He saw a faint smile playing about Flockart's lips, and knew that it appealed to him.
appealedverbUS /əˈpiːld/
past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading He saw a faint smile playing about Flockart's lips, and knew that it appealed to him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Old Sir Henry Heyburn had laid a clever trap for him, a trap into which he himself believed that his daughter had fallen.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
cigarettenounUS /ˌsɪɡərˈet/
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading WHICH SHOWS A SHABBY FOREIGNER Felix Krail, his cigarette held half-way to his lips, stood watching the effect of his insinuation.
cleveradjectiveUS /ˈklevər/
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading Old Sir Henry Heyburn had laid a clever trap for him, a trap into which he himself believed that his daughter had fallen.
completeverbUS /kəmˈpliːt/
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading Old Sir Henry Heyburn had laid a clever trap for him, a trap into which he himself believed that his daughter had fallen.
double-dealingnoun
acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
effectnounUS /ɪˈfekt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading WHICH SHOWS A SHABBY FOREIGNER Felix Krail, his cigarette held half-way to his lips, stood watching the effect of his insinuation.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading He saw a faint smile playing about Flockart's lips, and knew that it appealed to him.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Old Sir Henry Heyburn had laid a clever trap for him, a trap into which he himself believed that his daughter had fallen.
Felix
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From this reading WHICH SHOWS A SHABBY FOREIGNER Felix Krail, his cigarette held half-way to his lips, stood watching the effect of his insinuation.
Flockart
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From this reading Why should not Flockart retaliate?
Flockart's
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From this reading He saw a faint smile playing about Flockart's lips, and knew that it appealed to him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Old Sir Henry Heyburn had laid a clever trap for him, a trap into which he himself believed that his daughter had fallen.
FOREIGNERnounUS /ˈfɔːrənər/
a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
From this reading WHICH SHOWS A SHABBY FOREIGNER Felix Krail, his cigarette held half-way to his lips, stood watching the effect of his insinuation.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Old Sir Henry Heyburn had laid a clever trap for him, a trap into which he himself believed that his daughter had fallen.
half-way
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From this reading WHICH SHOWS A SHABBY FOREIGNER Felix Krail, his cigarette held half-way to his lips, stood watching the effect of his insinuation.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw a faint smile playing about Flockart's lips, and knew that it appealed to him.
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading WHICH SHOWS A SHABBY FOREIGNER Felix Krail, his cigarette held half-way to his lips, stood watching the effect of his insinuation.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Old Sir Henry Heyburn had laid a clever trap for him, a trap into which he himself believed that his daughter had fallen.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
Heyburn
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From this reading Old Sir Henry Heyburn had laid a clever trap for him, a trap into which he himself believed that his daughter had fallen.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He saw a faint smile playing about Flockart's lips, and knew that it appealed to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Old Sir Henry Heyburn had laid a clever trap for him, a trap into which he himself believed that his daughter had fallen.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHICH SHOWS A SHABBY FOREIGNER Felix Krail, his cigarette held half-way to his lips, stood watching the effect of his insinuation.
householdnounUS /ˈhaʊshoʊld/
a social unit living together
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
ingenuitynounUS /ˌɪndʒəˈnuːətiː/
the power of creative imagination
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
insinuationnounUS /ˌɪnsɪnjuːˈeɪʃən/
an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
From this reading WHICH SHOWS A SHABBY FOREIGNER Felix Krail, his cigarette held half-way to his lips, stood watching the effect of his insinuation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Old Sir Henry Heyburn had laid a clever trap for him, a trap into which he himself believed that his daughter had fallen.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He saw a faint smile playing about Flockart's lips, and knew that it appealed to him.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He saw a faint smile playing about Flockart's lips, and knew that it appealed to him.
Krail
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From this reading WHICH SHOWS A SHABBY FOREIGNER Felix Krail, his cigarette held half-way to his lips, stood watching the effect of his insinuation.
ladyshipnoun
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading Old Sir Henry Heyburn had laid a clever trap for him, a trap into which he himself believed that his daughter had fallen.
lipsnounUS /lɪps/
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading WHICH SHOWS A SHABBY FOREIGNER Felix Krail, his cigarette held half-way to his lips, stood watching the effect of his insinuation.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why should not Flockart retaliate?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHICH SHOWS A SHABBY FOREIGNER Felix Krail, his cigarette held half-way to his lips, stood watching the effect of his insinuation.
OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Sir Henry Heyburn had laid a clever trap for him, a trap into which he himself believed that his daughter had fallen.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
playingnounUS /ˈpleɪɪŋ/
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading He saw a faint smile playing about Flockart's lips, and knew that it appealed to him.
retaliateverbUS /rɪˈtælieɪt/
take revenge for a perceived wrong
From this reading Why should not Flockart retaliate?
satisfactionnounUS /ˌsætəˈsfækʃən/
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw a faint smile playing about Flockart's lips, and knew that it appealed to him.
SHABBYadjectiveUS /ˈʃæbi/
showing signs of wear and tear
From this reading WHICH SHOWS A SHABBY FOREIGNER Felix Krail, his cigarette held half-way to his lips, stood watching the effect of his insinuation.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should not Flockart retaliate?
SHOWSnounUS /ʃoʊz/
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading WHICH SHOWS A SHABBY FOREIGNER Felix Krail, his cigarette held half-way to his lips, stood watching the effect of his insinuation.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading Old Sir Henry Heyburn had laid a clever trap for him, a trap into which he himself believed that his daughter had fallen.
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He saw a faint smile playing about Flockart's lips, and knew that it appealed to him.
southnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading WHICH SHOWS A SHABBY FOREIGNER Felix Krail, his cigarette held half-way to his lips, stood watching the effect of his insinuation.
strangernounUS /ˈstreɪndʒər/
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He saw a faint smile playing about Flockart's lips, and knew that it appealed to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHICH SHOWS A SHABBY FOREIGNER Felix Krail, his cigarette held half-way to his lips, stood watching the effect of his insinuation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHICH SHOWS A SHABBY FOREIGNER Felix Krail, his cigarette held half-way to his lips, stood watching the effect of his insinuation.
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading Old Sir Henry Heyburn had laid a clever trap for him, a trap into which he himself believed that his daughter had fallen.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
vigilancenounUS /ˈvɪdʒələns/
the process of paying close and continuous attention
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
watchfuladjectiveUS /ˈwɑːtʃfəl/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
watchingnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃɪŋ/
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading WHICH SHOWS A SHABBY FOREIGNER Felix Krail, his cigarette held half-way to his lips, stood watching the effect of his insinuation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH SHOWS A SHABBY FOREIGNER Felix Krail, his cigarette held half-way to his lips, stood watching the effect of his insinuation.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The shabby stranger, whose own ingenuity and double-dealing were little short of marvellous, and under whose watchful vigilance the Heyburn household had been ever since her ladyship and her friend Flockart had gone south, stood silent, but in complete satisfaction.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why should not Flockart retaliate?
