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200,000
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
3
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From this reading You must understand that Michael Bradshaw, of 3 Parkington Terrace, South Kensington, was that sort of superlatively clever person who, after a life of grand _coups_, always comes to grief in some superlatively silly fashion.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
adventures
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From this reading There is only one person who can elucidate the mystery for us, and his extraordinary adventures we must now proceed to consider.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
always
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From this reading You must understand that Michael Bradshaw, of 3 Parkington Terrace, South Kensington, was that sort of superlatively clever person who, after a life of grand _coups_, always comes to grief in some superlatively silly fashion.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
Avenue
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
back
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From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
Benjamin
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
Bradshaw
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From this reading You must understand that Michael Bradshaw, of 3 Parkington Terrace, South Kensington, was that sort of superlatively clever person who, after a life of grand _coups_, always comes to grief in some superlatively silly fashion.
CAME
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From this reading SHOWING WHERE THE MONEY REALLY CAME FROM.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There is only one person who can elucidate the mystery for us, and his extraordinary adventures we must now proceed to consider.
care
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
Chili
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
clever
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From this reading You must understand that Michael Bradshaw, of 3 Parkington Terrace, South Kensington, was that sort of superlatively clever person who, after a life of grand _coups_, always comes to grief in some superlatively silly fashion.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
comes
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From this reading You must understand that Michael Bradshaw, of 3 Parkington Terrace, South Kensington, was that sort of superlatively clever person who, after a life of grand _coups_, always comes to grief in some superlatively silly fashion.
consider
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From this reading There is only one person who can elucidate the mystery for us, and his extraordinary adventures we must now proceed to consider.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
coups
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From this reading You must understand that Michael Bradshaw, of 3 Parkington Terrace, South Kensington, was that sort of superlatively clever person who, after a life of grand _coups_, always comes to grief in some superlatively silly fashion.
credence
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From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
derived
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From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
despatched
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
discover
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From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
East
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
elucidate
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From this reading There is only one person who can elucidate the mystery for us, and his extraordinary adventures we must now proceed to consider.
endeavour
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From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
English
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
enormous
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From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
extraordinary
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From this reading There is only one person who can elucidate the mystery for us, and his extraordinary adventures we must now proceed to consider.
far
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
fashion
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From this reading You must understand that Michael Bradshaw, of 3 Parkington Terrace, South Kensington, was that sort of superlatively clever person who, after a life of grand _coups_, always comes to grief in some superlatively silly fashion.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SHOWING WHERE THE MONEY REALLY CAME FROM.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
gold
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
grand
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From this reading You must understand that Michael Bradshaw, of 3 Parkington Terrace, South Kensington, was that sort of superlatively clever person who, after a life of grand _coups_, always comes to grief in some superlatively silly fashion.
grief
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From this reading You must understand that Michael Bradshaw, of 3 Parkington Terrace, South Kensington, was that sort of superlatively clever person who, after a life of grand _coups_, always comes to grief in some superlatively silly fashion.
Hacienda
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From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
hark
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From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
home
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
India
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
instance
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From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
keep
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
Kensington
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From this reading You must understand that Michael Bradshaw, of 3 Parkington Terrace, South Kensington, was that sort of superlatively clever person who, after a life of grand _coups_, always comes to grief in some superlatively silly fashion.
known
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
L
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You must understand that Michael Bradshaw, of 3 Parkington Terrace, South Kensington, was that sort of superlatively clever person who, after a life of grand _coups_, always comes to grief in some superlatively silly fashion.
