Chapter XX · Conclusion

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

later than; following

From this reading And he found, as he had so often found before, that what had seemed a complicated and insoluble mystery was really a very simple happening after all.

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From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

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

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

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

From this reading And he found, as he had so often found before, that what had seemed a complicated and insoluble mystery was really a very simple happening after all.

a shelter from danger or hardship

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

being joined in close association

From this reading Though he had never been passionately in love with her, they had been sincerely attached, and for some time he was crushed beneath the blow.

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

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Though he had never been passionately in love with her, they had been sincerely attached, and for some time he was crushed beneath the blow.

inflected form of “befall” — become of; happen to

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading Though he had never been passionately in love with her, they had been sincerely attached, and for some time he was crushed beneath the blow.

exhale hard

From this reading Though he had never been passionately in love with her, they had been sincerely attached, and for some time he was crushed beneath the blow.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

for a short time

From this reading Briefly the facts which came out, partly as the result of a renewed investigation, and partly from Mr. Duke’s confession, were as follows:

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Briefly the facts which came out, partly as the result of a renewed investigation, and partly from Mr. Duke’s confession, were as follows:

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

difficult to analyze or understand

From this reading And he found, as he had so often found before, that what had seemed a complicated and insoluble mystery was really a very simple happening after all.

an admission of misdeeds or faults

From this reading Briefly the facts which came out, partly as the result of a renewed investigation, and partly from Mr. Duke’s confession, were as follows:

satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance

From this reading Though he had never been passionately in love with her, they had been sincerely attached, and for some time he was crushed beneath the blow.

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

true confidential information

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

possessive form of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading Briefly the facts which came out, partly as the result of a renewed investigation, and partly from Mr. Duke’s confession, were as follows:

plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Briefly the facts which came out, partly as the result of a renewed investigation, and partly from Mr. Duke’s confession, were as follows:

third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Briefly the facts which came out, partly as the result of a renewed investigation, and partly from Mr. Duke’s confession, were as follows:

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Though he had never been passionately in love with her, they had been sincerely attached, and for some time he was crushed beneath the blow.

set up or found

From this reading And he found, as he had so often found before, that what had seemed a complicated and insoluble mystery was really a very simple happening after all.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Briefly the facts which came out, partly as the result of a renewed investigation, and partly from Mr. Duke’s confession, were as follows:

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

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From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

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

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

an event that happens

From this reading And he found, as he had so often found before, that what had seemed a complicated and insoluble mystery was really a very simple happening after all.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

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

From this reading And he found, as he had so often found before, that what had seemed a complicated and insoluble mystery was really a very simple happening after all.

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

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

From this reading Though he had never been passionately in love with her, they had been sincerely attached, and for some time he was crushed beneath the blow.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

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

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

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

From this reading Though he had never been passionately in love with her, they had been sincerely attached, and for some time he was crushed beneath the blow.

incapable of being cured

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

(of a substance) incapable of being dissolved

From this reading And he found, as he had so often found before, that what had seemed a complicated and insoluble mystery was really a very simple happening after all.

a high ranking police officer

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

From this reading Briefly the facts which came out, partly as the result of a renewed investigation, and partly from Mr. Duke’s confession, were as follows:

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Though he had never been passionately in love with her, they had been sincerely attached, and for some time he was crushed beneath the blow.

insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Briefly the facts which came out, partly as the result of a renewed investigation, and partly from Mr. Duke’s confession, were as follows:

kill intentionally and with premeditation

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading And he found, as he had so often found before, that what had seemed a complicated and insoluble mystery was really a very simple happening after all.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Though he had never been passionately in love with her, they had been sincerely attached, and for some time he was crushed beneath the blow.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

many times at short intervals

From this reading And he found, as he had so often found before, that what had seemed a complicated and insoluble mystery was really a very simple happening after all.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Briefly the facts which came out, partly as the result of a renewed investigation, and partly from Mr. Duke’s confession, were as follows:

to some extent; in some degree; not wholly

From this reading Briefly the facts which came out, partly as the result of a renewed investigation, and partly from Mr. Duke’s confession, were as follows:

with passion

From this reading Though he had never been passionately in love with her, they had been sincerely attached, and for some time he was crushed beneath the blow.

involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading And he found, as he had so often found before, that what had seemed a complicated and insoluble mystery was really a very simple happening after all.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

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From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

separated in relationship by a given degree of descent

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

restored to a new condition

From this reading Briefly the facts which came out, partly as the result of a renewed investigation, and partly from Mr. Duke’s confession, were as follows:

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading Briefly the facts which came out, partly as the result of a renewed investigation, and partly from Mr. Duke’s confession, were as follows:

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading And he found, as he had so often found before, that what had seemed a complicated and insoluble mystery was really a very simple happening after all.

serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

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

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading And he found, as he had so often found before, that what had seemed a complicated and insoluble mystery was really a very simple happening after all.

with sincerity; without pretense

From this reading Though he had never been passionately in love with her, they had been sincerely attached, and for some time he was crushed beneath the blow.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And he found, as he had so often found before, that what had seemed a complicated and insoluble mystery was really a very simple happening after all.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Though he had never been passionately in love with her, they had been sincerely attached, and for some time he was crushed beneath the blow.

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And he found, as he had so often found before, that what had seemed a complicated and insoluble mystery was really a very simple happening after all.

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

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Though he had never been passionately in love with her, they had been sincerely attached, and for some time he was crushed beneath the blow.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Though he had never been passionately in love with her, they had been sincerely attached, and for some time he was crushed beneath the blow.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Though he had never been passionately in love with her, they had been sincerely attached, and for some time he was crushed beneath the blow.

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

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

past form of “unearth” — bring to light

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

up to a particular time

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

precisely as stated

From this reading And he found, as he had so often found before, that what had seemed a complicated and insoluble mystery was really a very simple happening after all.

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

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

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

From this reading Briefly the facts which came out, partly as the result of a renewed investigation, and partly from Mr. Duke’s confession, were as follows:

used to ask for information about something

From this reading And he found, as he had so often found before, that what had seemed a complicated and insoluble mystery was really a very simple happening after all.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Briefly the facts which came out, partly as the result of a renewed investigation, and partly from Mr. Duke’s confession, were as follows:

possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Reginald Ainsley Duke had lived a happy and contented life until a terrible calamity befell him—his wife’s brain gave way, and with splendid physical health she had to be removed to an asylum, a dangerous and incurable lunatic.

in the company of; together with

From this reading GIVEN the key of the identity of the murderer, it was not long before Inspector French had unearthed all the details of the murder of Charles Gething and the theft of the diamonds, and had arranged them with a due regard to their proper bearing and sequence.