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accompanied
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From this reading As he proceeded to his office, accompanied by Alden and the officials in this case, his thought was running on the motive of this heinous crime--the motive.
Alden
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From this reading As he proceeded to his office, accompanied by Alden and the officials in this case, his thought was running on the motive of this heinous crime--the motive.
all
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
alleged
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And at once he conceived an enormous personal hate for the man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he proceeded to his office, accompanied by Alden and the officials in this case, his thought was running on the motive of this heinous crime--the motive.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he proceeded to his office, accompanied by Alden and the officials in this case, his thought was running on the motive of this heinous crime--the motive.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And at once he conceived an enormous personal hate for the man.
beauty
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading And because of his youthful sexual deprivations, his mind now tended continually to dwell on that.
boy
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As he proceeded to his office, accompanied by Alden and the officials in this case, his thought was running on the motive of this heinous crime--the motive.
case
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From this reading As he proceeded to his office, accompanied by Alden and the officials in this case, his thought was running on the motive of this heinous crime--the motive.
charm
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
chosen
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
conceived
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From this reading And at once he conceived an enormous personal hate for the man.
continually
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From this reading And because of his youthful sexual deprivations, his mind now tended continually to dwell on that.
contrasted
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
convinced
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
crime
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From this reading As he proceeded to his office, accompanied by Alden and the officials in this case, his thought was running on the motive of this heinous crime--the motive.
deceitful
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
deprivations
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From this reading And because of his youthful sexual deprivations, his mind now tended continually to dwell on that.
dwell
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From this reading And because of his youthful sexual deprivations, his mind now tended continually to dwell on that.
enormous
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From this reading And at once he conceived an enormous personal hate for the man.
finally
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
finding
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And at once he conceived an enormous personal hate for the man.
get
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
growing
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
hate
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From this reading And at once he conceived an enormous personal hate for the man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he proceeded to his office, accompanied by Alden and the officials in this case, his thought was running on the motive of this heinous crime--the motive.
heinous
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From this reading As he proceeded to his office, accompanied by Alden and the officials in this case, his thought was running on the motive of this heinous crime--the motive.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he proceeded to his office, accompanied by Alden and the officials in this case, his thought was running on the motive of this heinous crime--the motive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he proceeded to his office, accompanied by Alden and the officials in this case, his thought was running on the motive of this heinous crime--the motive.
lake
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
later
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
likelihood
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
man
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
marriage
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
meditating
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And because of his youthful sexual deprivations, his mind now tended continually to dwell on that.
moral
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
motive
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From this reading As he proceeded to his office, accompanied by Alden and the officials in this case, his thought was running on the motive of this heinous crime--the motive.
now
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From this reading And because of his youthful sexual deprivations, his mind now tended continually to dwell on that.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he proceeded to his office, accompanied by Alden and the officials in this case, his thought was running on the motive of this heinous crime--the motive.
office
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From this reading As he proceeded to his office, accompanied by Alden and the officials in this case, his thought was running on the motive of this heinous crime--the motive.
officials
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From this reading As he proceeded to his office, accompanied by Alden and the officials in this case, his thought was running on the motive of this heinous crime--the motive.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he proceeded to his office, accompanied by Alden and the officials in this case, his thought was running on the motive of this heinous crime--the motive.
once
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From this reading And at once he conceived an enormous personal hate for the man.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
personal
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From this reading And at once he conceived an enormous personal hate for the man.
poverty
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
proceeded
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From this reading As he proceeded to his office, accompanied by Alden and the officials in this case, his thought was running on the motive of this heinous crime--the motive.
religious
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
rich
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From this reading The wretched rich!
rid
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
Roberta
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he proceeded to his office, accompanied by Alden and the officials in this case, his thought was running on the motive of this heinous crime--the motive.
seduced
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
sexual
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From this reading And because of his youthful sexual deprivations, his mind now tended continually to dwell on that.
strictly
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
tended
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From this reading And because of his youthful sexual deprivations, his mind now tended continually to dwell on that.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And because of his youthful sexual deprivations, his mind now tended continually to dwell on that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he proceeded to his office, accompanied by Alden and the officials in this case, his thought was running on the motive of this heinous crime--the motive.
then
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As he proceeded to his office, accompanied by Alden and the officials in this case, his thought was running on the motive of this heinous crime--the motive.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he proceeded to his office, accompanied by Alden and the officials in this case, his thought was running on the motive of this heinous crime--the motive.
tired
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he proceeded to his office, accompanied by Alden and the officials in this case, his thought was running on the motive of this heinous crime--the motive.
trip
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
upbringing
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he proceeded to his office, accompanied by Alden and the officials in this case, his thought was running on the motive of this heinous crime--the motive.
way
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
whoever
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From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And meditating on the beauty and charm of Roberta, contrasted with her poverty and her strictly moral and religious upbringing, he was convinced that in all likelihood this man or boy, whoever he was, had seduced her and then later, finding himself growing tired of her, had finally chosen this way to get rid of her--this deceitful, alleged marriage trip to the lake.
wretched
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From this reading The wretched rich!
youthful
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From this reading And because of his youthful sexual deprivations, his mind now tended continually to dwell on that.
