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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 That story of love and crime which figures in the records of the New York Detective Bureau as "The Yacht Mystery" has little to do with yachts and is no longer a mystery.
alert
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all
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almost
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From this reading It is concerned far more intimately with the troubles and trials of pretty Winifred Bartlett than with the vagaries of the restless sea; the alert, well-groomed figure of Winifred's true lover, Rex Carshaw, fills its pages to the almost total exclusion of the portly millionaire who owned the _Sans Souci_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That story of love and crime which figures in the records of the New York Detective Bureau as "The Yacht Mystery" has little to do with yachts and is no longer a mystery.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That story of love and crime which figures in the records of the New York Detective Bureau as "The Yacht Mystery" has little to do with yachts and is no longer a mystery.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It began simply, as all major events do begin, and, of course, at the outset, neither of these two young people seemed to have the remotest connection with it.
Bartlett
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begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It began simply, as all major events do begin, and, of course, at the outset, neither of these two young people seemed to have the remotest connection with it.
begin
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From this reading It began simply, as all major events do begin, and, of course, at the outset, neither of these two young people seemed to have the remotest connection with it.
Bureau
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet, such is the singular dominance exercised by the trivial things of life over the truly important ones, some hundreds of thousands of people in the great city on the three rivers will recall many episodes of the nine days' wonder known to them as "The Yacht Mystery" though they may never have heard of either Winifred or Rex.
Carshaw
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city
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concerned
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connection
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coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It began simply, as all major events do begin, and, of course, at the outset, neither of these two young people seemed to have the remotest connection with it.
crime
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days
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Detective
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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dominance
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From this reading Yet, such is the singular dominance exercised by the trivial things of life over the truly important ones, some hundreds of thousands of people in the great city on the three rivers will recall many episodes of the nine days' wonder known to them as "The Yacht Mystery" though they may never have heard of either Winifred or Rex.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Yet, such is the singular dominance exercised by the trivial things of life over the truly important ones, some hundreds of thousands of people in the great city on the three rivers will recall many episodes of the nine days' wonder known to them as "The Yacht Mystery" though they may never have heard of either Winifred or Rex.
episodes
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etc
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From this reading "The Wings of the Morning," "Number Seventeen," etc., etc.
events
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exclusion
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exercised
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far
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figure
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figures
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fills
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, such is the singular dominance exercised by the trivial things of life over the truly important ones, some hundreds of thousands of people in the great city on the three rivers will recall many episodes of the nine days' wonder known to them as "The Yacht Mystery" though they may never have heard of either Winifred or Rex.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That story of love and crime which figures in the records of the New York Detective Bureau as "The Yacht Mystery" has little to do with yachts and is no longer a mystery.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yet, such is the singular dominance exercised by the trivial things of life over the truly important ones, some hundreds of thousands of people in the great city on the three rivers will recall many episodes of the nine days' wonder known to them as "The Yacht Mystery" though they may never have heard of either Winifred or Rex.
heard
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hundreds
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important
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That story of love and crime which figures in the records of the New York Detective Bureau as "The Yacht Mystery" has little to do with yachts and is no longer a mystery.
intimately
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From this reading It is concerned far more intimately with the troubles and trials of pretty Winifred Bartlett than with the vagaries of the restless sea; the alert, well-groomed figure of Winifred's true lover, Rex Carshaw, fills its pages to the almost total exclusion of the portly millionaire who owned the _Sans Souci_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That story of love and crime which figures in the records of the New York Detective Bureau as "The Yacht Mystery" has little to do with yachts and is no longer a mystery.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is concerned far more intimately with the troubles and trials of pretty Winifred Bartlett than with the vagaries of the restless sea; the alert, well-groomed figure of Winifred's true lover, Rex Carshaw, fills its pages to the almost total exclusion of the portly millionaire who owned the _Sans Souci_.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It is concerned far more intimately with the troubles and trials of pretty Winifred Bartlett than with the vagaries of the restless sea; the alert, well-groomed figure of Winifred's true lover, Rex Carshaw, fills its pages to the almost total exclusion of the portly millionaire who owned the _Sans Souci_.
