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Alymer
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From this reading The sensation caused by the news that the dead body of Maurice Alymer had been stolen was even greater than that occasioned by the discovery of the murder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even the London papers took up the matter, and sent down reporters to make investigations and build up theories as to the reason of this strange disappearance.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Would-be detectives haunted the roads and lanes around "Ashantee"; they would have penetrated into the park itself but for the vigilance of Major Jen.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even the London papers took up the matter, and sent down reporters to make investigations and build up theories as to the reason of this strange disappearance.
Ashantee
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From this reading Would-be detectives haunted the roads and lanes around "Ashantee"; they would have penetrated into the park itself but for the vigilance of Major Jen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His attitude at this moment was rather displeasing to his friends.
attitude
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From this reading His attitude at this moment was rather displeasing to his friends.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Everywhere people were talking of the matter, and giving their opinions as to the proper course to be pursued in recovering the corpse.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The sensation caused by the news that the dead body of Maurice Alymer had been stolen was even greater than that occasioned by the discovery of the murder.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sensation caused by the news that the dead body of Maurice Alymer had been stolen was even greater than that occasioned by the discovery of the murder.
build
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From this reading Even the London papers took up the matter, and sent down reporters to make investigations and build up theories as to the reason of this strange disappearance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Would-be detectives haunted the roads and lanes around "Ashantee"; they would have penetrated into the park itself but for the vigilance of Major Jen.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sensation caused by the news that the dead body of Maurice Alymer had been stolen was even greater than that occasioned by the discovery of the murder.
caused
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From this reading The sensation caused by the news that the dead body of Maurice Alymer had been stolen was even greater than that occasioned by the discovery of the murder.
corpse
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From this reading Everywhere people were talking of the matter, and giving their opinions as to the proper course to be pursued in recovering the corpse.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everywhere people were talking of the matter, and giving their opinions as to the proper course to be pursued in recovering the corpse.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sensation caused by the news that the dead body of Maurice Alymer had been stolen was even greater than that occasioned by the discovery of the murder.
detectives
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From this reading Would-be detectives haunted the roads and lanes around "Ashantee"; they would have penetrated into the park itself but for the vigilance of Major Jen.
disappearance
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From this reading Even the London papers took up the matter, and sent down reporters to make investigations and build up theories as to the reason of this strange disappearance.
discovery
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From this reading The sensation caused by the news that the dead body of Maurice Alymer had been stolen was even greater than that occasioned by the discovery of the murder.
displeasing
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From this reading His attitude at this moment was rather displeasing to his friends.
down
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From this reading Even the London papers took up the matter, and sent down reporters to make investigations and build up theories as to the reason of this strange disappearance.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sensation caused by the news that the dead body of Maurice Alymer had been stolen was even greater than that occasioned by the discovery of the murder.
Everywhere
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From this reading Everywhere people were talking of the matter, and giving their opinions as to the proper course to be pursued in recovering the corpse.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Would-be detectives haunted the roads and lanes around "Ashantee"; they would have penetrated into the park itself but for the vigilance of Major Jen.
friends
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From this reading His attitude at this moment was rather displeasing to his friends.
giving
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From this reading Everywhere people were talking of the matter, and giving their opinions as to the proper course to be pursued in recovering the corpse.
greater
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From this reading The sensation caused by the news that the dead body of Maurice Alymer had been stolen was even greater than that occasioned by the discovery of the murder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sensation caused by the news that the dead body of Maurice Alymer had been stolen was even greater than that occasioned by the discovery of the murder.
haunted
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From this reading Would-be detectives haunted the roads and lanes around "Ashantee"; they would have penetrated into the park itself but for the vigilance of Major Jen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Would-be detectives haunted the roads and lanes around "Ashantee"; they would have penetrated into the park itself but for the vigilance of Major Jen.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His attitude at this moment was rather displeasing to his friends.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everywhere people were talking of the matter, and giving their opinions as to the proper course to be pursued in recovering the corpse.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Would-be detectives haunted the roads and lanes around "Ashantee"; they would have penetrated into the park itself but for the vigilance of Major Jen.
investigations
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From this reading Even the London papers took up the matter, and sent down reporters to make investigations and build up theories as to the reason of this strange disappearance.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Would-be detectives haunted the roads and lanes around "Ashantee"; they would have penetrated into the park itself but for the vigilance of Major Jen.
Jen
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From this reading Would-be detectives haunted the roads and lanes around "Ashantee"; they would have penetrated into the park itself but for the vigilance of Major Jen.
lanes
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From this reading Would-be detectives haunted the roads and lanes around "Ashantee"; they would have penetrated into the park itself but for the vigilance of Major Jen.
London
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From this reading Even the London papers took up the matter, and sent down reporters to make investigations and build up theories as to the reason of this strange disappearance.
Major
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From this reading Would-be detectives haunted the roads and lanes around "Ashantee"; they would have penetrated into the park itself but for the vigilance of Major Jen.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the London papers took up the matter, and sent down reporters to make investigations and build up theories as to the reason of this strange disappearance.
matter
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From this reading Even the London papers took up the matter, and sent down reporters to make investigations and build up theories as to the reason of this strange disappearance.
