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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 A VISIT TO THE CRYSTAL PALACE――THE UNEXPECTED MEETING.
adjacent
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
all
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From this reading Notices were sent to the several metropolitan police stations, and all that could possibly be done to trace the robber was at once set on foot.
also
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From this reading The valiant policeman was also seriously injured, and the amount of property stolen was of course enormous.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading The valiant policeman was also seriously injured, and the amount of property stolen was of course enormous.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
attacked
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From this reading The schoolmistress herself was said to be at death’s door, in consequence of the brutal treatment she had received at the hands of the ruffian who had so mercilessly attacked her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
brutal
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From this reading The schoolmistress herself was said to be at death’s door, in consequence of the brutal treatment she had received at the hands of the ruffian who had so mercilessly attacked her.
burglary
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
case
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
Chickleberry's
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
consequence
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Notices were sent to the several metropolitan police stations, and all that could possibly be done to trace the robber was at once set on foot.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The valiant policeman was also seriously injured, and the amount of property stolen was of course enormous.
cry
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
CRYSTAL
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From this reading A VISIT TO THE CRYSTAL PALACE――THE UNEXPECTED MEETING.
days
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
death's
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From this reading The schoolmistress herself was said to be at death’s door, in consequence of the brutal treatment she had received at the hands of the ruffian who had so mercilessly attacked her.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Notices were sent to the several metropolitan police stations, and all that could possibly be done to trace the robber was at once set on foot.
door
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From this reading The schoolmistress herself was said to be at death’s door, in consequence of the brutal treatment she had received at the hands of the ruffian who had so mercilessly attacked her.
enormous
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From this reading The valiant policeman was also seriously injured, and the amount of property stolen was of course enormous.
establishment
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
facts
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Notices were sent to the several metropolitan police stations, and all that could possibly be done to trace the robber was at once set on foot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
gossips
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The schoolmistress herself was said to be at death’s door, in consequence of the brutal treatment she had received at the hands of the ruffian who had so mercilessly attacked her.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The schoolmistress herself was said to be at death’s door, in consequence of the brutal treatment she had received at the hands of the ruffian who had so mercilessly attacked her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The schoolmistress herself was said to be at death’s door, in consequence of the brutal treatment she had received at the hands of the ruffian who had so mercilessly attacked her.
Highgate
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
hue
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
imagined
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
injured
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From this reading The valiant policeman was also seriously injured, and the amount of property stolen was of course enormous.
ladies
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
lost
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
MEETING
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From this reading A VISIT TO THE CRYSTAL PALACE――THE UNEXPECTED MEETING.
mercilessly
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From this reading The schoolmistress herself was said to be at death’s door, in consequence of the brutal treatment she had received at the hands of the ruffian who had so mercilessly attacked her.
metropolitan
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From this reading Notices were sent to the several metropolitan police stations, and all that could possibly be done to trace the robber was at once set on foot.
Miss
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
natural
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
neighbourhood
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
Notices
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From this reading Notices were sent to the several metropolitan police stations, and all that could possibly be done to trace the robber was at once set on foot.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Notices were sent to the several metropolitan police stations, and all that could possibly be done to trace the robber was at once set on foot.
once
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From this reading Notices were sent to the several metropolitan police stations, and all that could possibly be done to trace the robber was at once set on foot.
outrage
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
PALACE
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From this reading A VISIT TO THE CRYSTAL PALACE――THE UNEXPECTED MEETING.
police
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From this reading Notices were sent to the several metropolitan police stations, and all that could possibly be done to trace the robber was at once set on foot.
policeman
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From this reading The valiant policeman was also seriously injured, and the amount of property stolen was of course enormous.
possibly
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From this reading Notices were sent to the several metropolitan police stations, and all that could possibly be done to trace the robber was at once set on foot.
property
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From this reading The valiant policeman was also seriously injured, and the amount of property stolen was of course enormous.
rare
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
received
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From this reading The schoolmistress herself was said to be at death’s door, in consequence of the brutal treatment she had received at the hands of the ruffian who had so mercilessly attacked her.
recounted
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
robber
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From this reading Notices were sent to the several metropolitan police stations, and all that could possibly be done to trace the robber was at once set on foot.
ruffian
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From this reading The schoolmistress herself was said to be at death’s door, in consequence of the brutal treatment she had received at the hands of the ruffian who had so mercilessly attacked her.
said
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From this reading The schoolmistress herself was said to be at death’s door, in consequence of the brutal treatment she had received at the hands of the ruffian who had so mercilessly attacked her.
schoolmistress
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From this reading The schoolmistress herself was said to be at death’s door, in consequence of the brutal treatment she had received at the hands of the ruffian who had so mercilessly attacked her.
sent
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From this reading Notices were sent to the several metropolitan police stations, and all that could possibly be done to trace the robber was at once set on foot.
seriously
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From this reading The valiant policeman was also seriously injured, and the amount of property stolen was of course enormous.
set
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From this reading Notices were sent to the several metropolitan police stations, and all that could possibly be done to trace the robber was at once set on foot.
several
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From this reading Notices were sent to the several metropolitan police stations, and all that could possibly be done to trace the robber was at once set on foot.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The schoolmistress herself was said to be at death’s door, in consequence of the brutal treatment she had received at the hands of the ruffian who had so mercilessly attacked her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The schoolmistress herself was said to be at death’s door, in consequence of the brutal treatment she had received at the hands of the ruffian who had so mercilessly attacked her.
some
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
stations
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From this reading Notices were sent to the several metropolitan police stations, and all that could possibly be done to trace the robber was at once set on foot.
stolen
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From this reading The valiant policeman was also seriously injured, and the amount of property stolen was of course enormous.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Notices were sent to the several metropolitan police stations, and all that could possibly be done to trace the robber was at once set on foot.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A VISIT TO THE CRYSTAL PALACE――THE UNEXPECTED MEETING.
there
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A VISIT TO THE CRYSTAL PALACE――THE UNEXPECTED MEETING.
trace
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From this reading Notices were sent to the several metropolitan police stations, and all that could possibly be done to trace the robber was at once set on foot.
treatment
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From this reading The schoolmistress herself was said to be at death’s door, in consequence of the brutal treatment she had received at the hands of the ruffian who had so mercilessly attacked her.
UNEXPECTED
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From this reading A VISIT TO THE CRYSTAL PALACE――THE UNEXPECTED MEETING.
valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading The valiant policeman was also seriously injured, and the amount of property stolen was of course enormous.
VISIT
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From this reading A VISIT TO THE CRYSTAL PALACE――THE UNEXPECTED MEETING.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Notices were sent to the several metropolitan police stations, and all that could possibly be done to trace the robber was at once set on foot.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
young
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From this reading As may be imagined, there was a rare hue and cry, both at Highgate and the adjacent neighbourhood, for some days after the burglary at Miss Chickleberry’s establishment for young ladies, and as a natural consequence the facts of the case lost nothing in the hands of the gossips who recounted the terrible outrage.
