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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 ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
addressed
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From this reading The first of the documents contained in Green’s cigar-case was a letter, evidently addressed to Mullen.
affairs
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From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
AGENT
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From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
all
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From this reading It was dated from “Stavanger, Norway,” and ran as follows:-- “JAMES,--I know all.
always
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From this reading Your sudden disappearances and equally sudden reappearances and the large sums of money you have had, have always been a source of anxiety to me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was dated from “Stavanger, Norway,” and ran as follows:-- “JAMES,--I know all.
anxiety
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From this reading Your sudden disappearances and equally sudden reappearances and the large sums of money you have had, have always been a source of anxiety to me.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
Buckingham
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From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
carriage
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From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
chambers
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From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
cigar-case
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From this reading The first of the documents contained in Green’s cigar-case was a letter, evidently addressed to Mullen.
closer
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From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
contained
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From this reading The first of the documents contained in Green’s cigar-case was a letter, evidently addressed to Mullen.
COST
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From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
dated
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From this reading It was dated from “Stavanger, Norway,” and ran as follows:-- “JAMES,--I know all.
defer
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From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
disappearances
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From this reading Your sudden disappearances and equally sudden reappearances and the large sums of money you have had, have always been a source of anxiety to me.
DOCUMENTS
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From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
engaged
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From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Your sudden disappearances and equally sudden reappearances and the large sums of money you have had, have always been a source of anxiety to me.
evidently
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From this reading The first of the documents contained in Green’s cigar-case was a letter, evidently addressed to Mullen.
examination
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From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
felt
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From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first of the documents contained in Green’s cigar-case was a letter, evidently addressed to Mullen.
follows
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From this reading It was dated from “Stavanger, Norway,” and ran as follows:-- “JAMES,--I know all.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was dated from “Stavanger, Norway,” and ran as follows:-- “JAMES,--I know all.
gained
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From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
Green's
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From this reading The first of the documents contained in Green’s cigar-case was a letter, evidently addressed to Mullen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
INQUIRY
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From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was dated from “Stavanger, Norway,” and ran as follows:-- “JAMES,--I know all.
JAMES
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From this reading It was dated from “Stavanger, Norway,” and ran as follows:-- “JAMES,--I know all.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was dated from “Stavanger, Norway,” and ran as follows:-- “JAMES,--I know all.
known
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From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
large
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From this reading Your sudden disappearances and equally sudden reappearances and the large sums of money you have had, have always been a source of anxiety to me.
letter
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From this reading The first of the documents contained in Green’s cigar-case was a letter, evidently addressed to Mullen.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your sudden disappearances and equally sudden reappearances and the large sums of money you have had, have always been a source of anxiety to me.
money
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From this reading Your sudden disappearances and equally sudden reappearances and the large sums of money you have had, have always been a source of anxiety to me.
Mullen
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From this reading The first of the documents contained in Green’s cigar-case was a letter, evidently addressed to Mullen.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
Norway
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From this reading It was dated from “Stavanger, Norway,” and ran as follows:-- “JAMES,--I know all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
own
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From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
papers
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From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
purpose
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From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
ran
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From this reading It was dated from “Stavanger, Norway,” and ran as follows:-- “JAMES,--I know all.
reappearances
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From this reading Your sudden disappearances and equally sudden reappearances and the large sums of money you have had, have always been a source of anxiety to me.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
seclusion
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From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
secure
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From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
some
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From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
source
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From this reading Your sudden disappearances and equally sudden reappearances and the large sums of money you have had, have always been a source of anxiety to me.
spy
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From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
Stavanger
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From this reading It was dated from “Stavanger, Norway,” and ran as follows:-- “JAMES,--I know all.
Street
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From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your sudden disappearances and equally sudden reappearances and the large sums of money you have had, have always been a source of anxiety to me.
sums
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From this reading Your sudden disappearances and equally sudden reappearances and the large sums of money you have had, have always been a source of anxiety to me.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
town
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From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
train
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From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
tried
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From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
undertakingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first of the documents contained in Green’s cigar-case was a letter, evidently addressed to Mullen.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH COST MY INQUIRY AGENT HIS LIFE As I could not secure a carriage to myself in the train by which I returned to town I had to defer a closer examination of the papers I had found until I had gained the seclusion of my own chambers in Buckingham Street.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have never tried to spy into your affairs, but I have known for a long time that you have been engaged in some secret undertaking which I felt sure was for no good purpose.
