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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 In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
agreement
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From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
all
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From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
allowed
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From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Millions--there are millions in that pretended mortuary van!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
assuredly
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From this reading Heaven pardon me, what a howler--pardonable assuredly--but what a howler I had been guilty of!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Heaven pardon me, what a howler--pardonable assuredly--but what a howler I had been guilty of!
believed
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From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Heaven pardon me, what a howler--pardonable assuredly--but what a howler I had been guilty of!
carrying
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From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
Chinese
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From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
corpse
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From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
doubted
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From this reading But why should I have doubted what Popof told me, and why should Popof have suspected what the Persians had told him regarding this Yen Lou?
escaped
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From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
fifteen
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From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
francs
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From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
government
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From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
greater
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From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
guilty
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From this reading Heaven pardon me, what a howler--pardonable assuredly--but what a howler I had been guilty of!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But why should I have doubted what Popof told me, and why should Popof have suspected what the Persians had told him regarding this Yen Lou?
Heaven
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From this reading Heaven pardon me, what a howler--pardonable assuredly--but what a howler I had been guilty of!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But why should I have doubted what Popof told me, and why should Popof have suspected what the Persians had told him regarding this Yen Lou?
howler
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From this reading Heaven pardon me, what a howler--pardonable assuredly--but what a howler I had been guilty of!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Heaven pardon me, what a howler--pardonable assuredly--but what a howler I had been guilty of!
imperial
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From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
imprudent
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From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Millions--there are millions in that pretended mortuary van!"
instantly
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From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
known
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From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
Lou
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From this reading But why should I have doubted what Popof told me, and why should Popof have suspected what the Persians had told him regarding this Yen Lou?
mandarin
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From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
men
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From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
million
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From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
Millions
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From this reading "Millions--there are millions in that pretended mortuary van!"
mortuary
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From this reading "Millions--there are millions in that pretended mortuary van!"
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
pardon
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From this reading Heaven pardon me, what a howler--pardonable assuredly--but what a howler I had been guilty of!
pardonable
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From this reading Heaven pardon me, what a howler--pardonable assuredly--but what a howler I had been guilty of!
passengers
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From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
Pekin
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From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
Persian
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From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
Persians
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From this reading But why should I have doubted what Popof told me, and why should Popof have suspected what the Persians had told him regarding this Yen Lou?
phrase
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From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
Popof
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From this reading But why should I have doubted what Popof told me, and why should Popof have suspected what the Persians had told him regarding this Yen Lou?
pretended
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From this reading "Millions--there are millions in that pretended mortuary van!"
railway
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From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
really
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From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
regarding
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From this reading But why should I have doubted what Popof told me, and why should Popof have suspected what the Persians had told him regarding this Yen Lou?
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
security
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From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But why should I have doubted what Popof told me, and why should Popof have suspected what the Persians had told him regarding this Yen Lou?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
spite
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From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
suspected
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From this reading But why should I have doubted what Popof told me, and why should Popof have suspected what the Persians had told him regarding this Yen Lou?
taking
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From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Millions--there are millions in that pretended mortuary van!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
there
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From this reading "Millions--there are millions in that pretended mortuary van!"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But why should I have doubted what Popof told me, and why should Popof have suspected what the Persians had told him regarding this Yen Lou?
treasure
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From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
van
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From this reading "Millions--there are millions in that pretended mortuary van!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
way
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From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
well
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From this reading In spite of myself, this imprudent phrase had escaped me in such a way that the secret of the imperial treasure was instantly known to all, to the railway men as well as to the passengers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Heaven pardon me, what a howler--pardonable assuredly--but what a howler I had been guilty of!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
why
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From this reading But why should I have doubted what Popof told me, and why should Popof have suspected what the Persians had told him regarding this Yen Lou?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
worth
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From this reading And so, for greater security, the Persian government, in agreement with the Chinese government, has allowed it to be believed that we were carrying the corpse of a mandarin, when we were really taking to Pekin a treasure worth fifteen million of francs.
Yen
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From this reading But why should I have doubted what Popof told me, and why should Popof have suspected what the Persians had told him regarding this Yen Lou?
