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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 Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The police had made sundry inquiries among the fishing people in the poorer part of the town, and had learnt that the smack "Marigold" had put to sea in the small hours of the morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whilst these events were in progress Captain Crouch and Jimmy Burke, in the great seaport town of Hull, were hot upon the scent of Rudolf Stork.
arrest
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
arrive
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From this reading Scotland Yard had telephoned during the night that Stork would probably arrive in Hull early in the morning.
arrived
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
baggage
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
Burke
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From this reading Whilst these events were in progress Captain Crouch and Jimmy Burke, in the great seaport town of Hull, were hot upon the scent of Rudolf Stork.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whilst these events were in progress Captain Crouch and Jimmy Burke, in the great seaport town of Hull, were hot upon the scent of Rudolf Stork.
central
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From this reading From the railway station they drove straight to the central police station, where they found the inspector in his office.
Cross
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
Crouch
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From this reading Whilst these events were in progress Captain Crouch and Jimmy Burke, in the great seaport town of Hull, were hot upon the scent of Rudolf Stork.
Detectives
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
direction
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
dispatched
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
docks
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
drove
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From this reading From the railway station they drove straight to the central police station, where they found the inspector in his office.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Scotland Yard had telephoned during the night that Stork would probably arrive in Hull early in the morning.
early
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From this reading Scotland Yard had telephoned during the night that Stork would probably arrive in Hull early in the morning.
events
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From this reading Whilst these events were in progress Captain Crouch and Jimmy Burke, in the great seaport town of Hull, were hot upon the scent of Rudolf Stork.
first-class
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
fishing
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From this reading The police had made sundry inquiries among the fishing people in the poorer part of the town, and had learnt that the smack "Marigold" had put to sea in the small hours of the morning.
forty-seven
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the railway station they drove straight to the central police station, where they found the inspector in his office.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the railway station they drove straight to the central police station, where they found the inspector in his office.
got
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whilst these events were in progress Captain Crouch and Jimmy Burke, in the great seaport town of Hull, were hot upon the scent of Rudolf Stork.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Scotland Yard had telephoned during the night that Stork would probably arrive in Hull early in the morning.
handbag
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From the railway station they drove straight to the central police station, where they found the inspector in his office.
hot
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From this reading Whilst these events were in progress Captain Crouch and Jimmy Burke, in the great seaport town of Hull, were hot upon the scent of Rudolf Stork.
hours
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From this reading The police had made sundry inquiries among the fishing people in the poorer part of the town, and had learnt that the smack "Marigold" had put to sea in the small hours of the morning.
Hull
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From this reading Whilst these events were in progress Captain Crouch and Jimmy Burke, in the great seaport town of Hull, were hot upon the scent of Rudolf Stork.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whilst these events were in progress Captain Crouch and Jimmy Burke, in the great seaport town of Hull, were hot upon the scent of Rudolf Stork.
inquiries
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From this reading The police had made sundry inquiries among the fishing people in the poorer part of the town, and had learnt that the smack "Marigold" had put to sea in the small hours of the morning.
inspector
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From this reading From the railway station they drove straight to the central police station, where they found the inspector in his office.
Jimmy
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From this reading Whilst these events were in progress Captain Crouch and Jimmy Burke, in the great seaport town of Hull, were hot upon the scent of Rudolf Stork.
King's
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
late
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
learnt
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From this reading The police had made sundry inquiries among the fishing people in the poorer part of the town, and had learnt that the smack "Marigold" had put to sea in the small hours of the morning.
made
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From this reading The police had made sundry inquiries among the fishing people in the poorer part of the town, and had learnt that the smack "Marigold" had put to sea in the small hours of the morning.
Marigold
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From this reading The police had made sundry inquiries among the fishing people in the poorer part of the town, and had learnt that the smack "Marigold" had put to sea in the small hours of the morning.
met
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scotland Yard had telephoned during the night that Stork would probably arrive in Hull early in the morning.
motor-car
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
night
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From this reading Scotland Yard had telephoned during the night that Stork would probably arrive in Hull early in the morning.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whilst these events were in progress Captain Crouch and Jimmy Burke, in the great seaport town of Hull, were hot upon the scent of Rudolf Stork.
off
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
office
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From this reading From the railway station they drove straight to the central police station, where they found the inspector in his office.
