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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 Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
actually
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From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
all
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From this reading Mr Baldwin drove to all the hotels, to all the churches, he could think of, from St James's, Camberwell, to St James's, Kentish Town, but in vain.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
anonymous
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From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
any
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
back
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
Baldwin
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
Burton
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From this reading Charles Golden to Clara Burton.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr Baldwin drove to all the hotels, to all the churches, he could think of, from St James's, Camberwell, to St James's, Kentish Town, but in vain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
Camberwell
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From this reading Mr Baldwin drove to all the hotels, to all the churches, he could think of, from St James's, Camberwell, to St James's, Kentish Town, but in vain.
came
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
ceremony
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From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
chapel
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From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
Charles
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From this reading Charles Golden to Clara Burton.
churches
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From this reading Mr Baldwin drove to all the hotels, to all the churches, he could think of, from St James's, Camberwell, to St James's, Kentish Town, but in vain.
Clara
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From this reading Charles Golden to Clara Burton.
Clary
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mr Baldwin drove to all the hotels, to all the churches, he could think of, from St James's, Camberwell, to St James's, Kentish Town, but in vain.
disappointed
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
discovered
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From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
dozen
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From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
drove
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From this reading Mr Baldwin drove to all the hotels, to all the churches, he could think of, from St James's, Camberwell, to St James's, Kentish Town, but in vain.
Dura
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
eleven
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From this reading Then he had gone to the Northern Railway Station, and discovered that they had left by the eleven o'clock train.
fact
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
false
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
foiled
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
follow
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From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr Baldwin drove to all the hotels, to all the churches, he could think of, from St James's, Camberwell, to St James's, Kentish Town, but in vain.
further
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From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
given
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
Golden
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From this reading Charles Golden to Clara Burton.
gone
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From this reading Then he had gone to the Northern Railway Station, and discovered that they had left by the eleven o'clock train.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr Baldwin drove to all the hotels, to all the churches, he could think of, from St James's, Camberwell, to St James's, Kentish Town, but in vain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
hotels
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From this reading Mr Baldwin drove to all the hotels, to all the churches, he could think of, from St James's, Camberwell, to St James's, Kentish Town, but in vain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
indication
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
innocent
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
James's
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
journeys
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From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
Just
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From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
Kentish
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From this reading Mr Baldwin drove to all the hotels, to all the churches, he could think of, from St James's, Camberwell, to St James's, Kentish Town, but in vain.
knew
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
late
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From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he had gone to the Northern Railway Station, and discovered that they had left by the eleven o'clock train.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
man
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
marriage
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
Mr
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
Northern
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From this reading Then he had gone to the Northern Railway Station, and discovered that they had left by the eleven o'clock train.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
o'clock
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From this reading Then he had gone to the Northern Railway Station, and discovered that they had left by the eleven o'clock train.
occurred
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
old
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
out
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
Piccadilly
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
place
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From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
possible
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
Railway
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From this reading Then he had gone to the Northern Railway Station, and discovered that they had left by the eleven o'clock train.
simple
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
St
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
Station
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From this reading Then he had gone to the Northern Railway Station, and discovered that they had left by the eleven o'clock train.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
taken
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From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
Then
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From this reading Then he had gone to the Northern Railway Station, and discovered that they had left by the eleven o'clock train.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he had gone to the Northern Railway Station, and discovered that they had left by the eleven o'clock train.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Baldwin drove to all the hotels, to all the churches, he could think of, from St James's, Camberwell, to St James's, Kentish Town, but in vain.
times
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From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
too
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From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
Town
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From this reading Mr Baldwin drove to all the hotels, to all the churches, he could think of, from St James's, Camberwell, to St James's, Kentish Town, but in vain.
train
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From this reading Then he had gone to the Northern Railway Station, and discovered that they had left by the eleven o'clock train.
unwittingly
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
vain
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From this reading Mr Baldwin drove to all the hotels, to all the churches, he could think of, from St James's, Camberwell, to St James's, Kentish Town, but in vain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Just when it was too late to follow them further, he discovered an anonymous little chapel which he must have passed a dozen times in his journeys, where the ceremony had actually taken place.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
wittingly
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From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Mr Baldwin came back to Dura in the afternoon, worn out and disappointed--foiled by the simple fact, which had never occurred to the old man as possible, that Clary--his innocent Clary--had wittingly or unwittingly given a false indication, and that St James's, Piccadilly, knew nothing of any such marriage.
