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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 "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
all
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From this reading He first of all walked round the room and felt the wall carefully.
almost
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From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
Cafe
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From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
called
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From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
carefully
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From this reading He first of all walked round the room and felt the wall carefully.
chair
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From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
difficult
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From this reading "My young friend," he said, "we have now reached the most difficult part of our enterprise.
door
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From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
draw
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From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
enterprise
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From this reading "My young friend," he said, "we have now reached the most difficult part of our enterprise.
felt
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From this reading He first of all walked round the room and felt the wall carefully.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He first of all walked round the room and felt the wall carefully.
friend
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From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
front
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From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
Guest
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From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "My young friend," he said, "we have now reached the most difficult part of our enterprise.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He first of all walked round the room and felt the wall carefully.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
hundred
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From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
immediately
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From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
Karl
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From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
locked
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From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
made
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From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
most
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From this reading "My young friend," he said, "we have now reached the most difficult part of our enterprise.
motionedverbUS /ˈmoʊʃənd/
made a gesture telling someone to move or come closer
From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
now
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From this reading "My young friend," he said, "we have now reached the most difficult part of our enterprise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My young friend," he said, "we have now reached the most difficult part of our enterprise.
reached
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From this reading "My young friend," he said, "we have now reached the most difficult part of our enterprise.
restaurant
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From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
room
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From this reading He first of all walked round the room and felt the wall carefully.
rooms
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From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
round
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From this reading He first of all walked round the room and felt the wall carefully.
said
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From this reading "My young friend," he said, "we have now reached the most difficult part of our enterprise.
seated
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From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
settled
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From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
side
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sitting-room
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From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
small
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From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
Suisse
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From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
table
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From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
taken
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From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
Then
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From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
there
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From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
tiny
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From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
UNION
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From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
up
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From this reading Then he seated himself in front of the table and motioned me to draw my chair up almost to his side.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
WAITERS
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From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
walked
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From this reading He first of all walked round the room and felt the wall carefully.
wall
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From this reading He first of all walked round the room and felt the wall carefully.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
way
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From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We made our way there immediately after we had settled with our friend Karl, and Guest locked the door of our tiny sitting-room behind us.
yards
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From this reading THE "WAITERS' UNION" Guest and I had taken small rooms not a hundred yards from the Cafe Suisse, as the restaurant was called.
young
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From this reading "My young friend," he said, "we have now reached the most difficult part of our enterprise.
