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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 It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
Aguilera
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
Alcala
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
all
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From this reading "But there is something extraordinary after all in this Spanish clerk or caballero.
aloud
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From this reading Peter Passmore turned the paper over with his thick, short fingers, and laughed aloud.
amusement
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I shall take care to fortify myself by a good dinner beforehand--ho! ho! ho!--lest the entertainment prove as unsubstantial as the Barmecide's feast!" said the manufacturer to himself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
Barmecide's
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From this reading "I shall take care to fortify myself by a good dinner beforehand--ho! ho! ho!--lest the entertainment prove as unsubstantial as the Barmecide's feast!" said the manufacturer to himself.
beforehand
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From this reading "I shall take care to fortify myself by a good dinner beforehand--ho! ho! ho!--lest the entertainment prove as unsubstantial as the Barmecide's feast!" said the manufacturer to himself.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But there is something extraordinary after all in this Spanish clerk or caballero.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I shall take care to fortify myself by a good dinner beforehand--ho! ho! ho!--lest the entertainment prove as unsubstantial as the Barmecide's feast!" said the manufacturer to himself.
caballero
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From this reading "But there is something extraordinary after all in this Spanish clerk or caballero.
care
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From this reading "I shall take care to fortify myself by a good dinner beforehand--ho! ho! ho!--lest the entertainment prove as unsubstantial as the Barmecide's feast!" said the manufacturer to himself.
chapters
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
clerk
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From this reading "But there is something extraordinary after all in this Spanish clerk or caballero.
de
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
dinner
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From this reading "I shall take care to fortify myself by a good dinner beforehand--ho! ho! ho!--lest the entertainment prove as unsubstantial as the Barmecide's feast!" said the manufacturer to himself.
Don
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
entertainment
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From this reading "I shall take care to fortify myself by a good dinner beforehand--ho! ho! ho!--lest the entertainment prove as unsubstantial as the Barmecide's feast!" said the manufacturer to himself.
evening
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
events
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
expression
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
extraordinary
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From this reading "But there is something extraordinary after all in this Spanish clerk or caballero.
feast
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From this reading "I shall take care to fortify myself by a good dinner beforehand--ho! ho! ho!--lest the entertainment prove as unsubstantial as the Barmecide's feast!" said the manufacturer to himself.
features
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
fingers
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From this reading Peter Passmore turned the paper over with his thick, short fingers, and laughed aloud.
fortify
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From this reading "I shall take care to fortify myself by a good dinner beforehand--ho! ho! ho!--lest the entertainment prove as unsubstantial as the Barmecide's feast!" said the manufacturer to himself.
GLAD
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From this reading GLAD TIDINGS.
good
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From this reading "I shall take care to fortify myself by a good dinner beforehand--ho! ho! ho!--lest the entertainment prove as unsubstantial as the Barmecide's feast!" said the manufacturer to himself.
heavy
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I shall take care to fortify myself by a good dinner beforehand--ho! ho! ho!--lest the entertainment prove as unsubstantial as the Barmecide's feast!" said the manufacturer to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
ho
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From this reading "I shall take care to fortify myself by a good dinner beforehand--ho! ho! ho!--lest the entertainment prove as unsubstantial as the Barmecide's feast!" said the manufacturer to himself.
house
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall take care to fortify myself by a good dinner beforehand--ho! ho! ho!--lest the entertainment prove as unsubstantial as the Barmecide's feast!" said the manufacturer to himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
inviting
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But there is something extraordinary after all in this Spanish clerk or caballero.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
laughed
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From this reading Peter Passmore turned the paper over with his thick, short fingers, and laughed aloud.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading "I shall take care to fortify myself by a good dinner beforehand--ho! ho! ho!--lest the entertainment prove as unsubstantial as the Barmecide's feast!" said the manufacturer to himself.
little
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
manufacturer
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From this reading "I shall take care to fortify myself by a good dinner beforehand--ho! ho! ho!--lest the entertainment prove as unsubstantial as the Barmecide's feast!" said the manufacturer to himself.
Mr
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I shall take care to fortify myself by a good dinner beforehand--ho! ho! ho!--lest the entertainment prove as unsubstantial as the Barmecide's feast!" said the manufacturer to himself.
note
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "But there is something extraordinary after all in this Spanish clerk or caballero.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Peter Passmore turned the paper over with his thick, short fingers, and laughed aloud.
paper
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From this reading Peter Passmore turned the paper over with his thick, short fingers, and laughed aloud.
pass
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
Passmore
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
Peter
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From this reading Peter Passmore turned the paper over with his thick, short fingers, and laughed aloud.
preceding
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
prove
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From this reading "I shall take care to fortify myself by a good dinner beforehand--ho! ho! ho!--lest the entertainment prove as unsubstantial as the Barmecide's feast!" said the manufacturer to himself.
read
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
related
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
said
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From this reading "I shall take care to fortify myself by a good dinner beforehand--ho! ho! ho!--lest the entertainment prove as unsubstantial as the Barmecide's feast!" said the manufacturer to himself.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall take care to fortify myself by a good dinner beforehand--ho! ho! ho!--lest the entertainment prove as unsubstantial as the Barmecide's feast!" said the manufacturer to himself.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Peter Passmore turned the paper over with his thick, short fingers, and laughed aloud.
some
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "But there is something extraordinary after all in this Spanish clerk or caballero.
Spanish
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From this reading "But there is something extraordinary after all in this Spanish clerk or caballero.
surprise
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
take
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From this reading "I shall take care to fortify myself by a good dinner beforehand--ho! ho! ho!--lest the entertainment prove as unsubstantial as the Barmecide's feast!" said the manufacturer to himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
there
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From this reading "But there is something extraordinary after all in this Spanish clerk or caballero.
thick
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From this reading Peter Passmore turned the paper over with his thick, short fingers, and laughed aloud.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But there is something extraordinary after all in this Spanish clerk or caballero.
TIDINGS
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From this reading GLAD TIDINGS.
time
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From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
turned
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From this reading Peter Passmore turned the paper over with his thick, short fingers, and laughed aloud.
unsubstantial
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From this reading "I shall take care to fortify myself by a good dinner beforehand--ho! ho! ho!--lest the entertainment prove as unsubstantial as the Barmecide's feast!" said the manufacturer to himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was with an expression of amusement and surprise on his heavy features that Mr. Passmore read a note inviting him to pass an evening at the house of Don Alcala de Aguilera, some little time after the events related in the preceding chapters.
