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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 After a few moments a short, stout, clean-shaven man with a round, pleasant face, and dressed in black, entered and bowed to his chief.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a few moments a short, stout, clean-shaven man with a round, pleasant face, and dressed in black, entered and bowed to his chief.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a few moments a short, stout, clean-shaven man with a round, pleasant face, and dressed in black, entered and bowed to his chief.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He carried his soft felt hat and cane in his hand, and seated himself at the invitation of Van Huffel.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The detective, the most famous police officer in Belgium, who had been for years under Monsieur Hennion, in Paris, and had now transferred his services to Belgium, bowed and looked at me with his small, inquisitive eyes.
Belgium
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From this reading The detective, the most famous police officer in Belgium, who had been for years under Monsieur Hennion, in Paris, and had now transferred his services to Belgium, bowed and looked at me with his small, inquisitive eyes.
black
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From this reading After a few moments a short, stout, clean-shaven man with a round, pleasant face, and dressed in black, entered and bowed to his chief.
bowed
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From this reading After a few moments a short, stout, clean-shaven man with a round, pleasant face, and dressed in black, entered and bowed to his chief.
cane
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From this reading He carried his soft felt hat and cane in his hand, and seated himself at the invitation of Van Huffel.
carried
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From this reading He carried his soft felt hat and cane in his hand, and seated himself at the invitation of Van Huffel.
Chef
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From this reading "This is Inspector Frémy--Monsieur Edouard Royle, of Londres," exclaimed the _Chef du Sureté_, introducing us.
chief
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From this reading After a few moments a short, stout, clean-shaven man with a round, pleasant face, and dressed in black, entered and bowed to his chief.
clean-shaven
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From this reading After a few moments a short, stout, clean-shaven man with a round, pleasant face, and dressed in black, entered and bowed to his chief.
detective
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From this reading The detective, the most famous police officer in Belgium, who had been for years under Monsieur Hennion, in Paris, and had now transferred his services to Belgium, bowed and looked at me with his small, inquisitive eyes.
dressed
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From this reading After a few moments a short, stout, clean-shaven man with a round, pleasant face, and dressed in black, entered and bowed to his chief.
du
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From this reading "This is Inspector Frémy--Monsieur Edouard Royle, of Londres," exclaimed the _Chef du Sureté_, introducing us.
Edouard
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From this reading "This is Inspector Frémy--Monsieur Edouard Royle, of Londres," exclaimed the _Chef du Sureté_, introducing us.
entered
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From this reading After a few moments a short, stout, clean-shaven man with a round, pleasant face, and dressed in black, entered and bowed to his chief.
exclaimed
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From this reading "This is Inspector Frémy--Monsieur Edouard Royle, of Londres," exclaimed the _Chef du Sureté_, introducing us.
eyes
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From this reading The detective, the most famous police officer in Belgium, who had been for years under Monsieur Hennion, in Paris, and had now transferred his services to Belgium, bowed and looked at me with his small, inquisitive eyes.
face
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From this reading After a few moments a short, stout, clean-shaven man with a round, pleasant face, and dressed in black, entered and bowed to his chief.
famous
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From this reading The detective, the most famous police officer in Belgium, who had been for years under Monsieur Hennion, in Paris, and had now transferred his services to Belgium, bowed and looked at me with his small, inquisitive eyes.
felt
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From this reading He carried his soft felt hat and cane in his hand, and seated himself at the invitation of Van Huffel.
few
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From this reading After a few moments a short, stout, clean-shaven man with a round, pleasant face, and dressed in black, entered and bowed to his chief.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The detective, the most famous police officer in Belgium, who had been for years under Monsieur Hennion, in Paris, and had now transferred his services to Belgium, bowed and looked at me with his small, inquisitive eyes.
FRÉMY
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From this reading FRÉMY, OF THE SURETÉ.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The detective, the most famous police officer in Belgium, who had been for years under Monsieur Hennion, in Paris, and had now transferred his services to Belgium, bowed and looked at me with his small, inquisitive eyes.
hand
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From this reading He carried his soft felt hat and cane in his hand, and seated himself at the invitation of Van Huffel.
hat
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From this reading He carried his soft felt hat and cane in his hand, and seated himself at the invitation of Van Huffel.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He carried his soft felt hat and cane in his hand, and seated himself at the invitation of Van Huffel.
Hennion
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From this reading The detective, the most famous police officer in Belgium, who had been for years under Monsieur Hennion, in Paris, and had now transferred his services to Belgium, bowed and looked at me with his small, inquisitive eyes.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He carried his soft felt hat and cane in his hand, and seated himself at the invitation of Van Huffel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After a few moments a short, stout, clean-shaven man with a round, pleasant face, and dressed in black, entered and bowed to his chief.
Huffel
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From this reading He carried his soft felt hat and cane in his hand, and seated himself at the invitation of Van Huffel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After a few moments a short, stout, clean-shaven man with a round, pleasant face, and dressed in black, entered and bowed to his chief.
inquisitive
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From this reading The detective, the most famous police officer in Belgium, who had been for years under Monsieur Hennion, in Paris, and had now transferred his services to Belgium, bowed and looked at me with his small, inquisitive eyes.
