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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 "You see, Percival had always been a thorn in the old man's flesh.
adorned
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From this reading Many people asserted that Brooks would sooner have left his money to charitable institutions than seen it squandered upon the brightest stars that adorned the music-hall stage.
all
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From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
always
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From this reading "You see, Percival had always been a thorn in the old man's flesh.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
arisen
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From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
asserted
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From this reading Many people asserted that Brooks would sooner have left his money to charitable institutions than seen it squandered upon the brightest stars that adorned the music-hall stage.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You see, Percival had always been a thorn in the old man's flesh.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
bitter
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From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
brightest
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From this reading Many people asserted that Brooks would sooner have left his money to charitable institutions than seen it squandered upon the brightest stars that adorned the music-hall stage.
Brooks
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From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
case
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From this reading FORGERY "The facts that transpired in connection with this extraordinary case were sufficiently mysterious to puzzle everybody.
charitable
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From this reading Many people asserted that Brooks would sooner have left his money to charitable institutions than seen it squandered upon the brightest stars that adorned the music-hall stage.
committed
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From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
completely
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From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
connection
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From this reading FORGERY "The facts that transpired in connection with this extraordinary case were sufficiently mysterious to puzzle everybody.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
cut
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From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
day
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From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
deadly
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From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
debts
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From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading FORGERY "The facts that transpired in connection with this extraordinary case were sufficiently mysterious to puzzle everybody.
extraordinary
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From this reading FORGERY "The facts that transpired in connection with this extraordinary case were sufficiently mysterious to puzzle everybody.
eyes
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From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
facts
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From this reading FORGERY "The facts that transpired in connection with this extraordinary case were sufficiently mysterious to puzzle everybody.
father
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From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
favourite
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From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
Fitzwilliam
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From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
flesh
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From this reading "You see, Percival had always been a thorn in the old man's flesh.
FORGERY
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From this reading FORGERY "The facts that transpired in connection with this extraordinary case were sufficiently mysterious to puzzle everybody.
friends
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From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
gambling
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From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
grasped
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From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You see, Percival had always been a thorn in the old man's flesh.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
Horse-racing
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From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
household
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From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
idea
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From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FORGERY "The facts that transpired in connection with this extraordinary case were sufficiently mysterious to puzzle everybody.
institutions
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From this reading Many people asserted that Brooks would sooner have left his money to charitable institutions than seen it squandered upon the brightest stars that adorned the music-hall stage.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Many people asserted that Brooks would sooner have left his money to charitable institutions than seen it squandered upon the brightest stars that adorned the music-hall stage.
latter's
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From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many people asserted that Brooks would sooner have left his money to charitable institutions than seen it squandered upon the brightest stars that adorned the music-hall stage.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
man
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From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
man's
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From this reading "You see, Percival had always been a thorn in the old man's flesh.
many
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From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
money
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From this reading Many people asserted that Brooks would sooner have left his money to charitable institutions than seen it squandered upon the brightest stars that adorned the music-hall stage.
Mr
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From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
music-hall
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From this reading Many people asserted that Brooks would sooner have left his money to charitable institutions than seen it squandered upon the brightest stars that adorned the music-hall stage.
music-halls
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From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading FORGERY "The facts that transpired in connection with this extraordinary case were sufficiently mysterious to puzzle everybody.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
off
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From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
old
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From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
people
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From this reading Many people asserted that Brooks would sooner have left his money to charitable institutions than seen it squandered upon the brightest stars that adorned the music-hall stage.
Percival
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From this reading "You see, Percival had always been a thorn in the old man's flesh.
Place
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From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
pork-butcher's
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From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
proverbial
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From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
puzzle
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From this reading FORGERY "The facts that transpired in connection with this extraordinary case were sufficiently mysterious to puzzle everybody.
quarrels
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From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
racing
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From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
see
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From this reading "You see, Percival had always been a thorn in the old man's flesh.
seen
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From this reading Many people asserted that Brooks would sooner have left his money to charitable institutions than seen it squandered upon the brightest stars that adorned the music-hall stage.
shilling
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From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
sins
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From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
son
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From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
sooner
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From this reading Many people asserted that Brooks would sooner have left his money to charitable institutions than seen it squandered upon the brightest stars that adorned the music-hall stage.
squandered
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From this reading Many people asserted that Brooks would sooner have left his money to charitable institutions than seen it squandered upon the brightest stars that adorned the music-hall stage.
stage
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From this reading Many people asserted that Brooks would sooner have left his money to charitable institutions than seen it squandered upon the brightest stars that adorned the music-hall stage.
stars
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From this reading Many people asserted that Brooks would sooner have left his money to charitable institutions than seen it squandered upon the brightest stars that adorned the music-hall stage.
sufficiently
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From this reading FORGERY "The facts that transpired in connection with this extraordinary case were sufficiently mysterious to puzzle everybody.
testify
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From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Many people asserted that Brooks would sooner have left his money to charitable institutions than seen it squandered upon the brightest stars that adorned the music-hall stage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FORGERY "The facts that transpired in connection with this extraordinary case were sufficiently mysterious to puzzle everybody.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FORGERY "The facts that transpired in connection with this extraordinary case were sufficiently mysterious to puzzle everybody.
theatres
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From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading FORGERY "The facts that transpired in connection with this extraordinary case were sufficiently mysterious to puzzle everybody.
thorn
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From this reading "You see, Percival had always been a thorn in the old man's flesh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FORGERY "The facts that transpired in connection with this extraordinary case were sufficiently mysterious to puzzle everybody.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
transpired
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From this reading FORGERY "The facts that transpired in connection with this extraordinary case were sufficiently mysterious to puzzle everybody.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Many people asserted that Brooks would sooner have left his money to charitable institutions than seen it squandered upon the brightest stars that adorned the music-hall stage.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading FORGERY "The facts that transpired in connection with this extraordinary case were sufficiently mysterious to puzzle everybody.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Horse-racing, gambling, theatres, and music-halls were, in the old pork-butcher's eyes, so many deadly sins which his son committed every day of his life, and all the Fitzwilliam Place household could testify to the many and bitter quarrels which had arisen between father and son over the latter's gambling or racing debts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading FORGERY "The facts that transpired in connection with this extraordinary case were sufficiently mysterious to puzzle everybody.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Many people asserted that Brooks would sooner have left his money to charitable institutions than seen it squandered upon the brightest stars that adorned the music-hall stage.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As I told you before, all Mr. Brooks' friends never quite grasped the idea that the old man should so completely have cut off his favourite son with the proverbial shilling.
