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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 PEACE HAS A FEW FRIENDS――A MUSICAL AND ANECDOTAL EVENING.
acquired
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From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PEACE HAS A FEW FRIENDS――A MUSICAL AND ANECDOTAL EVENING.
ANECDOTAL
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From this reading PEACE HAS A FEW FRIENDS――A MUSICAL AND ANECDOTAL EVENING.
any
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From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
arranged
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From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was nothing he dreaded, at this time, so much as falling in with a Sheffield or Manchester policeman or detective.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was nothing he dreaded, at this time, so much as falling in with a Sheffield or Manchester policeman or detective.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had this not been the case he never could have escaped detection for so long a period.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
burglaries
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From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
case
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From this reading Had this not been the case he never could have escaped detection for so long a period.
certainly
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From this reading To the members of the London constabulary force he was not known, and certainly not one of them had at this time the faintest notion that he was Peace.
Charles
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From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
companions
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From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
confederates
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From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
constabulary
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From this reading To the members of the London constabulary force he was not known, and certainly not one of them had at this time the faintest notion that he was Peace.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Had this not been the case he never could have escaped detection for so long a period.
crime
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From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
detection
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From this reading Had this not been the case he never could have escaped detection for so long a period.
detective
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From this reading There was nothing he dreaded, at this time, so much as falling in with a Sheffield or Manchester policeman or detective.
dispose
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From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
dreaded
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From this reading There was nothing he dreaded, at this time, so much as falling in with a Sheffield or Manchester policeman or detective.
endeavouring
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From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
escaped
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From this reading Had this not been the case he never could have escaped detection for so long a period.
EVENING
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From this reading PEACE HAS A FEW FRIENDS――A MUSICAL AND ANECDOTAL EVENING.
faintest
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From this reading To the members of the London constabulary force he was not known, and certainly not one of them had at this time the faintest notion that he was Peace.
falling
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From this reading There was nothing he dreaded, at this time, so much as falling in with a Sheffield or Manchester policeman or detective.
FEW
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From this reading PEACE HAS A FEW FRIENDS――A MUSICAL AND ANECDOTAL EVENING.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had this not been the case he never could have escaped detection for so long a period.
force
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From this reading To the members of the London constabulary force he was not known, and certainly not one of them had at this time the faintest notion that he was Peace.
FRIENDS
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From this reading PEACE HAS A FEW FRIENDS――A MUSICAL AND ANECDOTAL EVENING.
further
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From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PEACE HAS A FEW FRIENDS――A MUSICAL AND ANECDOTAL EVENING.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had this not been the case he never could have escaped detection for so long a period.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
known
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From this reading To the members of the London constabulary force he was not known, and certainly not one of them had at this time the faintest notion that he was Peace.
London
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From this reading To the members of the London constabulary force he was not known, and certainly not one of them had at this time the faintest notion that he was Peace.
long
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From this reading Had this not been the case he never could have escaped detection for so long a period.
Manchester
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From this reading There was nothing he dreaded, at this time, so much as falling in with a Sheffield or Manchester policeman or detective.
members
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From this reading To the members of the London constabulary force he was not known, and certainly not one of them had at this time the faintest notion that he was Peace.
much
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From this reading There was nothing he dreaded, at this time, so much as falling in with a Sheffield or Manchester policeman or detective.
MUSICAL
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From this reading PEACE HAS A FEW FRIENDS――A MUSICAL AND ANECDOTAL EVENING.
never
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From this reading Had this not been the case he never could have escaped detection for so long a period.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing he dreaded, at this time, so much as falling in with a Sheffield or Manchester policeman or detective.
notion
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From this reading To the members of the London constabulary force he was not known, and certainly not one of them had at this time the faintest notion that he was Peace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To the members of the London constabulary force he was not known, and certainly not one of them had at this time the faintest notion that he was Peace.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
PEACE
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From this reading PEACE HAS A FEW FRIENDS――A MUSICAL AND ANECDOTAL EVENING.
period
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From this reading Had this not been the case he never could have escaped detection for so long a period.
policeman
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From this reading There was nothing he dreaded, at this time, so much as falling in with a Sheffield or Manchester policeman or detective.
property
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From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
risk
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From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
run
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From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
Sheffield
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From this reading There was nothing he dreaded, at this time, so much as falling in with a Sheffield or Manchester policeman or detective.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was nothing he dreaded, at this time, so much as falling in with a Sheffield or Manchester policeman or detective.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To the members of the London constabulary force he was not known, and certainly not one of them had at this time the faintest notion that he was Peace.
There
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From this reading There was nothing he dreaded, at this time, so much as falling in with a Sheffield or Manchester policeman or detective.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was nothing he dreaded, at this time, so much as falling in with a Sheffield or Manchester policeman or detective.
time
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From this reading There was nothing he dreaded, at this time, so much as falling in with a Sheffield or Manchester policeman or detective.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
two
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From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
various
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From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was arranged between the two confederates, or companions, in crime, that Charles Peace was not to run any further risk by endeavouring to dispose of the property he had acquired by his various burglaries.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was nothing he dreaded, at this time, so much as falling in with a Sheffield or Manchester policeman or detective.