Inspector
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From this reading "This is Inspector Frémy--Monsieur Edouard Royle, of Londres," exclaimed the _Chef du Sureté_, introducing us.
introducing
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From this reading "This is Inspector Frémy--Monsieur Edouard Royle, of Londres," exclaimed the _Chef du Sureté_, introducing us.
invitation
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From this reading He carried his soft felt hat and cane in his hand, and seated himself at the invitation of Van Huffel.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is Inspector Frémy--Monsieur Edouard Royle, of Londres," exclaimed the _Chef du Sureté_, introducing us.
Londres
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From this reading "This is Inspector Frémy--Monsieur Edouard Royle, of Londres," exclaimed the _Chef du Sureté_, introducing us.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The detective, the most famous police officer in Belgium, who had been for years under Monsieur Hennion, in Paris, and had now transferred his services to Belgium, bowed and looked at me with his small, inquisitive eyes.
man
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From this reading After a few moments a short, stout, clean-shaven man with a round, pleasant face, and dressed in black, entered and bowed to his chief.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The detective, the most famous police officer in Belgium, who had been for years under Monsieur Hennion, in Paris, and had now transferred his services to Belgium, bowed and looked at me with his small, inquisitive eyes.
moments
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From this reading After a few moments a short, stout, clean-shaven man with a round, pleasant face, and dressed in black, entered and bowed to his chief.
Monsieur
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From this reading "This is Inspector Frémy--Monsieur Edouard Royle, of Londres," exclaimed the _Chef du Sureté_, introducing us.
most
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From this reading The detective, the most famous police officer in Belgium, who had been for years under Monsieur Hennion, in Paris, and had now transferred his services to Belgium, bowed and looked at me with his small, inquisitive eyes.
now
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From this reading The detective, the most famous police officer in Belgium, who had been for years under Monsieur Hennion, in Paris, and had now transferred his services to Belgium, bowed and looked at me with his small, inquisitive eyes.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FRÉMY, OF THE SURETÉ.
officer
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From this reading The detective, the most famous police officer in Belgium, who had been for years under Monsieur Hennion, in Paris, and had now transferred his services to Belgium, bowed and looked at me with his small, inquisitive eyes.
Paris
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From this reading The detective, the most famous police officer in Belgium, who had been for years under Monsieur Hennion, in Paris, and had now transferred his services to Belgium, bowed and looked at me with his small, inquisitive eyes.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a few moments a short, stout, clean-shaven man with a round, pleasant face, and dressed in black, entered and bowed to his chief.
police
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From this reading The detective, the most famous police officer in Belgium, who had been for years under Monsieur Hennion, in Paris, and had now transferred his services to Belgium, bowed and looked at me with his small, inquisitive eyes.
round
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From this reading After a few moments a short, stout, clean-shaven man with a round, pleasant face, and dressed in black, entered and bowed to his chief.
Royle
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From this reading "This is Inspector Frémy--Monsieur Edouard Royle, of Londres," exclaimed the _Chef du Sureté_, introducing us.
seated
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From this reading He carried his soft felt hat and cane in his hand, and seated himself at the invitation of Van Huffel.
services
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From this reading The detective, the most famous police officer in Belgium, who had been for years under Monsieur Hennion, in Paris, and had now transferred his services to Belgium, bowed and looked at me with his small, inquisitive eyes.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading After a few moments a short, stout, clean-shaven man with a round, pleasant face, and dressed in black, entered and bowed to his chief.
small
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From this reading The detective, the most famous police officer in Belgium, who had been for years under Monsieur Hennion, in Paris, and had now transferred his services to Belgium, bowed and looked at me with his small, inquisitive eyes.
soft
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From this reading He carried his soft felt hat and cane in his hand, and seated himself at the invitation of Van Huffel.
stout
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From this reading After a few moments a short, stout, clean-shaven man with a round, pleasant face, and dressed in black, entered and bowed to his chief.
SURETÉ
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From this reading FRÉMY, OF THE SURETÉ.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FRÉMY, OF THE SURETÉ.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is Inspector Frémy--Monsieur Edouard Royle, of Londres," exclaimed the _Chef du Sureté_, introducing us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a few moments a short, stout, clean-shaven man with a round, pleasant face, and dressed in black, entered and bowed to his chief.
transferred
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From this reading The detective, the most famous police officer in Belgium, who had been for years under Monsieur Hennion, in Paris, and had now transferred his services to Belgium, bowed and looked at me with his small, inquisitive eyes.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The detective, the most famous police officer in Belgium, who had been for years under Monsieur Hennion, in Paris, and had now transferred his services to Belgium, bowed and looked at me with his small, inquisitive eyes.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "This is Inspector Frémy--Monsieur Edouard Royle, of Londres," exclaimed the _Chef du Sureté_, introducing us.
Van
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From this reading He carried his soft felt hat and cane in his hand, and seated himself at the invitation of Van Huffel.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The detective, the most famous police officer in Belgium, who had been for years under Monsieur Hennion, in Paris, and had now transferred his services to Belgium, bowed and looked at me with his small, inquisitive eyes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After a few moments a short, stout, clean-shaven man with a round, pleasant face, and dressed in black, entered and bowed to his chief.
years
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From this reading The detective, the most famous police officer in Belgium, who had been for years under Monsieur Hennion, in Paris, and had now transferred his services to Belgium, bowed and looked at me with his small, inquisitive eyes.
