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The Ivory Gate, a New Edition
The Ivory Gate, a New Edition

Chapter XXI

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HE COMES FROM EDMUND GRAY 'Nothing,' said Athelstan, 'could possibly happen more fortunately.
We have turned whispering conspirators into declared enemies.
Now you are free to investigate in your own way without having to report progress every day.'
'About this new business about the letters and the things in the safe,' said Elsie.
'It looks to me like _diablerie_.
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The Ivory Gate, a New Edition

Chapter XXI

Reading 1/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
HE COMES FROM EDMUND GRAY 'Nothing,' said Athelstan, 'could possibly happen more fortunately.
Line 2
We have turned whispering conspirators into declared enemies.
Line 3
Now you are free to investigate in your own way without having to report progress every day.'
Line 4
'About this new business about the letters and the things in the safe,' said Elsie.
Line 5
'It looks to me like _diablerie_.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “'About this new business about the letters and the things in the safe,' said Elsie.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “HE COMES FROM EDMUND GRAY 'Nothing,' said Athelstan, 'could possibly happen more fortunately.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Now you are free to investigate in your own way without having to report progress every day.'”

Free adjective US /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading “Now you are free to investigate in your own way without having to report progress every day.'”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “We have turned whispering conspirators into declared enemies.”

Having auxiliary verb US /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading “Now you are free to investigate in your own way without having to report progress every day.'”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “HE COMES FROM EDMUND GRAY 'Nothing,' said Athelstan, 'could possibly happen more fortunately.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “Now you are free to investigate in your own way without having to report progress every day.'”

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AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading 'About this new business about the letters and the things in the safe,' said Elsie.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading 'About this new business about the letters and the things in the safe,' said Elsie.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Now you are free to investigate in your own way without having to report progress every day.'

Athelstan

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From this reading HE COMES FROM EDMUND GRAY 'Nothing,' said Athelstan, 'could possibly happen more fortunately.

business

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From this reading 'About this new business about the letters and the things in the safe,' said Elsie.

COMES

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From this reading HE COMES FROM EDMUND GRAY 'Nothing,' said Athelstan, 'could possibly happen more fortunately.

conspirators

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From this reading We have turned whispering conspirators into declared enemies.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading HE COMES FROM EDMUND GRAY 'Nothing,' said Athelstan, 'could possibly happen more fortunately.

day

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From this reading Now you are free to investigate in your own way without having to report progress every day.'

declared

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From this reading We have turned whispering conspirators into declared enemies.

diablerie

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From this reading 'It looks to me like _diablerie_.

EDMUND

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From this reading HE COMES FROM EDMUND GRAY 'Nothing,' said Athelstan, 'could possibly happen more fortunately.

Elsie

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From this reading 'About this new business about the letters and the things in the safe,' said Elsie.

enemies

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From this reading We have turned whispering conspirators into declared enemies.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Now you are free to investigate in your own way without having to report progress every day.'

fortunately

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From this reading HE COMES FROM EDMUND GRAY 'Nothing,' said Athelstan, 'could possibly happen more fortunately.

freeadjectiveUS /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading Now you are free to investigate in your own way without having to report progress every day.'

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading HE COMES FROM EDMUND GRAY 'Nothing,' said Athelstan, 'could possibly happen more fortunately.

GRAY

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From this reading HE COMES FROM EDMUND GRAY 'Nothing,' said Athelstan, 'could possibly happen more fortunately.

happen

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From this reading HE COMES FROM EDMUND GRAY 'Nothing,' said Athelstan, 'could possibly happen more fortunately.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We have turned whispering conspirators into declared enemies.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Now you are free to investigate in your own way without having to report progress every day.'

HEpronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading HE COMES FROM EDMUND GRAY 'Nothing,' said Athelstan, 'could possibly happen more fortunately.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Now you are free to investigate in your own way without having to report progress every day.'

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading We have turned whispering conspirators into declared enemies.

investigate

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From this reading Now you are free to investigate in your own way without having to report progress every day.'

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading 'It looks to me like _diablerie_.

letters

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From this reading 'About this new business about the letters and the things in the safe,' said Elsie.

like

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From this reading 'It looks to me like _diablerie_.

looks

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From this reading 'It looks to me like _diablerie_.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading 'It looks to me like _diablerie_.

more

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From this reading HE COMES FROM EDMUND GRAY 'Nothing,' said Athelstan, 'could possibly happen more fortunately.

new

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From this reading 'About this new business about the letters and the things in the safe,' said Elsie.

NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading HE COMES FROM EDMUND GRAY 'Nothing,' said Athelstan, 'could possibly happen more fortunately.

Now

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From this reading Now you are free to investigate in your own way without having to report progress every day.'

own

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From this reading Now you are free to investigate in your own way without having to report progress every day.'

possibly

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From this reading HE COMES FROM EDMUND GRAY 'Nothing,' said Athelstan, 'could possibly happen more fortunately.

progress

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From this reading Now you are free to investigate in your own way without having to report progress every day.'

report

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From this reading Now you are free to investigate in your own way without having to report progress every day.'

safe

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From this reading 'About this new business about the letters and the things in the safe,' said Elsie.

said

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From this reading HE COMES FROM EDMUND GRAY 'Nothing,' said Athelstan, 'could possibly happen more fortunately.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading 'About this new business about the letters and the things in the safe,' said Elsie.

things

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From this reading 'About this new business about the letters and the things in the safe,' said Elsie.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading 'About this new business about the letters and the things in the safe,' said Elsie.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Now you are free to investigate in your own way without having to report progress every day.'

turned

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From this reading We have turned whispering conspirators into declared enemies.

way

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From this reading Now you are free to investigate in your own way without having to report progress every day.'

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We have turned whispering conspirators into declared enemies.

whispering

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From this reading We have turned whispering conspirators into declared enemies.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Now you are free to investigate in your own way without having to report progress every day.'

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Now you are free to investigate in your own way without having to report progress every day.'

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Now you are free to investigate in your own way without having to report progress every day.'