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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 It was Garcia, then, who had an enterprise, and apparently a criminal enterprise, in hand that night in the course of which he met his death.
alibi
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From this reading The proof of this lies in the fact that it was _he_ who had arranged for the presence of Scott Eccles, which could only have been done for the purpose of an alibi.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The proof of this lies in the fact that it was _he_ who had arranged for the presence of Scott Eccles, which could only have been done for the purpose of an alibi.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Garcia, then, who had an enterprise, and apparently a criminal enterprise, in hand that night in the course of which he met his death.
apparently
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From this reading It was Garcia, then, who had an enterprise, and apparently a criminal enterprise, in hand that night in the course of which he met his death.
arranged
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From this reading The proof of this lies in the fact that it was _he_ who had arranged for the presence of Scott Eccles, which could only have been done for the purpose of an alibi.
aside
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From this reading We may put aside this idea of Baynes's that Garcia's servants were concerned in the matter.
back
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From this reading "We will go back to the note which was handed in to Garcia upon the evening of his death.
Baynes's
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From this reading We may put aside this idea of Baynes's that Garcia's servants were concerned in the matter.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I say 'criminal' because only a man with a criminal enterprise desires to establish an alibi.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The proof of this lies in the fact that it was _he_ who had arranged for the presence of Scott Eccles, which could only have been done for the purpose of an alibi.
concerned
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From this reading We may put aside this idea of Baynes's that Garcia's servants were concerned in the matter.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The proof of this lies in the fact that it was _he_ who had arranged for the presence of Scott Eccles, which could only have been done for the purpose of an alibi.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Garcia, then, who had an enterprise, and apparently a criminal enterprise, in hand that night in the course of which he met his death.
criminal
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From this reading It was Garcia, then, who had an enterprise, and apparently a criminal enterprise, in hand that night in the course of which he met his death.
death
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From this reading "We will go back to the note which was handed in to Garcia upon the evening of his death.
desires
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From this reading I say 'criminal' because only a man with a criminal enterprise desires to establish an alibi.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The proof of this lies in the fact that it was _he_ who had arranged for the presence of Scott Eccles, which could only have been done for the purpose of an alibi.
Eccles
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From this reading The proof of this lies in the fact that it was _he_ who had arranged for the presence of Scott Eccles, which could only have been done for the purpose of an alibi.
enterprise
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From this reading It was Garcia, then, who had an enterprise, and apparently a criminal enterprise, in hand that night in the course of which he met his death.
establish
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From this reading I say 'criminal' because only a man with a criminal enterprise desires to establish an alibi.
evening
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From this reading "We will go back to the note which was handed in to Garcia upon the evening of his death.
fact
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From this reading The proof of this lies in the fact that it was _he_ who had arranged for the presence of Scott Eccles, which could only have been done for the purpose of an alibi.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The proof of this lies in the fact that it was _he_ who had arranged for the presence of Scott Eccles, which could only have been done for the purpose of an alibi.
Garcia
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From this reading "We will go back to the note which was handed in to Garcia upon the evening of his death.
Garcia's
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From this reading We may put aside this idea of Baynes's that Garcia's servants were concerned in the matter.
go
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From this reading "We will go back to the note which was handed in to Garcia upon the evening of his death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The proof of this lies in the fact that it was _he_ who had arranged for the presence of Scott Eccles, which could only have been done for the purpose of an alibi.
hand
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From this reading It was Garcia, then, who had an enterprise, and apparently a criminal enterprise, in hand that night in the course of which he met his death.
handed
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From this reading "We will go back to the note which was handed in to Garcia upon the evening of his death.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The proof of this lies in the fact that it was _he_ who had arranged for the presence of Scott Eccles, which could only have been done for the purpose of an alibi.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The proof of this lies in the fact that it was _he_ who had arranged for the presence of Scott Eccles, which could only have been done for the purpose of an alibi.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "We will go back to the note which was handed in to Garcia upon the evening of his death.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say 'criminal' because only a man with a criminal enterprise desires to establish an alibi.
idea
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From this reading We may put aside this idea of Baynes's that Garcia's servants were concerned in the matter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We will go back to the note which was handed in to Garcia upon the evening of his death.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The proof of this lies in the fact that it was _he_ who had arranged for the presence of Scott Eccles, which could only have been done for the purpose of an alibi.
lies
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From this reading The proof of this lies in the fact that it was _he_ who had arranged for the presence of Scott Eccles, which could only have been done for the purpose of an alibi.
man
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From this reading I say 'criminal' because only a man with a criminal enterprise desires to establish an alibi.
matter
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From this reading We may put aside this idea of Baynes's that Garcia's servants were concerned in the matter.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We may put aside this idea of Baynes's that Garcia's servants were concerned in the matter.
met
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From this reading It was Garcia, then, who had an enterprise, and apparently a criminal enterprise, in hand that night in the course of which he met his death.
night
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From this reading It was Garcia, then, who had an enterprise, and apparently a criminal enterprise, in hand that night in the course of which he met his death.
note
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From this reading "We will go back to the note which was handed in to Garcia upon the evening of his death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We will go back to the note which was handed in to Garcia upon the evening of his death.
only
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From this reading The proof of this lies in the fact that it was _he_ who had arranged for the presence of Scott Eccles, which could only have been done for the purpose of an alibi.
presence
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From this reading The proof of this lies in the fact that it was _he_ who had arranged for the presence of Scott Eccles, which could only have been done for the purpose of an alibi.
proof
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From this reading The proof of this lies in the fact that it was _he_ who had arranged for the presence of Scott Eccles, which could only have been done for the purpose of an alibi.
purpose
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From this reading The proof of this lies in the fact that it was _he_ who had arranged for the presence of Scott Eccles, which could only have been done for the purpose of an alibi.
put
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From this reading We may put aside this idea of Baynes's that Garcia's servants were concerned in the matter.
say
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From this reading I say 'criminal' because only a man with a criminal enterprise desires to establish an alibi.
Scott
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From this reading The proof of this lies in the fact that it was _he_ who had arranged for the presence of Scott Eccles, which could only have been done for the purpose of an alibi.
servants
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From this reading We may put aside this idea of Baynes's that Garcia's servants were concerned in the matter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We may put aside this idea of Baynes's that Garcia's servants were concerned in the matter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We will go back to the note which was handed in to Garcia upon the evening of his death.
then
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From this reading It was Garcia, then, who had an enterprise, and apparently a criminal enterprise, in hand that night in the course of which he met his death.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We may put aside this idea of Baynes's that Garcia's servants were concerned in the matter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We will go back to the note which was handed in to Garcia upon the evening of his death.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "We will go back to the note which was handed in to Garcia upon the evening of his death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We will go back to the note which was handed in to Garcia upon the evening of his death.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We will go back to the note which was handed in to Garcia upon the evening of his death.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We may put aside this idea of Baynes's that Garcia's servants were concerned in the matter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "We will go back to the note which was handed in to Garcia upon the evening of his death.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The proof of this lies in the fact that it was _he_ who had arranged for the presence of Scott Eccles, which could only have been done for the purpose of an alibi.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "We will go back to the note which was handed in to Garcia upon the evening of his death.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I say 'criminal' because only a man with a criminal enterprise desires to establish an alibi.
