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Samuel Boyd of Catchpole Square: A Mystery
Samuel Boyd of Catchpole Square: A Mystery

Chapter XXXVI

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FROM THE DIARY OF DETECTIVE LAMBERT.
_Tuesday, March 19th_, 1896.
"Dick Remington brought before the magistrate this morning.
Court crowded, proceedings very brief.
Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.
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Samuel Boyd of Catchpole Square: A Mystery

Chapter XXXVI

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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FROM THE DIARY OF DETECTIVE LAMBERT.
Line 2
_Tuesday, March 19th_, 1896.
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"Dick Remington brought before the magistrate this morning.
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Court crowded, proceedings very brief.
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Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.

Learner Dictionary

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Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “"Dick Remington brought before the magistrate this morning.”

Brought noun US /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"Dick Remington brought before the magistrate this morning.”

Dick noun US /dick/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Dick Remington brought before the magistrate this morning.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Dick Remington brought before the magistrate this morning.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.”

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1896

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From this reading _Tuesday, March 19th_, 1896.

19

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From this reading _Tuesday, March 19th_, 1896.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.

arrest

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From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "Dick Remington brought before the magistrate this morning.

Boyd

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From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.

brief

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From this reading Court crowded, proceedings very brief.

broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "Dick Remington brought before the magistrate this morning.

Court

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From this reading Court crowded, proceedings very brief.

crowded

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From this reading Court crowded, proceedings very brief.

DETECTIVE

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From this reading FROM THE DIARY OF DETECTIVE LAMBERT.

DIARY

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From this reading FROM THE DIARY OF DETECTIVE LAMBERT.

Dick

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From this reading "Dick Remington brought before the magistrate this morning.

evidence

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From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.

Formal

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From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.

Friday

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From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading FROM THE DIARY OF DETECTIVE LAMBERT.

given

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From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.

LAMBERT

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From this reading FROM THE DIARY OF DETECTIVE LAMBERT.

magistrate

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From this reading "Dick Remington brought before the magistrate this morning.

March

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From this reading _Tuesday, March 19th_, 1896.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Dick Remington brought before the magistrate this morning.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FROM THE DIARY OF DETECTIVE LAMBERT.

only

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From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.

proceedings

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From this reading Court crowded, proceedings very brief.

Reginald

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From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.

remanded

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From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.

Remington

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From this reading "Dick Remington brought before the magistrate this morning.

th

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From this reading _Tuesday, March 19th_, 1896.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading FROM THE DIARY OF DETECTIVE LAMBERT.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Dick Remington brought before the magistrate this morning.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.

together

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From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.

Tuesday

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From this reading _Tuesday, March 19th_, 1896.

up

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From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.

very

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From this reading Court crowded, proceedings very brief.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.