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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 There was a lull in the political and social worlds when Herries was captured.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The newspapers had said all that they could say regarding past events, and nothing especial was happening worth prattling about.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Consequently, hordes of eager reporters poured into Tarhaven, whither Inspector Trent had conducted his prisoner after the arrest at Anderfield in Bucks.
all
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From this reading The newspapers had said all that they could say regarding past events, and nothing especial was happening worth prattling about.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a lull in the political and social worlds when Herries was captured.
Anderfield
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From this reading Consequently, hordes of eager reporters poured into Tarhaven, whither Inspector Trent had conducted his prisoner after the arrest at Anderfield in Bucks.
arrest
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From this reading Consequently, hordes of eager reporters poured into Tarhaven, whither Inspector Trent had conducted his prisoner after the arrest at Anderfield in Bucks.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Consequently, hordes of eager reporters poured into Tarhaven, whither Inspector Trent had conducted his prisoner after the arrest at Anderfield in Bucks.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The "Marsh Inn" case, with its strong element of mystery and its spice of romance, proved to be a godsend in the way of "copy."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
Bucks
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From this reading Consequently, hordes of eager reporters poured into Tarhaven, whither Inspector Trent had conducted his prisoner after the arrest at Anderfield in Bucks.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
captured
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From this reading There was a lull in the political and social worlds when Herries was captured.
case
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From this reading The "Marsh Inn" case, with its strong element of mystery and its spice of romance, proved to be a godsend in the way of "copy."
church
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
commercial-millionaire
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
conducted
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From this reading Consequently, hordes of eager reporters poured into Tarhaven, whither Inspector Trent had conducted his prisoner after the arrest at Anderfield in Bucks.
Consequently
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From this reading Consequently, hordes of eager reporters poured into Tarhaven, whither Inspector Trent had conducted his prisoner after the arrest at Anderfield in Bucks.
copy
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From this reading The "Marsh Inn" case, with its strong element of mystery and its spice of romance, proved to be a godsend in the way of "copy."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The newspapers had said all that they could say regarding past events, and nothing especial was happening worth prattling about.
eager
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From this reading Consequently, hordes of eager reporters poured into Tarhaven, whither Inspector Trent had conducted his prisoner after the arrest at Anderfield in Bucks.
element
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From this reading The "Marsh Inn" case, with its strong element of mystery and its spice of romance, proved to be a godsend in the way of "copy."
especial
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From this reading The newspapers had said all that they could say regarding past events, and nothing especial was happening worth prattling about.
events
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From this reading The newspapers had said all that they could say regarding past events, and nothing especial was happening worth prattling about.
facts
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
fifty
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
figure
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
godsend
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From this reading The "Marsh Inn" case, with its strong element of mystery and its spice of romance, proved to be a godsend in the way of "copy."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The newspapers had said all that they could say regarding past events, and nothing especial was happening worth prattling about.
happening
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From this reading The newspapers had said all that they could say regarding past events, and nothing especial was happening worth prattling about.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
Herries
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From this reading There was a lull in the political and social worlds when Herries was captured.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Consequently, hordes of eager reporters poured into Tarhaven, whither Inspector Trent had conducted his prisoner after the arrest at Anderfield in Bucks.
hordes
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From this reading Consequently, hordes of eager reporters poured into Tarhaven, whither Inspector Trent had conducted his prisoner after the arrest at Anderfield in Bucks.
immediately
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
immensely
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a lull in the political and social worlds when Herries was captured.
inherited
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
Inn
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From this reading The "Marsh Inn" case, with its strong element of mystery and its spice of romance, proved to be a godsend in the way of "copy."
