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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 A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
absolute
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From this reading In such a pose she may readily extract some coveted article from either his tie or his pocket, with almost absolute certainty of avoiding detection.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
almost
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From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was wholly at a loss for a tenable theory till he thought of the frequency with which men are robbed of scarf-pins or similar trifles--and then a sickening possibility possessed him.
article
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From this reading In such a pose she may readily extract some coveted article from either his tie or his pocket, with almost absolute certainty of avoiding detection.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was wholly at a loss for a tenable theory till he thought of the frequency with which men are robbed of scarf-pins or similar trifles--and then a sickening possibility possessed him.
avoiding
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From this reading In such a pose she may readily extract some coveted article from either his tie or his pocket, with almost absolute certainty of avoiding detection.
breast
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From this reading One of the commonest devices that a woman employs in such a petty theft is to faint on the breast of her victim.
building
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From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
certainty
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From this reading In such a pose she may readily extract some coveted article from either his tie or his pocket, with almost absolute certainty of avoiding detection.
cigar
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From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
commonest
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From this reading One of the commonest devices that a woman employs in such a petty theft is to faint on the breast of her victim.
coveted
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From this reading In such a pose she may readily extract some coveted article from either his tie or his pocket, with almost absolute certainty of avoiding detection.
credit
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From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
detection
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From this reading In such a pose she may readily extract some coveted article from either his tie or his pocket, with almost absolute certainty of avoiding detection.
devices
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From this reading One of the commonest devices that a woman employs in such a petty theft is to faint on the breast of her victim.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not seem possible--and yet the fact remained that Dorothy had fainted thus against him, and the poisoned cigar was gone.
disappearance
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From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
Dorothy
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From this reading It did not seem possible--and yet the fact remained that Dorothy had fainted thus against him, and the poisoned cigar was gone.
effort
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From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading In such a pose she may readily extract some coveted article from either his tie or his pocket, with almost absolute certainty of avoiding detection.
employs
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From this reading One of the commonest devices that a woman employs in such a petty theft is to faint on the breast of her victim.
extract
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From this reading In such a pose she may readily extract some coveted article from either his tie or his pocket, with almost absolute certainty of avoiding detection.
fact
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From this reading It did not seem possible--and yet the fact remained that Dorothy had fainted thus against him, and the poisoned cigar was gone.
faint
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From this reading One of the commonest devices that a woman employs in such a petty theft is to faint on the breast of her victim.
fainted
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From this reading It did not seem possible--and yet the fact remained that Dorothy had fainted thus against him, and the poisoned cigar was gone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
frequency
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From this reading He was wholly at a loss for a tenable theory till he thought of the frequency with which men are robbed of scarf-pins or similar trifles--and then a sickening possibility possessed him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In such a pose she may readily extract some coveted article from either his tie or his pocket, with almost absolute certainty of avoiding detection.
GarrisonnounUS /ˈɡærəsən/
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
gone
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From this reading It did not seem possible--and yet the fact remained that Dorothy had fainted thus against him, and the poisoned cigar was gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It did not seem possible--and yet the fact remained that Dorothy had fainted thus against him, and the poisoned cigar was gone.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One of the commonest devices that a woman employs in such a petty theft is to faint on the breast of her victim.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was wholly at a loss for a tenable theory till he thought of the frequency with which men are robbed of scarf-pins or similar trifles--and then a sickening possibility possessed him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the commonest devices that a woman employs in such a petty theft is to faint on the breast of her victim.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not seem possible--and yet the fact remained that Dorothy had fainted thus against him, and the poisoned cigar was gone.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
loss
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From this reading He was wholly at a loss for a tenable theory till he thought of the frequency with which men are robbed of scarf-pins or similar trifles--and then a sickening possibility possessed him.
lost
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From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading In such a pose she may readily extract some coveted article from either his tie or his pocket, with almost absolute certainty of avoiding detection.
mechanically
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From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
men
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From this reading He was wholly at a loss for a tenable theory till he thought of the frequency with which men are robbed of scarf-pins or similar trifles--and then a sickening possibility possessed him.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
moment
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From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
moved
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From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not seem possible--and yet the fact remained that Dorothy had fainted thus against him, and the poisoned cigar was gone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One of the commonest devices that a woman employs in such a petty theft is to faint on the breast of her victim.
once
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From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the commonest devices that a woman employs in such a petty theft is to faint on the breast of her victim.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was wholly at a loss for a tenable theory till he thought of the frequency with which men are robbed of scarf-pins or similar trifles--and then a sickening possibility possessed him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
PARK
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From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
passing
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From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
petty
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From this reading One of the commonest devices that a woman employs in such a petty theft is to faint on the breast of her victim.
pocket
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From this reading In such a pose she may readily extract some coveted article from either his tie or his pocket, with almost absolute certainty of avoiding detection.
