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18
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ARTHUR WESTBROOK COMPANY CLEVELAND, OHIO, U. S. A.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
accused
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
achieve
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
acted
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
affairs
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
allude
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From this reading I will first allude, in a few words, to the year in which the crimes took place, and then proceed to describe the events that led to my receiving the confession which has so strangely and unexpectedly come into my hands.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
anxious
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
ARTHUR
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From this reading ARTHUR WESTBROOK COMPANY CLEVELAND, OHIO, U. S. A.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Whatever else may be said on the subject, one thing at least is certain--it will be many years before London forgets that season of festivity.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whatever else may be said on the subject, one thing at least is certain--it will be many years before London forgets that season of festivity.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Whatever else may be said on the subject, one thing at least is certain--it will be many years before London forgets that season of festivity.
bringing
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
cannot
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
Carne
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
certain
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From this reading Whatever else may be said on the subject, one thing at least is certain--it will be many years before London forgets that season of festivity.
CHAPTER
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
CLEVELAND
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From this reading ARTHUR WESTBROOK COMPANY CLEVELAND, OHIO, U. S. A.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
COMPANY
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From this reading ARTHUR WESTBROOK COMPANY CLEVELAND, OHIO, U. S. A.
complicity
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
conclusion
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
confession
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From this reading I will first allude, in a few words, to the year in which the crimes took place, and then proceed to describe the events that led to my receiving the confession which has so strangely and unexpectedly come into my hands.
CONTENTS
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
Crimes
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
Criminal
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
deliberation
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
Den
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
Derby
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
describe
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From this reading I will first allude, in a few words, to the year in which the crimes took place, and then proceed to describe the events that led to my receiving the confession which has so strangely and unexpectedly come into my hands.
Deus
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
Diamonds
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
DisguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
Duchess
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
else
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From this reading Whatever else may be said on the subject, one thing at least is certain--it will be many years before London forgets that season of festivity.
enough
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
events
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From this reading I will first allude, in a few words, to the year in which the crimes took place, and then proceed to describe the events that led to my receiving the confession which has so strangely and unexpectedly come into my hands.
ex
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
famous
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
festivity
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From this reading Whatever else may be said on the subject, one thing at least is certain--it will be many years before London forgets that season of festivity.
few
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From this reading I will first allude, in a few words, to the year in which the crimes took place, and then proceed to describe the events that led to my receiving the confession which has so strangely and unexpectedly come into my hands.
Finale
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will first allude, in a few words, to the year in which the crimes took place, and then proceed to describe the events that led to my receiving the confession which has so strangely and unexpectedly come into my hands.
fit
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
forgets
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From this reading Whatever else may be said on the subject, one thing at least is certain--it will be many years before London forgets that season of festivity.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I will first allude, in a few words, to the year in which the crimes took place, and then proceed to describe the events that led to my receiving the confession which has so strangely and unexpectedly come into my hands.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I will first allude, in a few words, to the year in which the crimes took place, and then proceed to describe the events that led to my receiving the confession which has so strangely and unexpectedly come into my hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
Heaven
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
How
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
Imperial
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
Iniquity
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
innocently
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
instance
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I will first allude, in a few words, to the year in which the crimes took place, and then proceed to describe the events that led to my receiving the confession which has so strangely and unexpectedly come into my hands.
introduced
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
knows
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever else may be said on the subject, one thing at least is certain--it will be many years before London forgets that season of festivity.
led
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From this reading I will first allude, in a few words, to the year in which the crimes took place, and then proceed to describe the events that led to my receiving the confession which has so strangely and unexpectedly come into my hands.
