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affairs
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From this reading Upon none of these affairs, however, had he bestowed half so much care and attention as he did upon the dinner which it is now my duty to describe.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Having written the formal invitation, he posted it himself; after which he drove to the restaurant which was to be honoured with Katherine Petrovitch's presence, and interviewed the proprietor in his own sanctum.
Alphonse
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From this reading "Remember, Alphonse," he said to that delightful little man, "good as the others have been, this must be the very best dinner you have ever arranged for me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
arranged
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From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Upon none of these affairs, however, had he bestowed half so much care and attention as he did upon the dinner which it is now my duty to describe.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
attention
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From this reading Upon none of these affairs, however, had he bestowed half so much care and attention as he did upon the dinner which it is now my duty to describe.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Having written the formal invitation, he posted it himself; after which he drove to the restaurant which was to be honoured with Katherine Petrovitch's presence, and interviewed the proprietor in his own sanctum.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
best
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From this reading "Remember, Alphonse," he said to that delightful little man, "good as the others have been, this must be the very best dinner you have ever arranged for me.
bestowed
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From this reading Upon none of these affairs, however, had he bestowed half so much care and attention as he did upon the dinner which it is now my duty to describe.
Browne
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From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
care
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From this reading Upon none of these affairs, however, had he bestowed half so much care and attention as he did upon the dinner which it is now my duty to describe.
completeness
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From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
delightful
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From this reading "Remember, Alphonse," he said to that delightful little man, "good as the others have been, this must be the very best dinner you have ever arranged for me.
describe
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From this reading Upon none of these affairs, however, had he bestowed half so much care and attention as he did upon the dinner which it is now my duty to describe.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
dinner
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From this reading Upon none of these affairs, however, had he bestowed half so much care and attention as he did upon the dinner which it is now my duty to describe.
dinner-party
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From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
drove
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From this reading Having written the formal invitation, he posted it himself; after which he drove to the restaurant which was to be honoured with Katherine Petrovitch's presence, and interviewed the proprietor in his own sanctum.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Upon none of these affairs, however, had he bestowed half so much care and attention as he did upon the dinner which it is now my duty to describe.
entertained
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From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
equalled
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From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
evening
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From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
excelled
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From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
following
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From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
formal
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From this reading Having written the formal invitation, he posted it himself; after which he drove to the restaurant which was to be honoured with Katherine Petrovitch's presence, and interviewed the proprietor in his own sanctum.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
functions
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From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
German
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From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Remember, Alphonse," he said to that delightful little man, "good as the others have been, this must be the very best dinner you have ever arranged for me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon none of these affairs, however, had he bestowed half so much care and attention as he did upon the dinner which it is now my duty to describe.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Remember, Alphonse," he said to that delightful little man, "good as the others have been, this must be the very best dinner you have ever arranged for me.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having written the formal invitation, he posted it himself; after which he drove to the restaurant which was to be honoured with Katherine Petrovitch's presence, and interviewed the proprietor in his own sanctum.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Having written the formal invitation, he posted it himself; after which he drove to the restaurant which was to be honoured with Katherine Petrovitch's presence, and interviewed the proprietor in his own sanctum.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
honoured
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From this reading Having written the formal invitation, he posted it himself; after which he drove to the restaurant which was to be honoured with Katherine Petrovitch's presence, and interviewed the proprietor in his own sanctum.
house
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From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Upon none of these affairs, however, had he bestowed half so much care and attention as he did upon the dinner which it is now my duty to describe.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
interviewed
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From this reading Having written the formal invitation, he posted it himself; after which he drove to the restaurant which was to be honoured with Katherine Petrovitch's presence, and interviewed the proprietor in his own sanctum.
invitation
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From this reading Having written the formal invitation, he posted it himself; after which he drove to the restaurant which was to be honoured with Katherine Petrovitch's presence, and interviewed the proprietor in his own sanctum.
invited
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From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Upon none of these affairs, however, had he bestowed half so much care and attention as he did upon the dinner which it is now my duty to describe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Upon none of these affairs, however, had he bestowed half so much care and attention as he did upon the dinner which it is now my duty to describe.
Katherine
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From this reading Having written the formal invitation, he posted it himself; after which he drove to the restaurant which was to be honoured with Katherine Petrovitch's presence, and interviewed the proprietor in his own sanctum.
Lane
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From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Remember, Alphonse," he said to that delightful little man, "good as the others have been, this must be the very best dinner you have ever arranged for me.
