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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 AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
actual
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From this reading The one was the actual position of Sir George Clayton-Brookes.
also
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From this reading The second problem was the real identity of the young man calling himself his nephew, and also passing as the nephew of Mrs. Morrice by the marriage of her sister to the brother of the mysterious baronet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The second problem was the real identity of the young man calling himself his nephew, and also passing as the nephew of Mrs. Morrice by the marriage of her sister to the brother of the mysterious baronet.
anonymous
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anxious
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From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
any
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From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Was he a comparatively poor man, as his paying-in book went to prove; or a rich one, as his lavish expenditure in certain directions tended to show?
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
baronet
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From this reading The second problem was the real identity of the young man calling himself his nephew, and also passing as the nephew of Mrs. Morrice by the marriage of her sister to the brother of the mysterious baronet.
book
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brother
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From this reading The second problem was the real identity of the young man calling himself his nephew, and also passing as the nephew of Mrs. Morrice by the marriage of her sister to the brother of the mysterious baronet.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The second problem was the real identity of the young man calling himself his nephew, and also passing as the nephew of Mrs. Morrice by the marriage of her sister to the brother of the mysterious baronet.
calling
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From this reading The second problem was the real identity of the young man calling himself his nephew, and also passing as the nephew of Mrs. Morrice by the marriage of her sister to the brother of the mysterious baronet.
capable
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From this reading The latter of the two puzzles was in the capable hands of Sellars.
certain
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From this reading Was he a comparatively poor man, as his paying-in book went to prove; or a rich one, as his lavish expenditure in certain directions tended to show?
Clayton-Brookes
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From this reading The one was the actual position of Sir George Clayton-Brookes.
communicate
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From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
comparatively
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delay
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From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
directions
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From this reading Was he a comparatively poor man, as his paying-in book went to prove; or a rich one, as his lavish expenditure in certain directions tended to show?
Dismissing
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From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
elucidating
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From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
expenditure
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From this reading Was he a comparatively poor man, as his paying-in book went to prove; or a rich one, as his lavish expenditure in certain directions tended to show?
facts
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From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
George
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From this reading The one was the actual position of Sir George Clayton-Brookes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The latter of the two puzzles was in the capable hands of Sellars.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was he a comparatively poor man, as his paying-in book went to prove; or a rich one, as his lavish expenditure in certain directions tended to show?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The second problem was the real identity of the young man calling himself his nephew, and also passing as the nephew of Mrs. Morrice by the marriage of her sister to the brother of the mysterious baronet.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The second problem was the real identity of the young man calling himself his nephew, and also passing as the nephew of Mrs. Morrice by the marriage of her sister to the brother of the mysterious baronet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
identity
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From this reading The second problem was the real identity of the young man calling himself his nephew, and also passing as the nephew of Mrs. Morrice by the marriage of her sister to the brother of the mysterious baronet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
incident
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From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
Lane
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latter
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From this reading The latter of the two puzzles was in the capable hands of Sellars.
lavish
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From this reading Was he a comparatively poor man, as his paying-in book went to prove; or a rich one, as his lavish expenditure in certain directions tended to show?
letter
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machinery
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made
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man
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marriage
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From this reading The second problem was the real identity of the young man calling himself his nephew, and also passing as the nephew of Mrs. Morrice by the marriage of her sister to the brother of the mysterious baronet.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
moment
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Morrice
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From this reading The second problem was the real identity of the young man calling himself his nephew, and also passing as the nephew of Mrs. Morrice by the marriage of her sister to the brother of the mysterious baronet.
Mrs
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From this reading The second problem was the real identity of the young man calling himself his nephew, and also passing as the nephew of Mrs. Morrice by the marriage of her sister to the brother of the mysterious baronet.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The second problem was the real identity of the young man calling himself his nephew, and also passing as the nephew of Mrs. Morrice by the marriage of her sister to the brother of the mysterious baronet.
nephew
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From this reading The second problem was the real identity of the young man calling himself his nephew, and also passing as the nephew of Mrs. Morrice by the marriage of her sister to the brother of the mysterious baronet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one was the actual position of Sir George Clayton-Brookes.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was he a comparatively poor man, as his paying-in book went to prove; or a rich one, as his lavish expenditure in certain directions tended to show?
passing
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From this reading The second problem was the real identity of the young man calling himself his nephew, and also passing as the nephew of Mrs. Morrice by the marriage of her sister to the brother of the mysterious baronet.
paying-in
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From this reading Was he a comparatively poor man, as his paying-in book went to prove; or a rich one, as his lavish expenditure in certain directions tended to show?
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was he a comparatively poor man, as his paying-in book went to prove; or a rich one, as his lavish expenditure in certain directions tended to show?
position
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From this reading The one was the actual position of Sir George Clayton-Brookes.
pressing
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From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
problem
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From this reading The second problem was the real identity of the young man calling himself his nephew, and also passing as the nephew of Mrs. Morrice by the marriage of her sister to the brother of the mysterious baronet.
problems
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prove
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put
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From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
puzzles
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From this reading The latter of the two puzzles was in the capable hands of Sellars.
real
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rich
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From this reading Was he a comparatively poor man, as his paying-in book went to prove; or a rich one, as his lavish expenditure in certain directions tended to show?
Rosabelle
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From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
SCOTLAND
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From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
second
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From this reading The second problem was the real identity of the young man calling himself his nephew, and also passing as the nephew of Mrs. Morrice by the marriage of her sister to the brother of the mysterious baronet.
Sellars
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From this reading The latter of the two puzzles was in the capable hands of Sellars.
Sheldon
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From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
show
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From this reading Was he a comparatively poor man, as his paying-in book went to prove; or a rich one, as his lavish expenditure in certain directions tended to show?
Sir
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From this reading The one was the actual position of Sir George Clayton-Brookes.
sister
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From this reading The second problem was the real identity of the young man calling himself his nephew, and also passing as the nephew of Mrs. Morrice by the marriage of her sister to the brother of the mysterious baronet.
solve
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From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
special
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From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
tended
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From this reading Was he a comparatively poor man, as his paying-in book went to prove; or a rich one, as his lavish expenditure in certain directions tended to show?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
there
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From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
train
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From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
two
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From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
undue
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From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
visit
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From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was he a comparatively poor man, as his paying-in book went to prove; or a rich one, as his lavish expenditure in certain directions tended to show?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
YARD
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From this reading AT SCOTLAND YARD Dismissing from his mind for the moment the incident which Rosabelle Sheldon had made a special visit to communicate to him—the anonymous letter would put in train the machinery for elucidating the real facts of that—there were two pressing problems that Lane was anxious to solve without any undue delay.
young
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From this reading The second problem was the real identity of the young man calling himself his nephew, and also passing as the nephew of Mrs. Morrice by the marriage of her sister to the brother of the mysterious baronet.
