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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 Four men were discussing the verdict at the adjourned inquest upon Victor Bidlake, at Soto's American Bar about a fortnight later.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Four men were discussing the verdict at the adjourned inquest upon Victor Bidlake, at Soto's American Bar about a fortnight later.
actor
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
adjourned
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From this reading Four men were discussing the verdict at the adjourned inquest upon Victor Bidlake, at Soto's American Bar about a fortnight later.
all
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
almonds
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From this reading At a table a short distance away, Francis Ledsam was seated with a cocktail and a dish of almonds before him.
American
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From this reading Four men were discussing the verdict at the adjourned inquest upon Victor Bidlake, at Soto's American Bar about a fortnight later.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He seemed to be studying an evening paper and to be taking but the scantiest notice of the conversation at the bar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Four men were discussing the verdict at the adjourned inquest upon Victor Bidlake, at Soto's American Bar about a fortnight later.
attracted
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
away
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From this reading At a table a short distance away, Francis Ledsam was seated with a cocktail and a dish of almonds before him.
Bar
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From this reading Four men were discussing the verdict at the adjourned inquest upon Victor Bidlake, at Soto's American Bar about a fortnight later.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He seemed to be studying an evening paper and to be taking but the scantiest notice of the conversation at the bar.
become
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At a table a short distance away, Francis Ledsam was seated with a cocktail and a dish of almonds before him.
Bidlake
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From this reading Four men were discussing the verdict at the adjourned inquest upon Victor Bidlake, at Soto's American Bar about a fortnight later.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He seemed to be studying an evening paper and to be taking but the scantiest notice of the conversation at the bar.
cinema
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
circle
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
cocktail
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From this reading At a table a short distance away, Francis Ledsam was seated with a cocktail and a dish of almonds before him.
comedy
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
composer
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
conversation
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From this reading He seemed to be studying an evening paper and to be taking but the scantiest notice of the conversation at the bar.
crime
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From this reading “It just shows,” Peter Jacks declared, “that crime is the easiest game in the world.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
declared
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From this reading “It just shows,” Peter Jacks declared, “that crime is the easiest game in the world.
designer
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
discussing
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From this reading Four men were discussing the verdict at the adjourned inquest upon Victor Bidlake, at Soto's American Bar about a fortnight later.
dish
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From this reading At a table a short distance away, Francis Ledsam was seated with a cocktail and a dish of almonds before him.
distance
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From this reading At a table a short distance away, Francis Ledsam was seated with a cocktail and a dish of almonds before him.
dress
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
easiest
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From this reading “It just shows,” Peter Jacks declared, “that crime is the easiest game in the world.
evening
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From this reading He seemed to be studying an evening paper and to be taking but the scantiest notice of the conversation at the bar.
Fairfax
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
few
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
fortnight
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From this reading Four men were discussing the verdict at the adjourned inquest upon Victor Bidlake, at Soto's American Bar about a fortnight later.
Four
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From this reading Four men were discussing the verdict at the adjourned inquest upon Victor Bidlake, at Soto's American Bar about a fortnight later.
Francis
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From this reading At a table a short distance away, Francis Ledsam was seated with a cocktail and a dish of almonds before him.
game
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From this reading “It just shows,” Peter Jacks declared, “that crime is the easiest game in the world.
Gerald
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
habitues
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed to be studying an evening paper and to be taking but the scantiest notice of the conversation at the bar.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At a table a short distance away, Francis Ledsam was seated with a cocktail and a dish of almonds before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
inquest
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From this reading Four men were discussing the verdict at the adjourned inquest upon Victor Bidlake, at Soto's American Bar about a fortnight later.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It just shows,” Peter Jacks declared, “that crime is the easiest game in the world.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It just shows,” Peter Jacks declared, “that crime is the easiest game in the world.
Jacks
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
just
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From this reading “It just shows,” Peter Jacks declared, “that crime is the easiest game in the world.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
later
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From this reading Four men were discussing the verdict at the adjourned inquest upon Victor Bidlake, at Soto's American Bar about a fortnight later.
Ledsam
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From this reading At a table a short distance away, Francis Ledsam was seated with a cocktail and a dish of almonds before him.
librettist
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
man
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
members
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
men
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From this reading Four men were discussing the verdict at the adjourned inquest upon Victor Bidlake, at Soto's American Bar about a fortnight later.
Morse
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
musical
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
notice
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From this reading He seemed to be studying an evening paper and to be taking but the scantiest notice of the conversation at the bar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
paper
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From this reading He seemed to be studying an evening paper and to be taking but the scantiest notice of the conversation at the bar.
Peter
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
place
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
producer
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
Robert
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
scantiest
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From this reading He seemed to be studying an evening paper and to be taking but the scantiest notice of the conversation at the bar.
seated
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From this reading At a table a short distance away, Francis Ledsam was seated with a cocktail and a dish of almonds before him.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading At a table a short distance away, Francis Ledsam was seated with a cocktail and a dish of almonds before him.
shows
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From this reading “It just shows,” Peter Jacks declared, “that crime is the easiest game in the world.
Sidney
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
Soto's
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From this reading Four men were discussing the verdict at the adjourned inquest upon Victor Bidlake, at Soto's American Bar about a fortnight later.
studying
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From this reading He seemed to be studying an evening paper and to be taking but the scantiest notice of the conversation at the bar.
table
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From this reading At a table a short distance away, Francis Ledsam was seated with a cocktail and a dish of almonds before him.
taking
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From this reading He seemed to be studying an evening paper and to be taking but the scantiest notice of the conversation at the bar.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It just shows,” Peter Jacks declared, “that crime is the easiest game in the world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Four men were discussing the verdict at the adjourned inquest upon Victor Bidlake, at Soto's American Bar about a fortnight later.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Four men were discussing the verdict at the adjourned inquest upon Victor Bidlake, at Soto's American Bar about a fortnight later.
verdict
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From this reading Four men were discussing the verdict at the adjourned inquest upon Victor Bidlake, at Soto's American Bar about a fortnight later.
Victor
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From this reading Four men were discussing the verdict at the adjourned inquest upon Victor Bidlake, at Soto's American Bar about a fortnight later.
Voss
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At a table a short distance away, Francis Ledsam was seated with a cocktail and a dish of almonds before him.
weeks
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Four men were discussing the verdict at the adjourned inquest upon Victor Bidlake, at Soto's American Bar about a fortnight later.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At a table a short distance away, Francis Ledsam was seated with a cocktail and a dish of almonds before him.
world
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From this reading “It just shows,” Peter Jacks declared, “that crime is the easiest game in the world.
young
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From this reading They were Robert Fairfax, a young actor in musical comedy, Peter Jacks, a cinema producer, Gerald Morse, a dress designer, and Sidney Voss, a musical composer and librettist, all habitues of the place and members of the little circle towards which the dead man had seemed, during the last few weeks of his life, to have become attracted.
