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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 Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
all
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From this reading By a sudden glance at the evidence his eye had caught an object which in all his glances he had never before observed.
altogether
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
any
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From this reading But if he did so, then there could not be any need for that journey to Sydney, which Sir John still thought to be expedient.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By a sudden glance at the evidence his eye had caught an object which in all his glances he had never before observed.
Bagwax
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But if he did so, then there could not be any need for that journey to Sydney, which Sir John still thought to be expedient.
became
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From this reading Then at once he went to work, and finding that certain little marks were distinctly legible, he became on a sudden violently hot,--so that the sweat broke out on his forehead.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading By a sudden glance at the evidence his eye had caught an object which in all his glances he had never before observed.
broke
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From this reading Then at once he went to work, and finding that certain little marks were distinctly legible, he became on a sudden violently hot,--so that the sweat broke out on his forehead.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if he did so, then there could not be any need for that journey to Sydney, which Sir John still thought to be expedient.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By a sudden glance at the evidence his eye had caught an object which in all his glances he had never before observed.
Caldigate
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
caught
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From this reading By a sudden glance at the evidence his eye had caught an object which in all his glances he had never before observed.
certain
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From this reading Then at once he went to work, and finding that certain little marks were distinctly legible, he became on a sudden violently hot,--so that the sweat broke out on his forehead.
certainty
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
chose
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From this reading Here was the whole thing disclosed at once,--disclosed to all the world if he chose to disclose it.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
complication
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But if he did so, then there could not be any need for that journey to Sydney, which Sir John still thought to be expedient.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But if he did so, then there could not be any need for that journey to Sydney, which Sir John still thought to be expedient.
disclose
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From this reading Here was the whole thing disclosed at once,--disclosed to all the world if he chose to disclose it.
disclosed
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From this reading Here was the whole thing disclosed at once,--disclosed to all the world if he chose to disclose it.
distinctly
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From this reading Then at once he went to work, and finding that certain little marks were distinctly legible, he became on a sudden violently hot,--so that the sweat broke out on his forehead.
end
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
evidence
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From this reading By a sudden glance at the evidence his eye had caught an object which in all his glances he had never before observed.
expedient
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From this reading But if he did so, then there could not be any need for that journey to Sydney, which Sir John still thought to be expedient.
eye
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From this reading By a sudden glance at the evidence his eye had caught an object which in all his glances he had never before observed.
finding
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From this reading Then at once he went to work, and finding that certain little marks were distinctly legible, he became on a sudden violently hot,--so that the sweat broke out on his forehead.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But if he did so, then there could not be any need for that journey to Sydney, which Sir John still thought to be expedient.
forehead
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From this reading Then at once he went to work, and finding that certain little marks were distinctly legible, he became on a sudden violently hot,--so that the sweat broke out on his forehead.
Fortunes
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
glance
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From this reading By a sudden glance at the evidence his eye had caught an object which in all his glances he had never before observed.
glances
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From this reading By a sudden glance at the evidence his eye had caught an object which in all his glances he had never before observed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was the whole thing disclosed at once,--disclosed to all the world if he chose to disclose it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
hot
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From this reading Then at once he went to work, and finding that certain little marks were distinctly legible, he became on a sudden violently hot,--so that the sweat broke out on his forehead.
idea
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Here was the whole thing disclosed at once,--disclosed to all the world if he chose to disclose it.
immediate
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
innocence
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
interview
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
John
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
Joram
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But if he did so, then there could not be any need for that journey to Sydney, which Sir John still thought to be expedient.
legible
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From this reading Then at once he went to work, and finding that certain little marks were distinctly legible, he became on a sudden violently hot,--so that the sweat broke out on his forehead.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then at once he went to work, and finding that certain little marks were distinctly legible, he became on a sudden violently hot,--so that the sweat broke out on his forehead.
manifestation
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
marks
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From this reading Then at once he went to work, and finding that certain little marks were distinctly legible, he became on a sudden violently hot,--so that the sweat broke out on his forehead.
nature
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if he did so, then there could not be any need for that journey to Sydney, which Sir John still thought to be expedient.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By a sudden glance at the evidence his eye had caught an object which in all his glances he had never before observed.
new
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But if he did so, then there could not be any need for that journey to Sydney, which Sir John still thought to be expedient.
object
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From this reading By a sudden glance at the evidence his eye had caught an object which in all his glances he had never before observed.
observed
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From this reading By a sudden glance at the evidence his eye had caught an object which in all his glances he had never before observed.
occurred
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
office
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then at once he went to work, and finding that certain little marks were distinctly legible, he became on a sudden violently hot,--so that the sweat broke out on his forehead.
once
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From this reading Then at once he went to work, and finding that certain little marks were distinctly legible, he became on a sudden violently hot,--so that the sweat broke out on his forehead.
out
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From this reading Then at once he went to work, and finding that certain little marks were distinctly legible, he became on a sudden violently hot,--so that the sweat broke out on his forehead.
pardon
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
plain
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
sat
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
saw
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
Sir
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then at once he went to work, and finding that certain little marks were distinctly legible, he became on a sudden violently hot,--so that the sweat broke out on his forehead.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if he did so, then there could not be any need for that journey to Sydney, which Sir John still thought to be expedient.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By a sudden glance at the evidence his eye had caught an object which in all his glances he had never before observed.
sweat
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From this reading Then at once he went to work, and finding that certain little marks were distinctly legible, he became on a sudden violently hot,--so that the sweat broke out on his forehead.
Sydney
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From this reading But if he did so, then there could not be any need for that journey to Sydney, which Sir John still thought to be expedient.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
Then
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From this reading Then at once he went to work, and finding that certain little marks were distinctly legible, he became on a sudden violently hot,--so that the sweat broke out on his forehead.
there
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From this reading But if he did so, then there could not be any need for that journey to Sydney, which Sir John still thought to be expedient.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was the whole thing disclosed at once,--disclosed to all the world if he chose to disclose it.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
violently
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From this reading Then at once he went to work, and finding that certain little marks were distinctly legible, he became on a sudden violently hot,--so that the sweat broke out on his forehead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
way
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then at once he went to work, and finding that certain little marks were distinctly legible, he became on a sudden violently hot,--so that the sweat broke out on his forehead.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then at once he went to work, and finding that certain little marks were distinctly legible, he became on a sudden violently hot,--so that the sweat broke out on his forehead.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading By a sudden glance at the evidence his eye had caught an object which in all his glances he had never before observed.
whole
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From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Fortunes of Bagwax An altogether new idea had occurred to Bagwax as he sat in his office after his interview with Sir John Joram;--and it was an idea of such a nature that he thought that he saw his way quite plain to a complete manifestation of the innocence of Caldigate, to a certainty of a pardon, and to an immediate end of the whole complication.
work
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From this reading Then at once he went to work, and finding that certain little marks were distinctly legible, he became on a sudden violently hot,--so that the sweat broke out on his forehead.
world
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From this reading Here was the whole thing disclosed at once,--disclosed to all the world if he chose to disclose it.
