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Chapter XXXIX
PURSUIT. Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him. There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him. It subsided. How could Alice Arden have possessed such an influence over this man, who seemed to hate her?
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a person who helps another person commit a crime
From this reading “There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “How could Alice Arden have possessed such an influence over this man, who seemed to hate her?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How could Alice Arden have possessed such an influence over this man, who seemed to hate her?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.
a person who helps another person commit a crime
From this reading There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.
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From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
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From this reading There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading How could Alice Arden have possessed such an influence over this man, who seemed to hate her?
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From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
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From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
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From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
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From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.
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From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
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From this reading There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
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From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
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From this reading How could Alice Arden have possessed such an influence over this man, who seemed to hate her?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How could Alice Arden have possessed such an influence over this man, who seemed to hate her?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
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From this reading How could Alice Arden have possessed such an influence over this man, who seemed to hate her?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.
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From this reading How could Alice Arden have possessed such an influence over this man, who seemed to hate her?
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From this reading There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It subsided.
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From this reading There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.
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From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
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From this reading How could Alice Arden have possessed such an influence over this man, who seemed to hate her?
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From this reading There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.
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From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
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From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
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From this reading There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.
above and across; more than
From this reading How could Alice Arden have possessed such an influence over this man, who seemed to hate her?
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From this reading There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.
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From this reading How could Alice Arden have possessed such an influence over this man, who seemed to hate her?
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From this reading PURSUIT.
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From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How could Alice Arden have possessed such an influence over this man, who seemed to hate her?
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From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
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From this reading It subsided.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading How could Alice Arden have possessed such an influence over this man, who seemed to hate her?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
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From this reading There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How could Alice Arden have possessed such an influence over this man, who seemed to hate her?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How could Alice Arden have possessed such an influence over this man, who seemed to hate her?
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From this reading There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
at the time that
From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.
which person or people
From this reading How could Alice Arden have possessed such an influence over this man, who seemed to hate her?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Arrived at Mortlake, when Mr. Longcluse had discovered with certainty the flight of Alice Arden, his first thought was that Sir Richard had betrayed him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was a momentary paroxysm of insane violence, in which, if he could only have discovered that he was the accomplice of Alice's escape, I think he would have killed him.