London
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From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
magnificence
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From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
man
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From this reading "Remember, Alphonse," he said to that delightful little man, "good as the others have been, this must be the very best dinner you have ever arranged for me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Remember, Alphonse," he said to that delightful little man, "good as the others have been, this must be the very best dinner you have ever arranged for me.
more
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From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
much
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From this reading Upon none of these affairs, however, had he bestowed half so much care and attention as he did upon the dinner which it is now my duty to describe.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Remember, Alphonse," he said to that delightful little man, "good as the others have been, this must be the very best dinner you have ever arranged for me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Upon none of these affairs, however, had he bestowed half so much care and attention as he did upon the dinner which it is now my duty to describe.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Upon none of these affairs, however, had he bestowed half so much care and attention as he did upon the dinner which it is now my duty to describe.
now
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From this reading Upon none of these affairs, however, had he bestowed half so much care and attention as he did upon the dinner which it is now my duty to describe.
occasion
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From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Upon none of these affairs, however, had he bestowed half so much care and attention as he did upon the dinner which it is now my duty to describe.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
others
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From this reading "Remember, Alphonse," he said to that delightful little man, "good as the others have been, this must be the very best dinner you have ever arranged for me.
own
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From this reading Having written the formal invitation, he posted it himself; after which he drove to the restaurant which was to be honoured with Katherine Petrovitch's presence, and interviewed the proprietor in his own sanctum.
Park
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From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
Petrovitch's
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From this reading Having written the formal invitation, he posted it himself; after which he drove to the restaurant which was to be honoured with Katherine Petrovitch's presence, and interviewed the proprietor in his own sanctum.
posted
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From this reading Having written the formal invitation, he posted it himself; after which he drove to the restaurant which was to be honoured with Katherine Petrovitch's presence, and interviewed the proprietor in his own sanctum.
presence
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From this reading Having written the formal invitation, he posted it himself; after which he drove to the restaurant which was to be honoured with Katherine Petrovitch's presence, and interviewed the proprietor in his own sanctum.
proprietor
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From this reading Having written the formal invitation, he posted it himself; after which he drove to the restaurant which was to be honoured with Katherine Petrovitch's presence, and interviewed the proprietor in his own sanctum.
RememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Remember, Alphonse," he said to that delightful little man, "good as the others have been, this must be the very best dinner you have ever arranged for me.
restaurant
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From this reading Having written the formal invitation, he posted it himself; after which he drove to the restaurant which was to be honoured with Katherine Petrovitch's presence, and interviewed the proprietor in his own sanctum.
Road
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From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
royalty
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From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
said
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From this reading "Remember, Alphonse," he said to that delightful little man, "good as the others have been, this must be the very best dinner you have ever arranged for me.
sanctum
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From this reading Having written the formal invitation, he posted it himself; after which he drove to the restaurant which was to be honoured with Katherine Petrovitch's presence, and interviewed the proprietor in his own sanctum.
scarcely
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From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Upon none of these affairs, however, had he bestowed half so much care and attention as he did upon the dinner which it is now my duty to describe.
society
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From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
studio
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From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Remember, Alphonse," he said to that delightful little man, "good as the others have been, this must be the very best dinner you have ever arranged for me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Upon none of these affairs, however, had he bestowed half so much care and attention as he did upon the dinner which it is now my duty to describe.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Remember, Alphonse," he said to that delightful little man, "good as the others have been, this must be the very best dinner you have ever arranged for me.
times
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From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon none of these affairs, however, had he bestowed half so much care and attention as he did upon the dinner which it is now my duty to describe.
various
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From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
very
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From this reading "Remember, Alphonse," he said to that delightful little man, "good as the others have been, this must be the very best dinner you have ever arranged for me.
visit
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From this reading If Browne had ever looked forward to anything in his life, he did to the dinner-party he had arranged for the evening following his visit to the studio in the German Park Road.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Having written the formal invitation, he posted it himself; after which he drove to the restaurant which was to be honoured with Katherine Petrovitch's presence, and interviewed the proprietor in his own sanctum.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On more than one occasion he had entertained royalty at his house in Park Lane, and at various times he had invited London society to functions which, for magnificence and completeness, had scarcely ever been equalled and never excelled.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Having written the formal invitation, he posted it himself; after which he drove to the restaurant which was to be honoured with Katherine Petrovitch's presence, and interviewed the proprietor in his own sanctum.
written
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From this reading Having written the formal invitation, he posted it himself; after which he drove to the restaurant which was to be honoured with Katherine Petrovitch's presence, and interviewed the proprietor in his own sanctum.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Remember, Alphonse," he said to that delightful little man, "good as the others have been, this must be the very best dinner you have ever arranged for me.
