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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 The most accurate account of the double tragedy appeared in a late edition of the _Evening Post-Courier_.
account
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From this reading The most accurate account of the double tragedy appeared in a late edition of the _Evening Post-Courier_.
accurate
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From this reading The most accurate account of the double tragedy appeared in a late edition of the _Evening Post-Courier_.
afterwards
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From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
appeared
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From this reading The most accurate account of the double tragedy appeared in a late edition of the _Evening Post-Courier_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
Beaconsfield
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From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Wentford had been brutally bludgeoned, and was dead when the discovery was made.
believed
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From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
bludgeoned
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From this reading Mr. Wentford had been brutally bludgeoned, and was dead when the discovery was made.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
Branch
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From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
brutally
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From this reading Mr. Wentford had been brutally bludgeoned, and was dead when the discovery was made.
Buckinghamshire
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From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
came
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From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
clerk
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From this reading Simultaneously with the discovery there appeared upon the scene Mr. Walter Enward, a well known Beaconsfield solicitor, and his clerk, who, at Mr. Wentford’s request, were on their way to visit him.
Constable
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From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
Constabulary
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From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
cottage
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From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Wentford had been brutally bludgeoned, and was dead when the discovery was made.
death
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From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
discovery
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From this reading Mr. Wentford had been brutally bludgeoned, and was dead when the discovery was made.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
double
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From this reading The most accurate account of the double tragedy appeared in a late edition of the _Evening Post-Courier_.
eccentric
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From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
edition
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From this reading The most accurate account of the double tragedy appeared in a late edition of the _Evening Post-Courier_.
eight
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From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
Enward
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From this reading Simultaneously with the discovery there appeared upon the scene Mr. Walter Enward, a well known Beaconsfield solicitor, and his clerk, who, at Mr. Wentford’s request, were on their way to visit him.
Evening
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From this reading The most accurate account of the double tragedy appeared in a late edition of the _Evening Post-Courier_.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Wentford had been brutally bludgeoned, and was dead when the discovery was made.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Simultaneously with the discovery there appeared upon the scene Mr. Walter Enward, a well known Beaconsfield solicitor, and his clerk, who, at Mr. Wentford’s request, were on their way to visit him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Simultaneously with the discovery there appeared upon the scene Mr. Walter Enward, a well known Beaconsfield solicitor, and his clerk, who, at Mr. Wentford’s request, were on their way to visit him.
hour
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From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
hundred
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From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
identified
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From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The most accurate account of the double tragedy appeared in a late edition of the _Evening Post-Courier_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
James
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From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
known
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From this reading Simultaneously with the discovery there appeared upon the scene Mr. Walter Enward, a well known Beaconsfield solicitor, and his clerk, who, at Mr. Wentford’s request, were on their way to visit him.
late
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From this reading The most accurate account of the double tragedy appeared in a late edition of the _Evening Post-Courier_.
lived
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From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
lonely
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From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
made
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From this reading Mr. Wentford had been brutally bludgeoned, and was dead when the discovery was made.
member
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From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
most
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From this reading The most accurate account of the double tragedy appeared in a late edition of the _Evening Post-Courier_.
Mounted
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From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
Mr
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From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
neighbourhood
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From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
nine
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From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The most accurate account of the double tragedy appeared in a late edition of the _Evening Post-Courier_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Simultaneously with the discovery there appeared upon the scene Mr. Walter Enward, a well known Beaconsfield solicitor, and his clerk, who, at Mr. Wentford’s request, were on their way to visit him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
past
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From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
patrolling
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From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
Post-Courier
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From this reading The most accurate account of the double tragedy appeared in a late edition of the _Evening Post-Courier_.
quarter
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From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
recluse
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From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
request
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From this reading Simultaneously with the discovery there appeared upon the scene Mr. Walter Enward, a well known Beaconsfield solicitor, and his clerk, who, at Mr. Wentford’s request, were on their way to visit him.
rich
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From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
road
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From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
scene
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From this reading Simultaneously with the discovery there appeared upon the scene Mr. Walter Enward, a well known Beaconsfield solicitor, and his clerk, who, at Mr. Wentford’s request, were on their way to visit him.
Simultaneously
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From this reading Simultaneously with the discovery there appeared upon the scene Mr. Walter Enward, a well known Beaconsfield solicitor, and his clerk, who, at Mr. Wentford’s request, were on their way to visit him.
small
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From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
solicitor
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From this reading Simultaneously with the discovery there appeared upon the scene Mr. Walter Enward, a well known Beaconsfield solicitor, and his clerk, who, at Mr. Wentford’s request, were on their way to visit him.
some
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From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
spot
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From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
ten
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From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The most accurate account of the double tragedy appeared in a late edition of the _Evening Post-Courier_.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Simultaneously with the discovery there appeared upon the scene Mr. Walter Enward, a well known Beaconsfield solicitor, and his clerk, who, at Mr. Wentford’s request, were on their way to visit him.
there
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From this reading Simultaneously with the discovery there appeared upon the scene Mr. Walter Enward, a well known Beaconsfield solicitor, and his clerk, who, at Mr. Wentford’s request, were on their way to visit him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
tragedy
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From this reading The most accurate account of the double tragedy appeared in a late edition of the _Evening Post-Courier_.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
Verity
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From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
vicinity
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From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
visit
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From this reading Simultaneously with the discovery there appeared upon the scene Mr. Walter Enward, a well known Beaconsfield solicitor, and his clerk, who, at Mr. Wentford’s request, were on their way to visit him.
Walter
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From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
way
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From this reading Simultaneously with the discovery there appeared upon the scene Mr. Walter Enward, a well known Beaconsfield solicitor, and his clerk, who, at Mr. Wentford’s request, were on their way to visit him.
well
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From this reading Simultaneously with the discovery there appeared upon the scene Mr. Walter Enward, a well known Beaconsfield solicitor, and his clerk, who, at Mr. Wentford’s request, were on their way to visit him.
Wentford
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From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
Wentford's
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From this reading Simultaneously with the discovery there appeared upon the scene Mr. Walter Enward, a well known Beaconsfield solicitor, and his clerk, who, at Mr. Wentford’s request, were on their way to visit him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “At some hour between eight and ten James Verity, a member of the Mounted Branch of the Buckinghamshire Constabulary, and Walter Wentford, an eccentric, and, it is believed, a rich recluse, were done to death in or in the vicinity of a lonely cottage in the neighbourhood of Beaconsfield.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mr. Wentford had been brutally bludgeoned, and was dead when the discovery was made.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Simultaneously with the discovery there appeared upon the scene Mr. Walter Enward, a well known Beaconsfield solicitor, and his clerk, who, at Mr. Wentford’s request, were on their way to visit him.
yards
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From this reading At a quarter past nine Constable Verity was patrolling the road and came upon a body which was afterwards identified as that of the late Mr. Wentford, who lived in a small cottage some hundred yards from the spot where the body was found.
