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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 Trevenna, as a cheap and obvious form of revenge, would probably inform the police of his identity without delay.
adjournment
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From this reading He devoted himself to working steadily at his claim at the reef, to which he had gone before the adjournment to Caleb Coke's hut with unexpected results.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For some days after his encounter with Trevenna, Lance Trevanion avoided as much as possible going into the township.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Trevenna, as a cheap and obvious form of revenge, would probably inform the police of his identity without delay.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For some days after his encounter with Trevenna, Lance Trevanion avoided as much as possible going into the township.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He devoted himself to working steadily at his claim at the reef, to which he had gone before the adjournment to Caleb Coke's hut with unexpected results.
avoided
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From this reading For some days after his encounter with Trevenna, Lance Trevanion avoided as much as possible going into the township.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He devoted himself to working steadily at his claim at the reef, to which he had gone before the adjournment to Caleb Coke's hut with unexpected results.
Caleb
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From this reading He devoted himself to working steadily at his claim at the reef, to which he had gone before the adjournment to Caleb Coke's hut with unexpected results.
cheap
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From this reading Trevenna, as a cheap and obvious form of revenge, would probably inform the police of his identity without delay.
claim
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From this reading He devoted himself to working steadily at his claim at the reef, to which he had gone before the adjournment to Caleb Coke's hut with unexpected results.
Coke's
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From this reading He devoted himself to working steadily at his claim at the reef, to which he had gone before the adjournment to Caleb Coke's hut with unexpected results.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
days
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From this reading For some days after his encounter with Trevenna, Lance Trevanion avoided as much as possible going into the township.
delay
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From this reading Trevenna, as a cheap and obvious form of revenge, would probably inform the police of his identity without delay.
departure
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From this reading His first impulse was to prepare for sudden departure.
devoted
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From this reading He devoted himself to working steadily at his claim at the reef, to which he had gone before the adjournment to Caleb Coke's hut with unexpected results.
easier
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From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
encounter
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From this reading For some days after his encounter with Trevenna, Lance Trevanion avoided as much as possible going into the township.
escaped
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From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His first impulse was to prepare for sudden departure.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some days after his encounter with Trevenna, Lance Trevanion avoided as much as possible going into the township.
form
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From this reading Trevenna, as a cheap and obvious form of revenge, would probably inform the police of his identity without delay.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
Gazette
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From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
going
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From this reading For some days after his encounter with Trevenna, Lance Trevanion avoided as much as possible going into the township.
gone
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From this reading He devoted himself to working steadily at his claim at the reef, to which he had gone before the adjournment to Caleb Coke's hut with unexpected results.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He devoted himself to working steadily at his claim at the reef, to which he had gone before the adjournment to Caleb Coke's hut with unexpected results.
Harry
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From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He devoted himself to working steadily at his claim at the reef, to which he had gone before the adjournment to Caleb Coke's hut with unexpected results.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He devoted himself to working steadily at his claim at the reef, to which he had gone before the adjournment to Caleb Coke's hut with unexpected results.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For some days after his encounter with Trevenna, Lance Trevanion avoided as much as possible going into the township.
hulk
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From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
hut
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From this reading He devoted himself to working steadily at his claim at the reef, to which he had gone before the adjournment to Caleb Coke's hut with unexpected results.
idea
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From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
identity
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From this reading Trevenna, as a cheap and obvious form of revenge, would probably inform the police of his identity without delay.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading His first impulse was to prepare for sudden departure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
inform
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From this reading Trevenna, as a cheap and obvious form of revenge, would probably inform the police of his identity without delay.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For some days after his encounter with Trevenna, Lance Trevanion avoided as much as possible going into the township.
Johnson
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From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
just
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From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
Lance
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From this reading For some days after his encounter with Trevenna, Lance Trevanion avoided as much as possible going into the township.
lately
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From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
living
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From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
miner
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From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
much
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From this reading For some days after his encounter with Trevenna, Lance Trevanion avoided as much as possible going into the township.
nearest
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From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
obvious
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From this reading Trevenna, as a cheap and obvious form of revenge, would probably inform the police of his identity without delay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Trevenna, as a cheap and obvious form of revenge, would probably inform the police of his identity without delay.
offered
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From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
Omeo
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From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
police
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From this reading Trevenna, as a cheap and obvious form of revenge, would probably inform the police of his identity without delay.
possible
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From this reading For some days after his encounter with Trevenna, Lance Trevanion avoided as much as possible going into the township.
prepare
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From this reading His first impulse was to prepare for sudden departure.
President
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From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
prisoner
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From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
probably
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From this reading Trevenna, as a cheap and obvious form of revenge, would probably inform the police of his identity without delay.
recapture
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From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
reef
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From this reading He devoted himself to working steadily at his claim at the reef, to which he had gone before the adjournment to Caleb Coke's hut with unexpected results.
results
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From this reading He devoted himself to working steadily at his claim at the reef, to which he had gone before the adjournment to Caleb Coke's hut with unexpected results.
revenge
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From this reading Trevenna, as a cheap and obvious form of revenge, would probably inform the police of his identity without delay.
reward
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From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
send
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From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
shuddered
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From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
some
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From this reading For some days after his encounter with Trevenna, Lance Trevanion avoided as much as possible going into the township.
station
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From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
steadily
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From this reading He devoted himself to working steadily at his claim at the reef, to which he had gone before the adjournment to Caleb Coke's hut with unexpected results.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His first impulse was to prepare for sudden departure.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For some days after his encounter with Trevenna, Lance Trevanion avoided as much as possible going into the township.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He devoted himself to working steadily at his claim at the reef, to which he had gone before the adjournment to Caleb Coke's hut with unexpected results.
township
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From this reading For some days after his encounter with Trevenna, Lance Trevanion avoided as much as possible going into the township.
Trevanion
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From this reading For some days after his encounter with Trevenna, Lance Trevanion avoided as much as possible going into the township.
Trevenna
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From this reading For some days after his encounter with Trevenna, Lance Trevanion avoided as much as possible going into the township.
trifling
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From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
unexpected
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From this reading He devoted himself to working steadily at his claim at the reef, to which he had gone before the adjournment to Caleb Coke's hut with unexpected results.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His first impulse was to prepare for sudden departure.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He devoted himself to working steadily at his claim at the reef, to which he had gone before the adjournment to Caleb Coke's hut with unexpected results.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For some days after his encounter with Trevenna, Lance Trevanion avoided as much as possible going into the township.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Trevenna, as a cheap and obvious form of revenge, would probably inform the police of his identity without delay.
word
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From this reading He shuddered at the idea of recapture--nothing, of course, could be easier than to send word to the nearest police station that prisoner Trevanion, lately escaped from the hulk _President_, and for whom a reward of no trifling amount was offered in the _Police Gazette_, was living as 'Harry Johnson,' the miner, just outside of Omeo township.
working
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From this reading He devoted himself to working steadily at his claim at the reef, to which he had gone before the adjournment to Caleb Coke's hut with unexpected results.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Trevenna, as a cheap and obvious form of revenge, would probably inform the police of his identity without delay.
