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Chapter XVI
A ROUND-UP OF SPOOK-ARTISTS. It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct. Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums. It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot. Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.”
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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 ROUND-UP OF SPOOK-ARTISTS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.
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From this reading Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.
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From this reading Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.
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From this reading Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.
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From this reading Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.
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From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.
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From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.
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From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.
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From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.
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From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.
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From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.
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From this reading Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.
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From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A ROUND-UP OF SPOOK-ARTISTS.
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From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A ROUND-UP OF SPOOK-ARTISTS.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A ROUND-UP OF SPOOK-ARTISTS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.
