A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
/London/ heard the news of John Flack’s escape and grew fearful or indignant according to its several temperaments. A homicidal planner of great and spectacular thefts was in its midst. It was not very pleasant hearing for law-abiding citizens. And the news was more than a week old: why had Scotland Yard not taken the public into its confidence? Why suppress this news of such vital interest?
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And the news was more than a week old: why had Scotland Yard not taken the public into its confidence?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A homicidal planner of great and spectacular thefts was in its midst.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “/London/ heard the news of John Flack’s escape and grew fearful or indignant according to its several temperaments.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was not very pleasant hearing for law-abiding citizens.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “/London/ heard the news of John Flack’s escape and grew fearful or indignant according to its several temperaments.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A homicidal planner of great and spectacular thefts was in its midst.
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From this reading /London/ heard the news of John Flack’s escape and grew fearful or indignant according to its several temperaments.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading /London/ heard the news of John Flack’s escape and grew fearful or indignant according to its several temperaments.
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From this reading It was not very pleasant hearing for law-abiding citizens.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And the news was more than a week old: why had Scotland Yard not taken the public into its confidence?
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From this reading /London/ heard the news of John Flack’s escape and grew fearful or indignant according to its several temperaments.
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From this reading /London/ heard the news of John Flack’s escape and grew fearful or indignant according to its several temperaments.
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From this reading /London/ heard the news of John Flack’s escape and grew fearful or indignant according to its several temperaments.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was not very pleasant hearing for law-abiding citizens.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A homicidal planner of great and spectacular thefts was in its midst.
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From this reading /London/ heard the news of John Flack’s escape and grew fearful or indignant according to its several temperaments.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And the news was more than a week old: why had Scotland Yard not taken the public into its confidence?
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From this reading /London/ heard the news of John Flack’s escape and grew fearful or indignant according to its several temperaments.
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From this reading It was not very pleasant hearing for law-abiding citizens.
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From this reading A homicidal planner of great and spectacular thefts was in its midst.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A homicidal planner of great and spectacular thefts was in its midst.
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From this reading /London/ heard the news of John Flack’s escape and grew fearful or indignant according to its several temperaments.
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From this reading Why suppress this news of such vital interest?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And the news was more than a week old: why had Scotland Yard not taken the public into its confidence?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not very pleasant hearing for law-abiding citizens.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading /London/ heard the news of John Flack’s escape and grew fearful or indignant according to its several temperaments.
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From this reading /London/ heard the news of John Flack’s escape and grew fearful or indignant according to its several temperaments.
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From this reading It was not very pleasant hearing for law-abiding citizens.
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From this reading /London/ heard the news of John Flack’s escape and grew fearful or indignant according to its several temperaments.
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From this reading A homicidal planner of great and spectacular thefts was in its midst.
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From this reading And the news was more than a week old: why had Scotland Yard not taken the public into its confidence?
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From this reading /London/ heard the news of John Flack’s escape and grew fearful or indignant according to its several temperaments.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not very pleasant hearing for law-abiding citizens.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading /London/ heard the news of John Flack’s escape and grew fearful or indignant according to its several temperaments.
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From this reading And the news was more than a week old: why had Scotland Yard not taken the public into its confidence?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading /London/ heard the news of John Flack’s escape and grew fearful or indignant according to its several temperaments.
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From this reading A homicidal planner of great and spectacular thefts was in its midst.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not very pleasant hearing for law-abiding citizens.
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From this reading And the news was more than a week old: why had Scotland Yard not taken the public into its confidence?
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From this reading And the news was more than a week old: why had Scotland Yard not taken the public into its confidence?
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From this reading /London/ heard the news of John Flack’s escape and grew fearful or indignant according to its several temperaments.
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From this reading A homicidal planner of great and spectacular thefts was in its midst.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Why suppress this news of such vital interest?
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From this reading Why suppress this news of such vital interest?
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From this reading And the news was more than a week old: why had Scotland Yard not taken the public into its confidence?
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From this reading /London/ heard the news of John Flack’s escape and grew fearful or indignant according to its several temperaments.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And the news was more than a week old: why had Scotland Yard not taken the public into its confidence?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading /London/ heard the news of John Flack’s escape and grew fearful or indignant according to its several temperaments.
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From this reading A homicidal planner of great and spectacular thefts was in its midst.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why suppress this news of such vital interest?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading /London/ heard the news of John Flack’s escape and grew fearful or indignant according to its several temperaments.
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From this reading It was not very pleasant hearing for law-abiding citizens.
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From this reading Why suppress this news of such vital interest?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A homicidal planner of great and spectacular thefts was in its midst.
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From this reading And the news was more than a week old: why had Scotland Yard not taken the public into its confidence?
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From this reading And the news was more than a week old: why had Scotland Yard not taken the public into its confidence?
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From this reading And the news was more than a week old: why had Scotland Yard not taken the public into its confidence?
