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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 A REASSURING SEARCH.
amazed
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
arrest
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
arrests
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From this reading It was the first link in a chain of most important arrests.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
bubble
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From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
burst
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From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
capture
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From this reading The capture of the man with the Greek name proved disastrous to the Executive Committee.
Cat
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
caught
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
chain
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From this reading It was the first link in a chain of most important arrests.
Committee
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From this reading The capture of the man with the Greek name proved disastrous to the Executive Committee.
counter-espionage
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From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
Dandy
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
Dandy's
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From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
disastrous
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From this reading The capture of the man with the Greek name proved disastrous to the Executive Committee.
dressed
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
enemy
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From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
ensnared
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
Executive
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From this reading The capture of the man with the Greek name proved disastrous to the Executive Committee.
features
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
find
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
first
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From this reading It was the first link in a chain of most important arrests.
gendarme
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
Greek
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From this reading The capture of the man with the Greek name proved disastrous to the Executive Committee.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
hands
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From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
house
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
important
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From this reading It was the first link in a chain of most important arrests.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the first link in a chain of most important arrests.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the first link in a chain of most important arrests.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
knew
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
led
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
like
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From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
link
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From this reading It was the first link in a chain of most important arrests.
Makar
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
Makar's
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From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
man
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From this reading The capture of the man with the Greek name proved disastrous to the Executive Committee.
medical
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From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
Miroslav
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From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
most
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From this reading It was the first link in a chain of most important arrests.
name
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From this reading The capture of the man with the Greek name proved disastrous to the Executive Committee.
now
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From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The capture of the man with the Greek name proved disastrous to the Executive Committee.
officers
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
own
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
position
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From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
pretentiously
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
proved
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From this reading The capture of the man with the Greek name proved disastrous to the Executive Committee.
Purring
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
REASSURING
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From this reading A REASSURING SEARCH.
residence
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
SEARCH
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From this reading A REASSURING SEARCH.
secretary
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
seemed
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From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
set
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
somewhat
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From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
strengthen
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From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
student's
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From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
superior
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
sweeping
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From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
system
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From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
tall
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
Tartarian
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
tended
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From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Makar's arrest at Miroslav had tended to strengthen the Dandy's position somewhat, but now that he was in the hands of the enemy himself, it seemed as if the medical student's sweeping system of "counter-espionage" had burst like a bubble.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The capture of the man with the Greek name proved disastrous to the Executive Committee.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The capture of the man with the Greek name proved disastrous to the Executive Committee.
trap
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
trusted
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
turn
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
very
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From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the first link in a chain of most important arrests.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The trap set at his house caught the very tall man with the Tartarian features; this led to the arrest of Purring Cat, and the residence of Purring Cat, in its turn, ensnared a pretentiously dressed man, in whom the superior gendarme officers were amazed to find their own trusted secretary, the man whom Makar knew as "the Dandy."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The capture of the man with the Greek name proved disastrous to the Executive Committee.
