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actor
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From this reading Will Marks never gained any clue to the mystery in which he had been an actor, nor did any inscription in the church, which he often visited afterwards, nor any of the limited inquiries that he dared to make, yield him the least assistance.
afflicted
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From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
afterwards
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From this reading Will Marks never gained any clue to the mystery in which he had been an actor, nor did any inscription in the church, which he often visited afterwards, nor any of the limited inquiries that he dared to make, yield him the least assistance.
all
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From this reading Thus he saved the lives of the suspected parties, and of all other old women who were dragged before him to be identified.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
any
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From this reading Will Marks never gained any clue to the mystery in which he had been an actor, nor did any inscription in the church, which he often visited afterwards, nor any of the limited inquiries that he dared to make, yield him the least assistance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
assistance
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From this reading Will Marks never gained any clue to the mystery in which he had been an actor, nor did any inscription in the church, which he often visited afterwards, nor any of the limited inquiries that he dared to make, yield him the least assistance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
became
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From this reading For this service to the state he was immediately knighted, and became from that time Sir John Podgers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Will Marks never gained any clue to the mystery in which he had been an actor, nor did any inscription in the church, which he often visited afterwards, nor any of the limited inquiries that he dared to make, yield him the least assistance.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Thus he saved the lives of the suspected parties, and of all other old women who were dragged before him to be identified.
burnt
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From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
careful
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From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
cast
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From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
church
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From this reading Will Marks never gained any clue to the mystery in which he had been an actor, nor did any inscription in the church, which he often visited afterwards, nor any of the limited inquiries that he dared to make, yield him the least assistance.
circumstance
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From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
clue
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From this reading Will Marks never gained any clue to the mystery in which he had been an actor, nor did any inscription in the church, which he often visited afterwards, nor any of the limited inquiries that he dared to make, yield him the least assistance.
dared
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From this reading Will Marks never gained any clue to the mystery in which he had been an actor, nor did any inscription in the church, which he often visited afterwards, nor any of the limited inquiries that he dared to make, yield him the least assistance.
day
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From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
describe
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From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Will Marks never gained any clue to the mystery in which he had been an actor, nor did any inscription in the church, which he often visited afterwards, nor any of the limited inquiries that he dared to make, yield him the least assistance.
dragged
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From this reading Thus he saved the lives of the suspected parties, and of all other old women who were dragged before him to be identified.
eyes
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From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
females
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From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For this service to the state he was immediately knighted, and became from that time Sir John Podgers.
gained
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From this reading Will Marks never gained any clue to the mystery in which he had been an actor, nor did any inscription in the church, which he often visited afterwards, nor any of the limited inquiries that he dared to make, yield him the least assistance.
grief
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From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
happening
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From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thus he saved the lives of the suspected parties, and of all other old women who were dragged before him to be identified.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
housekeeper
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From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
identified
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From this reading Thus he saved the lives of the suspected parties, and of all other old women who were dragged before him to be identified.
immediately
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From this reading For this service to the state he was immediately knighted, and became from that time Sir John Podgers.
impossible
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From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Will Marks never gained any clue to the mystery in which he had been an actor, nor did any inscription in the church, which he often visited afterwards, nor any of the limited inquiries that he dared to make, yield him the least assistance.
inquiries
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From this reading Will Marks never gained any clue to the mystery in which he had been an actor, nor did any inscription in the church, which he often visited afterwards, nor any of the limited inquiries that he dared to make, yield him the least assistance.
inscription
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From this reading Will Marks never gained any clue to the mystery in which he had been an actor, nor did any inscription in the church, which he often visited afterwards, nor any of the limited inquiries that he dared to make, yield him the least assistance.
John
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From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
knighted
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From this reading For this service to the state he was immediately knighted, and became from that time Sir John Podgers.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Will Marks never gained any clue to the mystery in which he had been an actor, nor did any inscription in the church, which he often visited afterwards, nor any of the limited inquiries that he dared to make, yield him the least assistance.
likenesses
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From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
limited
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From this reading Will Marks never gained any clue to the mystery in which he had been an actor, nor did any inscription in the church, which he often visited afterwards, nor any of the limited inquiries that he dared to make, yield him the least assistance.
lives
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From this reading Thus he saved the lives of the suspected parties, and of all other old women who were dragged before him to be identified.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Will Marks never gained any clue to the mystery in which he had been an actor, nor did any inscription in the church, which he often visited afterwards, nor any of the limited inquiries that he dared to make, yield him the least assistance.
Marks
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From this reading Will Marks never gained any clue to the mystery in which he had been an actor, nor did any inscription in the church, which he often visited afterwards, nor any of the limited inquiries that he dared to make, yield him the least assistance.
much
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From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
mystery
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From this reading Will Marks never gained any clue to the mystery in which he had been an actor, nor did any inscription in the church, which he often visited afterwards, nor any of the limited inquiries that he dared to make, yield him the least assistance.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Will Marks never gained any clue to the mystery in which he had been an actor, nor did any inscription in the church, which he often visited afterwards, nor any of the limited inquiries that he dared to make, yield him the least assistance.
observing
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From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
occasioned
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From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus he saved the lives of the suspected parties, and of all other old women who were dragged before him to be identified.
often
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From this reading Will Marks never gained any clue to the mystery in which he had been an actor, nor did any inscription in the church, which he often visited afterwards, nor any of the limited inquiries that he dared to make, yield him the least assistance.
old
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From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
other
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From this reading Thus he saved the lives of the suspected parties, and of all other old women who were dragged before him to be identified.
particularly
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From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
parties
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From this reading Thus he saved the lives of the suspected parties, and of all other old women who were dragged before him to be identified.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
Podgers
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From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
procured
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From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
rheumatism
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From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus he saved the lives of the suspected parties, and of all other old women who were dragged before him to be identified.
seen
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From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
service
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From this reading For this service to the state he was immediately knighted, and became from that time Sir John Podgers.
Sir
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From this reading For this service to the state he was immediately knighted, and became from that time Sir John Podgers.
sorrow
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From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
state
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From this reading For this service to the state he was immediately knighted, and became from that time Sir John Podgers.
suspected
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From this reading Thus he saved the lives of the suspected parties, and of all other old women who were dragged before him to be identified.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
three
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From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
Thus
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From this reading Thus he saved the lives of the suspected parties, and of all other old women who were dragged before him to be identified.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For this service to the state he was immediately knighted, and became from that time Sir John Podgers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
undoubted
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From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
visited
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From this reading Will Marks never gained any clue to the mystery in which he had been an actor, nor did any inscription in the church, which he often visited afterwards, nor any of the limited inquiries that he dared to make, yield him the least assistance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Will Marks never gained any clue to the mystery in which he had been an actor, nor did any inscription in the church, which he often visited afterwards, nor any of the limited inquiries that he dared to make, yield him the least assistance.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Thus he saved the lives of the suspected parties, and of all other old women who were dragged before him to be identified.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
witch
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From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
witches
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From this reading On one point Will was particularly careful: and that was to describe for the witches he had seen, three impossible old females, whose likenesses never were or will be.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This circumstance occasioned John Podgers much grief and sorrow, until happening one day to cast his eyes upon his housekeeper, and observing her to be plainly afflicted with rheumatism, he procured her to be burnt as an undoubted witch.
women
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From this reading Thus he saved the lives of the suspected parties, and of all other old women who were dragged before him to be identified.
yield
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From this reading Will Marks never gained any clue to the mystery in which he had been an actor, nor did any inscription in the church, which he often visited afterwards, nor any of the limited inquiries that he dared to make, yield him the least assistance.