London
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
machinâ
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
Man
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
Many
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
matter
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Whatever else may be said on the subject, one thing at least is certain--it will be many years before London forgets that season of festivity.
miserable
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
more
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will first allude, in a few words, to the year in which the crimes took place, and then proceed to describe the events that led to my receiving the confession which has so strangely and unexpectedly come into my hands.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
Night
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
now
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
OHIO
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From this reading ARTHUR WESTBROOK COMPANY CLEVELAND, OHIO, U. S. A.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Whatever else may be said on the subject, one thing at least is certain--it will be many years before London forgets that season of festivity.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
only
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
openly
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
perpetrated
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
place
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From this reading I will first allude, in a few words, to the year in which the crimes took place, and then proceed to describe the events that led to my receiving the confession which has so strangely and unexpectedly come into my hands.
PRINCE
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
proceed
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From this reading I will first allude, in a few words, to the year in which the crimes took place, and then proceed to describe the events that led to my receiving the confession which has so strangely and unexpectedly come into my hands.
proper
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
receiving
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From this reading I will first allude, in a few words, to the year in which the crimes took place, and then proceed to describe the events that led to my receiving the confession which has so strangely and unexpectedly come into my hands.
remembrance
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
results
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
rid
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
S
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From this reading ARTHUR WESTBROOK COMPANY CLEVELAND, OHIO, U. S. A.
said
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From this reading Whatever else may be said on the subject, one thing at least is certain--it will be many years before London forgets that season of festivity.
season
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From this reading Whatever else may be said on the subject, one thing at least is certain--it will be many years before London forgets that season of festivity.
Service
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
set
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
Simon
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
small
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
society
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
State
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I will first allude, in a few words, to the year in which the crimes took place, and then proceed to describe the events that led to my receiving the confession which has so strangely and unexpectedly come into my hands.
subject
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From this reading Whatever else may be said on the subject, one thing at least is certain--it will be many years before London forgets that season of festivity.
SWINDLERS
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
swindles
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
then
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From this reading I will first allude, in a few words, to the year in which the crimes took place, and then proceed to describe the events that led to my receiving the confession which has so strangely and unexpectedly come into my hands.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever else may be said on the subject, one thing at least is certain--it will be many years before London forgets that season of festivity.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will first allude, in a few words, to the year in which the crimes took place, and then proceed to describe the events that led to my receiving the confession which has so strangely and unexpectedly come into my hands.
U
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From this reading ARTHUR WESTBROOK COMPANY CLEVELAND, OHIO, U. S. A.
unexpectedly
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From this reading I will first allude, in a few words, to the year in which the crimes took place, and then proceed to describe the events that led to my receiving the confession which has so strangely and unexpectedly come into my hands.
very
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From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
Visit
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
WESTBROOK
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From this reading ARTHUR WESTBROOK COMPANY CLEVELAND, OHIO, U. S. A.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever else may be said on the subject, one thing at least is certain--it will be many years before London forgets that season of festivity.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I will first allude, in a few words, to the year in which the crimes took place, and then proceed to describe the events that led to my receiving the confession which has so strangely and unexpectedly come into my hands.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will first allude, in a few words, to the year in which the crimes took place, and then proceed to describe the events that led to my receiving the confession which has so strangely and unexpectedly come into my hands.
Wiltshire's
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
Won
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
words
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From this reading I will first allude, in a few words, to the year in which the crimes took place, and then proceed to describe the events that led to my receiving the confession which has so strangely and unexpectedly come into my hands.
world
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From this reading *CONTENTS.* A Criminal in Disguise The Den of Iniquity The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds How Simon Carne Won the Derby A Service to the State A Visit in the Night The Man of Many Crimes An Imperial Finale *A PRINCE OF SWINDLERS* *CHAPTER I.* *A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE.* After no small amount of deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter of the now famous 18--swindles.
year
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From this reading I will first allude, in a few words, to the year in which the crimes took place, and then proceed to describe the events that led to my receiving the confession which has so strangely and unexpectedly come into my hands.
years
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From this reading Whatever else may be said on the subject, one thing at least is certain--it will be many years before London forgets that season of festivity.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading For, though I have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable affairs, yet I cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrated them to London society, and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his _Deus ex machinâ_, in bringing about the very results he was so anxious to achieve.
