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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 CONCERNS A RUMOR.
acquittal
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From this reading “I cannot help thinking,” he said to Yootha while they were discussing the mystery on the day after La Planta’s acquittal, “that he knows something too concerning what happened at Henley regatta.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I cannot help thinking,” he said to Yootha while they were discussing the mystery on the day after La Planta’s acquittal, “that he knows something too concerning what happened at Henley regatta.
all
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From this reading I have felt that all along.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I have felt that all along.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Preston had impatiently awaited the result of La Planta’s cross-examination, and the verdict disappointed him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
awaited
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From this reading Preston had impatiently awaited the result of La Planta’s cross-examination, and the verdict disappointed him.
cannot
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From this reading “I cannot help thinking,” he said to Yootha while they were discussing the mystery on the day after La Planta’s acquittal, “that he knows something too concerning what happened at Henley regatta.
cause
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From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
concerning
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From this reading “I cannot help thinking,” he said to Yootha while they were discussing the mystery on the day after La Planta’s acquittal, “that he knows something too concerning what happened at Henley regatta.
CONCERNS
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From this reading CONCERNS A RUMOR.
connived
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From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
convinced
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From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
cross-examination
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From this reading Preston had impatiently awaited the result of La Planta’s cross-examination, and the verdict disappointed him.
day
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From this reading “I cannot help thinking,” he said to Yootha while they were discussing the mystery on the day after La Planta’s acquittal, “that he knows something too concerning what happened at Henley regatta.
death
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From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
disappointed
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From this reading Preston had impatiently awaited the result of La Planta’s cross-examination, and the verdict disappointed him.
discussing
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From this reading “I cannot help thinking,” he said to Yootha while they were discussing the mystery on the day after La Planta’s acquittal, “that he knows something too concerning what happened at Henley regatta.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
felt
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From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Preston had impatiently awaited the result of La Planta’s cross-examination, and the verdict disappointed him.
happened
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From this reading “I cannot help thinking,” he said to Yootha while they were discussing the mystery on the day after La Planta’s acquittal, “that he knows something too concerning what happened at Henley regatta.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have felt that all along.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cannot help thinking,” he said to Yootha while they were discussing the mystery on the day after La Planta’s acquittal, “that he knows something too concerning what happened at Henley regatta.
Henley
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From this reading “I cannot help thinking,” he said to Yootha while they were discussing the mystery on the day after La Planta’s acquittal, “that he knows something too concerning what happened at Henley regatta.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Preston had impatiently awaited the result of La Planta’s cross-examination, and the verdict disappointed him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I cannot help thinking,” he said to Yootha while they were discussing the mystery on the day after La Planta’s acquittal, “that he knows something too concerning what happened at Henley regatta.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
impatiently
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From this reading Preston had impatiently awaited the result of La Planta’s cross-examination, and the verdict disappointed him.
knows
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From this reading “I cannot help thinking,” he said to Yootha while they were discussing the mystery on the day after La Planta’s acquittal, “that he knows something too concerning what happened at Henley regatta.
La
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From this reading Preston had impatiently awaited the result of La Planta’s cross-examination, and the verdict disappointed him.
light
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From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
man
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From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
money-lender's
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From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
mystery
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From this reading “I cannot help thinking,” he said to Yootha while they were discussing the mystery on the day after La Planta’s acquittal, “that he knows something too concerning what happened at Henley regatta.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Preston had impatiently awaited the result of La Planta’s cross-examination, and the verdict disappointed him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
Planta's
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From this reading Preston had impatiently awaited the result of La Planta’s cross-examination, and the verdict disappointed him.
Preston
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From this reading Preston had impatiently awaited the result of La Planta’s cross-examination, and the verdict disappointed him.
regatta
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From this reading “I cannot help thinking,” he said to Yootha while they were discussing the mystery on the day after La Planta’s acquittal, “that he knows something too concerning what happened at Henley regatta.
result
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From this reading Preston had impatiently awaited the result of La Planta’s cross-examination, and the verdict disappointed him.
RUMOR
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From this reading CONCERNS A RUMOR.
said
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From this reading “I cannot help thinking,” he said to Yootha while they were discussing the mystery on the day after La Planta’s acquittal, “that he knows something too concerning what happened at Henley regatta.
secretly
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From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I cannot help thinking,” he said to Yootha while they were discussing the mystery on the day after La Planta’s acquittal, “that he knows something too concerning what happened at Henley regatta.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Preston had impatiently awaited the result of La Planta’s cross-examination, and the verdict disappointed him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I cannot help thinking,” he said to Yootha while they were discussing the mystery on the day after La Planta’s acquittal, “that he knows something too concerning what happened at Henley regatta.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cannot help thinking,” he said to Yootha while they were discussing the mystery on the day after La Planta’s acquittal, “that he knows something too concerning what happened at Henley regatta.
throw
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From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
too
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From this reading “I cannot help thinking,” he said to Yootha while they were discussing the mystery on the day after La Planta’s acquittal, “that he knows something too concerning what happened at Henley regatta.
verdict
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From this reading Preston had impatiently awaited the result of La Planta’s cross-examination, and the verdict disappointed him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I cannot help thinking,” he said to Yootha while they were discussing the mystery on the day after La Planta’s acquittal, “that he knows something too concerning what happened at Henley regatta.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I cannot help thinking,” he said to Yootha while they were discussing the mystery on the day after La Planta’s acquittal, “that he knows something too concerning what happened at Henley regatta.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “I cannot help thinking,” he said to Yootha while they were discussing the mystery on the day after La Planta’s acquittal, “that he knows something too concerning what happened at Henley regatta.
wished
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From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
Yootha
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From this reading “I cannot help thinking,” he said to Yootha while they were discussing the mystery on the day after La Planta’s acquittal, “that he knows something too concerning what happened at Henley regatta.
young
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From this reading For secretly he felt convinced still that even if the young man had not directly connived at the money-lender’s death, yet that he could throw light on the cause of death if he wished to.
