adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. Sabin found himself, therefore, between Lady Carey and a young German attache, whom they had met in the ante-room of the restaurant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Sabin found himself, therefore, between Lady Carey and a young German attache, whom they had met in the ante-room of the restaurant.
ante-room
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From this reading Mr. Sabin found himself, therefore, between Lady Carey and a young German attache, whom they had met in the ante-room of the restaurant.
arrangedadjectiveUS /ərˈeɪndʒd/
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading The Prince, being host, arranged the places at his supper-table.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Prince, being host, arranged the places at his supper-table.
attachenounUS /ˌætəˈʃeɪ/
a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission
From this reading Mr. Sabin found himself, therefore, between Lady Carey and a young German attache, whom they had met in the ante-room of the restaurant.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The Prince, being host, arranged the places at his supper-table.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Mr. Sabin found himself, therefore, between Lady Carey and a young German attache, whom they had met in the ante-room of the restaurant.
Brott
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From this reading Lucille had the Prince and Mr. Brott on either side of her.
Carey
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From this reading Mr. Sabin found himself, therefore, between Lady Carey and a young German attache, whom they had met in the ante-room of the restaurant.
conversationnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃən/
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Lady Carey monopolised at first the greater part of the conversation.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Lucille had the Prince and Mr. Brott on either side of her.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Lady Carey monopolised at first the greater part of the conversation.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Mr. Sabin found himself, therefore, between Lady Carey and a young German attache, whom they had met in the ante-room of the restaurant.
GermannounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmən/
a person of German nationality
From this reading Mr. Sabin found himself, therefore, between Lady Carey and a young German attache, whom they had met in the ante-room of the restaurant.
greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Lady Carey monopolised at first the greater part of the conversation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Sabin found himself, therefore, between Lady Carey and a young German attache, whom they had met in the ante-room of the restaurant.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucille had the Prince and Mr. Brott on either side of her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Sabin found himself, therefore, between Lady Carey and a young German attache, whom they had met in the ante-room of the restaurant.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Prince, being host, arranged the places at his supper-table.
hostnounUS /hoʊst/
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading The Prince, being host, arranged the places at his supper-table.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Sabin found himself, therefore, between Lady Carey and a young German attache, whom they had met in the ante-room of the restaurant.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Mr. Sabin found himself, therefore, between Lady Carey and a young German attache, whom they had met in the ante-room of the restaurant.
Lucille
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From this reading Lucille had the Prince and Mr. Brott on either side of her.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Mr. Sabin found himself, therefore, between Lady Carey and a young German attache, whom they had met in the ante-room of the restaurant.
monopolised
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From this reading Lady Carey monopolised at first the greater part of the conversation.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Sabin found himself, therefore, between Lady Carey and a young German attache, whom they had met in the ante-room of the restaurant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Sabin found himself, therefore, between Lady Carey and a young German attache, whom they had met in the ante-room of the restaurant.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lucille had the Prince and Mr. Brott on either side of her.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Lady Carey monopolised at first the greater part of the conversation.
placesnounUS /ˈpleɪsəz/
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The Prince, being host, arranged the places at his supper-table.
PrincenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The Prince, being host, arranged the places at his supper-table.
restaurantnounUS /ˈrestərɑːnt/
a building where people go to eat
From this reading Mr. Sabin found himself, therefore, between Lady Carey and a young German attache, whom they had met in the ante-room of the restaurant.
SabinnounUS /ˈseɪbɪn/
a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound
From this reading Mr. Sabin found himself, therefore, between Lady Carey and a young German attache, whom they had met in the ante-room of the restaurant.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Lucille had the Prince and Mr. Brott on either side of her.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Mr. Sabin was unusually silent.
supper-table
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From this reading The Prince, being host, arranged the places at his supper-table.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Prince, being host, arranged the places at his supper-table.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Mr. Sabin found himself, therefore, between Lady Carey and a young German attache, whom they had met in the ante-room of the restaurant.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Sabin found himself, therefore, between Lady Carey and a young German attache, whom they had met in the ante-room of the restaurant.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading Mr. Sabin was unusually silent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Sabin was unusually silent.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Sabin found himself, therefore, between Lady Carey and a young German attache, whom they had met in the ante-room of the restaurant.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Mr. Sabin found himself, therefore, between Lady Carey and a young German attache, whom they had met in the ante-room of the restaurant.
