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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 were strange if I could not manage to extract the matter of amusement from so unusual a situation.
amusement
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From this reading It were strange if I could not manage to extract the matter of amusement from so unusual a situation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
apartment
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From this reading Behind this dining-room there is a small apartment intended for a library.
appealed
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From this reading The situation, as I groped my way to the first floor, appealed to me suddenly by my strong sense of humour.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The situation, as I groped my way to the first floor, appealed to me suddenly by my strong sense of humour.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind this dining-room there is a small apartment intended for a library.
burglariously
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From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The situation, as I groped my way to the first floor, appealed to me suddenly by my strong sense of humour.
cautiously
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From this reading It was to this that I cautiously groped my way; and you will see how fortune had exactly served me.
complacently
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From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It were strange if I could not manage to extract the matter of amusement from so unusual a situation.
deadly
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From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
dining-room
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From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
exactly
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From this reading It was to this that I cautiously groped my way; and you will see how fortune had exactly served me.
extract
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From this reading It were strange if I could not manage to extract the matter of amusement from so unusual a situation.
first
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From this reading The situation, as I groped my way to the first floor, appealed to me suddenly by my strong sense of humour.
floor
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From this reading The situation, as I groped my way to the first floor, appealed to me suddenly by my strong sense of humour.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Behind this dining-room there is a small apartment intended for a library.
fortune
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From this reading It was to this that I cautiously groped my way; and you will see how fortune had exactly served me.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
gentlemen
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From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
groped
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From this reading The situation, as I groped my way to the first floor, appealed to me suddenly by my strong sense of humour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was to this that I cautiously groped my way; and you will see how fortune had exactly served me.
Here
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From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
house
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From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
how
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From this reading It was to this that I cautiously groped my way; and you will see how fortune had exactly served me.
humour
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From this reading The situation, as I groped my way to the first floor, appealed to me suddenly by my strong sense of humour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The situation, as I groped my way to the first floor, appealed to me suddenly by my strong sense of humour.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It were strange if I could not manage to extract the matter of amusement from so unusual a situation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
intended
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From this reading Behind this dining-room there is a small apartment intended for a library.
interruption
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From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Behind this dining-room there is a small apartment intended for a library.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It were strange if I could not manage to extract the matter of amusement from so unusual a situation.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
library
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From this reading Behind this dining-room there is a small apartment intended for a library.
manage
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From this reading It were strange if I could not manage to extract the matter of amusement from so unusual a situation.
matter
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From this reading It were strange if I could not manage to extract the matter of amusement from so unusual a situation.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The situation, as I groped my way to the first floor, appealed to me suddenly by my strong sense of humour.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The situation, as I groped my way to the first floor, appealed to me suddenly by my strong sense of humour.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It were strange if I could not manage to extract the matter of amusement from so unusual a situation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The situation, as I groped my way to the first floor, appealed to me suddenly by my strong sense of humour.
only
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From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
owner
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From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
present
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From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
promptitude
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From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
saved
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From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
seated
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From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
see
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From this reading It was to this that I cautiously groped my way; and you will see how fortune had exactly served me.
sense
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From this reading The situation, as I groped my way to the first floor, appealed to me suddenly by my strong sense of humour.
served
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From this reading It was to this that I cautiously groped my way; and you will see how fortune had exactly served me.
situation
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From this reading The situation, as I groped my way to the first floor, appealed to me suddenly by my strong sense of humour.
small
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From this reading Behind this dining-room there is a small apartment intended for a library.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It were strange if I could not manage to extract the matter of amusement from so unusual a situation.
some
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From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
strange
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From this reading It were strange if I could not manage to extract the matter of amusement from so unusual a situation.
strong
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From this reading The situation, as I groped my way to the first floor, appealed to me suddenly by my strong sense of humour.
suddenly
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From this reading The situation, as I groped my way to the first floor, appealed to me suddenly by my strong sense of humour.
supper
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From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
surprising
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From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was to this that I cautiously groped my way; and you will see how fortune had exactly served me.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The situation, as I groped my way to the first floor, appealed to me suddenly by my strong sense of humour.
there
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From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Behind this dining-room there is a small apartment intended for a library.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The situation, as I groped my way to the first floor, appealed to me suddenly by my strong sense of humour.
two
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From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
unknown
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From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
unusual
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From this reading It were strange if I could not manage to extract the matter of amusement from so unusual a situation.
walls
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From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
way
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From this reading The situation, as I groped my way to the first floor, appealed to me suddenly by my strong sense of humour.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here was I, the owner of the house, burglariously present in its walls; and there, in the dining-room, were two gentlemen, unknown to me, seated complacently at supper, and only saved by my promptitude from some surprising or deadly interruption.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It was to this that I cautiously groped my way; and you will see how fortune had exactly served me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was to this that I cautiously groped my way; and you will see how fortune had exactly served me.
