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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 Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
actual
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From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Now, after hearing Lane Griswold’s unguarded statement, there was no longer any room for doubt in her mind.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
all
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From this reading As we have seen, the missing man’s wife had always had an uncomfortable feeling that all was not as it should be.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
always
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From this reading As we have seen, the missing man’s wife had always had an uncomfortable feeling that all was not as it should be.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As we have seen, the missing man’s wife had always had an uncomfortable feeling that all was not as it should be.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
any
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From this reading Now, after hearing Lane Griswold’s unguarded statement, there was no longer any room for doubt in her mind.
arguing
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From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
aroused
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From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we have seen, the missing man’s wife had always had an uncomfortable feeling that all was not as it should be.
attitude
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From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As we have seen, the missing man’s wife had always had an uncomfortable feeling that all was not as it should be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
belief
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From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
buying
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From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
car
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From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
connected
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From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
disappearance
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From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
doubt
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From this reading Now, after hearing Lane Griswold’s unguarded statement, there was no longer any room for doubt in her mind.
explanation
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From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
extravagance
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From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As we have seen, the missing man’s wife had always had an uncomfortable feeling that all was not as it should be.
fit
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From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
flight
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From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
go
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From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
greatly
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From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
Griswold's
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From this reading Now, after hearing Lane Griswold’s unguarded statement, there was no longer any room for doubt in her mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As we have seen, the missing man’s wife had always had an uncomfortable feeling that all was not as it should be.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As we have seen, the missing man’s wife had always had an uncomfortable feeling that all was not as it should be.
hearing
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From this reading Now, after hearing Lane Griswold’s unguarded statement, there was no longer any room for doubt in her mind.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
house
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From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
husband
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From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
instance
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From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As we have seen, the missing man’s wife had always had an uncomfortable feeling that all was not as it should be.
Lane
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From this reading Now, after hearing Lane Griswold’s unguarded statement, there was no longer any room for doubt in her mind.
led
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From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
longer
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From this reading Now, after hearing Lane Griswold’s unguarded statement, there was no longer any room for doubt in her mind.
loyally
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From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
man's
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From this reading As we have seen, the missing man’s wife had always had an uncomfortable feeling that all was not as it should be.
MILLIONAIRE
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From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE PLAYS SLEUTH.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, after hearing Lane Griswold’s unguarded statement, there was no longer any room for doubt in her mind.
missing
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From this reading As we have seen, the missing man’s wife had always had an uncomfortable feeling that all was not as it should be.
Naturally
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From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
new
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From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
newspaper
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From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Now, after hearing Lane Griswold’s unguarded statement, there was no longer any room for doubt in her mind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As we have seen, the missing man’s wife had always had an uncomfortable feeling that all was not as it should be.
notice
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From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
Now
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From this reading Now, after hearing Lane Griswold’s unguarded statement, there was no longer any room for doubt in her mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
other
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From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
PLAYS
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From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE PLAYS SLEUTH.
police
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From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
room
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From this reading Now, after hearing Lane Griswold’s unguarded statement, there was no longer any room for doubt in her mind.
seen
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From this reading As we have seen, the missing man’s wife had always had an uncomfortable feeling that all was not as it should be.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading As we have seen, the missing man’s wife had always had an uncomfortable feeling that all was not as it should be.
SLEUTH
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From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE PLAYS SLEUTH.
some
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From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
statement
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From this reading Now, after hearing Lane Griswold’s unguarded statement, there was no longer any room for doubt in her mind.
strange
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From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
succeeded
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From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
suspicions
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From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
talk
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From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As we have seen, the missing man’s wife had always had an uncomfortable feeling that all was not as it should be.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE PLAYS SLEUTH.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
there
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From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
tread
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From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
tried
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From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
uncomfortable
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From this reading As we have seen, the missing man’s wife had always had an uncomfortable feeling that all was not as it should be.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
unguarded
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From this reading Now, after hearing Lane Griswold’s unguarded statement, there was no longer any room for doubt in her mind.
unwillingness
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From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As we have seen, the missing man’s wife had always had an uncomfortable feeling that all was not as it should be.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we have seen, the missing man’s wife had always had an uncomfortable feeling that all was not as it should be.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her husband had not been himself for some time before his disappearance, and the sudden fit of extravagance which had led him to take the new house on such short notice, and to talk about buying a car, had aroused suspicions, which she had loyally tried to tread under foot.
wife
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From this reading As we have seen, the missing man’s wife had always had an uncomfortable feeling that all was not as it should be.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
worried
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From this reading Naturally, therefore, his actual flight, and the strange attitude of those connected with the newspaper—their unwillingness to have her go to the police, for instance—had worried her greatly, although she had succeeded again and again in arguing herself into a belief that there was some other explanation.
