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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 burst in upon me one day, flourishing a large visiting-card, which he flung down on the table before my eyes.
Anastasius
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From this reading And just as it was not I but Anastasius Papadopoulos who discovered Captain Vauvenarde, so, in this case, it was Dale who discovered Lola.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And just as it was not I but Anastasius Papadopoulos who discovered Captain Vauvenarde, so, in this case, it was Dale who discovered Lola.
Barbara's
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From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He burst in upon me one day, flourishing a large visiting-card, which he flung down on the table before my eyes.
begin
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From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
Berlin
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From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
Building
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From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
burst
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From this reading He burst in upon me one day, flourishing a large visiting-card, which he flung down on the table before my eyes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And just as it was not I but Anastasius Papadopoulos who discovered Captain Vauvenarde, so, in this case, it was Dale who discovered Lola.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And just as it was not I but Anastasius Papadopoulos who discovered Captain Vauvenarde, so, in this case, it was Dale who discovered Lola.
card
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From this reading It was the familiar professional card of the unhappy Anastasius.
case
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From this reading And just as it was not I but Anastasius Papadopoulos who discovered Captain Vauvenarde, so, in this case, it was Dale who discovered Lola.
Dale
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From this reading And just as it was not I but Anastasius Papadopoulos who discovered Captain Vauvenarde, so, in this case, it was Dale who discovered Lola.
day
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From this reading He burst in upon me one day, flourishing a large visiting-card, which he flung down on the table before my eyes.
discovered
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From this reading And just as it was not I but Anastasius Papadopoulos who discovered Captain Vauvenarde, so, in this case, it was Dale who discovered Lola.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you recognise that?”
down
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From this reading He burst in upon me one day, flourishing a large visiting-card, which he flung down on the table before my eyes.
duties
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From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
eyes
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From this reading He burst in upon me one day, flourishing a large visiting-card, which he flung down on the table before my eyes.
familiar
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From this reading It was the familiar professional card of the unhappy Anastasius.
flourishing
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From this reading He burst in upon me one day, flourishing a large visiting-card, which he flung down on the table before my eyes.
flung
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From this reading He burst in upon me one day, flourishing a large visiting-card, which he flung down on the table before my eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
haste
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From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He burst in upon me one day, flourishing a large visiting-card, which he flung down on the table before my eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And just as it was not I but Anastasius Papadopoulos who discovered Captain Vauvenarde, so, in this case, it was Dale who discovered Lola.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And just as it was not I but Anastasius Papadopoulos who discovered Captain Vauvenarde, so, in this case, it was Dale who discovered Lola.
just
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From this reading And just as it was not I but Anastasius Papadopoulos who discovered Captain Vauvenarde, so, in this case, it was Dale who discovered Lola.
large
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From this reading He burst in upon me one day, flourishing a large visiting-card, which he flung down on the table before my eyes.
Lola
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From this reading And just as it was not I but Anastasius Papadopoulos who discovered Captain Vauvenarde, so, in this case, it was Dale who discovered Lola.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
moved
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From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
news
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From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And just as it was not I but Anastasius Papadopoulos who discovered Captain Vauvenarde, so, in this case, it was Dale who discovered Lola.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the familiar professional card of the unhappy Anastasius.
off
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From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He burst in upon me one day, flourishing a large visiting-card, which he flung down on the table before my eyes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He burst in upon me one day, flourishing a large visiting-card, which he flung down on the table before my eyes.
Papadopoulos
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From this reading And just as it was not I but Anastasius Papadopoulos who discovered Captain Vauvenarde, so, in this case, it was Dale who discovered Lola.
post
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From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
preparing
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From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
professional
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From this reading It was the familiar professional card of the unhappy Anastasius.
received
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From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
recognise
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From this reading “Do you recognise that?”
salaried
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From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
sent
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From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And just as it was not I but Anastasius Papadopoulos who discovered Captain Vauvenarde, so, in this case, it was Dale who discovered Lola.
sooner
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From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
table
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From this reading He burst in upon me one day, flourishing a large visiting-card, which he flung down on the table before my eyes.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you recognise that?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He burst in upon me one day, flourishing a large visiting-card, which he flung down on the table before my eyes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And just as it was not I but Anastasius Papadopoulos who discovered Captain Vauvenarde, so, in this case, it was Dale who discovered Lola.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
unhappy
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From this reading It was the familiar professional card of the unhappy Anastasius.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He burst in upon me one day, flourishing a large visiting-card, which he flung down on the table before my eyes.
Vauvenarde
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From this reading And just as it was not I but Anastasius Papadopoulos who discovered Captain Vauvenarde, so, in this case, it was Dale who discovered Lola.
visiting-card
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From this reading He burst in upon me one day, flourishing a large visiting-card, which he flung down on the table before my eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading No sooner had I moved into Barbara's Building and was preparing to begin my salaried duties than I received news which sent me off post haste to Berlin.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And just as it was not I but Anastasius Papadopoulos who discovered Captain Vauvenarde, so, in this case, it was Dale who discovered Lola.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you recognise that?”
