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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 He had already telegraphed to the police both at that place and at Hull, giving a detailed description of "Mr. Lewis Valentine" and Rudolf Stork.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
afterwards
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From this reading It was discovered afterwards--and we have already said as much--that his telegram reached Hull too late.
almost
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From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already telegraphed to the police both at that place and at Hull, giving a detailed description of "Mr. Lewis Valentine" and Rudolf Stork.
also
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From this reading He knew what he was about; and he knew also that, provided the Rolls-Royce car met with no mishap upon the road, he could reach Liverpool before the "Baltic" sailed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
Baltic
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From this reading He knew what he was about; and he knew also that, provided the Rolls-Royce car met with no mishap upon the road, he could reach Liverpool before the "Baltic" sailed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He knew what he was about; and he knew also that, provided the Rolls-Royce car met with no mishap upon the road, he could reach Liverpool before the "Baltic" sailed.
bit
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From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He had already telegraphed to the police both at that place and at Hull, giving a detailed description of "Mr. Lewis Valentine" and Rudolf Stork.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
car
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From this reading He knew what he was about; and he knew also that, provided the Rolls-Royce car met with no mishap upon the road, he could reach Liverpool before the "Baltic" sailed.
Chester
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From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He knew what he was about; and he knew also that, provided the Rolls-Royce car met with no mishap upon the road, he could reach Liverpool before the "Baltic" sailed.
country
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From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
Crouch
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From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
description
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From this reading He had already telegraphed to the police both at that place and at Hull, giving a detailed description of "Mr. Lewis Valentine" and Rudolf Stork.
detailed
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From this reading He had already telegraphed to the police both at that place and at Hull, giving a detailed description of "Mr. Lewis Valentine" and Rudolf Stork.
discovered
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From this reading It was discovered afterwards--and we have already said as much--that his telegram reached Hull too late.
Etheridge
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From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
followed
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From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
forty
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From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
giving
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From this reading He had already telegraphed to the police both at that place and at Hull, giving a detailed description of "Mr. Lewis Valentine" and Rudolf Stork.
goes
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From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had already telegraphed to the police both at that place and at Hull, giving a detailed description of "Mr. Lewis Valentine" and Rudolf Stork.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was discovered afterwards--and we have already said as much--that his telegram reached Hull too late.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was discovered afterwards--and we have already said as much--that his telegram reached Hull too late.
hour
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From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
Hull
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From this reading He had already telegraphed to the police both at that place and at Hull, giving a detailed description of "Mr. Lewis Valentine" and Rudolf Stork.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was discovered afterwards--and we have already said as much--that his telegram reached Hull too late.
Jimmy
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From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
knew
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From this reading He knew what he was about; and he knew also that, provided the Rolls-Royce car met with no mishap upon the road, he could reach Liverpool before the "Baltic" sailed.
late
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From this reading It was discovered afterwards--and we have already said as much--that his telegram reached Hull too late.
Leaving
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From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
Lewis
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From this reading He had already telegraphed to the police both at that place and at Hull, giving a detailed description of "Mr. Lewis Valentine" and Rudolf Stork.
Liverpool
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From this reading He knew what he was about; and he knew also that, provided the Rolls-Royce car met with no mishap upon the road, he could reach Liverpool before the "Baltic" sailed.
London
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From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
met
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From this reading He knew what he was about; and he knew also that, provided the Rolls-Royce car met with no mishap upon the road, he could reach Liverpool before the "Baltic" sailed.
miles
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From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
mishap
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From this reading He knew what he was about; and he knew also that, provided the Rolls-Royce car met with no mishap upon the road, he could reach Liverpool before the "Baltic" sailed.
Mr
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From this reading He had already telegraphed to the police both at that place and at Hull, giving a detailed description of "Mr. Lewis Valentine" and Rudolf Stork.
much
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From this reading It was discovered afterwards--and we have already said as much--that his telegram reached Hull too late.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
night
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From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He knew what he was about; and he knew also that, provided the Rolls-Royce car met with no mishap upon the road, he could reach Liverpool before the "Baltic" sailed.
Northern
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From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
o'clock
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From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
old
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From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
parallel
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From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
place
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From this reading He had already telegraphed to the police both at that place and at Hull, giving a detailed description of "Mr. Lewis Valentine" and Rudolf Stork.
police
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From this reading He had already telegraphed to the police both at that place and at Hull, giving a detailed description of "Mr. Lewis Valentine" and Rudolf Stork.
provided
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From this reading He knew what he was about; and he knew also that, provided the Rolls-Royce car met with no mishap upon the road, he could reach Liverpool before the "Baltic" sailed.
Railway
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From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
rapidly
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From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
rate
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From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
reach
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From this reading He knew what he was about; and he knew also that, provided the Rolls-Royce car met with no mishap upon the road, he could reach Liverpool before the "Baltic" sailed.
reached
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From this reading It was discovered afterwards--and we have already said as much--that his telegram reached Hull too late.
road
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From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
Rolls-Royce
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From this reading He knew what he was about; and he knew also that, provided the Rolls-Royce car met with no mishap upon the road, he could reach Liverpool before the "Baltic" sailed.
Roman
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From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
route
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From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
Rudolf
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From this reading He had already telegraphed to the police both at that place and at Hull, giving a detailed description of "Mr. Lewis Valentine" and Rudolf Stork.
runs
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From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
said
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From this reading It was discovered afterwards--and we have already said as much--that his telegram reached Hull too late.
sailed
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From this reading He knew what he was about; and he knew also that, provided the Rolls-Royce car met with no mishap upon the road, he could reach Liverpool before the "Baltic" sailed.
shortly
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From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
Stork
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From this reading He had already telegraphed to the police both at that place and at Hull, giving a detailed description of "Mr. Lewis Valentine" and Rudolf Stork.
Street
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From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
Superintendent-detective
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From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
telegram
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From this reading It was discovered afterwards--and we have already said as much--that his telegram reached Hull too late.
telegraphed
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From this reading He had already telegraphed to the police both at that place and at Hull, giving a detailed description of "Mr. Lewis Valentine" and Rudolf Stork.
ten
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From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
too
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From this reading It was discovered afterwards--and we have already said as much--that his telegram reached Hull too late.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
travelling
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From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
traversing
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From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
Valentine
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From this reading He had already telegraphed to the police both at that place and at Hull, giving a detailed description of "Mr. Lewis Valentine" and Rudolf Stork.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
Watling
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From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was discovered afterwards--and we have already said as much--that his telegram reached Hull too late.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He knew what he was about; and he knew also that, provided the Rolls-Royce car met with no mishap upon the road, he could reach Liverpool before the "Baltic" sailed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
WhilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Whilst Jimmy and Crouch were travelling at the rate of about forty miles an hour upon the track of the Great Northern Railway, Superintendent-detective Etheridge was traversing the country every bit as rapidly, upon an almost parallel route.
Whitehall
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From this reading Leaving Whitehall shortly after ten o’clock at night, he followed the old Roman road which goes by the name of Watling Street that runs from London to Chester.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He knew what he was about; and he knew also that, provided the Rolls-Royce car met with no mishap upon the road, he could reach Liverpool before the "Baltic" sailed.
