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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 THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
ailing
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From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
air
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From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
all
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From this reading “It’s he all right,” said Prasville, who had feared for a moment that Lupin might have sent another M. Nicole to see him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It’s he all right,” said Prasville, who had feared for a moment that Lupin might have sent another M. Nicole to see him.
back
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From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
BATTLE
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From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
bench
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From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
bent
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From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
called
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From this reading He shut the door of his office and called his secretary:
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the fact that he has come in person proves that he does not suspect that I have seen through him.”
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And the fact that he has come in person proves that he does not suspect that I have seen through him.”
door
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From this reading He shut the door of his office and called his secretary:
fact
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From this reading “And the fact that he has come in person proves that he does not suspect that I have seen through him.”
feared
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From this reading “It’s he all right,” said Prasville, who had feared for a moment that Lupin might have sent another M. Nicole to see him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It’s he all right,” said Prasville, who had feared for a moment that Lupin might have sent another M. Nicole to see him.
gingham
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From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
glove
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From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “It’s he all right,” said Prasville, who had feared for a moment that Lupin might have sent another M. Nicole to see him.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And the fact that he has come in person proves that he does not suspect that I have seen through him.”
hat
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From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It’s he all right,” said Prasville, who had feared for a moment that Lupin might have sent another M. Nicole to see him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It’s he all right,” said Prasville, who had feared for a moment that Lupin might have sent another M. Nicole to see him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And the fact that he has come in person proves that he does not suspect that I have seen through him.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
It's
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From this reading “It’s he all right,” said Prasville, who had feared for a moment that Lupin might have sent another M. Nicole to see him.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
Lupin
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From this reading “It’s he all right,” said Prasville, who had feared for a moment that Lupin might have sent another M. Nicole to see him.
M
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From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “It’s he all right,” said Prasville, who had feared for a moment that Lupin might have sent another M. Nicole to see him.
moment
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From this reading “It’s he all right,” said Prasville, who had feared for a moment that Lupin might have sent another M. Nicole to see him.
nerve
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From this reading And, for the third time, he said, “All the same, what a nerve!”
Nicole
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From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And the fact that he has come in person proves that he does not suspect that I have seen through him.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He shut the door of his office and called his secretary:
office
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From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
person
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From this reading “And the fact that he has come in person proves that he does not suspect that I have seen through him.”
Prasville
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From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
proves
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From this reading “And the fact that he has come in person proves that he does not suspect that I have seen through him.”
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s he all right,” said Prasville, who had feared for a moment that Lupin might have sent another M. Nicole to see him.
rusty
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From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
said
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From this reading “It’s he all right,” said Prasville, who had feared for a moment that Lupin might have sent another M. Nicole to see him.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, for the third time, he said, “All the same, what a nerve!”
saw
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From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
secretary
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From this reading He shut the door of his office and called his secretary:
see
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From this reading “It’s he all right,” said Prasville, who had feared for a moment that Lupin might have sent another M. Nicole to see him.
seen
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From this reading “And the fact that he has come in person proves that he does not suspect that I have seen through him.”
sent
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From this reading “It’s he all right,” said Prasville, who had feared for a moment that Lupin might have sent another M. Nicole to see him.
shut
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From this reading He shut the door of his office and called his secretary:
single
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From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
sitting
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From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
suspect
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From this reading “And the fact that he has come in person proves that he does not suspect that I have seen through him.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It’s he all right,” said Prasville, who had feared for a moment that Lupin might have sent another M. Nicole to see him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, for the third time, he said, “All the same, what a nerve!”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And the fact that he has come in person proves that he does not suspect that I have seen through him.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, for the third time, he said, “All the same, what a nerve!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
umbrella
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From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
waiting-room
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From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And, for the third time, he said, “All the same, what a nerve!”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “It’s he all right,” said Prasville, who had feared for a moment that Lupin might have sent another M. Nicole to see him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE LAST BATTLE When Prasville returned to his office he saw M. Nicole sitting on a bench in the waiting-room, with his bent back, his ailing air, his gingham umbrella, his rusty hat and his single glove:
