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Chapter XVI
The Ambassador glanced at the clock as he entered his library to greet his early morning visitor. It was barely nine o'clock. "Dear friend," he exclaimed, as he held out his hands, "I am distressed to keep you waiting! Such zeal in our affairs must, however, not remain unnoticed. I will remember it in my reports."
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suffering from pain, danger, or serious difficulty
From this reading “"Dear friend," he exclaimed, as he held out his hands, "I am distressed to keep you waiting!”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “"Dear friend," he exclaimed, as he held out his hands, "I am distressed to keep you waiting!”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “Such zeal in our affairs must, however, not remain unnoticed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Ambassador glanced at the clock as he entered his library to greet his early morning visitor.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Such zeal in our affairs must, however, not remain unnoticed.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I will remember it in my reports."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Dear friend," he exclaimed, as he held out his hands, "I am distressed to keep you waiting!”
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From this reading Such zeal in our affairs must, however, not remain unnoticed.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Dear friend," he exclaimed, as he held out his hands, "I am distressed to keep you waiting!
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From this reading The Ambassador glanced at the clock as he entered his library to greet his early morning visitor.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Ambassador glanced at the clock as he entered his library to greet his early morning visitor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Ambassador glanced at the clock as he entered his library to greet his early morning visitor.
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From this reading It was barely nine o'clock.
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From this reading The Ambassador glanced at the clock as he entered his library to greet his early morning visitor.
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From this reading "Dear friend," he exclaimed, as he held out his hands, "I am distressed to keep you waiting!
suffering from pain, danger, or serious difficulty
From this reading "Dear friend," he exclaimed, as he held out his hands, "I am distressed to keep you waiting!
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From this reading The Ambassador glanced at the clock as he entered his library to greet his early morning visitor.
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From this reading The Ambassador glanced at the clock as he entered his library to greet his early morning visitor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear friend," he exclaimed, as he held out his hands, "I am distressed to keep you waiting!
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From this reading "Dear friend," he exclaimed, as he held out his hands, "I am distressed to keep you waiting!
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From this reading The Ambassador glanced at the clock as he entered his library to greet his early morning visitor.
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From this reading The Ambassador glanced at the clock as he entered his library to greet his early morning visitor.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Dear friend," he exclaimed, as he held out his hands, "I am distressed to keep you waiting!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Ambassador glanced at the clock as he entered his library to greet his early morning visitor.
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From this reading "Dear friend," he exclaimed, as he held out his hands, "I am distressed to keep you waiting!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Ambassador glanced at the clock as he entered his library to greet his early morning visitor.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Such zeal in our affairs must, however, not remain unnoticed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dear friend," he exclaimed, as he held out his hands, "I am distressed to keep you waiting!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such zeal in our affairs must, however, not remain unnoticed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was barely nine o'clock.
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From this reading "Dear friend," he exclaimed, as he held out his hands, "I am distressed to keep you waiting!
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From this reading The Ambassador glanced at the clock as he entered his library to greet his early morning visitor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Ambassador glanced at the clock as he entered his library to greet his early morning visitor.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Such zeal in our affairs must, however, not remain unnoticed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will remember it in my reports."
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From this reading It was barely nine o'clock.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Such zeal in our affairs must, however, not remain unnoticed.
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From this reading It was barely nine o'clock.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Such zeal in our affairs must, however, not remain unnoticed.
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From this reading "Dear friend," he exclaimed, as he held out his hands, "I am distressed to keep you waiting!
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From this reading Such zeal in our affairs must, however, not remain unnoticed.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I will remember it in my reports."
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From this reading I will remember it in my reports."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such zeal in our affairs must, however, not remain unnoticed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Ambassador glanced at the clock as he entered his library to greet his early morning visitor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Ambassador glanced at the clock as he entered his library to greet his early morning visitor.
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From this reading Such zeal in our affairs must, however, not remain unnoticed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Ambassador glanced at the clock as he entered his library to greet his early morning visitor.
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From this reading "Dear friend," he exclaimed, as he held out his hands, "I am distressed to keep you waiting!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was barely nine o'clock.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will remember it in my reports."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear friend," he exclaimed, as he held out his hands, "I am distressed to keep you waiting!
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From this reading Such zeal in our affairs must, however, not remain unnoticed.
