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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 Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
allow
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From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
almost
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From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
April
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From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
Arleigh's
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From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
attendance
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From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
believed
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From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
bring
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From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
conclave
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From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
consequently
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From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
country-side
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From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
Danton
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From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
dawned
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From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
death
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From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
decided
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From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
declared
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From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
detective
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From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
downpour
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From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
drenched
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From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
DROWNED
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From this reading DROWNED!
Dunbar
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From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
earth
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From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
easier
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From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
events
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From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
eyes
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From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
face
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From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
fact
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From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
fortunate
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From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
funeral
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From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
green
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From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
justice
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From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
large
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From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
leave
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From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
less
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From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
men
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From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
MorningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
Mrs
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From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
murderer
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From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
nature's
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From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
noon
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From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
Oaks
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From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
occurred
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From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
parry
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From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
physician
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From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
place
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From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
pledged
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From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
privacy
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From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
pursuing
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From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
pursuit
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From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
questions
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From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
really
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From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
Rosamond
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From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
sacrilegious
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From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
say
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From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
service
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From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
sham
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From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
smiles
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From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
smiling
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From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
solemn
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From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
startling
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From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
stone
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From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
strange
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From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
task
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From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
tears
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From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
then
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From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
there
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From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
turned
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From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
two
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From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
unturned
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From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
whole
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From this reading For the physician and the detective had decided, in solemn conclave, to allow the sham funeral to take place; to say nothing of the strange and startling events which had occurred at The Oaks, and allow the whole country-side to still believe in the fact of Rosamond Arleigh’s death.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Morning dawned over The Oaks--a fair, smiling April morning--but the smiles turned into tears long before noon, and the green face of the earth was drenched with the downpour from nature’s eyes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was really quite fortunate--so Doctor Danton declared in privacy to Dunbar--for then there would not be a large attendance at Mrs. Arleigh’s funeral service, consequently, less questions to parry; and the task would be easier.
would-be
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From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
wrong
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From this reading It seemed wrong, almost sacrilegious, to do this; but the two men believed that they were pursuing the right course, and had pledged themselves to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of Rosamond, and to bring her would-be murderer to justice.
