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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 "You see, we are all living a sort of touchy life here, nowadays.
affair
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From this reading "Small affair, this," Downing observed, as he piloted Lutchester through the stately reception rooms of the Embassy.
ago
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From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
all
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From this reading "You see, we are all living a sort of touchy life here, nowadays.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
any
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From this reading We try to be civil to any of the German or Austrian lot when we meet, but of course they don't come to our functions.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You see, we are all living a sort of touchy life here, nowadays.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Small affair, this," Downing observed, as he piloted Lutchester through the stately reception rooms of the Embassy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
Austrian
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From this reading We try to be civil to any of the German or Austrian lot when we meet, but of course they don't come to our functions.
avoiding
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From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We try to be civil to any of the German or Austrian lot when we meet, but of course they don't come to our functions.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We try to be civil to any of the German or Austrian lot when we meet, but of course they don't come to our functions.
Chief
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From this reading Gave the Chief quite a little flurry, that did."
civil
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From this reading We try to be civil to any of the German or Austrian lot when we meet, but of course they don't come to our functions.
Club
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From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We try to be civil to any of the German or Austrian lot when we meet, but of course they don't come to our functions.
Count
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From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
Country
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From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We try to be civil to any of the German or Austrian lot when we meet, but of course they don't come to our functions.
days
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From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Gave the Chief quite a little flurry, that did."
don't
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From this reading We try to be civil to any of the German or Austrian lot when we meet, but of course they don't come to our functions.
Downing
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From this reading "Small affair, this," Downing observed, as he piloted Lutchester through the stately reception rooms of the Embassy.
Embassy
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From this reading "Small affair, this," Downing observed, as he piloted Lutchester through the stately reception rooms of the Embassy.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
few
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From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
flurry
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From this reading Gave the Chief quite a little flurry, that did."
functions
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From this reading We try to be civil to any of the German or Austrian lot when we meet, but of course they don't come to our functions.
Gave
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From this reading Gave the Chief quite a little flurry, that did."
German
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From this reading We try to be civil to any of the German or Austrian lot when we meet, but of course they don't come to our functions.
get
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From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
Guadopolis
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From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Small affair, this," Downing observed, as he piloted Lutchester through the stately reception rooms of the Embassy.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You see, we are all living a sort of touchy life here, nowadays.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
Lakewood
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From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
lately
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From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You see, we are all living a sort of touchy life here, nowadays.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gave the Chief quite a little flurry, that did."
living
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From this reading "You see, we are all living a sort of touchy life here, nowadays.
lot
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From this reading We try to be civil to any of the German or Austrian lot when we meet, but of course they don't come to our functions.
Lutchester
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From this reading "Small affair, this," Downing observed, as he piloted Lutchester through the stately reception rooms of the Embassy.
meet
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From this reading We try to be civil to any of the German or Austrian lot when we meet, but of course they don't come to our functions.
Minister
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From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
needle
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From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
neutrals
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From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
now
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From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
nowadays
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From this reading "You see, we are all living a sort of touchy life here, nowadays.
observed
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From this reading "Small affair, this," Downing observed, as he piloted Lutchester through the stately reception rooms of the Embassy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Small affair, this," Downing observed, as he piloted Lutchester through the stately reception rooms of the Embassy.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We try to be civil to any of the German or Austrian lot when we meet, but of course they don't come to our functions.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We try to be civil to any of the German or Austrian lot when we meet, but of course they don't come to our functions.
out
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From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
piloted
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From this reading "Small affair, this," Downing observed, as he piloted Lutchester through the stately reception rooms of the Embassy.
plaguey
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From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
reception
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From this reading "Small affair, this," Downing observed, as he piloted Lutchester through the stately reception rooms of the Embassy.
Reszka
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From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
rooms
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From this reading "Small affair, this," Downing observed, as he piloted Lutchester through the stately reception rooms of the Embassy.
Rumanian
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From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
see
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From this reading "You see, we are all living a sort of touchy life here, nowadays.
seen
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From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
Small
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From this reading "Small affair, this," Downing observed, as he piloted Lutchester through the stately reception rooms of the Embassy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
some
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From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
sort
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From this reading "You see, we are all living a sort of touchy life here, nowadays.
stately
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From this reading "Small affair, this," Downing observed, as he piloted Lutchester through the stately reception rooms of the Embassy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gave the Chief quite a little flurry, that did."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Small affair, this," Downing observed, as he piloted Lutchester through the stately reception rooms of the Embassy.
then
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From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We try to be civil to any of the German or Austrian lot when we meet, but of course they don't come to our functions.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Small affair, this," Downing observed, as he piloted Lutchester through the stately reception rooms of the Embassy.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Small affair, this," Downing observed, as he piloted Lutchester through the stately reception rooms of the Embassy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We try to be civil to any of the German or Austrian lot when we meet, but of course they don't come to our functions.
touchy
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From this reading "You see, we are all living a sort of touchy life here, nowadays.
try
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From this reading We try to be civil to any of the German or Austrian lot when we meet, but of course they don't come to our functions.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You see, we are all living a sort of touchy life here, nowadays.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We try to be civil to any of the German or Austrian lot when we meet, but of course they don't come to our functions.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And every now and then some of those plaguey neutrals get the needle and they don't come, so we never know quite where we are, Guadopolis has been avoiding us lately, and I hear he was seen out at the Lakewood Country Club with Count Reszka, the Rumanian Minister, a few days ago.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see, we are all living a sort of touchy life here, nowadays.
