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1919
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From this reading In the year 1919 (wrote Mr. Reeder) there arrived at the Hotel Majestic in Nice a man who described himself in the hotel register as Rufus Machfield.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. Reeder kept what he called a case-book, in which he inscribed a passionless account of all the cases in which he was engaged.
account
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From this reading Mr. Reeder kept what he called a case-book, in which he inscribed a passionless account of all the cases in which he was engaged.
Aces
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From this reading Under the heading “Two Aces” appeared this account, written in his own handwriting.
all
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From this reading Mr. Reeder kept what he called a case-book, in which he inscribed a passionless account of all the cases in which he was engaged.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some of these cases had no value except to the technician, and would not interest anyone except perhaps the psycho-pathologist.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading Some of these cases had no value except to the technician, and would not interest anyone except perhaps the psycho-pathologist.
appeared
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From this reading Under the heading “Two Aces” appeared this account, written in his own handwriting.
arrived
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From this reading In the year 1919 (wrote Mr. Reeder) there arrived at the Hotel Majestic in Nice a man who described himself in the hotel register as Rufus Machfield.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the year 1919 (wrote Mr. Reeder) there arrived at the Hotel Majestic in Nice a man who described himself in the hotel register as Rufus Machfield.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the year 1919 (wrote Mr. Reeder) there arrived at the Hotel Majestic in Nice a man who described himself in the hotel register as Rufus Machfield.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had a number of other names, but it is only necessary that Machfield should be used to identify this particular character.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had a number of other names, but it is only necessary that Machfield should be used to identify this particular character.
called
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From this reading Mr. Reeder kept what he called a case-book, in which he inscribed a passionless account of all the cases in which he was engaged.
case-book
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From this reading Mr. Reeder kept what he called a case-book, in which he inscribed a passionless account of all the cases in which he was engaged.
cases
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From this reading Mr. Reeder kept what he called a case-book, in which he inscribed a passionless account of all the cases in which he was engaged.
character
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From this reading He had a number of other names, but it is only necessary that Machfield should be used to identify this particular character.
described
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From this reading In the year 1919 (wrote Mr. Reeder) there arrived at the Hotel Majestic in Nice a man who described himself in the hotel register as Rufus Machfield.
engaged
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From this reading Mr. Reeder kept what he called a case-book, in which he inscribed a passionless account of all the cases in which he was engaged.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Some of these cases had no value except to the technician, and would not interest anyone except perhaps the psycho-pathologist.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some of these cases had no value except to the technician, and would not interest anyone except perhaps the psycho-pathologist.
handwriting
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From this reading Under the heading “Two Aces” appeared this account, written in his own handwriting.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Reeder kept what he called a case-book, in which he inscribed a passionless account of all the cases in which he was engaged.
heading
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From this reading Under the heading “Two Aces” appeared this account, written in his own handwriting.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the year 1919 (wrote Mr. Reeder) there arrived at the Hotel Majestic in Nice a man who described himself in the hotel register as Rufus Machfield.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Under the heading “Two Aces” appeared this account, written in his own handwriting.
Hotel
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From this reading In the year 1919 (wrote Mr. Reeder) there arrived at the Hotel Majestic in Nice a man who described himself in the hotel register as Rufus Machfield.
identify
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From this reading He had a number of other names, but it is only necessary that Machfield should be used to identify this particular character.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Reeder kept what he called a case-book, in which he inscribed a passionless account of all the cases in which he was engaged.
inscribed
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From this reading Mr. Reeder kept what he called a case-book, in which he inscribed a passionless account of all the cases in which he was engaged.
interest
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From this reading Some of these cases had no value except to the technician, and would not interest anyone except perhaps the psycho-pathologist.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had a number of other names, but it is only necessary that Machfield should be used to identify this particular character.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had a number of other names, but it is only necessary that Machfield should be used to identify this particular character.
kept
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From this reading Mr. Reeder kept what he called a case-book, in which he inscribed a passionless account of all the cases in which he was engaged.
Machfield
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From this reading In the year 1919 (wrote Mr. Reeder) there arrived at the Hotel Majestic in Nice a man who described himself in the hotel register as Rufus Machfield.
