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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 Randal--with many misgivings at Lord L’Estrange’s tone, in which he was at no loss to detect a latent irony--proceeded to Norwood.
abstracting
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From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
accounted
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From this reading He accounted at once for his visits to Levy and Peschiera.
accused
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From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
acquaintance
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From this reading Naturally he had sought Levy, an acquaintance of his own,--nay, of Audley Egerton’s,--but whom he knew to be professionally employed by the count.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Naturally he had sought Levy, an acquaintance of his own,--nay, of Audley Egerton’s,--but whom he knew to be professionally employed by the count.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Randal--with many misgivings at Lord L’Estrange’s tone, in which he was at no loss to detect a latent irony--proceeded to Norwood.
Audley
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From this reading Naturally he had sought Levy, an acquaintance of his own,--nay, of Audley Egerton’s,--but whom he knew to be professionally employed by the count.
baron
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From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Naturally he had sought Levy, an acquaintance of his own,--nay, of Audley Egerton’s,--but whom he knew to be professionally employed by the count.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Naturally he had sought Levy, an acquaintance of his own,--nay, of Audley Egerton’s,--but whom he knew to be professionally employed by the count.
called
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From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
challenge
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From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
change
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From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
cold
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From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
communicate
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From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
count
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From this reading Naturally he had sought Levy, an acquaintance of his own,--nay, of Audley Egerton’s,--but whom he knew to be professionally employed by the count.
detect
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From this reading Randal--with many misgivings at Lord L’Estrange’s tone, in which he was at no loss to detect a latent irony--proceeded to Norwood.
dispel
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From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
Egerton's
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From this reading Naturally he had sought Levy, an acquaintance of his own,--nay, of Audley Egerton’s,--but whom he knew to be professionally employed by the count.
employed
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From this reading Naturally he had sought Levy, an acquaintance of his own,--nay, of Audley Egerton’s,--but whom he knew to be professionally employed by the count.
enabled
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From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
entrance
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From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
exceedingly
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From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
extracting
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From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He accounted at once for his visits to Levy and Peschiera.
forced
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From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Randal--with many misgivings at Lord L’Estrange’s tone, in which he was at no loss to detect a latent irony--proceeded to Norwood.
high
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From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
Hotel
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From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Randal--with many misgivings at Lord L’Estrange’s tone, in which he was at no loss to detect a latent irony--proceeded to Norwood.
instilled
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From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
irony
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From this reading Randal--with many misgivings at Lord L’Estrange’s tone, in which he was at no loss to detect a latent irony--proceeded to Norwood.
knew
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From this reading Naturally he had sought Levy, an acquaintance of his own,--nay, of Audley Egerton’s,--but whom he knew to be professionally employed by the count.
L'Estrange
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From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
L'Estrange's
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From this reading Randal--with many misgivings at Lord L’Estrange’s tone, in which he was at no loss to detect a latent irony--proceeded to Norwood.
latent
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From this reading Randal--with many misgivings at Lord L’Estrange’s tone, in which he was at no loss to detect a latent irony--proceeded to Norwood.
Leicester
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From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
Levy
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From this reading He accounted at once for his visits to Levy and Peschiera.
lodgment
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From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
Lord
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From this reading Randal--with many misgivings at Lord L’Estrange’s tone, in which he was at no loss to detect a latent irony--proceeded to Norwood.
loss
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From this reading Randal--with many misgivings at Lord L’Estrange’s tone, in which he was at no loss to detect a latent irony--proceeded to Norwood.
many
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From this reading Randal--with many misgivings at Lord L’Estrange’s tone, in which he was at no loss to detect a latent irony--proceeded to Norwood.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
misgivings
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From this reading Randal--with many misgivings at Lord L’Estrange’s tone, in which he was at no loss to detect a latent irony--proceeded to Norwood.
Mivart's
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From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
Naturally
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From this reading Naturally he had sought Levy, an acquaintance of his own,--nay, of Audley Egerton’s,--but whom he knew to be professionally employed by the count.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading Naturally he had sought Levy, an acquaintance of his own,--nay, of Audley Egerton’s,--but whom he knew to be professionally employed by the count.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Randal--with many misgivings at Lord L’Estrange’s tone, in which he was at no loss to detect a latent irony--proceeded to Norwood.
Norwood
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From this reading Randal--with many misgivings at Lord L’Estrange’s tone, in which he was at no loss to detect a latent irony--proceeded to Norwood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Naturally he had sought Levy, an acquaintance of his own,--nay, of Audley Egerton’s,--but whom he knew to be professionally employed by the count.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
once
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From this reading He accounted at once for his visits to Levy and Peschiera.
openly
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From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
own
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From this reading Naturally he had sought Levy, an acquaintance of his own,--nay, of Audley Egerton’s,--but whom he knew to be professionally employed by the count.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
Peschiera
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From this reading He accounted at once for his visits to Levy and Peschiera.
Peschiera's
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From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
proceeded
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From this reading Randal--with many misgivings at Lord L’Estrange’s tone, in which he was at no loss to detect a latent irony--proceeded to Norwood.
professionally
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From this reading Naturally he had sought Levy, an acquaintance of his own,--nay, of Audley Egerton’s,--but whom he knew to be professionally employed by the count.
purlieus
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From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
Randal
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From this reading Randal--with many misgivings at Lord L’Estrange’s tone, in which he was at no loss to detect a latent irony--proceeded to Norwood.
Riccabocca
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From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
sage
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From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
soon
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From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
sought
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From this reading Naturally he had sought Levy, an acquaintance of his own,--nay, of Audley Egerton’s,--but whom he knew to be professionally employed by the count.
speedily
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From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
Square
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From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
succeeded
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From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
suspicions
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From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
suspicious
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From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
there
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From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He found Riccabocca exceedingly cold and distant; but he soon brought that sage to communicate the suspicions which Lord L’Estrange had instilled into his mind, and these Randal was as speedily enabled to dispel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Randal--with many misgivings at Lord L’Estrange’s tone, in which he was at no loss to detect a latent irony--proceeded to Norwood.
tone
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From this reading Randal--with many misgivings at Lord L’Estrange’s tone, in which he was at no loss to detect a latent irony--proceeded to Norwood.
Violante
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From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
visits
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From this reading He accounted at once for his visits to Levy and Peschiera.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Randal--with many misgivings at Lord L’Estrange’s tone, in which he was at no loss to detect a latent irony--proceeded to Norwood.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Randal--with many misgivings at Lord L’Estrange’s tone, in which he was at no loss to detect a latent irony--proceeded to Norwood.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Naturally he had sought Levy, an acquaintance of his own,--nay, of Audley Egerton’s,--but whom he knew to be professionally employed by the count.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Randal--with many misgivings at Lord L’Estrange’s tone, in which he was at no loss to detect a latent irony--proceeded to Norwood.
words
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From this reading He had succeeded in extracting from the baron Peschiera’s suspicious change of lodgment from Mivart’s Hotel to the purlieus of Leicester Square; had called there on the count, forced an entrance, openly accused him of abstracting Violante; high words had passed between them,--even a challenge.
