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A woman's debt
A woman's debt

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THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.
It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.
Amongst his various clubs was a very unpretentious and Bohemian one called “The Strollers.”
As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.
If Miss Alma Buckley was still in the profession, he would find somebody here who knew her, or at any rate knew of her.
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A woman's debt

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of A woman's debt is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.
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It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.
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Amongst his various clubs was a very unpretentious and Bohemian one called “The Strollers.”
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As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.
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If Miss Alma Buckley was still in the profession, he would find somebody here who knew her, or at any rate knew of her.

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About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.”

Amongst preposition US /əˈmʌŋst/

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading “Amongst his various clubs was a very unpretentious and Bohemian one called “The Strollers.””

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.”

Beyond preposition US /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading “It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.”

Having auxiliary verb US /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading “THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.”

Nobody pronoun US /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading “It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Amongst his various clubs was a very unpretentious and Bohemian one called “The Strollers.””

Somebody pronoun US /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/

a person, without saying who

From this reading “If Miss Alma Buckley was still in the profession, he would find somebody here who knew her, or at any rate knew of her.”

Whether conjunction US /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading “THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “If Miss Alma Buckley was still in the profession, he would find somebody here who knew her, or at any rate knew of her.”

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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 THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

ability

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From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

acquaintances

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From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

admirers

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From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

admitted

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From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

AGAIN

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

agreeable

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From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

Alma

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

also

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From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

AmongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading Amongst his various clubs was a very unpretentious and Bohemian one called “The Strollers.”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

any

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From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

artists

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From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

arts

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From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading If Miss Alma Buckley was still in the profession, he would find somebody here who knew her, or at any rate knew of her.

authors

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From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

average

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From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

better

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From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

body

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

Bohemian

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From this reading Amongst his various clubs was a very unpretentious and Bohemian one called “The Strollers.”

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

Buckley

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

called

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From this reading Amongst his various clubs was a very unpretentious and Bohemian one called “The Strollers.”

cheer

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

Christmas

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

clubs

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From this reading Amongst his various clubs was a very unpretentious and Bohemian one called “The Strollers.”

credited

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From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

discover

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

enjoyable

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

few

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From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

find

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From this reading If Miss Alma Buckley was still in the profession, he would find somebody here who knew her, or at any rate knew of her.

fortified

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

found

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

getting

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From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

good

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

great

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From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading If Miss Alma Buckley was still in the profession, he would find somebody here who knew her, or at any rate knew of her.

here

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From this reading If Miss Alma Buckley was still in the profession, he would find somebody here who knew her, or at any rate knew of her.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

how

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From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

implied

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From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

information

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From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

jollity

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

journalists

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From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

knew

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From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

land

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

livelihood

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From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

living

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mainly

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From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

man-about-town

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From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

means

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From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

members

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From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

Miss

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most

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

musicians

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From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

name

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From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

need

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From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

never

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From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

New

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Amongst his various clubs was a very unpretentious and Bohemian one called “The Strollers.”

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading If Miss Alma Buckley was still in the profession, he would find somebody here who knew her, or at any rate knew of her.

ordinary

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From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

people

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From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

portals

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From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

practise

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From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

profession

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From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

rate

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From this reading If Miss Alma Buckley was still in the profession, he would find somebody here who knew her, or at any rate knew of her.

recruited

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From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

ROBBED

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SAFE

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

said

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From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

season's

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

Sellars

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

set

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/

a person, without saying who

From this reading If Miss Alma Buckley was still in the profession, he would find somebody here who knew her, or at any rate knew of her.

spent

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

spirits

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

still

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

Strollers

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From this reading Amongst his various clubs was a very unpretentious and Bohemian one called “The Strollers.”

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

theatrical

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From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

unpretentious

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From this reading Amongst his various clubs was a very unpretentious and Bohemian one called “The Strollers.”

various

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From this reading Amongst his various clubs was a very unpretentious and Bohemian one called “The Strollers.”

very

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From this reading Amongst his various clubs was a very unpretentious and Bohemian one called “The Strollers.”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading As its name implied, its members were mainly recruited from the theatrical profession, but it also admitted within its portals musicians, artists, journalists, authors, and a few people who were great admirers of the arts but did not practise any of them as a means of livelihood.

work

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading If Miss Alma Buckley was still in the profession, he would find somebody here who knew her, or at any rate knew of her.

Year

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From this reading THE SAFE IS ROBBED AGAIN In the New Year, Sellars, having spent a most enjoyable Christmas, and fortified both in spirits and body by the season’s jollity and good cheer, set to work to discover whether Miss Alma Buckley was still in the land of the living, and if so, where she was to be found.

young

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From this reading It has been said that nobody knew better how to set about getting information that he was in need of than this agreeable young man-about-town, who had never been credited by his ordinary acquaintances with ability beyond the average.