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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 There was now no shirking the fact that her father was the organiser and head of a band of men who carried on smuggling in a systematic and determined manner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was now no shirking the fact that her father was the organiser and head of a band of men who carried on smuggling in a systematic and determined manner.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was evident too that, if occasion came, they were quite as ready for still guiltier exploits as their fore-runners of a by-gone time.
awake
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From this reading She passed a miserable night, awake for a great part of the time, fancying she heard in the many night-noises of the old house, voices and footsteps, cries and even blows.
band
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From this reading There was now no shirking the fact that her father was the organiser and head of a band of men who carried on smuggling in a systematic and determined manner.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
Blewitt
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From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
blows
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From this reading She passed a miserable night, awake for a great part of the time, fancying she heard in the many night-noises of the old house, voices and footsteps, cries and even blows.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
by-gone
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came
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carried
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From this reading There was now no shirking the fact that her father was the organiser and head of a band of men who carried on smuggling in a systematic and determined manner.
clear
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From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
come
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conduct
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connected
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From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
country-side
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From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
cries
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From this reading She passed a miserable night, awake for a great part of the time, fancying she heard in the many night-noises of the old house, voices and footsteps, cries and even blows.
death
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From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
deeply
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From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
determined
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From this reading There was now no shirking the fact that her father was the organiser and head of a band of men who carried on smuggling in a systematic and determined manner.
difficult
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From this reading Freda Mulgrave had come face to face with the most difficult problem of conduct she had ever encountered.
else
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From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
encountered
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engaged
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From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
enterprises
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From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
even
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From this reading She passed a miserable night, awake for a great part of the time, fancying she heard in the many night-noises of the old house, voices and footsteps, cries and even blows.
ever
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evident
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From this reading It was evident too that, if occasion came, they were quite as ready for still guiltier exploits as their fore-runners of a by-gone time.
exploits
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From this reading It was evident too that, if occasion came, they were quite as ready for still guiltier exploits as their fore-runners of a by-gone time.
face
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fact
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From this reading There was now no shirking the fact that her father was the organiser and head of a band of men who carried on smuggling in a systematic and determined manner.
fancying
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From this reading She passed a miserable night, awake for a great part of the time, fancying she heard in the many night-noises of the old house, voices and footsteps, cries and even blows.
father
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From this reading There was now no shirking the fact that her father was the organiser and head of a band of men who carried on smuggling in a systematic and determined manner.
feared
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From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
footsteps
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From this reading She passed a miserable night, awake for a great part of the time, fancying she heard in the many night-noises of the old house, voices and footsteps, cries and even blows.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was evident too that, if occasion came, they were quite as ready for still guiltier exploits as their fore-runners of a by-gone time.
fore-runners
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From this reading It was evident too that, if occasion came, they were quite as ready for still guiltier exploits as their fore-runners of a by-gone time.
Freda
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great
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From this reading She passed a miserable night, awake for a great part of the time, fancying she heard in the many night-noises of the old house, voices and footsteps, cries and even blows.
guiltier
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From this reading It was evident too that, if occasion came, they were quite as ready for still guiltier exploits as their fore-runners of a by-gone time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Freda Mulgrave had come face to face with the most difficult problem of conduct she had ever encountered.
head
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From this reading There was now no shirking the fact that her father was the organiser and head of a band of men who carried on smuggling in a systematic and determined manner.
heard
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From this reading She passed a miserable night, awake for a great part of the time, fancying she heard in the many night-noises of the old house, voices and footsteps, cries and even blows.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was now no shirking the fact that her father was the organiser and head of a band of men who carried on smuggling in a systematic and determined manner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
horror
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From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
house
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From this reading She passed a miserable night, awake for a great part of the time, fancying she heard in the many night-noises of the old house, voices and footsteps, cries and even blows.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was evident too that, if occasion came, they were quite as ready for still guiltier exploits as their fore-runners of a by-gone time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was now no shirking the fact that her father was the organiser and head of a band of men who carried on smuggling in a systematic and determined manner.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was evident too that, if occasion came, they were quite as ready for still guiltier exploits as their fore-runners of a by-gone time.
manner
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From this reading There was now no shirking the fact that her father was the organiser and head of a band of men who carried on smuggling in a systematic and determined manner.
many
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From this reading She passed a miserable night, awake for a great part of the time, fancying she heard in the many night-noises of the old house, voices and footsteps, cries and even blows.
men
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From this reading There was now no shirking the fact that her father was the organiser and head of a band of men who carried on smuggling in a systematic and determined manner.
miserable
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From this reading She passed a miserable night, awake for a great part of the time, fancying she heard in the many night-noises of the old house, voices and footsteps, cries and even blows.
most
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From this reading Freda Mulgrave had come face to face with the most difficult problem of conduct she had ever encountered.
