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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 With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Joe had been at the Three Jolly Bargemen, smoking his pipe, from a quarter after eight o’clock to a quarter before ten.
all
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From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.
any
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From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
attack
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From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
Bargemen
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From this reading Joe had been at the Three Jolly Bargemen, smoking his pipe, from a quarter after eight o’clock to a quarter before ten.
Barnwell
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From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Joe had been at the Three Jolly Bargemen, smoking his pipe, from a quarter after eight o’clock to a quarter before ten.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Joe had been at the Three Jolly Bargemen, smoking his pipe, from a quarter after eight o’clock to a quarter before ten.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.
case
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From this reading But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.
clearer
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From this reading But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.
confusion
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From this reading The man could not be more particular as to the time at which he saw her (he got into dense confusion when he tried to be), than that it must have been before nine.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The man could not be more particular as to the time at which he saw her (he got into dense confusion when he tried to be), than that it must have been before nine.
dense
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From this reading The man could not be more particular as to the time at which he saw her (he got into dense confusion when he tried to be), than that it must have been before nine.
discussed
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From this reading But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
door
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From this reading While he was there, my sister had been seen standing at the kitchen door, and had exchanged Good Night with a farm-labourer going home.
eight
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From this reading Joe had been at the Three Jolly Bargemen, smoking his pipe, from a quarter after eight o’clock to a quarter before ten.
else
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From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
events
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From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While he was there, my sister had been seen standing at the kitchen door, and had exchanged Good Night with a farm-labourer going home.
farm-labourer
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From this reading While he was there, my sister had been seen standing at the kitchen door, and had exchanged Good Night with a farm-labourer going home.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Joe had been at the Three Jolly Bargemen, smoking his pipe, from a quarter after eight o’clock to a quarter before ten.
full
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From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
George
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From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
going
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From this reading While he was there, my sister had been seen standing at the kitchen door, and had exchanged Good Night with a farm-labourer going home.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While he was there, my sister had been seen standing at the kitchen door, and had exchanged Good Night with a farm-labourer going home.
got
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From this reading The man could not be more particular as to the time at which he saw her (he got into dense confusion when he tried to be), than that it must have been before nine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
hand
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From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While he was there, my sister had been seen standing at the kitchen door, and had exchanged Good Night with a farm-labourer going home.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joe had been at the Three Jolly Bargemen, smoking his pipe, from a quarter after eight o’clock to a quarter before ten.
home
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From this reading While he was there, my sister had been seen standing at the kitchen door, and had exchanged Good Night with a farm-labourer going home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The man could not be more particular as to the time at which he saw her (he got into dense confusion when he tried to be), than that it must have been before nine.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.
Joe
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From this reading Joe had been at the Three Jolly Bargemen, smoking his pipe, from a quarter after eight o’clock to a quarter before ten.
Jolly
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From this reading Joe had been at the Three Jolly Bargemen, smoking his pipe, from a quarter after eight o’clock to a quarter before ten.
kitchen
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From this reading While he was there, my sister had been seen standing at the kitchen door, and had exchanged Good Night with a farm-labourer going home.
known
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From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
legitimate
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From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
light
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From this reading But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.
man
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From this reading The man could not be more particular as to the time at which he saw her (he got into dense confusion when he tried to be), than that it must have been before nine.
matter
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From this reading But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.
more
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From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
near
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From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.
Night
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From this reading While he was there, my sister had been seen standing at the kitchen door, and had exchanged Good Night with a farm-labourer going home.
nine
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From this reading The man could not be more particular as to the time at which he saw her (he got into dense confusion when he tried to be), than that it must have been before nine.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The man could not be more particular as to the time at which he saw her (he got into dense confusion when he tried to be), than that it must have been before nine.
o'clock
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From this reading Joe had been at the Three Jolly Bargemen, smoking his pipe, from a quarter after eight o’clock to a quarter before ten.
object
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From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
obligations
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From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
particular
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From this reading The man could not be more particular as to the time at which he saw her (he got into dense confusion when he tried to be), than that it must have been before nine.
pipe
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From this reading Joe had been at the Three Jolly Bargemen, smoking his pipe, from a quarter after eight o’clock to a quarter before ten.
popularly
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From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
quarter
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From this reading Joe had been at the Three Jolly Bargemen, smoking his pipe, from a quarter after eight o’clock to a quarter before ten.
reasonable
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From this reading But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.
reconsider
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From this reading But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.
relation
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From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
saw
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From this reading The man could not be more particular as to the time at which he saw her (he got into dense confusion when he tried to be), than that it must have been before nine.
seen
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From this reading While he was there, my sister had been seen standing at the kitchen door, and had exchanged Good Night with a farm-labourer going home.
sides
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From this reading But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.
sister
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From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Joe had been at the Three Jolly Bargemen, smoking his pipe, from a quarter after eight o’clock to a quarter before ten.
some
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From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While he was there, my sister had been seen standing at the kitchen door, and had exchanged Good Night with a farm-labourer going home.
suspicion
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From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
ten
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From this reading Joe had been at the Three Jolly Bargemen, smoking his pipe, from a quarter after eight o’clock to a quarter before ten.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
there
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From this reading While he was there, my sister had been seen standing at the kitchen door, and had exchanged Good Night with a farm-labourer going home.
Three
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From this reading Joe had been at the Three Jolly Bargemen, smoking his pipe, from a quarter after eight o’clock to a quarter before ten.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man could not be more particular as to the time at which he saw her (he got into dense confusion when he tried to be), than that it must have been before nine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.
tried
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From this reading The man could not be more particular as to the time at which he saw her (he got into dense confusion when he tried to be), than that it must have been before nine.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
view
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From this reading But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But when, in the clearer light of next morning, I began to reconsider the matter and to hear it discussed around me on all sides, I took another view of the case, which was more reasonable.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While he was there, my sister had been seen standing at the kitchen door, and had exchanged Good Night with a farm-labourer going home.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With my head full of George Barnwell, I was at first disposed to believe that _I_ must have had some hand in the attack upon my sister, or at all events that as her near relation, popularly known to be under obligations to her, I was a more legitimate object of suspicion than any one else.