known
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, such is the singular dominance exercised by the trivial things of life over the truly important ones, some hundreds of thousands of people in the great city on the three rivers will recall many episodes of the nine days' wonder known to them as "The Yacht Mystery" though they may never have heard of either Winifred or Rex.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That story of love and crime which figures in the records of the New York Detective Bureau as "The Yacht Mystery" has little to do with yachts and is no longer a mystery.
longer
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From this reading That story of love and crime which figures in the records of the New York Detective Bureau as "The Yacht Mystery" has little to do with yachts and is no longer a mystery.
love
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lover
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major
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many
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Yet, such is the singular dominance exercised by the trivial things of life over the truly important ones, some hundreds of thousands of people in the great city on the three rivers will recall many episodes of the nine days' wonder known to them as "The Yacht Mystery" though they may never have heard of either Winifred or Rex.
millionaire
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more
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MorningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Wings of the Morning," "Number Seventeen," etc., etc.
Mystery
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neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading It began simply, as all major events do begin, and, of course, at the outset, neither of these two young people seemed to have the remotest connection with it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, such is the singular dominance exercised by the trivial things of life over the truly important ones, some hundreds of thousands of people in the great city on the three rivers will recall many episodes of the nine days' wonder known to them as "The Yacht Mystery" though they may never have heard of either Winifred or Rex.
New
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nine
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading That story of love and crime which figures in the records of the New York Detective Bureau as "The Yacht Mystery" has little to do with yachts and is no longer a mystery.
Number
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From this reading "The Wings of the Morning," "Number Seventeen," etc., etc.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The Wings of the Morning," "Number Seventeen," etc., etc.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet, such is the singular dominance exercised by the trivial things of life over the truly important ones, some hundreds of thousands of people in the great city on the three rivers will recall many episodes of the nine days' wonder known to them as "The Yacht Mystery" though they may never have heard of either Winifred or Rex.
ones
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yet, such is the singular dominance exercised by the trivial things of life over the truly important ones, some hundreds of thousands of people in the great city on the three rivers will recall many episodes of the nine days' wonder known to them as "The Yacht Mystery" though they may never have heard of either Winifred or Rex.
outset
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Yet, such is the singular dominance exercised by the trivial things of life over the truly important ones, some hundreds of thousands of people in the great city on the three rivers will recall many episodes of the nine days' wonder known to them as "The Yacht Mystery" though they may never have heard of either Winifred or Rex.
owned
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From this reading It is concerned far more intimately with the troubles and trials of pretty Winifred Bartlett than with the vagaries of the restless sea; the alert, well-groomed figure of Winifred's true lover, Rex Carshaw, fills its pages to the almost total exclusion of the portly millionaire who owned the _Sans Souci_.
pages
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people
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portly
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From this reading It is concerned far more intimately with the troubles and trials of pretty Winifred Bartlett than with the vagaries of the restless sea; the alert, well-groomed figure of Winifred's true lover, Rex Carshaw, fills its pages to the almost total exclusion of the portly millionaire who owned the _Sans Souci_.
pretty
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From this reading It is concerned far more intimately with the troubles and trials of pretty Winifred Bartlett than with the vagaries of the restless sea; the alert, well-groomed figure of Winifred's true lover, Rex Carshaw, fills its pages to the almost total exclusion of the portly millionaire who owned the _Sans Souci_.
recall
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records
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remotest
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restless
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From this reading It is concerned far more intimately with the troubles and trials of pretty Winifred Bartlett than with the vagaries of the restless sea; the alert, well-groomed figure of Winifred's true lover, Rex Carshaw, fills its pages to the almost total exclusion of the portly millionaire who owned the _Sans Souci_.
Rex
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rivers
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From this reading Yet, such is the singular dominance exercised by the trivial things of life over the truly important ones, some hundreds of thousands of people in the great city on the three rivers will recall many episodes of the nine days' wonder known to them as "The Yacht Mystery" though they may never have heard of either Winifred or Rex.