Maurice
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From this reading The sensation caused by the news that the dead body of Maurice Alymer had been stolen was even greater than that occasioned by the discovery of the murder.
moment
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From this reading His attitude at this moment was rather displeasing to his friends.
murder
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From this reading The sensation caused by the news that the dead body of Maurice Alymer had been stolen was even greater than that occasioned by the discovery of the murder.
news
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From this reading The sensation caused by the news that the dead body of Maurice Alymer had been stolen was even greater than that occasioned by the discovery of the murder.
occasioned
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From this reading The sensation caused by the news that the dead body of Maurice Alymer had been stolen was even greater than that occasioned by the discovery of the murder.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sensation caused by the news that the dead body of Maurice Alymer had been stolen was even greater than that occasioned by the discovery of the murder.
opinions
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From this reading Everywhere people were talking of the matter, and giving their opinions as to the proper course to be pursued in recovering the corpse.
papers
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From this reading Even the London papers took up the matter, and sent down reporters to make investigations and build up theories as to the reason of this strange disappearance.
park
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From this reading Would-be detectives haunted the roads and lanes around "Ashantee"; they would have penetrated into the park itself but for the vigilance of Major Jen.
penetrated
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From this reading Would-be detectives haunted the roads and lanes around "Ashantee"; they would have penetrated into the park itself but for the vigilance of Major Jen.
people
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From this reading Everywhere people were talking of the matter, and giving their opinions as to the proper course to be pursued in recovering the corpse.
proper
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From this reading Everywhere people were talking of the matter, and giving their opinions as to the proper course to be pursued in recovering the corpse.
pursued
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From this reading Everywhere people were talking of the matter, and giving their opinions as to the proper course to be pursued in recovering the corpse.
rather
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From this reading His attitude at this moment was rather displeasing to his friends.
reason
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From this reading Even the London papers took up the matter, and sent down reporters to make investigations and build up theories as to the reason of this strange disappearance.
recovering
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From this reading Everywhere people were talking of the matter, and giving their opinions as to the proper course to be pursued in recovering the corpse.
reporters
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From this reading Even the London papers took up the matter, and sent down reporters to make investigations and build up theories as to the reason of this strange disappearance.
roads
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From this reading Would-be detectives haunted the roads and lanes around "Ashantee"; they would have penetrated into the park itself but for the vigilance of Major Jen.
sensation
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From this reading The sensation caused by the news that the dead body of Maurice Alymer had been stolen was even greater than that occasioned by the discovery of the murder.
sent
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From this reading Even the London papers took up the matter, and sent down reporters to make investigations and build up theories as to the reason of this strange disappearance.
stolen
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From this reading The sensation caused by the news that the dead body of Maurice Alymer had been stolen was even greater than that occasioned by the discovery of the murder.
strange
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From this reading Even the London papers took up the matter, and sent down reporters to make investigations and build up theories as to the reason of this strange disappearance.
talking
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From this reading Everywhere people were talking of the matter, and giving their opinions as to the proper course to be pursued in recovering the corpse.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The sensation caused by the news that the dead body of Maurice Alymer had been stolen was even greater than that occasioned by the discovery of the murder.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sensation caused by the news that the dead body of Maurice Alymer had been stolen was even greater than that occasioned by the discovery of the murder.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sensation caused by the news that the dead body of Maurice Alymer had been stolen was even greater than that occasioned by the discovery of the murder.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Everywhere people were talking of the matter, and giving their opinions as to the proper course to be pursued in recovering the corpse.
theories
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From this reading Even the London papers took up the matter, and sent down reporters to make investigations and build up theories as to the reason of this strange disappearance.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Would-be detectives haunted the roads and lanes around "Ashantee"; they would have penetrated into the park itself but for the vigilance of Major Jen.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Even the London papers took up the matter, and sent down reporters to make investigations and build up theories as to the reason of this strange disappearance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even the London papers took up the matter, and sent down reporters to make investigations and build up theories as to the reason of this strange disappearance.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the London papers took up the matter, and sent down reporters to make investigations and build up theories as to the reason of this strange disappearance.
up
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From this reading Even the London papers took up the matter, and sent down reporters to make investigations and build up theories as to the reason of this strange disappearance.
vigilance
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From this reading Would-be detectives haunted the roads and lanes around "Ashantee"; they would have penetrated into the park itself but for the vigilance of Major Jen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sensation caused by the news that the dead body of Maurice Alymer had been stolen was even greater than that occasioned by the discovery of the murder.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Everywhere people were talking of the matter, and giving their opinions as to the proper course to be pursued in recovering the corpse.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would-be detectives haunted the roads and lanes around "Ashantee"; they would have penetrated into the park itself but for the vigilance of Major Jen.
Would-be
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From this reading Would-be detectives haunted the roads and lanes around "Ashantee"; they would have penetrated into the park itself but for the vigilance of Major Jen.