London
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
Marcos
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
Marmaduke
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
Michael
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From this reading You must understand that Michael Bradshaw, of 3 Parkington Terrace, South Kensington, was that sort of superlatively clever person who, after a life of grand _coups_, always comes to grief in some superlatively silly fashion.
mines
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From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
moment's
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From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
MONEY
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From this reading SHOWING WHERE THE MONEY REALLY CAME FROM.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
mystery
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From this reading There is only one person who can elucidate the mystery for us, and his extraordinary adventures we must now proceed to consider.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
Now
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From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is only one person who can elucidate the mystery for us, and his extraordinary adventures we must now proceed to consider.
only
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From this reading There is only one person who can elucidate the mystery for us, and his extraordinary adventures we must now proceed to consider.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
owner
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From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
Parkington
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From this reading You must understand that Michael Bradshaw, of 3 Parkington Terrace, South Kensington, was that sort of superlatively clever person who, after a life of grand _coups_, always comes to grief in some superlatively silly fashion.
person
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From this reading There is only one person who can elucidate the mystery for us, and his extraordinary adventures we must now proceed to consider.
Plowden
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
proceed
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From this reading There is only one person who can elucidate the mystery for us, and his extraordinary adventures we must now proceed to consider.
properly
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From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
properties
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From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
REALLY
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From this reading SHOWING WHERE THE MONEY REALLY CAME FROM.
request
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
seen
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
shifty
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
SHOWING
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From this reading SHOWING WHERE THE MONEY REALLY CAME FROM.
silly
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From this reading You must understand that Michael Bradshaw, of 3 Parkington Terrace, South Kensington, was that sort of superlatively clever person who, after a life of grand _coups_, always comes to grief in some superlatively silly fashion.
silver
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From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
Sir
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
some
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From this reading You must understand that Michael Bradshaw, of 3 Parkington Terrace, South Kensington, was that sort of superlatively clever person who, after a life of grand _coups_, always comes to grief in some superlatively silly fashion.
sort
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From this reading You must understand that Michael Bradshaw, of 3 Parkington Terrace, South Kensington, was that sort of superlatively clever person who, after a life of grand _coups_, always comes to grief in some superlatively silly fashion.
South
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From this reading You must understand that Michael Bradshaw, of 3 Parkington Terrace, South Kensington, was that sort of superlatively clever person who, after a life of grand _coups_, always comes to grief in some superlatively silly fashion.
statement
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From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
story
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From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
superlatively
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From this reading You must understand that Michael Bradshaw, of 3 Parkington Terrace, South Kensington, was that sort of superlatively clever person who, after a life of grand _coups_, always comes to grief in some superlatively silly fashion.
Terrace
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From this reading You must understand that Michael Bradshaw, of 3 Parkington Terrace, South Kensington, was that sort of superlatively clever person who, after a life of grand _coups_, always comes to grief in some superlatively silly fashion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHOWING WHERE THE MONEY REALLY CAME FROM.
There
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From this reading There is only one person who can elucidate the mystery for us, and his extraordinary adventures we must now proceed to consider.
things
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From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
uncle
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There is only one person who can elucidate the mystery for us, and his extraordinary adventures we must now proceed to consider.
Veneda
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From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
very
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From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You must understand that Michael Bradshaw, of 3 Parkington Terrace, South Kensington, was that sort of superlatively clever person who, after a life of grand _coups_, always comes to grief in some superlatively silly fashion.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
WHEREconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading SHOWING WHERE THE MONEY REALLY CAME FROM.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There is only one person who can elucidate the mystery for us, and his extraordinary adventures we must now proceed to consider.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Now, to properly understand our story, we must hark back to the very beginning of things, and endeavour to discover where such an enormous fortune came from in the first instance; for the statement of its owner that he derived it from his silver mines and Hacienda properties is not worthy of a moment's credence.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So far we have seen, that shifty Marmaduke Plowden, in Chili known as Marcos Veneda, despatched to the care of his uncle, Sir Benjamin Plowden, of the East India Avenue, London, L200,000 in English gold, with the request that that gentleman would keep it for him until he could come home to look after it himself.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must understand that Michael Bradshaw, of 3 Parkington Terrace, South Kensington, was that sort of superlatively clever person who, after a life of grand _coups_, always comes to grief in some superlatively silly fashion.