Mulgrave
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murdered
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From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
nefarious
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From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
night
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From this reading She passed a miserable night, awake for a great part of the time, fancying she heard in the many night-noises of the old house, voices and footsteps, cries and even blows.
night-noises
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From this reading She passed a miserable night, awake for a great part of the time, fancying she heard in the many night-noises of the old house, voices and footsteps, cries and even blows.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was now no shirking the fact that her father was the organiser and head of a band of men who carried on smuggling in a systematic and determined manner.
now
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From this reading There was now no shirking the fact that her father was the organiser and head of a band of men who carried on smuggling in a systematic and determined manner.
occasion
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From this reading It was evident too that, if occasion came, they were quite as ready for still guiltier exploits as their fore-runners of a by-gone time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Freda Mulgrave had come face to face with the most difficult problem of conduct she had ever encountered.
old
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From this reading She passed a miserable night, awake for a great part of the time, fancying she heard in the many night-noises of the old house, voices and footsteps, cries and even blows.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was now no shirking the fact that her father was the organiser and head of a band of men who carried on smuggling in a systematic and determined manner.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
organiser
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From this reading There was now no shirking the fact that her father was the organiser and head of a band of men who carried on smuggling in a systematic and determined manner.
part
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passed
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From this reading She passed a miserable night, awake for a great part of the time, fancying she heard in the many night-noises of the old house, voices and footsteps, cries and even blows.
problem
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From this reading Freda Mulgrave had come face to face with the most difficult problem of conduct she had ever encountered.
quite
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ready
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seemed
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From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
servant
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From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Freda Mulgrave had come face to face with the most difficult problem of conduct she had ever encountered.
shirking
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From this reading There was now no shirking the fact that her father was the organiser and head of a band of men who carried on smuggling in a systematic and determined manner.
shot
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From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
sickly
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From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
smuggling
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From this reading There was now no shirking the fact that her father was the organiser and head of a band of men who carried on smuggling in a systematic and determined manner.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
some
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From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
still
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systematic
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From this reading There was now no shirking the fact that her father was the organiser and head of a band of men who carried on smuggling in a systematic and determined manner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was now no shirking the fact that her father was the organiser and head of a band of men who carried on smuggling in a systematic and determined manner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Freda Mulgrave had come face to face with the most difficult problem of conduct she had ever encountered.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was evident too that, if occasion came, they were quite as ready for still guiltier exploits as their fore-runners of a by-gone time.
There
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From this reading There was now no shirking the fact that her father was the organiser and head of a band of men who carried on smuggling in a systematic and determined manner.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was evident too that, if occasion came, they were quite as ready for still guiltier exploits as their fore-runners of a by-gone time.
time
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From this reading It was evident too that, if occasion came, they were quite as ready for still guiltier exploits as their fore-runners of a by-gone time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Freda Mulgrave had come face to face with the most difficult problem of conduct she had ever encountered.
too
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From this reading It was evident too that, if occasion came, they were quite as ready for still guiltier exploits as their fore-runners of a by-gone time.
voices
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From this reading She passed a miserable night, awake for a great part of the time, fancying she heard in the many night-noises of the old house, voices and footsteps, cries and even blows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was now no shirking the fact that her father was the organiser and head of a band of men who carried on smuggling in a systematic and determined manner.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was evident too that, if occasion came, they were quite as ready for still guiltier exploits as their fore-runners of a by-gone time.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was now no shirking the fact that her father was the organiser and head of a band of men who carried on smuggling in a systematic and determined manner.
whole
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From this reading Whether, as she feared with a sickly horror, it was her father who had shot Blewitt, or whether the servant had been murdered by some one else, it was clear that his death was connected with the nefarious enterprises in which the whole country-side seemed to be so deeply engaged.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Freda Mulgrave had come face to face with the most difficult problem of conduct she had ever encountered.