pockets
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From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
poisoned
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From this reading It did not seem possible--and yet the fact remained that Dorothy had fainted thus against him, and the poisoned cigar was gone.
pose
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From this reading In such a pose she may readily extract some coveted article from either his tie or his pocket, with almost absolute certainty of avoiding detection.
possessed
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From this reading He was wholly at a loss for a tenable theory till he thought of the frequency with which men are robbed of scarf-pins or similar trifles--and then a sickening possibility possessed him.
possibility
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From this reading He was wholly at a loss for a tenable theory till he thought of the frequency with which men are robbed of scarf-pins or similar trifles--and then a sickening possibility possessed him.
possible
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From this reading It did not seem possible--and yet the fact remained that Dorothy had fainted thus against him, and the poisoned cigar was gone.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In such a pose she may readily extract some coveted article from either his tie or his pocket, with almost absolute certainty of avoiding detection.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It did not seem possible--and yet the fact remained that Dorothy had fainted thus against him, and the poisoned cigar was gone.
revolved
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From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
robbed
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From this reading He was wholly at a loss for a tenable theory till he thought of the frequency with which men are robbed of scarf-pins or similar trifles--and then a sickening possibility possessed him.
scarf-pins
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From this reading He was wholly at a loss for a tenable theory till he thought of the frequency with which men are robbed of scarf-pins or similar trifles--and then a sickening possibility possessed him.
searching
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From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
seem
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From this reading It did not seem possible--and yet the fact remained that Dorothy had fainted thus against him, and the poisoned cigar was gone.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In such a pose she may readily extract some coveted article from either his tie or his pocket, with almost absolute certainty of avoiding detection.
sickening
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From this reading He was wholly at a loss for a tenable theory till he thought of the frequency with which men are robbed of scarf-pins or similar trifles--and then a sickening possibility possessed him.
similar
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From this reading He was wholly at a loss for a tenable theory till he thought of the frequency with which men are robbed of scarf-pins or similar trifles--and then a sickening possibility possessed him.
slowly
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From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
some
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From this reading In such a pose she may readily extract some coveted article from either his tie or his pocket, with almost absolute certainty of avoiding detection.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading One of the commonest devices that a woman employs in such a petty theft is to faint on the breast of her victim.
tenable
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From this reading He was wholly at a loss for a tenable theory till he thought of the frequency with which men are robbed of scarf-pins or similar trifles--and then a sickening possibility possessed him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of the commonest devices that a woman employs in such a petty theft is to faint on the breast of her victim.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
theft
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From this reading One of the commonest devices that a woman employs in such a petty theft is to faint on the breast of her victim.
then
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From this reading He was wholly at a loss for a tenable theory till he thought of the frequency with which men are robbed of scarf-pins or similar trifles--and then a sickening possibility possessed him.
theory
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From this reading He was wholly at a loss for a tenable theory till he thought of the frequency with which men are robbed of scarf-pins or similar trifles--and then a sickening possibility possessed him.
there
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From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was wholly at a loss for a tenable theory till he thought of the frequency with which men are robbed of scarf-pins or similar trifles--and then a sickening possibility possessed him.
thus
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From this reading It did not seem possible--and yet the fact remained that Dorothy had fainted thus against him, and the poisoned cigar was gone.
tie
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From this reading In such a pose she may readily extract some coveted article from either his tie or his pocket, with almost absolute certainty of avoiding detection.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He was wholly at a loss for a tenable theory till he thought of the frequency with which men are robbed of scarf-pins or similar trifles--and then a sickening possibility possessed him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
trifles
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From this reading He was wholly at a loss for a tenable theory till he thought of the frequency with which men are robbed of scarf-pins or similar trifles--and then a sickening possibility possessed him.
TRYST
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From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
Unable
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From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
victim
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From this reading One of the commonest devices that a woman employs in such a petty theft is to faint on the breast of her victim.
wall
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From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was wholly at a loss for a tenable theory till he thought of the frequency with which men are robbed of scarf-pins or similar trifles--and then a sickening possibility possessed him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A TRYST IN THE PARK Unable for a moment to credit his senses, Garrison moved over against the wall of the building he was passing, and stood there, slowly, almost mechanically, searching his pockets once again, while his mind revolved about the lost cigar, in an effort to understand its disappearance.
wholly
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From this reading He was wholly at a loss for a tenable theory till he thought of the frequency with which men are robbed of scarf-pins or similar trifles--and then a sickening possibility possessed him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was wholly at a loss for a tenable theory till he thought of the frequency with which men are robbed of scarf-pins or similar trifles--and then a sickening possibility possessed him.
woman
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From this reading One of the commonest devices that a woman employs in such a petty theft is to faint on the breast of her victim.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It did not seem possible--and yet the fact remained that Dorothy had fainted thus against him, and the poisoned cigar was gone.