Majestic
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From this reading In the year 1919 (wrote Mr. Reeder) there arrived at the Hotel Majestic in Nice a man who described himself in the hotel register as Rufus Machfield.
man
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From this reading In the year 1919 (wrote Mr. Reeder) there arrived at the Hotel Majestic in Nice a man who described himself in the hotel register as Rufus Machfield.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Reeder kept what he called a case-book, in which he inscribed a passionless account of all the cases in which he was engaged.
names
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From this reading He had a number of other names, but it is only necessary that Machfield should be used to identify this particular character.
necessary
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From this reading He had a number of other names, but it is only necessary that Machfield should be used to identify this particular character.
Nice
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From this reading In the year 1919 (wrote Mr. Reeder) there arrived at the Hotel Majestic in Nice a man who described himself in the hotel register as Rufus Machfield.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Some of these cases had no value except to the technician, and would not interest anyone except perhaps the psycho-pathologist.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some of these cases had no value except to the technician, and would not interest anyone except perhaps the psycho-pathologist.
number
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From this reading He had a number of other names, but it is only necessary that Machfield should be used to identify this particular character.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Reeder kept what he called a case-book, in which he inscribed a passionless account of all the cases in which he was engaged.
only
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From this reading He had a number of other names, but it is only necessary that Machfield should be used to identify this particular character.
other
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From this reading He had a number of other names, but it is only necessary that Machfield should be used to identify this particular character.
own
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From this reading Under the heading “Two Aces” appeared this account, written in his own handwriting.
particular
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From this reading He had a number of other names, but it is only necessary that Machfield should be used to identify this particular character.
passionless
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From this reading Mr. Reeder kept what he called a case-book, in which he inscribed a passionless account of all the cases in which he was engaged.
perhaps
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From this reading Some of these cases had no value except to the technician, and would not interest anyone except perhaps the psycho-pathologist.
psycho-pathologist
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From this reading Some of these cases had no value except to the technician, and would not interest anyone except perhaps the psycho-pathologist.
Reeder
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From this reading Mr. Reeder kept what he called a case-book, in which he inscribed a passionless account of all the cases in which he was engaged.
register
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From this reading In the year 1919 (wrote Mr. Reeder) there arrived at the Hotel Majestic in Nice a man who described himself in the hotel register as Rufus Machfield.
Rufus
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From this reading In the year 1919 (wrote Mr. Reeder) there arrived at the Hotel Majestic in Nice a man who described himself in the hotel register as Rufus Machfield.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He had a number of other names, but it is only necessary that Machfield should be used to identify this particular character.
Some
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From this reading Some of these cases had no value except to the technician, and would not interest anyone except perhaps the psycho-pathologist.
technician
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From this reading Some of these cases had no value except to the technician, and would not interest anyone except perhaps the psycho-pathologist.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had a number of other names, but it is only necessary that Machfield should be used to identify this particular character.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Reeder kept what he called a case-book, in which he inscribed a passionless account of all the cases in which he was engaged.
there
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From this reading In the year 1919 (wrote Mr. Reeder) there arrived at the Hotel Majestic in Nice a man who described himself in the hotel register as Rufus Machfield.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Some of these cases had no value except to the technician, and would not interest anyone except perhaps the psycho-pathologist.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Under the heading “Two Aces” appeared this account, written in his own handwriting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some of these cases had no value except to the technician, and would not interest anyone except perhaps the psycho-pathologist.
Two
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From this reading Under the heading “Two Aces” appeared this account, written in his own handwriting.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the heading “Two Aces” appeared this account, written in his own handwriting.
used
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From this reading He had a number of other names, but it is only necessary that Machfield should be used to identify this particular character.
value
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From this reading Some of these cases had no value except to the technician, and would not interest anyone except perhaps the psycho-pathologist.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Reeder kept what he called a case-book, in which he inscribed a passionless account of all the cases in which he was engaged.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mr. Reeder kept what he called a case-book, in which he inscribed a passionless account of all the cases in which he was engaged.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Reeder kept what he called a case-book, in which he inscribed a passionless account of all the cases in which he was engaged.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the year 1919 (wrote Mr. Reeder) there arrived at the Hotel Majestic in Nice a man who described himself in the hotel register as Rufus Machfield.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Some of these cases had no value except to the technician, and would not interest anyone except perhaps the psycho-pathologist.
written
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From this reading Under the heading “Two Aces” appeared this account, written in his own handwriting.
wrote
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From this reading In the year 1919 (wrote Mr. Reeder) there arrived at the Hotel Majestic in Nice a man who described himself in the hotel register as Rufus Machfield.
year
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From this reading In the year 1919 (wrote Mr. Reeder) there arrived at the Hotel Majestic in Nice a man who described himself in the hotel register as Rufus Machfield.
