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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 It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
act
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From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
affairs
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From this reading Such arrests of members of the confederation as she had seen had been very humdrum affairs.
affected
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From this reading The arrival of two strangers, a consultation carried on in a low tone by a pleasant detective officer, an urgent call to somebody to “get my hat” and the disappearance, very often for a long time, of the member affected.
all
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From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
amazement
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From this reading She looked from face to face in amazement and horror as they crowded round the handcuffed figure and flung him into a chair.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
arrests
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From this reading Such arrests of members of the confederation as she had seen had been very humdrum affairs.
arrival
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From this reading The arrival of two strangers, a consultation carried on in a low tone by a pleasant detective officer, an urgent call to somebody to “get my hat” and the disappearance, very often for a long time, of the member affected.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such arrests of members of the confederation as she had seen had been very humdrum affairs.
associated
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From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had never seen a fellow creature man-handled nor did she believe that there was in her confederates the tigerish malignity which was now displayed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
call
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From this reading The arrival of two strangers, a consultation carried on in a low tone by a pleasant detective officer, an urgent call to somebody to “get my hat” and the disappearance, very often for a long time, of the member affected.
career
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From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
carried
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From this reading The arrival of two strangers, a consultation carried on in a low tone by a pleasant detective officer, an urgent call to somebody to “get my hat” and the disappearance, very often for a long time, of the member affected.
chair
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From this reading She looked from face to face in amazement and horror as they crowded round the handcuffed figure and flung him into a chair.
confederates
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From this reading She had never seen a fellow creature man-handled nor did she believe that there was in her confederates the tigerish malignity which was now displayed.
confederation
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From this reading Such arrests of members of the confederation as she had seen had been very humdrum affairs.
consultation
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From this reading The arrival of two strangers, a consultation carried on in a low tone by a pleasant detective officer, an urgent call to somebody to “get my hat” and the disappearance, very often for a long time, of the member affected.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had never seen a fellow creature man-handled nor did she believe that there was in her confederates the tigerish malignity which was now displayed.
criminals
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From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
crowded
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From this reading She looked from face to face in amazement and horror as they crowded round the handcuffed figure and flung him into a chair.
desperate
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From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
detective
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From this reading The arrival of two strangers, a consultation carried on in a low tone by a pleasant detective officer, an urgent call to somebody to “get my hat” and the disappearance, very often for a long time, of the member affected.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She had never seen a fellow creature man-handled nor did she believe that there was in her confederates the tigerish malignity which was now displayed.
disappearance
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From this reading The arrival of two strangers, a consultation carried on in a low tone by a pleasant detective officer, an urgent call to somebody to “get my hat” and the disappearance, very often for a long time, of the member affected.
displayed
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From this reading She had never seen a fellow creature man-handled nor did she believe that there was in her confederates the tigerish malignity which was now displayed.
ends
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From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
face
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From this reading She looked from face to face in amazement and horror as they crowded round the handcuffed figure and flung him into a chair.
fact
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From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
fellow
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From this reading She had never seen a fellow creature man-handled nor did she believe that there was in her confederates the tigerish malignity which was now displayed.
figure
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From this reading She looked from face to face in amazement and horror as they crowded round the handcuffed figure and flung him into a chair.
flung
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From this reading She looked from face to face in amazement and horror as they crowded round the handcuffed figure and flung him into a chair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The arrival of two strangers, a consultation carried on in a low tone by a pleasant detective officer, an urgent call to somebody to “get my hat” and the disappearance, very often for a long time, of the member affected.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She looked from face to face in amazement and horror as they crowded round the handcuffed figure and flung him into a chair.
gain
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From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
get
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From this reading The arrival of two strangers, a consultation carried on in a low tone by a pleasant detective officer, an urgent call to somebody to “get my hat” and the disappearance, very often for a long time, of the member affected.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
handcuffed
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From this reading She looked from face to face in amazement and horror as they crowded round the handcuffed figure and flung him into a chair.
hat
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From this reading The arrival of two strangers, a consultation carried on in a low tone by a pleasant detective officer, an urgent call to somebody to “get my hat” and the disappearance, very often for a long time, of the member affected.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked from face to face in amazement and horror as they crowded round the handcuffed figure and flung him into a chair.
horror
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From this reading She looked from face to face in amazement and horror as they crowded round the handcuffed figure and flung him into a chair.
