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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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able
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From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
absent
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From this reading Bonds had been stolen and negotiated, vast sums of money were discovered to be missing, and the manager and one of the directors were absent also.
affair
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From this reading So cleverly had the affair been worked, and so flaring were the defalcations, that had it not been for the public-spirited behaviour and generosity of two of the directors, the position of the bank would have been most seriously compromised, if not shattered altogether.
All
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also
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altogether
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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apparently
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From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Scotland Yard took the matter up with its usual promptness, and at first were confident of success.
Bank
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Bonds had been stolen and negotiated, vast sums of money were discovered to be missing, and the manager and one of the directors were absent also.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Bonds had been stolen and negotiated, vast sums of money were discovered to be missing, and the manager and one of the directors were absent also.
behaviour
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From this reading So cleverly had the affair been worked, and so flaring were the defalcations, that had it not been for the public-spirited behaviour and generosity of two of the directors, the position of the bank would have been most seriously compromised, if not shattered altogether.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
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Bonds
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From this reading Bonds had been stolen and negotiated, vast sums of money were discovered to be missing, and the manager and one of the directors were absent also.
business
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
cleverly
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From this reading So cleverly had the affair been worked, and so flaring were the defalcations, that had it not been for the public-spirited behaviour and generosity of two of the directors, the position of the bank would have been most seriously compromised, if not shattered altogether.
compromised
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From this reading So cleverly had the affair been worked, and so flaring were the defalcations, that had it not been for the public-spirited behaviour and generosity of two of the directors, the position of the bank would have been most seriously compromised, if not shattered altogether.
confident
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From this reading Scotland Yard took the matter up with its usual promptness, and at first were confident of success.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
culprits
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From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
defalcations
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From this reading So cleverly had the affair been worked, and so flaring were the defalcations, that had it not been for the public-spirited behaviour and generosity of two of the directors, the position of the bank would have been most seriously compromised, if not shattered altogether.
directors
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From this reading Bonds had been stolen and negotiated, vast sums of money were discovered to be missing, and the manager and one of the directors were absent also.
discovered
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From this reading Bonds had been stolen and negotiated, vast sums of money were discovered to be missing, and the manager and one of the directors were absent also.
Empire
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England
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fact
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From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
famous
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fingers
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From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
flaring
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From this reading So cleverly had the affair been worked, and so flaring were the defalcations, that had it not been for the public-spirited behaviour and generosity of two of the directors, the position of the bank would have been most seriously compromised, if not shattered altogether.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So cleverly had the affair been worked, and so flaring were the defalcations, that had it not been for the public-spirited behaviour and generosity of two of the directors, the position of the bank would have been most seriously compromised, if not shattered altogether.
Fraud
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generosity
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From this reading So cleverly had the affair been worked, and so flaring were the defalcations, that had it not been for the public-spirited behaviour and generosity of two of the directors, the position of the bank would have been most seriously compromised, if not shattered altogether.
get
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From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All business London, and a good many other people besides, must remember the famous United Empire Bank Fraud.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bonds had been stolen and negotiated, vast sums of money were discovered to be missing, and the manager and one of the directors were absent also.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So cleverly had the affair been worked, and so flaring were the defalcations, that had it not been for the public-spirited behaviour and generosity of two of the directors, the position of the bank would have been most seriously compromised, if not shattered altogether.
How
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From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So cleverly had the affair been worked, and so flaring were the defalcations, that had it not been for the public-spirited behaviour and generosity of two of the directors, the position of the bank would have been most seriously compromised, if not shattered altogether.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
intentions
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From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So cleverly had the affair been worked, and so flaring were the defalcations, that had it not been for the public-spirited behaviour and generosity of two of the directors, the position of the bank would have been most seriously compromised, if not shattered altogether.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Scotland Yard took the matter up with its usual promptness, and at first were confident of success.
law
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From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
leaving
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From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
London
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managed
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From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
manager
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From this reading Bonds had been stolen and negotiated, vast sums of money were discovered to be missing, and the manager and one of the directors were absent also.
many
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matter
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missing
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From this reading Bonds had been stolen and negotiated, vast sums of money were discovered to be missing, and the manager and one of the directors were absent also.
money
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From this reading Bonds had been stolen and negotiated, vast sums of money were discovered to be missing, and the manager and one of the directors were absent also.
