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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 Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
additional
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From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The woman who had seen the strange man go up to Redmond’s room had given her information to the detective alone, and Nick kept it to himself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The woman who had seen the strange man go up to Redmond’s room had given her information to the detective alone, and Nick kept it to himself.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jack Redmond’s death promised to give the police of New York another job, but no one suspected that he was Carter’s spy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
attention
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From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jack Redmond’s death promised to give the police of New York another job, but no one suspected that he was Carter’s spy.
CARD
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From this reading THE CARD CLEW.
Carter
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From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
Carter's
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From this reading Jack Redmond’s death promised to give the police of New York another job, but no one suspected that he was Carter’s spy.
certain
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From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
city
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From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
Claude
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From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
CLEW
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From this reading THE CARD CLEW.
crook
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From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
death
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From this reading Jack Redmond’s death promised to give the police of New York another job, but no one suspected that he was Carter’s spy.
detective
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From this reading The woman who had seen the strange man go up to Redmond’s room had given her information to the detective alone, and Nick kept it to himself.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
disappearance
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From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
discovered
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From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
doubt
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From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
expected
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From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
find
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From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
give
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From this reading Jack Redmond’s death promised to give the police of New York another job, but no one suspected that he was Carter’s spy.
given
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From this reading The woman who had seen the strange man go up to Redmond’s room had given her information to the detective alone, and Nick kept it to himself.
go
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From this reading The woman who had seen the strange man go up to Redmond’s room had given her information to the detective alone, and Nick kept it to himself.
gone
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From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The woman who had seen the strange man go up to Redmond’s room had given her information to the detective alone, and Nick kept it to himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack Redmond’s death promised to give the police of New York another job, but no one suspected that he was Carter’s spy.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The woman who had seen the strange man go up to Redmond’s room had given her information to the detective alone, and Nick kept it to himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The woman who had seen the strange man go up to Redmond’s room had given her information to the detective alone, and Nick kept it to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
incentive
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From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
information
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From this reading The woman who had seen the strange man go up to Redmond’s room had given her information to the detective alone, and Nick kept it to himself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The woman who had seen the strange man go up to Redmond’s room had given her information to the detective alone, and Nick kept it to himself.
Jack
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From this reading Jack Redmond’s death promised to give the police of New York another job, but no one suspected that he was Carter’s spy.
job
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From this reading Jack Redmond’s death promised to give the police of New York another job, but no one suspected that he was Carter’s spy.
keep
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From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
kept
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From this reading The woman who had seen the strange man go up to Redmond’s room had given her information to the detective alone, and Nick kept it to himself.
Lamont
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From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
Lamont's
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From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
man
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From this reading The woman who had seen the strange man go up to Redmond’s room had given her information to the detective alone, and Nick kept it to himself.
mansion
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From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
Margie
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From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
matter
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From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
meet
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From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
millionaire's
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From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
New
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From this reading Jack Redmond’s death promised to give the police of New York another job, but no one suspected that he was Carter’s spy.
Nick
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From this reading The woman who had seen the strange man go up to Redmond’s room had given her information to the detective alone, and Nick kept it to himself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Jack Redmond’s death promised to give the police of New York another job, but no one suspected that he was Carter’s spy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jack Redmond’s death promised to give the police of New York another job, but no one suspected that he was Carter’s spy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jack Redmond’s death promised to give the police of New York another job, but no one suspected that he was Carter’s spy.
out
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From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
own
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From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
person
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From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
police
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From this reading Jack Redmond’s death promised to give the police of New York another job, but no one suspected that he was Carter’s spy.
promised
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From this reading Jack Redmond’s death promised to give the police of New York another job, but no one suspected that he was Carter’s spy.
put
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From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
Redmond's
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From this reading Jack Redmond’s death promised to give the police of New York another job, but no one suspected that he was Carter’s spy.
resolved
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From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
room
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From this reading The woman who had seen the strange man go up to Redmond’s room had given her information to the detective alone, and Nick kept it to himself.
seen
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From this reading The woman who had seen the strange man go up to Redmond’s room had given her information to the detective alone, and Nick kept it to himself.
set
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From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
son
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From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
spy
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From this reading Jack Redmond’s death promised to give the police of New York another job, but no one suspected that he was Carter’s spy.
spying
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From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
strange
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From this reading The woman who had seen the strange man go up to Redmond’s room had given her information to the detective alone, and Nick kept it to himself.
suspected
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From this reading Jack Redmond’s death promised to give the police of New York another job, but no one suspected that he was Carter’s spy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jack Redmond’s death promised to give the police of New York another job, but no one suspected that he was Carter’s spy.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CARD CLEW.
Then
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From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack Redmond’s death promised to give the police of New York another job, but no one suspected that he was Carter’s spy.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
trail
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From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
Trocadero
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From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
turn
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From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
up
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From this reading The woman who had seen the strange man go up to Redmond’s room had given her information to the detective alone, and Nick kept it to himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jack Redmond’s death promised to give the police of New York another job, but no one suspected that he was Carter’s spy.
way
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From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Then, the disappearance of Margie from the Trocadero, whither she had gone to meet a person discovered to be the millionaire’s son, was an additional incentive for the detective, and he went from Lamont’s mansion to a certain part of the city where he expected to find the heir.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The woman who had seen the strange man go up to Redmond’s room had given her information to the detective alone, and Nick kept it to himself.
woman
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From this reading The woman who had seen the strange man go up to Redmond’s room had given her information to the detective alone, and Nick kept it to himself.
York
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From this reading Jack Redmond’s death promised to give the police of New York another job, but no one suspected that he was Carter’s spy.
young
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From this reading He did not doubt that the crook had been put out of the way because he was on the right trail in the matter of spying, and as he--Carter--had set Jack to keep track of Claude Lamont, he resolved to turn his own attention to that young man.
