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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 MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
action
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From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, well," he remarked, "your husband is a politician and a very cautious man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I simply dared not tell him that we were going to lunch together; and, as a rule, he doesn't mind what I do in that way."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I simply dared not tell him that we were going to lunch together; and, as a rule, he doesn't mind what I do in that way."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
Bernadine
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From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
Cabinet
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From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
called
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From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
cautious
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From this reading "Ah, well," he remarked, "your husband is a politician and a very cautious man.
conscious
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From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
Count
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From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
dared
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From this reading I simply dared not tell him that we were going to lunch together; and, as a rule, he doesn't mind what I do in that way."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I simply dared not tell him that we were going to lunch together; and, as a rule, he doesn't mind what I do in that way."
doesn't
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From this reading I simply dared not tell him that we were going to lunch together; and, as a rule, he doesn't mind what I do in that way."
down
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From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
going
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From this reading I simply dared not tell him that we were going to lunch together; and, as a rule, he doesn't mind what I do in that way."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I simply dared not tell him that we were going to lunch together; and, as a rule, he doesn't mind what I do in that way."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
Hern
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From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I simply dared not tell him that we were going to lunch together; and, as a rule, he doesn't mind what I do in that way."
husband
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From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
impropriety
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From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
interesting
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From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah, well," he remarked, "your husband is a politician and a very cautious man.
just
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From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
lunch
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From this reading I simply dared not tell him that we were going to lunch together; and, as a rule, he doesn't mind what I do in that way."
lunching
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From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
MAN
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From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I simply dared not tell him that we were going to lunch together; and, as a rule, he doesn't mind what I do in that way."
Minister
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From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
much
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From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I simply dared not tell him that we were going to lunch together; and, as a rule, he doesn't mind what I do in that way."
object
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From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
OLD
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From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
places
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From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
politician
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From this reading "Ah, well," he remarked, "your husband is a politician and a very cautious man.
pretty
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From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
remarked
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From this reading "Ah, well," he remarked, "your husband is a politician and a very cautious man.
render
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From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
rule
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From this reading I simply dared not tell him that we were going to lunch together; and, as a rule, he doesn't mind what I do in that way."
said
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From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
Savoy
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From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
seems
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From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
settled
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From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
simply
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From this reading I simply dared not tell him that we were going to lunch together; and, as a rule, he doesn't mind what I do in that way."
situation
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From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
slowly
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From this reading Bernadine smiled slowly.
smiled
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From this reading Bernadine smiled slowly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
sometimes
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From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
soon
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From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
sufficiently
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From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
TESTAMENT
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From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I simply dared not tell him that we were going to lunch together; and, as a rule, he doesn't mind what I do in that way."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
together
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From this reading I simply dared not tell him that we were going to lunch together; and, as a rule, he doesn't mind what I do in that way."
very
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From this reading "Ah, well," he remarked, "your husband is a politician and a very cautious man.
von
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From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
way
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From this reading I simply dared not tell him that we were going to lunch together; and, as a rule, he doesn't mind what I do in that way."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I simply dared not tell him that we were going to lunch together; and, as a rule, he doesn't mind what I do in that way."
well
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From this reading "Ah, well," he remarked, "your husband is a politician and a very cautious man.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I simply dared not tell him that we were going to lunch together; and, as a rule, he doesn't mind what I do in that way."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I simply dared not tell him that we were going to lunch together; and, as a rule, he doesn't mind what I do in that way."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
why
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From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
wife
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From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
wish
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From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MAN FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Bernadine, sometimes called the Count von Hern, was lunching at the Savoy with the pretty wife of a Cabinet Minister, who was just sufficiently conscious of the impropriety of her action to render the situation interesting.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish you would tell me, Count von Hern," she said, soon after they had settled down in their places, "why my husband seems to object to you so much.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, well," he remarked, "your husband is a politician and a very cautious man.
