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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 On this visit I crossed with one of the cleverest Parisian detectives, a man with whom I have had many dealings.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I always make my visits to it as brief as possible, then, my business completed, off I fly again, seeming to breathe more freely when I am outside its boundaries.
always
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From this reading I always make my visits to it as brief as possible, then, my business completed, off I fly again, seeming to breathe more freely when I am outside its boundaries.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Unlike so many of my countrymen I am prepared to state that I detest the French capital.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
anxious
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From this reading He was most anxious to ascertain the reason of my visit to his country.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I always make my visits to it as brief as possible, then, my business completed, off I fly again, seeming to breathe more freely when I am outside its boundaries.
ascertain
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From this reading He was most anxious to ascertain the reason of my visit to his country.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
boundaries
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From this reading I always make my visits to it as brief as possible, then, my business completed, off I fly again, seeming to breathe more freely when I am outside its boundaries.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading I always make my visits to it as brief as possible, then, my business completed, off I fly again, seeming to breathe more freely when I am outside its boundaries.
brief
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From this reading I always make my visits to it as brief as possible, then, my business completed, off I fly again, seeming to breathe more freely when I am outside its boundaries.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
business
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From this reading I always make my visits to it as brief as possible, then, my business completed, off I fly again, seeming to breathe more freely when I am outside its boundaries.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
capital
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From this reading Unlike so many of my countrymen I am prepared to state that I detest the French capital.
cleverest
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From this reading On this visit I crossed with one of the cleverest Parisian detectives, a man with whom I have had many dealings.
completed
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From this reading I always make my visits to it as brief as possible, then, my business completed, off I fly again, seeming to breathe more freely when I am outside its boundaries.
consideration
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From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
contact
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From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
country
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From this reading He was most anxious to ascertain the reason of my visit to his country.
countrymen
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From this reading Unlike so many of my countrymen I am prepared to state that I detest the French capital.
courtesy
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From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
crossed
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From this reading On this visit I crossed with one of the cleverest Parisian detectives, a man with whom I have had many dealings.
dealings
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From this reading On this visit I crossed with one of the cleverest Parisian detectives, a man with whom I have had many dealings.
Detective
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From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
detectives
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From this reading On this visit I crossed with one of the cleverest Parisian detectives, a man with whom I have had many dealings.
detest
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From this reading Unlike so many of my countrymen I am prepared to state that I detest the French capital.
don't
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From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
fly
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From this reading I always make my visits to it as brief as possible, then, my business completed, off I fly again, seeming to breathe more freely when I am outside its boundaries.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
Force
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From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
freely
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From this reading I always make my visits to it as brief as possible, then, my business completed, off I fly again, seeming to breathe more freely when I am outside its boundaries.
French
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From this reading Unlike so many of my countrymen I am prepared to state that I detest the French capital.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On this visit I crossed with one of the cleverest Parisian detectives, a man with whom I have had many dealings.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was most anxious to ascertain the reason of my visit to his country.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was most anxious to ascertain the reason of my visit to his country.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Unlike so many of my countrymen I am prepared to state that I detest the French capital.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
inhabitants
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From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I always make my visits to it as brief as possible, then, my business completed, off I fly again, seeming to breathe more freely when I am outside its boundaries.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I always make my visits to it as brief as possible, then, my business completed, off I fly again, seeming to breathe more freely when I am outside its boundaries.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I always make my visits to it as brief as possible, then, my business completed, off I fly again, seeming to breathe more freely when I am outside its boundaries.
man
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From this reading On this visit I crossed with one of the cleverest Parisian detectives, a man with whom I have had many dealings.
many
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From this reading Unlike so many of my countrymen I am prepared to state that I detest the French capital.
members
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From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
more
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From this reading I always make my visits to it as brief as possible, then, my business completed, off I fly again, seeming to breathe more freely when I am outside its boundaries.
most
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From this reading He was most anxious to ascertain the reason of my visit to his country.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Unlike so many of my countrymen I am prepared to state that I detest the French capital.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Unlike so many of my countrymen I am prepared to state that I detest the French capital.
off
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From this reading I always make my visits to it as brief as possible, then, my business completed, off I fly again, seeming to breathe more freely when I am outside its boundaries.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this visit I crossed with one of the cleverest Parisian detectives, a man with whom I have had many dealings.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On this visit I crossed with one of the cleverest Parisian detectives, a man with whom I have had many dealings.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I always make my visits to it as brief as possible, then, my business completed, off I fly again, seeming to breathe more freely when I am outside its boundaries.
Parisian
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From this reading On this visit I crossed with one of the cleverest Parisian detectives, a man with whom I have had many dealings.
particularly
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From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
possible
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From this reading I always make my visits to it as brief as possible, then, my business completed, off I fly again, seeming to breathe more freely when I am outside its boundaries.
prepared
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From this reading Unlike so many of my countrymen I am prepared to state that I detest the French capital.
reason
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From this reading He was most anxious to ascertain the reason of my visit to his country.
seeming
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From this reading I always make my visits to it as brief as possible, then, my business completed, off I fly again, seeming to breathe more freely when I am outside its boundaries.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Unlike so many of my countrymen I am prepared to state that I detest the French capital.
state
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From this reading Unlike so many of my countrymen I am prepared to state that I detest the French capital.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Unlike so many of my countrymen I am prepared to state that I detest the French capital.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Unlike so many of my countrymen I am prepared to state that I detest the French capital.
then
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From this reading I always make my visits to it as brief as possible, then, my business completed, off I fly again, seeming to breathe more freely when I am outside its boundaries.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Unlike so many of my countrymen I am prepared to state that I detest the French capital.
treated
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From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
Unlike
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From this reading Unlike so many of my countrymen I am prepared to state that I detest the French capital.
utmost
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From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
visit
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From this reading On this visit I crossed with one of the cleverest Parisian detectives, a man with whom I have had many dealings.
visits
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From this reading I always make my visits to it as brief as possible, then, my business completed, off I fly again, seeming to breathe more freely when I am outside its boundaries.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was most anxious to ascertain the reason of my visit to his country.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I always make my visits to it as brief as possible, then, my business completed, off I fly again, seeming to breathe more freely when I am outside its boundaries.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
why
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From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I don't know why this should be so, for I have always been treated with the utmost courtesy and consideration by its inhabitants, particularly by those members of the French Detective Force with whom I have been brought in contact.
