Chapter II
I. STRANGE PREPARATIONS FOR THE DINNER. II. ARRIVAL OF BUT ONE AT A DINNER FOR THIRTEEN. III. ARRIVAL OF UNEXPECTED GUESTS.
At the Sign of the Silver Flagon
Chapter II
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I.
STRANGE
PREPARATIONS
FOR
THE
DINNER.
II.
ARRIVAL
OF
BUT
ONE
AT
A
DINNER
FOR
THIRTEEN.
III.
ARRIVAL
OF
UNEXPECTED
GUESTS.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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I.
STRANGE
PREPARATIONS
FOR
THE
DINNER.
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II.
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ARRIVAL
OF
BUT
ONE
AT
A
DINNER
FOR
THIRTEEN.
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III.
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ARRIVAL
OF
UNEXPECTED
GUESTS.
Learner Dictionary
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ONE
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “ARRIVAL OF BUT ONE AT A DINNER FOR THIRTEEN.”
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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 ARRIVAL OF BUT ONE AT A DINNER FOR THIRTEEN.
ARRIVAL
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From this reading ARRIVAL OF BUT ONE AT A DINNER FOR THIRTEEN.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ARRIVAL OF BUT ONE AT A DINNER FOR THIRTEEN.
BUTconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ARRIVAL OF BUT ONE AT A DINNER FOR THIRTEEN.
DINNER
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From this reading I. STRANGE PREPARATIONS FOR THE DINNER.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I. STRANGE PREPARATIONS FOR THE DINNER.
GUESTS
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From this reading ARRIVAL OF UNEXPECTED GUESTS.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. STRANGE PREPARATIONS FOR THE DINNER.
II
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From this reading II.
III
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From this reading III.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ARRIVAL OF BUT ONE AT A DINNER FOR THIRTEEN.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ARRIVAL OF BUT ONE AT A DINNER FOR THIRTEEN.
PREPARATIONS
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From this reading I. STRANGE PREPARATIONS FOR THE DINNER.
STRANGE
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From this reading I. STRANGE PREPARATIONS FOR THE DINNER.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I. STRANGE PREPARATIONS FOR THE DINNER.
THIRTEEN
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From this reading ARRIVAL OF BUT ONE AT A DINNER FOR THIRTEEN.
UNEXPECTED
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From this reading ARRIVAL OF UNEXPECTED GUESTS.