Inspector
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From this reading Consequently, hordes of eager reporters poured into Tarhaven, whither Inspector Trent had conducted his prisoner after the arrest at Anderfield in Bucks.
interesting
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Consequently, hordes of eager reporters poured into Tarhaven, whither Inspector Trent had conducted his prisoner after the arrest at Anderfield in Bucks.
issuing
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The "Marsh Inn" case, with its strong element of mystery and its spice of romance, proved to be a godsend in the way of "copy."
knight
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
late
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
lull
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From this reading There was a lull in the political and social worlds when Herries was captured.
made
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
marriage
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
Marsh
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From this reading The "Marsh Inn" case, with its strong element of mystery and its spice of romance, proved to be a godsend in the way of "copy."
mystery
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From this reading The "Marsh Inn" case, with its strong element of mystery and its spice of romance, proved to be a godsend in the way of "copy."
nephew
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
newspapers
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From this reading The newspapers had said all that they could say regarding past events, and nothing especial was happening worth prattling about.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The newspapers had said all that they could say regarding past events, and nothing especial was happening worth prattling about.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The "Marsh Inn" case, with its strong element of mystery and its spice of romance, proved to be a godsend in the way of "copy."
past
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From this reading The newspapers had said all that they could say regarding past events, and nothing especial was happening worth prattling about.
police
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
political
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From this reading There was a lull in the political and social worlds when Herries was captured.
poured
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From this reading Consequently, hordes of eager reporters poured into Tarhaven, whither Inspector Trent had conducted his prisoner after the arrest at Anderfield in Bucks.
prattling
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From this reading The newspapers had said all that they could say regarding past events, and nothing especial was happening worth prattling about.
prisoner
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From this reading Consequently, hordes of eager reporters poured into Tarhaven, whither Inspector Trent had conducted his prisoner after the arrest at Anderfield in Bucks.
proved
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From this reading The "Marsh Inn" case, with its strong element of mystery and its spice of romance, proved to be a godsend in the way of "copy."
regarding
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From this reading The newspapers had said all that they could say regarding past events, and nothing especial was happening worth prattling about.
reporters
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From this reading Consequently, hordes of eager reporters poured into Tarhaven, whither Inspector Trent had conducted his prisoner after the arrest at Anderfield in Bucks.
romance
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From this reading The "Marsh Inn" case, with its strong element of mystery and its spice of romance, proved to be a godsend in the way of "copy."
said
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From this reading The newspapers had said all that they could say regarding past events, and nothing especial was happening worth prattling about.
say
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From this reading The newspapers had said all that they could say regarding past events, and nothing especial was happening worth prattling about.
Simon's
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
Sir
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
social
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From this reading There was a lull in the political and social worlds when Herries was captured.
spice
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From this reading The "Marsh Inn" case, with its strong element of mystery and its spice of romance, proved to be a godsend in the way of "copy."
strong
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From this reading The "Marsh Inn" case, with its strong element of mystery and its spice of romance, proved to be a godsend in the way of "copy."
taken
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
Tarhaven
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From this reading Consequently, hordes of eager reporters poured into Tarhaven, whither Inspector Trent had conducted his prisoner after the arrest at Anderfield in Bucks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The newspapers had said all that they could say regarding past events, and nothing especial was happening worth prattling about.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a lull in the political and social worlds when Herries was captured.
There
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From this reading There was a lull in the political and social worlds when Herries was captured.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The newspapers had said all that they could say regarding past events, and nothing especial was happening worth prattling about.
thousand
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The "Marsh Inn" case, with its strong element of mystery and its spice of romance, proved to be a godsend in the way of "copy."
Trent
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From this reading Consequently, hordes of eager reporters poured into Tarhaven, whither Inspector Trent had conducted his prisoner after the arrest at Anderfield in Bucks.
unimportant
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
village
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a lull in the political and social worlds when Herries was captured.
way
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From this reading The "Marsh Inn" case, with its strong element of mystery and its spice of romance, proved to be a godsend in the way of "copy."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was a lull in the political and social worlds when Herries was captured.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Consequently, hordes of eager reporters poured into Tarhaven, whither Inspector Trent had conducted his prisoner after the arrest at Anderfield in Bucks.
whole
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The "Marsh Inn" case, with its strong element of mystery and its spice of romance, proved to be a godsend in the way of "copy."
world
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
worlds
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From this reading There was a lull in the political and social worlds when Herries was captured.
worth
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From this reading The newspapers had said all that they could say regarding past events, and nothing especial was happening worth prattling about.
year
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From this reading The facts that Herries was Sir Simon's nephew--for the late knight was no unimportant figure in the commercial-millionaire world--that he had inherited fifty thousand a year, and that he had been taken by the police, when issuing from the village church immediately after his marriage, made the whole case immensely interesting.
