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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 THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
absurdities
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acts
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actual
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From this reading To get to the bottom of certain enigmas, you must wait till luck, or your own cleverness, has brought you a sufficient number of the actual facts.
advance
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From this reading You must only advance along the road to the truth, with the greatest care, step by step, following the course of events.”
adventure
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From this reading Never had Ralph felt so strongly how deeply he ought to distrust any kind of precipitousness in any adventure of this kind.
affair
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From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading You must only advance along the road to the truth, with the greatest care, step by step, following the course of events.”
always
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
any
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apparently
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From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
applies
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arrived
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
Arsène
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
attempt
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
B
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
bottom
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From this reading To get to the bottom of certain enigmas, you must wait till luck, or your own cleverness, has brought you a sufficient number of the actual facts.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To get to the bottom of certain enigmas, you must wait till luck, or your own cleverness, has brought you a sufficient number of the actual facts.
BURGLED
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You must only advance along the road to the truth, with the greatest care, step by step, following the course of events.”
care
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From this reading You must only advance along the road to the truth, with the greatest care, step by step, following the course of events.”
certain
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From this reading To get to the bottom of certain enigmas, you must wait till luck, or your own cleverness, has brought you a sufficient number of the actual facts.
clevernessnounUS /ˈklev.ər.nəs/
The quality of being intelligent, quick to understand, and resourceful in danger.
From this reading To get to the bottom of certain enigmas, you must wait till luck, or your own cleverness, has brought you a sufficient number of the actual facts.
cling
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
connection
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From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
contradictions
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From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You must only advance along the road to the truth, with the greatest care, step by step, following the course of events.”
deeply
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From this reading Never had Ralph felt so strongly how deeply he ought to distrust any kind of precipitousness in any adventure of this kind.
directing
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From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
distrust
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From this reading Never had Ralph felt so strongly how deeply he ought to distrust any kind of precipitousness in any adventure of this kind.
doing
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
enigmas
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From this reading To get to the bottom of certain enigmas, you must wait till luck, or your own cleverness, has brought you a sufficient number of the actual facts.
events
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From this reading You must only advance along the road to the truth, with the greatest care, step by step, following the course of events.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
eyes
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
facts
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From this reading To get to the bottom of certain enigmas, you must wait till luck, or your own cleverness, has brought you a sufficient number of the actual facts.
felt
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From this reading Never had Ralph felt so strongly how deeply he ought to distrust any kind of precipitousness in any adventure of this kind.
following
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From this reading You must only advance along the road to the truth, with the greatest care, step by step, following the course of events.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
get
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From this reading To get to the bottom of certain enigmas, you must wait till luck, or your own cleverness, has brought you a sufficient number of the actual facts.
girl
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
greatest
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From this reading You must only advance along the road to the truth, with the greatest care, step by step, following the course of events.”
green
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never had Ralph felt so strongly how deeply he ought to distrust any kind of precipitousness in any adventure of this kind.
hand
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From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
hour
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
how
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From this reading Never had Ralph felt so strongly how deeply he ought to distrust any kind of precipitousness in any adventure of this kind.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
isolated
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From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
kind
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From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
later
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
linked
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From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
lone
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From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
luck
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From this reading To get to the bottom of certain enigmas, you must wait till luck, or your own cleverness, has brought you a sufficient number of the actual facts.
Lupin
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
many
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To get to the bottom of certain enigmas, you must wait till luck, or your own cleverness, has brought you a sufficient number of the actual facts.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
number
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From this reading To get to the bottom of certain enigmas, you must wait till luck, or your own cleverness, has brought you a sufficient number of the actual facts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
only
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From this reading You must only advance along the road to the truth, with the greatest care, step by step, following the course of events.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To get to the bottom of certain enigmas, you must wait till luck, or your own cleverness, has brought you a sufficient number of the actual facts.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Never had Ralph felt so strongly how deeply he ought to distrust any kind of precipitousness in any adventure of this kind.
own
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From this reading To get to the bottom of certain enigmas, you must wait till luck, or your own cleverness, has brought you a sufficient number of the actual facts.
playing
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From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
precipitousness
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From this reading Never had Ralph felt so strongly how deeply he ought to distrust any kind of precipitousness in any adventure of this kind.
principle
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
problem
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
proper
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
Ralph
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From this reading Never had Ralph felt so strongly how deeply he ought to distrust any kind of precipitousness in any adventure of this kind.
reasoning
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From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
road
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From this reading You must only advance along the road to the truth, with the greatest care, step by step, following the course of events.”
said
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
scrap
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From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
solution
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You must only advance along the road to the truth, with the greatest care, step by step, following the course of events.”
story
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
strongly
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From this reading Never had Ralph felt so strongly how deeply he ought to distrust any kind of precipitousness in any adventure of this kind.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
sufficient
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From this reading To get to the bottom of certain enigmas, you must wait till luck, or your own cleverness, has brought you a sufficient number of the actual facts.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
there
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading To get to the bottom of certain enigmas, you must wait till luck, or your own cleverness, has brought you a sufficient number of the actual facts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
truth
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From this reading You must only advance along the road to the truth, with the greatest care, step by step, following the course of events.”
unity
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From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
VILLA
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
wait
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From this reading To get to the bottom of certain enigmas, you must wait till luck, or your own cleverness, has brought you a sufficient number of the actual facts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading This reasoning applies to such an affair as this, in which there was nothing but contradictions, absurdities, isolated acts, apparently linked to one another by no connection of any kind; without a scrap of unity in it; without a directing thought; every one playing a lone hand.
years
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From this reading THE VILLA B. IS BURGLED “If there is one principle to which I always cling,” said Arsène Lupin to me, when, many years later, he told me the story of the girl with the green eyes, “it is never to attempt the solution of a problem before the proper hour for doing so has arrived.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To get to the bottom of certain enigmas, you must wait till luck, or your own cleverness, has brought you a sufficient number of the actual facts.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To get to the bottom of certain enigmas, you must wait till luck, or your own cleverness, has brought you a sufficient number of the actual facts.
