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Chapter II
"Police!" he cried. "They're useless. We shall have a swarm of thick-headed bunglers over here to-morrow. If they sent one smart man down from Scotland Yard they might do some good. But the plain-clothes men of the local constabulary haven't sufficient practice in serious crime to pursue any clever methods of investigation."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Police!" he cried.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If they sent one smart man down from Scotland Yard they might do some good.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We shall have a swarm of thick-headed bunglers over here to-morrow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We shall have a swarm of thick-headed bunglers over here to-morrow.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “If they sent one smart man down from Scotland Yard they might do some good.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “If they sent one smart man down from Scotland Yard they might do some good.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “We shall have a swarm of thick-headed bunglers over here to-morrow.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We shall have a swarm of thick-headed bunglers over here to-morrow.”
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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 We shall have a swarm of thick-headed bunglers over here to-morrow.
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From this reading But the plain-clothes men of the local constabulary haven't sufficient practice in serious crime to pursue any clever methods of investigation."
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From this reading We shall have a swarm of thick-headed bunglers over here to-morrow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the plain-clothes men of the local constabulary haven't sufficient practice in serious crime to pursue any clever methods of investigation."
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From this reading But the plain-clothes men of the local constabulary haven't sufficient practice in serious crime to pursue any clever methods of investigation."
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From this reading But the plain-clothes men of the local constabulary haven't sufficient practice in serious crime to pursue any clever methods of investigation."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Police!" he cried.
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From this reading But the plain-clothes men of the local constabulary haven't sufficient practice in serious crime to pursue any clever methods of investigation."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If they sent one smart man down from Scotland Yard they might do some good.
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From this reading If they sent one smart man down from Scotland Yard they might do some good.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If they sent one smart man down from Scotland Yard they might do some good.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If they sent one smart man down from Scotland Yard they might do some good.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We shall have a swarm of thick-headed bunglers over here to-morrow.
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From this reading But the plain-clothes men of the local constabulary haven't sufficient practice in serious crime to pursue any clever methods of investigation."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Police!" he cried.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We shall have a swarm of thick-headed bunglers over here to-morrow.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they sent one smart man down from Scotland Yard they might do some good.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the plain-clothes men of the local constabulary haven't sufficient practice in serious crime to pursue any clever methods of investigation."
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From this reading But the plain-clothes men of the local constabulary haven't sufficient practice in serious crime to pursue any clever methods of investigation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the plain-clothes men of the local constabulary haven't sufficient practice in serious crime to pursue any clever methods of investigation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If they sent one smart man down from Scotland Yard they might do some good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the plain-clothes men of the local constabulary haven't sufficient practice in serious crime to pursue any clever methods of investigation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the plain-clothes men of the local constabulary haven't sufficient practice in serious crime to pursue any clever methods of investigation."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If they sent one smart man down from Scotland Yard they might do some good.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We shall have a swarm of thick-headed bunglers over here to-morrow.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If they sent one smart man down from Scotland Yard they might do some good.
above and across; more than
From this reading We shall have a swarm of thick-headed bunglers over here to-morrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the plain-clothes men of the local constabulary haven't sufficient practice in serious crime to pursue any clever methods of investigation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Police!" he cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the plain-clothes men of the local constabulary haven't sufficient practice in serious crime to pursue any clever methods of investigation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the plain-clothes men of the local constabulary haven't sufficient practice in serious crime to pursue any clever methods of investigation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If they sent one smart man down from Scotland Yard they might do some good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If they sent one smart man down from Scotland Yard they might do some good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the plain-clothes men of the local constabulary haven't sufficient practice in serious crime to pursue any clever methods of investigation."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall have a swarm of thick-headed bunglers over here to-morrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If they sent one smart man down from Scotland Yard they might do some good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If they sent one smart man down from Scotland Yard they might do some good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the plain-clothes men of the local constabulary haven't sufficient practice in serious crime to pursue any clever methods of investigation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shall have a swarm of thick-headed bunglers over here to-morrow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the plain-clothes men of the local constabulary haven't sufficient practice in serious crime to pursue any clever methods of investigation."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If they sent one smart man down from Scotland Yard they might do some good.
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From this reading "They're useless.
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From this reading We shall have a swarm of thick-headed bunglers over here to-morrow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the plain-clothes men of the local constabulary haven't sufficient practice in serious crime to pursue any clever methods of investigation."
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From this reading We shall have a swarm of thick-headed bunglers over here to-morrow.
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From this reading "They're useless.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall have a swarm of thick-headed bunglers over here to-morrow.
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From this reading If they sent one smart man down from Scotland Yard they might do some good.
