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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 WITHOUT A STAIN.
admitted
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From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
Agency
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From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
Agency's
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From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
Alix
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From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
always
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From this reading They lived a strange life, apparently, for the door leading into the suite of rooms which they occupied was always kept locked--it had two Yale locks--and no servants or other helpers were ever admitted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
any
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From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
apparently
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From this reading They lived a strange life, apparently, for the door leading into the suite of rooms which they occupied was always kept locked--it had two Yale locks--and no servants or other helpers were ever admitted.
arrest
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From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
bronze
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From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
Camille
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From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
clues
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From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
concerning
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From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
criminals
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From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
discoveries
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From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
door
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From this reading They lived a strange life, apparently, for the door leading into the suite of rooms which they occupied was always kept locked--it had two Yale locks--and no servants or other helpers were ever admitted.
drawn
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From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They lived a strange life, apparently, for the door leading into the suite of rooms which they occupied was always kept locked--it had two Yale locks--and no servants or other helpers were ever admitted.
extraordinary
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From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
eye
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From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
face
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From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
failed
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From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
favorable
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From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
floor
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From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They lived a strange life, apparently, for the door leading into the suite of rooms which they occupied was always kept locked--it had two Yale locks--and no servants or other helpers were ever admitted.
generally
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From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
helpers
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From this reading They lived a strange life, apparently, for the door leading into the suite of rooms which they occupied was always kept locked--it had two Yale locks--and no servants or other helpers were ever admitted.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
house
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From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
inference
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From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They lived a strange life, apparently, for the door leading into the suite of rooms which they occupied was always kept locked--it had two Yale locks--and no servants or other helpers were ever admitted.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They lived a strange life, apparently, for the door leading into the suite of rooms which they occupied was always kept locked--it had two Yale locks--and no servants or other helpers were ever admitted.
jealous
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From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
kept
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From this reading They lived a strange life, apparently, for the door leading into the suite of rooms which they occupied was always kept locked--it had two Yale locks--and no servants or other helpers were ever admitted.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
known
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From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
leading
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From this reading They lived a strange life, apparently, for the door leading into the suite of rooms which they occupied was always kept locked--it had two Yale locks--and no servants or other helpers were ever admitted.
led
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From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
Lenoir
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From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They lived a strange life, apparently, for the door leading into the suite of rooms which they occupied was always kept locked--it had two Yale locks--and no servants or other helpers were ever admitted.
lived
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From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
locked
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From this reading They lived a strange life, apparently, for the door leading into the suite of rooms which they occupied was always kept locked--it had two Yale locks--and no servants or other helpers were ever admitted.
locks
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From this reading They lived a strange life, apparently, for the door leading into the suite of rooms which they occupied was always kept locked--it had two Yale locks--and no servants or other helpers were ever admitted.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
Madame
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From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
making
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From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
manager
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From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
Metropolitan
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From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
more
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From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
naturally
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From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
occasion
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From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
occupied
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From this reading They lived a strange life, apparently, for the door leading into the suite of rooms which they occupied was always kept locked--it had two Yale locks--and no servants or other helpers were ever admitted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They lived a strange life, apparently, for the door leading into the suite of rooms which they occupied was always kept locked--it had two Yale locks--and no servants or other helpers were ever admitted.
other
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From this reading They lived a strange life, apparently, for the door leading into the suite of rooms which they occupied was always kept locked--it had two Yale locks--and no servants or other helpers were ever admitted.
partner
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From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
police
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From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
position
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From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
questioned
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From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
refused
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From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
rooms
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From this reading They lived a strange life, apparently, for the door leading into the suite of rooms which they occupied was always kept locked--it had two Yale locks--and no servants or other helpers were ever admitted.
Scotland
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From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
SecretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
servants
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From this reading They lived a strange life, apparently, for the door leading into the suite of rooms which they occupied was always kept locked--it had two Yale locks--and no servants or other helpers were ever admitted.
sinister
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From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
STAIN
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From this reading WITHOUT A STAIN.
statement
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From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
Stothert
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From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
strange
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From this reading They lived a strange life, apparently, for the door leading into the suite of rooms which they occupied was always kept locked--it had two Yale locks--and no servants or other helpers were ever admitted.
success
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From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
suite
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From this reading They lived a strange life, apparently, for the door leading into the suite of rooms which they occupied was always kept locked--it had two Yale locks--and no servants or other helpers were ever admitted.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
top
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From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
two
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From this reading They lived a strange life, apparently, for the door leading into the suite of rooms which they occupied was always kept locked--it had two Yale locks--and no servants or other helpers were ever admitted.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They were a sinister couple, of whom nobody seemed to know anything, and the police, when questioned concerning them, as they had been on more than one occasion, refused to make any statement.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
WITHOUTprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading WITHOUT A STAIN.
woman
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From this reading Alix Stothert, the mysterious manager of the Metropolitan Secret Agency, lived in the house with the bronze face, on the top floor, and so did his partner, the woman known as Madame Camille Lenoir.
Yale
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From this reading They lived a strange life, apparently, for the door leading into the suite of rooms which they occupied was always kept locked--it had two Yale locks--and no servants or other helpers were ever admitted.
Yard
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From this reading That the police looked upon them with no favorable eye was generally admitted by those in a position to know, and the inference naturally drawn was that Scotland Yard was jealous of the Metropolitan Secret Agency’s extraordinary success in making discoveries which led to the arrest of criminals while the police failed to obtain even clues.