Sans
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sea
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It began simply, as all major events do begin, and, of course, at the outset, neither of these two young people seemed to have the remotest connection with it.
Seventeen
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From this reading "The Wings of the Morning," "Number Seventeen," etc., etc.
simply
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singular
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some
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Souci
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From this reading It is concerned far more intimately with the troubles and trials of pretty Winifred Bartlett than with the vagaries of the restless sea; the alert, well-groomed figure of Winifred's true lover, Rex Carshaw, fills its pages to the almost total exclusion of the portly millionaire who owned the _Sans Souci_.
story
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Yet, such is the singular dominance exercised by the trivial things of life over the truly important ones, some hundreds of thousands of people in the great city on the three rivers will recall many episodes of the nine days' wonder known to them as "The Yacht Mystery" though they may never have heard of either Winifred or Rex.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is concerned far more intimately with the troubles and trials of pretty Winifred Bartlett than with the vagaries of the restless sea; the alert, well-groomed figure of Winifred's true lover, Rex Carshaw, fills its pages to the almost total exclusion of the portly millionaire who owned the _Sans Souci_.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That story of love and crime which figures in the records of the New York Detective Bureau as "The Yacht Mystery" has little to do with yachts and is no longer a mystery.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Wings of the Morning," "Number Seventeen," etc., etc.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yet, such is the singular dominance exercised by the trivial things of life over the truly important ones, some hundreds of thousands of people in the great city on the three rivers will recall many episodes of the nine days' wonder known to them as "The Yacht Mystery" though they may never have heard of either Winifred or Rex.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It began simply, as all major events do begin, and, of course, at the outset, neither of these two young people seemed to have the remotest connection with it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet, such is the singular dominance exercised by the trivial things of life over the truly important ones, some hundreds of thousands of people in the great city on the three rivers will recall many episodes of the nine days' wonder known to them as "The Yacht Mystery" though they may never have heard of either Winifred or Rex.
things
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From this reading Yet, such is the singular dominance exercised by the trivial things of life over the truly important ones, some hundreds of thousands of people in the great city on the three rivers will recall many episodes of the nine days' wonder known to them as "The Yacht Mystery" though they may never have heard of either Winifred or Rex.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Yet, such is the singular dominance exercised by the trivial things of life over the truly important ones, some hundreds of thousands of people in the great city on the three rivers will recall many episodes of the nine days' wonder known to them as "The Yacht Mystery" though they may never have heard of either Winifred or Rex.
thousands
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three
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From this reading Yet, such is the singular dominance exercised by the trivial things of life over the truly important ones, some hundreds of thousands of people in the great city on the three rivers will recall many episodes of the nine days' wonder known to them as "The Yacht Mystery" though they may never have heard of either Winifred or Rex.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That story of love and crime which figures in the records of the New York Detective Bureau as "The Yacht Mystery" has little to do with yachts and is no longer a mystery.
total
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From this reading It is concerned far more intimately with the troubles and trials of pretty Winifred Bartlett than with the vagaries of the restless sea; the alert, well-groomed figure of Winifred's true lover, Rex Carshaw, fills its pages to the almost total exclusion of the portly millionaire who owned the _Sans Souci_.
trials
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From this reading It is concerned far more intimately with the troubles and trials of pretty Winifred Bartlett than with the vagaries of the restless sea; the alert, well-groomed figure of Winifred's true lover, Rex Carshaw, fills its pages to the almost total exclusion of the portly millionaire who owned the _Sans Souci_.
trivial
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From this reading Yet, such is the singular dominance exercised by the trivial things of life over the truly important ones, some hundreds of thousands of people in the great city on the three rivers will recall many episodes of the nine days' wonder known to them as "The Yacht Mystery" though they may never have heard of either Winifred or Rex.
troubles
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From this reading It is concerned far more intimately with the troubles and trials of pretty Winifred Bartlett than with the vagaries of the restless sea; the alert, well-groomed figure of Winifred's true lover, Rex Carshaw, fills its pages to the almost total exclusion of the portly millionaire who owned the _Sans Souci_.
