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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 “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
account
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From this reading I will just give you a circumstantial account view of the case.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
all
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
Cartridge
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
case
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From this reading I will just give you a circumstantial account view of the case.
circumstantial
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From this reading I will just give you a circumstantial account view of the case.
come
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
confess
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
convinced
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
dead
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
different
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
facts
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
felt
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
friends
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From this reading “‘Send for his friends?’
give
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From this reading I will just give you a circumstantial account view of the case.
got
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
happened
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From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “‘Send for his friends?’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
IDENTITY
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From this reading MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
inspector
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From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
just
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From this reading I will just give you a circumstantial account view of the case.
knowledge
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
man
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
MISTAKEN
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From this reading MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
Mr
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
oh
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From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
opinion
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
others
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
police-station
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From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
put
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From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
question
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From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
repeated
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From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
reply
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From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
right
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
said
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
Send
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From this reading “‘Send for his friends?’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
there
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From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
view
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From this reading I will just give you a circumstantial account view of the case.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “I felt convinced,” said Mr. Cartridge, “that I had got the right man, for all the facts that had come to my knowledge were dead against him, but I am free to confess that there were others who were of a different opinion.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will just give you a circumstantial account view of the case.
yes
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From this reading I repeated, in reply to a question put to me by the inspector of a police-station at which I happened to be; ‘oh, yes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will just give you a circumstantial account view of the case.
