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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When Richard Dyson entered the private office he had no prevision that he was wanted about anything more important than some ordinary business detail.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading When Richard Dyson entered the private office he had no prevision that he was wanted about anything more important than some ordinary business detail.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He glanced round as he entered.
ask
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From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TRUTH AT LAST.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
belief
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From this reading Long immunity from suspicion had bred in him the belief that his dark secret was buried out of sight for ever.
bred
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From this reading Long immunity from suspicion had bred in him the belief that his dark secret was buried out of sight for ever.
buried
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From this reading Long immunity from suspicion had bred in him the belief that his dark secret was buried out of sight for ever.
business
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From this reading When Richard Dyson entered the private office he had no prevision that he was wanted about anything more important than some ordinary business detail.
clerk
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From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
Cray
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From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
dark
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From this reading Long immunity from suspicion had bred in him the belief that his dark secret was buried out of sight for ever.
detail
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From this reading When Richard Dyson entered the private office he had no prevision that he was wanted about anything more important than some ordinary business detail.
door
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From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
Dyson
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From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
enough
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From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
entered
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From this reading When Richard Dyson entered the private office he had no prevision that he was wanted about anything more important than some ordinary business detail.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long immunity from suspicion had bred in him the belief that his dark secret was buried out of sight for ever.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Long immunity from suspicion had bred in him the belief that his dark secret was buried out of sight for ever.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Long immunity from suspicion had bred in him the belief that his dark secret was buried out of sight for ever.
glanced
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From this reading He glanced round as he entered.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Richard Dyson entered the private office he had no prevision that he was wanted about anything more important than some ordinary business detail.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Richard Dyson entered the private office he had no prevision that he was wanted about anything more important than some ordinary business detail.
head
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From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Long immunity from suspicion had bred in him the belief that his dark secret was buried out of sight for ever.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
immunity
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From this reading Long immunity from suspicion had bred in him the belief that his dark secret was buried out of sight for ever.
important
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From this reading When Richard Dyson entered the private office he had no prevision that he was wanted about anything more important than some ordinary business detail.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Long immunity from suspicion had bred in him the belief that his dark secret was buried out of sight for ever.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TRUTH AT LAST.
later
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From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
led
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From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long immunity from suspicion had bred in him the belief that his dark secret was buried out of sight for ever.
Melray
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From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
minutes
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From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
more
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From this reading When Richard Dyson entered the private office he had no prevision that he was wanted about anything more important than some ordinary business detail.
Mr
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From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When Richard Dyson entered the private office he had no prevision that he was wanted about anything more important than some ordinary business detail.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Long immunity from suspicion had bred in him the belief that his dark secret was buried out of sight for ever.
office
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From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
opened
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From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
ordinary
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From this reading When Richard Dyson entered the private office he had no prevision that he was wanted about anything more important than some ordinary business detail.
out
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From this reading Long immunity from suspicion had bred in him the belief that his dark secret was buried out of sight for ever.
outer
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From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
prevision
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From this reading When Richard Dyson entered the private office he had no prevision that he was wanted about anything more important than some ordinary business detail.
private
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From this reading When Richard Dyson entered the private office he had no prevision that he was wanted about anything more important than some ordinary business detail.
Richard
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From this reading When Richard Dyson entered the private office he had no prevision that he was wanted about anything more important than some ordinary business detail.
Robert
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From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
round
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From this reading He glanced round as he entered.
said
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From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Long immunity from suspicion had bred in him the belief that his dark secret was buried out of sight for ever.
sight
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From this reading Long immunity from suspicion had bred in him the belief that his dark secret was buried out of sight for ever.
Some
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From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
suspicion
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From this reading Long immunity from suspicion had bred in him the belief that his dark secret was buried out of sight for ever.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When Richard Dyson entered the private office he had no prevision that he was wanted about anything more important than some ordinary business detail.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Richard Dyson entered the private office he had no prevision that he was wanted about anything more important than some ordinary business detail.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRUTH AT LAST.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
TRUTH
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From this reading THE TRUTH AT LAST.
wanted
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From this reading When Richard Dyson entered the private office he had no prevision that he was wanted about anything more important than some ordinary business detail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Richard Dyson entered the private office he had no prevision that he was wanted about anything more important than some ordinary business detail.
way
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From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Richard Dyson entered the private office he had no prevision that he was wanted about anything more important than some ordinary business detail.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Some minutes later Robert Melray opened the door which led to the outer office, and said to his head clerk, "Mr. Cray, will you be good enough to ask Mr. Dyson to step this way?"
