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Chapter XXXVI
THE MAN WHO WAS MURDERED The Inspector spoke to me. ‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’ I was of the same opinion, as, apparently, were Lessingham and Sydney. Atherton collared the youth by the shoulder which Mr Pleesman had left disengaged. ‘What sort of looking bloke is it who’s been murdered?’
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “‘What sort of looking bloke is it who’s been murdered?’”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Atherton collared the youth by the shoulder which Mr Pleesman had left disengaged.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was of the same opinion, as, apparently, were Lessingham and Sydney.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was of the same opinion, as, apparently, were Lessingham and Sydney.
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From this reading I was of the same opinion, as, apparently, were Lessingham and Sydney.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’
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From this reading Atherton collared the youth by the shoulder which Mr Pleesman had left disengaged.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ‘What sort of looking bloke is it who’s been murdered?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘What sort of looking bloke is it who’s been murdered?’
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From this reading ‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Atherton collared the youth by the shoulder which Mr Pleesman had left disengaged.
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From this reading Atherton collared the youth by the shoulder which Mr Pleesman had left disengaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Atherton collared the youth by the shoulder which Mr Pleesman had left disengaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was of the same opinion, as, apparently, were Lessingham and Sydney.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’
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From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS MURDERED The Inspector spoke to me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Atherton collared the youth by the shoulder which Mr Pleesman had left disengaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was of the same opinion, as, apparently, were Lessingham and Sydney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘What sort of looking bloke is it who’s been murdered?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS MURDERED The Inspector spoke to me.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS MURDERED The Inspector spoke to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Atherton collared the youth by the shoulder which Mr Pleesman had left disengaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS MURDERED The Inspector spoke to me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was of the same opinion, as, apparently, were Lessingham and Sydney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was of the same opinion, as, apparently, were Lessingham and Sydney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Atherton collared the youth by the shoulder which Mr Pleesman had left disengaged.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was of the same opinion, as, apparently, were Lessingham and Sydney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Atherton collared the youth by the shoulder which Mr Pleesman had left disengaged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘What sort of looking bloke is it who’s been murdered?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS MURDERED The Inspector spoke to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was of the same opinion, as, apparently, were Lessingham and Sydney.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS MURDERED The Inspector spoke to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS MURDERED The Inspector spoke to me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS MURDERED The Inspector spoke to me.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I was of the same opinion, as, apparently, were Lessingham and Sydney.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Atherton collared the youth by the shoulder which Mr Pleesman had left disengaged.
which person or people
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS MURDERED The Inspector spoke to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘What sort of looking bloke is it who’s been murdered?’
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘If what the boy says is correct it sounds as if the person whom you are seeking may have had a finger in the pie.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Atherton collared the youth by the shoulder which Mr Pleesman had left disengaged.
