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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 So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
almost
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From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was important for my scheme I should catch Mr. Callingham alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MY MEMORY RETURNS "At last my chance came," Jack went on.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
bicycling
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From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
Callingham
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From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
came
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From this reading MY MEMORY RETURNS "At last my chance came," Jack went on.
catch
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From this reading "It was important for my scheme I should catch Mr. Callingham alone.
chance
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From this reading MY MEMORY RETURNS "At last my chance came," Jack went on.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
definitely
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From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
entire
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From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
entrapping
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From this reading I had no idea of entrapping him.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
exactly
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From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
fixed
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From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
fortnight
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From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
go
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From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had no idea of entrapping him.
head-quarters
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From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had no idea of entrapping him.
holiday
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From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
I'd
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From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
idea
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From this reading I had no idea of entrapping him.
important
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From this reading "It was important for my scheme I should catch Mr. Callingham alone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was important for my scheme I should catch Mr. Callingham alone.
Jack
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From this reading MY MEMORY RETURNS "At last my chance came," Jack went on.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY MEMORY RETURNS "At last my chance came," Jack went on.
lay
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From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
legal
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From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
matter
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From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
MEMORYnounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading MY MEMORY RETURNS "At last my chance came," Jack went on.
Midlands
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From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
miles
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From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
Mr
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From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY MEMORY RETURNS "At last my chance came," Jack went on.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I had no idea of entrapping him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
off
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From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MY MEMORY RETURNS "At last my chance came," Jack went on.
once
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From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
out
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From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
own
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From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
patients
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From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
probably
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From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
proof
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From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
RETURNS
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From this reading MY MEMORY RETURNS "At last my chance came," Jack went on.
satisfaction
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From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
scheme
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From this reading "It was important for my scheme I should catch Mr. Callingham alone.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "It was important for my scheme I should catch Mr. Callingham alone.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
twenty
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From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was important for my scheme I should catch Mr. Callingham alone.
way
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From this reading "I'd found out almost everything; not, of course, exactly by way of legal proof, but to my own entire satisfaction: and I determined to lay the matter definitely at once before Mr. Callingham.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY MEMORY RETURNS "At last my chance came," Jack went on.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
Woodbury
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From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
Wrode
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From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So I took a holiday for a fortnight, to go bicycling in the Midlands I told my patients; and I fixed my head-quarters at Wrode, which, as you probably remember, is twenty miles off from Woodbury.
