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Sant of the Secret Service
Sant of the Secret Service

Chapter I

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Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.
________________________________________________________________________ SANT OF THE SECRET SERVICE, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX.
PREFACE.
ABOUT GERRY SANT.
To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Sant of the Secret Service

Chapter I

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Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.
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________________________________________________________________________ SANT OF THE SECRET SERVICE, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX.
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PREFACE.
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ABOUT GERRY SANT.
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To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

ABOUT preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “ABOUT GERRY SANT.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.”

Ingenious adjective US /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/

Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.

From this reading “To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.”

Secret noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.”

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ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading ABOUT GERRY SANT.

all

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From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.

Continental

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From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

daring

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From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

GERRY

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From this reading ABOUT GERRY SANT.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

ingeniousadjectiveUS /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/

Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

Le

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From this reading Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.

like

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From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

moved

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From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.

PREFACE

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From this reading PREFACE.

Queux

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From this reading Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.

resourceful

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From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

Sant

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From this reading Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.

SecretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.

Service

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From this reading Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.

spies

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From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

spying

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From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

synonymous

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From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

underworld

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From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

William

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From this reading Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.