Chapter V
VASILI [gravely]. Was it they who sent the police? IVANOFF. After they had taken the money and were beyond the frontier themselves. That is all I have against them.
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Chapter V
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VASILI
[gravely].
Was
it
they
who
sent
the
police?
IVANOFF.
After
they
had
taken
the
money
and
were
beyond
the
frontier
themselves.
That
is
all
I
have
against
them.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
VASILI
[gravely].
Line 2
Was
it
they
who
sent
the
police?
Line 3
IVANOFF.
Line 4
After
they
had
taken
the
money
and
were
beyond
the
frontier
themselves.
Line 5
That
is
all
I
have
against
them.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “After they had taken the money and were beyond the frontier themselves.”
Against
preposition
US /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “That is all I have against them.”
Beyond
preposition
US /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “After they had taken the money and were beyond the frontier themselves.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That is all I have against them.”
Themselves
pronoun
US /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “After they had taken the money and were beyond the frontier themselves.”
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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After they had taken the money and were beyond the frontier themselves.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading That is all I have against them.
all
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From this reading That is all I have against them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After they had taken the money and were beyond the frontier themselves.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading After they had taken the money and were beyond the frontier themselves.
frontier
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From this reading After they had taken the money and were beyond the frontier themselves.
gravely
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From this reading VASILI [gravely].
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After they had taken the money and were beyond the frontier themselves.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That is all I have against them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That is all I have against them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is all I have against them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it they who sent the police?
IVANOFF
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From this reading IVANOFF.
money
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From this reading After they had taken the money and were beyond the frontier themselves.
police
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From this reading Was it they who sent the police?
sent
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From this reading Was it they who sent the police?
taken
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From this reading After they had taken the money and were beyond the frontier themselves.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is all I have against them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Was it they who sent the police?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That is all I have against them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading After they had taken the money and were beyond the frontier themselves.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was it they who sent the police?
VASILI
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From this reading VASILI [gravely].
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it they who sent the police?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After they had taken the money and were beyond the frontier themselves.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Was it they who sent the police?