once
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
only
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
other
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The police had made sundry inquiries among the fishing people in the poorer part of the town, and had learnt that the smack "Marigold" had put to sea in the small hours of the morning.
passenger
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
people
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From this reading The police had made sundry inquiries among the fishing people in the poorer part of the town, and had learnt that the smack "Marigold" had put to sea in the small hours of the morning.
police
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From this reading From the railway station they drove straight to the central police station, where they found the inspector in his office.
poorer
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From this reading The police had made sundry inquiries among the fishing people in the poorer part of the town, and had learnt that the smack "Marigold" had put to sea in the small hours of the morning.
probably
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From this reading Scotland Yard had telephoned during the night that Stork would probably arrive in Hull early in the morning.
progress
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From this reading Whilst these events were in progress Captain Crouch and Jimmy Burke, in the great seaport town of Hull, were hot upon the scent of Rudolf Stork.
put
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From this reading The police had made sundry inquiries among the fishing people in the poorer part of the town, and had learnt that the smack "Marigold" had put to sea in the small hours of the morning.
railway
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From this reading From the railway station they drove straight to the central police station, where they found the inspector in his office.
Rudolf
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From this reading Whilst these events were in progress Captain Crouch and Jimmy Burke, in the great seaport town of Hull, were hot upon the scent of Rudolf Stork.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading Whilst these events were in progress Captain Crouch and Jimmy Burke, in the great seaport town of Hull, were hot upon the scent of Rudolf Stork.
Scotland
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From this reading Scotland Yard had telephoned during the night that Stork would probably arrive in Hull early in the morning.
sea
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From this reading The police had made sundry inquiries among the fishing people in the poorer part of the town, and had learnt that the smack "Marigold" had put to sea in the small hours of the morning.
seaport
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From this reading Whilst these events were in progress Captain Crouch and Jimmy Burke, in the great seaport town of Hull, were hot upon the scent of Rudolf Stork.
smack
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From this reading The police had made sundry inquiries among the fishing people in the poorer part of the town, and had learnt that the smack "Marigold" had put to sea in the small hours of the morning.
small
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
spy
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
station
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From this reading From the railway station they drove straight to the central police station, where they found the inspector in his office.
Stork
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From this reading Whilst these events were in progress Captain Crouch and Jimmy Burke, in the great seaport town of Hull, were hot upon the scent of Rudolf Stork.
straight
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From this reading From the railway station they drove straight to the central police station, where they found the inspector in his office.
sundry
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From this reading The police had made sundry inquiries among the fishing people in the poorer part of the town, and had learnt that the smack "Marigold" had put to sea in the small hours of the morning.
telephoned
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From this reading Scotland Yard had telephoned during the night that Stork would probably arrive in Hull early in the morning.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Scotland Yard had telephoned during the night that Stork would probably arrive in Hull early in the morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whilst these events were in progress Captain Crouch and Jimmy Burke, in the great seaport town of Hull, were hot upon the scent of Rudolf Stork.
there
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Whilst these events were in progress Captain Crouch and Jimmy Burke, in the great seaport town of Hull, were hot upon the scent of Rudolf Stork.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the railway station they drove straight to the central police station, where they found the inspector in his office.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the railway station they drove straight to the central police station, where they found the inspector in his office.
too
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
town
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From this reading Whilst these events were in progress Captain Crouch and Jimmy Burke, in the great seaport town of Hull, were hot upon the scent of Rudolf Stork.
train
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From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Whilst these events were in progress Captain Crouch and Jimmy Burke, in the great seaport town of Hull, were hot upon the scent of Rudolf Stork.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Whilst these events were in progress Captain Crouch and Jimmy Burke, in the great seaport town of Hull, were hot upon the scent of Rudolf Stork.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading From the railway station they drove straight to the central police station, where they found the inspector in his office.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
WhilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Whilst these events were in progress Captain Crouch and Jimmy Burke, in the great seaport town of Hull, were hot upon the scent of Rudolf Stork.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Detectives had been dispatched at once to the railway station, but got there too late to arrest the spy, who was probably the only first-class passenger who arrived by the one forty-seven train from King’s Cross, who had no other baggage than a small handbag, and who was met by a motor-car in which he went off in the direction of the docks.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Scotland Yard had telephoned during the night that Stork would probably arrive in Hull early in the morning.
Yard
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From this reading Scotland Yard had telephoned during the night that Stork would probably arrive in Hull early in the morning.
