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8
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From this reading On the morning of June 8 M. Mace, then head of the Detective Department, called at their house.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He found Fenayrou in a dressing-gown.
aid
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From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When, however, the body was discovered and at the same time an anonymous letter received denouncing the Fenayrous as the murderers of Aubert, the police decided on their arrest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When, however, the body was discovered and at the same time an anonymous letter received denouncing the Fenayrous as the murderers of Aubert, the police decided on their arrest.
anonymous
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From this reading When, however, the body was discovered and at the same time an anonymous letter received denouncing the Fenayrous as the murderers of Aubert, the police decided on their arrest.
arrest
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From this reading When, however, the body was discovered and at the same time an anonymous letter received denouncing the Fenayrous as the murderers of Aubert, the police decided on their arrest.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When, however, the body was discovered and at the same time an anonymous letter received denouncing the Fenayrous as the murderers of Aubert, the police decided on their arrest.
Aubert
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From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When, however, the body was discovered and at the same time an anonymous letter received denouncing the Fenayrous as the murderers of Aubert, the police decided on their arrest.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there had been nothing further in their conduct to provoke suspicion.
called
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From this reading On the morning of June 8 M. Mace, then head of the Detective Department, called at their house.
commissary
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From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
conduct
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From this reading But there had been nothing further in their conduct to provoke suspicion.
consequence
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From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
decided
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From this reading When, however, the body was discovered and at the same time an anonymous letter received denouncing the Fenayrous as the murderers of Aubert, the police decided on their arrest.
denouncing
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From this reading When, however, the body was discovered and at the same time an anonymous letter received denouncing the Fenayrous as the murderers of Aubert, the police decided on their arrest.
Department
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From this reading On the morning of June 8 M. Mace, then head of the Detective Department, called at their house.
Detective
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From this reading On the morning of June 8 M. Mace, then head of the Detective Department, called at their house.
disappearance
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From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
discovered
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From this reading When, however, the body was discovered and at the same time an anonymous letter received denouncing the Fenayrous as the murderers of Aubert, the police decided on their arrest.
dressing-gown
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From this reading He found Fenayrou in a dressing-gown.
fallen
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From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
Fenayrou
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From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
Fenayrous
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From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found Fenayrou in a dressing-gown.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
further
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From this reading But there had been nothing further in their conduct to provoke suspicion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found Fenayrou in a dressing-gown.
head
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From this reading On the morning of June 8 M. Mace, then head of the Detective Department, called at their house.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
house
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From this reading On the morning of June 8 M. Mace, then head of the Detective Department, called at their house.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading When, however, the body was discovered and at the same time an anonymous letter received denouncing the Fenayrous as the murderers of Aubert, the police decided on their arrest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
informed
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From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
June
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From this reading On the morning of June 8 M. Mace, then head of the Detective Department, called at their house.
letter
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From this reading When, however, the body was discovered and at the same time an anonymous letter received denouncing the Fenayrous as the murderers of Aubert, the police decided on their arrest.
letters
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From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
M
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From this reading On the morning of June 8 M. Mace, then head of the Detective Department, called at their house.
Mace
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From this reading On the morning of June 8 M. Mace, then head of the Detective Department, called at their house.
made
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From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
Marin
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From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning of June 8 M. Mace, then head of the Detective Department, called at their house.
murderersnounUS /ˈmurderers/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When, however, the body was discovered and at the same time an anonymous letter received denouncing the Fenayrous as the murderers of Aubert, the police decided on their arrest.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But there had been nothing further in their conduct to provoke suspicion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
police
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From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
provoke
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From this reading But there had been nothing further in their conduct to provoke suspicion.
received
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From this reading When, however, the body was discovered and at the same time an anonymous letter received denouncing the Fenayrous as the murderers of Aubert, the police decided on their arrest.
recovery
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From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
request
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From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When, however, the body was discovered and at the same time an anonymous letter received denouncing the Fenayrous as the murderers of Aubert, the police decided on their arrest.
soon
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From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
suspicion
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From this reading But there had been nothing further in their conduct to provoke suspicion.
suspicions
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From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
then
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From this reading On the morning of June 8 M. Mace, then head of the Detective Department, called at their house.
there
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From this reading But there had been nothing further in their conduct to provoke suspicion.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When, however, the body was discovered and at the same time an anonymous letter received denouncing the Fenayrous as the murderers of Aubert, the police decided on their arrest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When, however, the body was discovered and at the same time an anonymous letter received denouncing the Fenayrous as the murderers of Aubert, the police decided on their arrest.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When, however, the body was discovered and at the same time an anonymous letter received denouncing the Fenayrous as the murderers of Aubert, the police decided on their arrest.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
wife's
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From this reading As soon as the police had been informed of the disappearance of Aubert, their suspicions had fallen on the Fenayrous in consequence of the request which Marin Fenayrou had made to the commissary of police to aid him in the recovery from Aubert of his wife's letters.
