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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 IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
aboard
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From this reading "I have already told you, sir," Audrey heard him say, "there is no such person aboard the yacht.
Aguilar
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
air
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From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
allow
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From this reading And I most certainly will not allow you to search.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have already told you, sir," Audrey heard him say, "there is no such person aboard the yacht.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
arranged
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
arrived
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
ashore
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
Audrey
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
became
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From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
certainly
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From this reading And I most certainly will not allow you to search.
charged
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From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
cross
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
defiance
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From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
distance
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From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
distinguished
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From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
electric
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
end
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From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
endowed
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
execution
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
figure
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From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
Foley
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
gangway
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From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
Gilman
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
Hard
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have already told you, sir," Audrey heard him say, "there is no such person aboard the yacht.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
heard
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From this reading "I have already told you, sir," Audrey heard him say, "there is no such person aboard the yacht.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have already told you, sir," Audrey heard him say, "there is no such person aboard the yacht.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
Hurley
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have already told you, sir," Audrey heard him say, "there is no such person aboard the yacht.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
intimidated
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From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
Irishman
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From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I have already told you, sir," Audrey heard him say, "there is no such person aboard the yacht.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You have no right whatever to search, and you know it.
Jane
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have no right whatever to search, and you know it.
lights
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
Maltese
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
most
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From this reading And I most certainly will not allow you to search.
Mr
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
muscles
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From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
mysteriously
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From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
naturally
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I have already told you, sir," Audrey heard him say, "there is no such person aboard the yacht.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And I most certainly will not allow you to search.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
parley
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
person
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From this reading "I have already told you, sir," Audrey heard him say, "there is no such person aboard the yacht.
plan
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
put
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have no right whatever to search, and you know it.
say
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From this reading "I have already told you, sir," Audrey heard him say, "there is no such person aboard the yacht.
sea-wall
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
search
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From this reading And I most certainly will not allow you to search.
shore
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From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
sir
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From this reading "I have already told you, sir," Audrey heard him say, "there is no such person aboard the yacht.
somewhat
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From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
soon
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From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
strategists
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I have already told you, sir," Audrey heard him say, "there is no such person aboard the yacht.
taut
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From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
there
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From this reading "I have already told you, sir," Audrey heard him say, "there is no such person aboard the yacht.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I most certainly will not allow you to search.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have already told you, sir," Audrey heard him say, "there is no such person aboard the yacht.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
UNIVERSE
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
voice
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From this reading From the distance Mr. Gilman had an air of being somewhat intimidated by the Irishman, but as soon as he distinguished the figure of Audrey at the shore end of the gangway his muscles became mysteriously taut, and his voice charged with defiance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
way
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From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading You have no right whatever to search, and you know it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And I most certainly will not allow you to search.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN THE UNIVERSE When Audrey, having been put ashore in execution of a plan arranged with those naturally endowed strategists, Aguilar and Jane Foley, arrived at the Hard by way of the sea-wall, Mr. Hurley was still in parley with Mr. Gilman under the Maltese cross of electric lights.
yacht
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From this reading "I have already told you, sir," Audrey heard him say, "there is no such person aboard the yacht.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have already told you, sir," Audrey heard him say, "there is no such person aboard the yacht.