affairsnounUS /əˈferz/
matters of personal concern
From this reading "Sorry to have to ask you to take part in these painful affairs, but it can't be helped.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading M. Bonnechose, I'm obliged to you--you'll hear from me again very soon.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "That's all, Miss Lennard, thank you," he said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading In the meantime, keep counsel--don't talk to anybody except Madame--no gossiping with customers, you know.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Sorry to have to ask you to take part in these painful affairs, but it can't be helped.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Sorry to have to ask you to take part in these painful affairs, but it can't be helped.
Bonnechose
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From this reading M. Bonnechose, I'm obliged to you--you'll hear from me again very soon.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Sorry to have to ask you to take part in these painful affairs, but it can't be helped.
café
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From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
can't
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From this reading "Sorry to have to ask you to take part in these painful affairs, but it can't be helped.
CARDnounUS /kɑːrd/
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
Celia
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From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/
a person who is in charge
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
corridornounUS /ˈkɔːrədər/
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
counselnounUS /ˈkaʊnsəl/
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading In the meantime, keep counsel--don't talk to anybody except Madame--no gossiping with customers, you know.
customersnounUS /ˈkʌstəmərz/
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading In the meantime, keep counsel--don't talk to anybody except Madame--no gossiping with customers, you know.
don't
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From this reading In the meantime, keep counsel--don't talk to anybody except Madame--no gossiping with customers, you know.
DOORnounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading In the meantime, keep counsel--don't talk to anybody except Madame--no gossiping with customers, you know.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
Fullaway's
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From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
gossipingnounUS /ˈɡɑːsəpɪŋ/
a conversation that spreads personal information about other people
From this reading In the meantime, keep counsel--don't talk to anybody except Madame--no gossiping with customers, you know.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Sorry to have to ask you to take part in these painful affairs, but it can't be helped.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading M. Bonnechose, I'm obliged to you--you'll hear from me again very soon.
helpedverbUS /helpt/
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Sorry to have to ask you to take part in these painful affairs, but it can't be helped.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
I'm
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From this reading M. Bonnechose, I'm obliged to you--you'll hear from me again very soon.
immediateadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːət/
of the present time and place
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Sorry to have to ask you to take part in these painful affairs, but it can't be helped.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading In the meantime, keep counsel--don't talk to anybody except Madame--no gossiping with customers, you know.
keepernounUS /ˈkiːpər/
someone in charge of other people
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading In the meantime, keep counsel--don't talk to anybody except Madame--no gossiping with customers, you know.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
Lennard
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From this reading "That's all, Miss Lennard, thank you," he said.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
MnounUS /em/
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M. Bonnechose, I'm obliged to you--you'll hear from me again very soon.
MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading In the meantime, keep counsel--don't talk to anybody except Madame--no gossiping with customers, you know.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading M. Bonnechose, I'm obliged to you--you'll hear from me again very soon.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading In the meantime, keep counsel--don't talk to anybody except Madame--no gossiping with customers, you know.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "That's all, Miss Lennard, thank you," he said.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
obligedadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒd/
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading M. Bonnechose, I'm obliged to you--you'll hear from me again very soon.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
outburstnounUS /ˈaʊtbɜːrst/
an unrestrained expression of emotion
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
painfuladjectiveUS /ˈpeɪnfəl/
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading "Sorry to have to ask you to take part in these painful affairs, but it can't be helped.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "Sorry to have to ask you to take part in these painful affairs, but it can't be helped.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
replynounUS /rɪˈplaɪ/
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That's all, Miss Lennard, thank you," he said.
somewhatadverbUS /ˈsʌmˈwʌt/
to a small degree or extent
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading M. Bonnechose, I'm obliged to you--you'll hear from me again very soon.
SorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Sorry to have to ask you to take part in these painful affairs, but it can't be helped.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading "Sorry to have to ask you to take part in these painful affairs, but it can't be helped.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading In the meantime, keep counsel--don't talk to anybody except Madame--no gossiping with customers, you know.
thankverbUS /θæŋk/
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "That's all, Miss Lennard, thank you," he said.
That's
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From this reading "That's all, Miss Lennard, thank you," he said.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Sorry to have to ask you to take part in these painful affairs, but it can't be helped.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading THE CARD ON THE DOOR The chief made no immediate reply to Fullaway's somewhat excited outburst; he led his little party from the room, and in the corridor turned to Celia and the café keeper.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading M. Bonnechose, I'm obliged to you--you'll hear from me again very soon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the meantime, keep counsel--don't talk to anybody except Madame--no gossiping with customers, you know.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That's all, Miss Lennard, thank you," he said.
you'll
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From this reading M. Bonnechose, I'm obliged to you--you'll hear from me again very soon.