humdrum
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From this reading Such arrests of members of the confederation as she had seen had been very humdrum affairs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She looked from face to face in amazement and horror as they crowded round the handcuffed figure and flung him into a chair.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
Kate
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From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The arrival of two strangers, a consultation carried on in a low tone by a pleasant detective officer, an urgent call to somebody to “get my hat” and the disappearance, very often for a long time, of the member affected.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked from face to face in amazement and horror as they crowded round the handcuffed figure and flung him into a chair.
low
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From this reading The arrival of two strangers, a consultation carried on in a low tone by a pleasant detective officer, an urgent call to somebody to “get my hat” and the disappearance, very often for a long time, of the member affected.
malignity
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From this reading She had never seen a fellow creature man-handled nor did she believe that there was in her confederates the tigerish malignity which was now displayed.
man-handled
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From this reading She had never seen a fellow creature man-handled nor did she believe that there was in her confederates the tigerish malignity which was now displayed.
member
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From this reading The arrival of two strangers, a consultation carried on in a low tone by a pleasant detective officer, an urgent call to somebody to “get my hat” and the disappearance, very often for a long time, of the member affected.
members
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From this reading Such arrests of members of the confederation as she had seen had been very humdrum affairs.
men
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From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
most
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From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The arrival of two strangers, a consultation carried on in a low tone by a pleasant detective officer, an urgent call to somebody to “get my hat” and the disappearance, very often for a long time, of the member affected.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She had never seen a fellow creature man-handled nor did she believe that there was in her confederates the tigerish malignity which was now displayed.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
now
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From this reading She had never seen a fellow creature man-handled nor did she believe that there was in her confederates the tigerish malignity which was now displayed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
officer
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From this reading The arrival of two strangers, a consultation carried on in a low tone by a pleasant detective officer, an urgent call to somebody to “get my hat” and the disappearance, very often for a long time, of the member affected.
often
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From this reading The arrival of two strangers, a consultation carried on in a low tone by a pleasant detective officer, an urgent call to somebody to “get my hat” and the disappearance, very often for a long time, of the member affected.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The arrival of two strangers, a consultation carried on in a low tone by a pleasant detective officer, an urgent call to somebody to “get my hat” and the disappearance, very often for a long time, of the member affected.
remarking
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From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
round
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From this reading She looked from face to face in amazement and horror as they crowded round the handcuffed figure and flung him into a chair.
seen
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From this reading Such arrests of members of the confederation as she had seen had been very humdrum affairs.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
sides
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From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading The arrival of two strangers, a consultation carried on in a low tone by a pleasant detective officer, an urgent call to somebody to “get my hat” and the disappearance, very often for a long time, of the member affected.
stop
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From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
strangers
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From this reading The arrival of two strangers, a consultation carried on in a low tone by a pleasant detective officer, an urgent call to somebody to “get my hat” and the disappearance, very often for a long time, of the member affected.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such arrests of members of the confederation as she had seen had been very humdrum affairs.
surrounded
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From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
there
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From this reading She had never seen a fellow creature man-handled nor did she believe that there was in her confederates the tigerish malignity which was now displayed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked from face to face in amazement and horror as they crowded round the handcuffed figure and flung him into a chair.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
tigerish
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From this reading She had never seen a fellow creature man-handled nor did she believe that there was in her confederates the tigerish malignity which was now displayed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The arrival of two strangers, a consultation carried on in a low tone by a pleasant detective officer, an urgent call to somebody to “get my hat” and the disappearance, very often for a long time, of the member affected.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
tone
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From this reading The arrival of two strangers, a consultation carried on in a low tone by a pleasant detective officer, an urgent call to somebody to “get my hat” and the disappearance, very often for a long time, of the member affected.
two
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From this reading The arrival of two strangers, a consultation carried on in a low tone by a pleasant detective officer, an urgent call to somebody to “get my hat” and the disappearance, very often for a long time, of the member affected.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
urgent
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From this reading The arrival of two strangers, a consultation carried on in a low tone by a pleasant detective officer, an urgent call to somebody to “get my hat” and the disappearance, very often for a long time, of the member affected.
very
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From this reading Such arrests of members of the confederation as she had seen had been very humdrum affairs.
violence
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From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had never seen a fellow creature man-handled nor did she believe that there was in her confederates the tigerish malignity which was now displayed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had never seen a fellow creature man-handled nor did she believe that there was in her confederates the tigerish malignity which was now displayed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
witnessed
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From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
worth
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From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It is a fact worth remarking upon, that in all her career, though she had been associated with the most desperate of criminals, and though she had been surrounded on all sides by men who would stop at nothing to gain their ends, Kate had never witnessed an act of violence.