true
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From this reading It is concerned far more intimately with the troubles and trials of pretty Winifred Bartlett than with the vagaries of the restless sea; the alert, well-groomed figure of Winifred's true lover, Rex Carshaw, fills its pages to the almost total exclusion of the portly millionaire who owned the _Sans Souci_.
truly
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From this reading Yet, such is the singular dominance exercised by the trivial things of life over the truly important ones, some hundreds of thousands of people in the great city on the three rivers will recall many episodes of the nine days' wonder known to them as "The Yacht Mystery" though they may never have heard of either Winifred or Rex.
two
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From this reading It began simply, as all major events do begin, and, of course, at the outset, neither of these two young people seemed to have the remotest connection with it.
vagaries
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From this reading It is concerned far more intimately with the troubles and trials of pretty Winifred Bartlett than with the vagaries of the restless sea; the alert, well-groomed figure of Winifred's true lover, Rex Carshaw, fills its pages to the almost total exclusion of the portly millionaire who owned the _Sans Souci_.
well-groomed
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From this reading It is concerned far more intimately with the troubles and trials of pretty Winifred Bartlett than with the vagaries of the restless sea; the alert, well-groomed figure of Winifred's true lover, Rex Carshaw, fills its pages to the almost total exclusion of the portly millionaire who owned the _Sans Souci_.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That story of love and crime which figures in the records of the New York Detective Bureau as "The Yacht Mystery" has little to do with yachts and is no longer a mystery.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It is concerned far more intimately with the troubles and trials of pretty Winifred Bartlett than with the vagaries of the restless sea; the alert, well-groomed figure of Winifred's true lover, Rex Carshaw, fills its pages to the almost total exclusion of the portly millionaire who owned the _Sans Souci_.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Yet, such is the singular dominance exercised by the trivial things of life over the truly important ones, some hundreds of thousands of people in the great city on the three rivers will recall many episodes of the nine days' wonder known to them as "The Yacht Mystery" though they may never have heard of either Winifred or Rex.
Wings
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From this reading "The Wings of the Morning," "Number Seventeen," etc., etc.
Winifred
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From this reading It is concerned far more intimately with the troubles and trials of pretty Winifred Bartlett than with the vagaries of the restless sea; the alert, well-groomed figure of Winifred's true lover, Rex Carshaw, fills its pages to the almost total exclusion of the portly millionaire who owned the _Sans Souci_.
Winifred's
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From this reading It is concerned far more intimately with the troubles and trials of pretty Winifred Bartlett than with the vagaries of the restless sea; the alert, well-groomed figure of Winifred's true lover, Rex Carshaw, fills its pages to the almost total exclusion of the portly millionaire who owned the _Sans Souci_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That story of love and crime which figures in the records of the New York Detective Bureau as "The Yacht Mystery" has little to do with yachts and is no longer a mystery.
wonder
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From this reading Yet, such is the singular dominance exercised by the trivial things of life over the truly important ones, some hundreds of thousands of people in the great city on the three rivers will recall many episodes of the nine days' wonder known to them as "The Yacht Mystery" though they may never have heard of either Winifred or Rex.
Yacht
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From this reading That story of love and crime which figures in the records of the New York Detective Bureau as "The Yacht Mystery" has little to do with yachts and is no longer a mystery.
yachts
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From this reading That story of love and crime which figures in the records of the New York Detective Bureau as "The Yacht Mystery" has little to do with yachts and is no longer a mystery.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, such is the singular dominance exercised by the trivial things of life over the truly important ones, some hundreds of thousands of people in the great city on the three rivers will recall many episodes of the nine days' wonder known to them as "The Yacht Mystery" though they may never have heard of either Winifred or Rex.
York
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From this reading That story of love and crime which figures in the records of the New York Detective Bureau as "The Yacht Mystery" has little to do with yachts and is no longer a mystery.
young
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From this reading It began simply, as all major events do begin, and, of course, at the outset, neither of these two young people seemed to have the remotest connection with it.
