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abnormal
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active
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From this reading Yet he had been pitchforked by fate into an active and, indeed, dominating influence over those phases of both undertakings which were peculiar to London.
almost
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From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet he had been pitchforked by fate into an active and, indeed, dominating influence over those phases of both undertakings which were peculiar to London.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another quite abnormal condition was the ignorance of London with regard to the fierce struggle now being waged in its midst.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Theydon's connection with either international finance or the rebirth of China was remote as that of the man in the moon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Yet he had been pitchforked by fate into an active and, indeed, dominating influence over those phases of both undertakings which were peculiar to London.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Another quite abnormal condition was the ignorance of London with regard to the fierce struggle now being waged in its midst.
bore
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From this reading Theydon mused on this element in an unprecedented situation as he sat in the taxicab which bore him swiftly to Innesmore Mansions.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Yet he had been pitchforked by fate into an active and, indeed, dominating influence over those phases of both undertakings which were peculiar to London.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet he had been pitchforked by fate into an active and, indeed, dominating influence over those phases of both undertakings which were peculiar to London.
centered
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From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
China
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clear
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From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
condition
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From this reading Another quite abnormal condition was the ignorance of London with regard to the fierce struggle now being waged in its midst.
connection
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From this reading Theydon's connection with either international finance or the rebirth of China was remote as that of the man in the moon.
death
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From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
dominating
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From this reading Yet he had been pitchforked by fate into an active and, indeed, dominating influence over those phases of both undertakings which were peculiar to London.
Edith
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From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Theydon's connection with either international finance or the rebirth of China was remote as that of the man in the moon.
element
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From this reading Theydon mused on this element in an unprecedented situation as he sat in the taxicab which bore him swiftly to Innesmore Mansions.
expressed
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From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
FAINT
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From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
fate
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From this reading Yet he had been pitchforked by fate into an active and, indeed, dominating influence over those phases of both undertakings which were peculiar to London.
feature
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From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
fierce
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From this reading Another quite abnormal condition was the ignorance of London with regard to the fierce struggle now being waged in its midst.
finance
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From this reading Theydon's connection with either international finance or the rebirth of China was remote as that of the man in the moon.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
Furneaux
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From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet he had been pitchforked by fate into an active and, indeed, dominating influence over those phases of both undertakings which were peculiar to London.
HEART
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From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Theydon mused on this element in an unprecedented situation as he sat in the taxicab which bore him swiftly to Innesmore Mansions.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
ignorance
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From this reading Another quite abnormal condition was the ignorance of London with regard to the fierce struggle now being waged in its midst.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
indeed
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From this reading Yet he had been pitchforked by fate into an active and, indeed, dominating influence over those phases of both undertakings which were peculiar to London.
influence
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From this reading Yet he had been pitchforked by fate into an active and, indeed, dominating influence over those phases of both undertakings which were peculiar to London.
Innesmore
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From this reading Theydon mused on this element in an unprecedented situation as he sat in the taxicab which bore him swiftly to Innesmore Mansions.
international
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From this reading Theydon's connection with either international finance or the rebirth of China was remote as that of the man in the moon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Yet he had been pitchforked by fate into an active and, indeed, dominating influence over those phases of both undertakings which were peculiar to London.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Another quite abnormal condition was the ignorance of London with regard to the fierce struggle now being waged in its midst.
Lester
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From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
London
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From this reading Yet he had been pitchforked by fate into an active and, indeed, dominating influence over those phases of both undertakings which were peculiar to London.
man
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From this reading Theydon's connection with either international finance or the rebirth of China was remote as that of the man in the moon.
