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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 He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
accustomed
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From this reading And they were eyes which had been accustomed for years to read the characters of men of all nationalities, and of every walk in life.
all
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From this reading And they were eyes which had been accustomed for years to read the characters of men of all nationalities, and of every walk in life.
ambassador
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From this reading Nick Carter was seated in the private cabinet at the embassy, facing the ambassador.
AMBASSADOR'S
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From this reading THE AMBASSADOR’S CABINET.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nick Carter felt at once that this tall gentleman was a power within himself, and that nothing short of an explosion of dynamite at his feet could move him out of his habitual calm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nick Carter was seated in the private cabinet at the embassy, facing the ambassador.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
bent
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From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
CABINET
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From this reading THE AMBASSADOR’S CABINET.
calm
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From this reading Nick Carter felt at once that this tall gentleman was a power within himself, and that nothing short of an explosion of dynamite at his feet could move him out of his habitual calm.
Carter
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From this reading Nick Carter was seated in the private cabinet at the embassy, facing the ambassador.
characters
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From this reading And they were eyes which had been accustomed for years to read the characters of men of all nationalities, and of every walk in life.
conducted
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From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nick Carter felt at once that this tall gentleman was a power within himself, and that nothing short of an explosion of dynamite at his feet could move him out of his habitual calm.
czar
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From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
desk
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From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
detective
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From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
devouring
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From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
dynamite
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From this reading Nick Carter felt at once that this tall gentleman was a power within himself, and that nothing short of an explosion of dynamite at his feet could move him out of his habitual calm.
embassy
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From this reading Nick Carter was seated in the private cabinet at the embassy, facing the ambassador.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
explosionnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading Nick Carter felt at once that this tall gentleman was a power within himself, and that nothing short of an explosion of dynamite at his feet could move him out of his habitual calm.
eyes
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From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
facing
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From this reading Nick Carter was seated in the private cabinet at the embassy, facing the ambassador.
feet
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From this reading Nick Carter felt at once that this tall gentleman was a power within himself, and that nothing short of an explosion of dynamite at his feet could move him out of his habitual calm.
felt
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From this reading Nick Carter felt at once that this tall gentleman was a power within himself, and that nothing short of an explosion of dynamite at his feet could move him out of his habitual calm.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And they were eyes which had been accustomed for years to read the characters of men of all nationalities, and of every walk in life.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
habitual
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From this reading Nick Carter felt at once that this tall gentleman was a power within himself, and that nothing short of an explosion of dynamite at his feet could move him out of his habitual calm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
hand
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From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nick Carter felt at once that this tall gentleman was a power within himself, and that nothing short of an explosion of dynamite at his feet could move him out of his habitual calm.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nick Carter was seated in the private cabinet at the embassy, facing the ambassador.
inch
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From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
inscrutable
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From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
just
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From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And they were eyes which had been accustomed for years to read the characters of men of all nationalities, and of every walk in life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
men
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From this reading And they were eyes which had been accustomed for years to read the characters of men of all nationalities, and of every walk in life.
move
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From this reading Nick Carter felt at once that this tall gentleman was a power within himself, and that nothing short of an explosion of dynamite at his feet could move him out of his habitual calm.
nationalities
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From this reading And they were eyes which had been accustomed for years to read the characters of men of all nationalities, and of every walk in life.
Nick
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From this reading Nick Carter was seated in the private cabinet at the embassy, facing the ambassador.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nick Carter felt at once that this tall gentleman was a power within himself, and that nothing short of an explosion of dynamite at his feet could move him out of his habitual calm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
once
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From this reading Nick Carter felt at once that this tall gentleman was a power within himself, and that nothing short of an explosion of dynamite at his feet could move him out of his habitual calm.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
out
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From this reading Nick Carter felt at once that this tall gentleman was a power within himself, and that nothing short of an explosion of dynamite at his feet could move him out of his habitual calm.
piercing
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From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
power
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From this reading Nick Carter felt at once that this tall gentleman was a power within himself, and that nothing short of an explosion of dynamite at his feet could move him out of his habitual calm.
private
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From this reading Nick Carter was seated in the private cabinet at the embassy, facing the ambassador.
read
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From this reading And they were eyes which had been accustomed for years to read the characters of men of all nationalities, and of every walk in life.
representative
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From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
room
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From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
school
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From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
seated
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From this reading Nick Carter was seated in the private cabinet at the embassy, facing the ambassador.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Nick Carter felt at once that this tall gentleman was a power within himself, and that nothing short of an explosion of dynamite at his feet could move him out of his habitual calm.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
stately
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From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
tall
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From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AMBASSADOR’S CABINET.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they were eyes which had been accustomed for years to read the characters of men of all nationalities, and of every walk in life.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nick Carter felt at once that this tall gentleman was a power within himself, and that nothing short of an explosion of dynamite at his feet could move him out of his habitual calm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
walk
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From this reading And they were eyes which had been accustomed for years to read the characters of men of all nationalities, and of every walk in life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nick Carter was seated in the private cabinet at the embassy, facing the ambassador.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And they were eyes which had been accustomed for years to read the characters of men of all nationalities, and of every walk in life.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And they were eyes which had been accustomed for years to read the characters of men of all nationalities, and of every walk in life.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had just been conducted to that room, and the ambassador, a tall, stately gentleman of the inscrutable school, every inch the representative of his czar, was still standing beside his desk, with one hand resting upon it, while he bent a little forward toward the detective, devouring him with his piercing eyes.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Nick Carter felt at once that this tall gentleman was a power within himself, and that nothing short of an explosion of dynamite at his feet could move him out of his habitual calm.
years
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From this reading And they were eyes which had been accustomed for years to read the characters of men of all nationalities, and of every walk in life.