most
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From this reading So cleverly had the affair been worked, and so flaring were the defalcations, that had it not been for the public-spirited behaviour and generosity of two of the directors, the position of the bank would have been most seriously compromised, if not shattered altogether.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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negotiated
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From this reading Bonds had been stolen and negotiated, vast sums of money were discovered to be missing, and the manager and one of the directors were absent also.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So cleverly had the affair been worked, and so flaring were the defalcations, that had it not been for the public-spirited behaviour and generosity of two of the directors, the position of the bank would have been most seriously compromised, if not shattered altogether.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bonds had been stolen and negotiated, vast sums of money were discovered to be missing, and the manager and one of the directors were absent also.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Bonds had been stolen and negotiated, vast sums of money were discovered to be missing, and the manager and one of the directors were absent also.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
other
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out
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From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
people
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place
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From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
position
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From this reading So cleverly had the affair been worked, and so flaring were the defalcations, that had it not been for the public-spirited behaviour and generosity of two of the directors, the position of the bank would have been most seriously compromised, if not shattered altogether.
promptness
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From this reading Scotland Yard took the matter up with its usual promptness, and at first were confident of success.
public-spirited
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From this reading So cleverly had the affair been worked, and so flaring were the defalcations, that had it not been for the public-spirited behaviour and generosity of two of the directors, the position of the bank would have been most seriously compromised, if not shattered altogether.
remains
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From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
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say
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From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
Scotland
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From this reading Scotland Yard took the matter up with its usual promptness, and at first were confident of success.
seriously
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From this reading So cleverly had the affair been worked, and so flaring were the defalcations, that had it not been for the public-spirited behaviour and generosity of two of the directors, the position of the bank would have been most seriously compromised, if not shattered altogether.
shattered
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From this reading So cleverly had the affair been worked, and so flaring were the defalcations, that had it not been for the public-spirited behaviour and generosity of two of the directors, the position of the bank would have been most seriously compromised, if not shattered altogether.
slip
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From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So cleverly had the affair been worked, and so flaring were the defalcations, that had it not been for the public-spirited behaviour and generosity of two of the directors, the position of the bank would have been most seriously compromised, if not shattered altogether.
stolen
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From this reading Bonds had been stolen and negotiated, vast sums of money were discovered to be missing, and the manager and one of the directors were absent also.
success
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From this reading Scotland Yard took the matter up with its usual promptness, and at first were confident of success.
sums
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From this reading Bonds had been stolen and negotiated, vast sums of money were discovered to be missing, and the manager and one of the directors were absent also.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So cleverly had the affair been worked, and so flaring were the defalcations, that had it not been for the public-spirited behaviour and generosity of two of the directors, the position of the bank would have been most seriously compromised, if not shattered altogether.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All business London, and a good many other people besides, must remember the famous United Empire Bank Fraud.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bonds had been stolen and negotiated, vast sums of money were discovered to be missing, and the manager and one of the directors were absent also.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scotland Yard took the matter up with its usual promptness, and at first were confident of success.
trace
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From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
two
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From this reading So cleverly had the affair been worked, and so flaring were the defalcations, that had it not been for the public-spirited behaviour and generosity of two of the directors, the position of the bank would have been most seriously compromised, if not shattered altogether.
United
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up
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usual
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From this reading Scotland Yard took the matter up with its usual promptness, and at first were confident of success.
vast
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From this reading Bonds had been stolen and negotiated, vast sums of money were discovered to be missing, and the manager and one of the directors were absent also.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bonds had been stolen and negotiated, vast sums of money were discovered to be missing, and the manager and one of the directors were absent also.
whereabouts
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From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Scotland Yard took the matter up with its usual promptness, and at first were confident of success.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading How the culprits had managed to slip through the fingers of the law in the first place no one could say, but the fact remains that they were able to get out of England, without, apparently, leaving a trace of their intentions or their whereabouts behind them.
worked
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From this reading So cleverly had the affair been worked, and so flaring were the defalcations, that had it not been for the public-spirited behaviour and generosity of two of the directors, the position of the bank would have been most seriously compromised, if not shattered altogether.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So cleverly had the affair been worked, and so flaring were the defalcations, that had it not been for the public-spirited behaviour and generosity of two of the directors, the position of the bank would have been most seriously compromised, if not shattered altogether.
Yard
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From this reading Scotland Yard took the matter up with its usual promptness, and at first were confident of success.