Mansions
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From this reading Theydon mused on this element in an unprecedented situation as he sat in the taxicab which bore him swiftly to Innesmore Mansions.
midst
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From this reading Another quite abnormal condition was the ignorance of London with regard to the fierce struggle now being waged in its midst.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
moon
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From this reading Theydon's connection with either international finance or the rebirth of China was remote as that of the man in the moon.
mused
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From this reading Theydon mused on this element in an unprecedented situation as he sat in the taxicab which bore him swiftly to Innesmore Mansions.
mystery
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From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
now
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From this reading Another quite abnormal condition was the ignorance of London with regard to the fierce struggle now being waged in its midst.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Theydon mused on this element in an unprecedented situation as he sat in the taxicab which bore him swiftly to Innesmore Mansions.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Theydon's connection with either international finance or the rebirth of China was remote as that of the man in the moon.
outstanding
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From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Yet he had been pitchforked by fate into an active and, indeed, dominating influence over those phases of both undertakings which were peculiar to London.
peculiar
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From this reading Yet he had been pitchforked by fate into an active and, indeed, dominating influence over those phases of both undertakings which were peculiar to London.
perceived
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From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
phases
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From this reading Yet he had been pitchforked by fate into an active and, indeed, dominating influence over those phases of both undertakings which were peculiar to London.
phenomenally
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From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
pitchforked
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From this reading Yet he had been pitchforked by fate into an active and, indeed, dominating influence over those phases of both undertakings which were peculiar to London.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another quite abnormal condition was the ignorance of London with regard to the fierce struggle now being waged in its midst.
rebirth
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From this reading Theydon's connection with either international finance or the rebirth of China was remote as that of the man in the moon.
regard
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From this reading Another quite abnormal condition was the ignorance of London with regard to the fierce struggle now being waged in its midst.
remote
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From this reading Theydon's connection with either international finance or the rebirth of China was remote as that of the man in the moon.
sat
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From this reading Theydon mused on this element in an unprecedented situation as he sat in the taxicab which bore him swiftly to Innesmore Mansions.
sentence
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From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
situation
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From this reading Theydon mused on this element in an unprecedented situation as he sat in the taxicab which bore him swiftly to Innesmore Mansions.
struggle
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From this reading Another quite abnormal condition was the ignorance of London with regard to the fierce struggle now being waged in its midst.
SUFFERS
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From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
swiftly
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From this reading Theydon mused on this element in an unprecedented situation as he sat in the taxicab which bore him swiftly to Innesmore Mansions.
taxicab
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From this reading Theydon mused on this element in an unprecedented situation as he sat in the taxicab which bore him swiftly to Innesmore Mansions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
THEYDON
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From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
Theydon's
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From this reading Theydon's connection with either international finance or the rebirth of China was remote as that of the man in the moon.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Theydon mused on this element in an unprecedented situation as he sat in the taxicab which bore him swiftly to Innesmore Mansions.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Yet he had been pitchforked by fate into an active and, indeed, dominating influence over those phases of both undertakings which were peculiar to London.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet he had been pitchforked by fate into an active and, indeed, dominating influence over those phases of both undertakings which were peculiar to London.
tragic
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From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
trenchant
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From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
undertakings
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From this reading Yet he had been pitchforked by fate into an active and, indeed, dominating influence over those phases of both undertakings which were peculiar to London.
unique
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From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
unprecedented
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From this reading Theydon mused on this element in an unprecedented situation as he sat in the taxicab which bore him swiftly to Innesmore Mansions.
waged
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From this reading Another quite abnormal condition was the ignorance of London with regard to the fierce struggle now being waged in its midst.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Theydon's connection with either international finance or the rebirth of China was remote as that of the man in the moon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet he had been pitchforked by fate into an active and, indeed, dominating influence over those phases of both undertakings which were peculiar to London.
WHEREIN
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From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHEREIN THEYDON SUFFERS FROM FAINT HEART Furneaux, with that phenomenally clear mind of his, had perceived and expressed in one trenchant sentence the outstanding and almost unique feature of the tragic mystery which centered around the death of Edith Lester.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he had been pitchforked by fate into an active and, indeed, dominating influence over those phases of both undertakings which were peculiar to London.
