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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 UNDER SUSPICION Irritated almost beyond control by Solomon's exasperating method of playing his hand in the dark, Hammer passed a very bad night.
affair
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From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
almost
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From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Irritated almost beyond control by Solomon's exasperating method of playing his hand in the dark, Hammer passed a very bad night.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
American
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From this reading Perhaps the latter query worried the American more than the former.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
any
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From this reading Why had Solomon gone off without leaving him any word, and why had he taken Sara Helmuth with him?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
authorities
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From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
bad
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From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Irritated almost beyond control by Solomon's exasperating method of playing his hand in the dark, Hammer passed a very bad night.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
behalf
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From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Irritated almost beyond control by Solomon's exasperating method of playing his hand in the dark, Hammer passed a very bad night.
boy
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From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Irritated almost beyond control by Solomon's exasperating method of playing his hand in the dark, Hammer passed a very bad night.
care
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From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
carried
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From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
case
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From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
come
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From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
commissioner
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From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
competent
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From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
concerned
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From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
control
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From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Irritated almost beyond control by Solomon's exasperating method of playing his hand in the dark, Hammer passed a very bad night.
dark
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From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Irritated almost beyond control by Solomon's exasperating method of playing his hand in the dark, Hammer passed a very bad night.
district
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From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
entire
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From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
exasperating
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From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Irritated almost beyond control by Solomon's exasperating method of playing his hand in the dark, Hammer passed a very bad night.
facts
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From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
far
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From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
former
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From this reading Perhaps the latter query worried the American more than the former.
gone
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From this reading Why had Solomon gone off without leaving him any word, and why had he taken Sara Helmuth with him?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
Hammer
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From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Irritated almost beyond control by Solomon's exasperating method of playing his hand in the dark, Hammer passed a very bad night.
hand
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From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Irritated almost beyond control by Solomon's exasperating method of playing his hand in the dark, Hammer passed a very bad night.
hands
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From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
Harcourt
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From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
Helmuth
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From this reading Why had Solomon gone off without leaving him any word, and why had he taken Sara Helmuth with him?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Irritated almost beyond control by Solomon's exasperating method of playing his hand in the dark, Hammer passed a very bad night.
idly
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From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Irritated almost beyond control by Solomon's exasperating method of playing his hand in the dark, Hammer passed a very bad night.
interest
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From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
Irritated
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From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Irritated almost beyond control by Solomon's exasperating method of playing his hand in the dark, Hammer passed a very bad night.
kind
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From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
latter
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From this reading Perhaps the latter query worried the American more than the former.
leaving
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From this reading Why had Solomon gone off without leaving him any word, and why had he taken Sara Helmuth with him?
look
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From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
Melindi
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From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
method
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From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Irritated almost beyond control by Solomon's exasperating method of playing his hand in the dark, Hammer passed a very bad night.
More
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From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
much
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From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
night
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From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Irritated almost beyond control by Solomon's exasperating method of playing his hand in the dark, Hammer passed a very bad night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Irritated almost beyond control by Solomon's exasperating method of playing his hand in the dark, Hammer passed a very bad night.
off
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From this reading Why had Solomon gone off without leaving him any word, and why had he taken Sara Helmuth with him?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
once
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From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
only
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From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
out
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From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
overlooked
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From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
passed
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From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Irritated almost beyond control by Solomon's exasperating method of playing his hand in the dark, Hammer passed a very bad night.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps the latter query worried the American more than the former.
person
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From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
personal
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From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
playing
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From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Irritated almost beyond control by Solomon's exasperating method of playing his hand in the dark, Hammer passed a very bad night.
pledge
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From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
promise
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From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
putting
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From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
query
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From this reading Perhaps the latter query worried the American more than the former.
quite
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From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
restrained
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From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
Sara
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From this reading Why had Solomon gone off without leaving him any word, and why had he taken Sara Helmuth with him?
sending
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From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
sit
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From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
Solomonproper nounUS /ˈsɒl.ə.mən/
A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.
From this reading Why had Solomon gone off without leaving him any word, and why had he taken Sara Helmuth with him?
Solomon's
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From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Irritated almost beyond control by Solomon's exasperating method of playing his hand in the dark, Hammer passed a very bad night.
SUSPICION
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From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Irritated almost beyond control by Solomon's exasperating method of playing his hand in the dark, Hammer passed a very bad night.
taken
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From this reading Why had Solomon gone off without leaving him any word, and why had he taken Sara Helmuth with him?
taking
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From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Irritated almost beyond control by Solomon's exasperating method of playing his hand in the dark, Hammer passed a very bad night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Irritated almost beyond control by Solomon's exasperating method of playing his hand in the dark, Hammer passed a very bad night.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
very
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From this reading UNDER SUSPICION Irritated almost beyond control by Solomon's exasperating method of playing his hand in the dark, Hammer passed a very bad night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
whole
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From this reading More than once he was on the point of sending a boy to Melindi for the district commissioner and of putting the whole case into the hands of the authorities, and only his promise to Harcourt restrained him, for he had come to look upon that promise as a personal pledge, to be carried out by himself alone.
Why
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From this reading Why had Solomon gone off without leaving him any word, and why had he taken Sara Helmuth with him?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why had Solomon gone off without leaving him any word, and why had he taken Sara Helmuth with him?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Why had Solomon gone off without leaving him any word, and why had he taken Sara Helmuth with him?
word
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From this reading Why had Solomon gone off without leaving him any word, and why had he taken Sara Helmuth with him?
worked
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From this reading He overlooked the facts that Sara Helmuth was quite competent so far as taking care of herself was concerned; that she had as much or more interest in the entire affair than he had, and that she was not the kind of person to sit idly by while Solomon worked in her behalf.
worried
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From this reading Perhaps the latter query worried the American more than the former.
