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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 Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
aboard
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From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
acquire
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From this reading A valuable document, this of Price’s must surely be, if it was worth such pains to acquire!
adventures
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From this reading Here at last, surely, was the explanation of his previous adventures!
all
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From this reading The drugging in the hotel in Plymouth, the burglary at Warren Lodge, and now his kidnaping on the _Enid_ were all part and parcel of the same scheme.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
asleep
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From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here at last, surely, was the explanation of his previous adventures!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A valuable document, this of Price’s must surely be, if it was worth such pains to acquire!
began
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From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
broken
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From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
burglary
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From this reading The drugging in the hotel in Plymouth, the burglary at Warren Lodge, and now his kidnaping on the _Enid_ were all part and parcel of the same scheme.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
Cheyne's
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From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
collectedly
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From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
Concerning
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From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
conspiracy
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From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
diminished
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From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
document
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From this reading A valuable document, this of Price’s must surely be, if it was worth such pains to acquire!
drugging
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From this reading The drugging in the hotel in Plymouth, the burglary at Warren Lodge, and now his kidnaping on the _Enid_ were all part and parcel of the same scheme.
Edgecombe
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From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
Enid
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From this reading The drugging in the hotel in Plymouth, the burglary at Warren Lodge, and now his kidnaping on the _Enid_ were all part and parcel of the same scheme.
explanation
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From this reading Here at last, surely, was the explanation of his previous adventures!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
found
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From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
fury
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From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
Here
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From this reading Here at last, surely, was the explanation of his previous adventures!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here at last, surely, was the explanation of his previous adventures!
hotel
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From this reading The drugging in the hotel in Plymouth, the burglary at Warren Lodge, and now his kidnaping on the _Enid_ were all part and parcel of the same scheme.
house
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From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
idea
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From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A valuable document, this of Price’s must surely be, if it was worth such pains to acquire!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
infernal
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From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
investigated
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From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
kidnaping
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From this reading The drugging in the hotel in Plymouth, the burglary at Warren Lodge, and now his kidnaping on the _Enid_ were all part and parcel of the same scheme.
last
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From this reading Here at last, surely, was the explanation of his previous adventures!
launch
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From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
lay
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From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
letter
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From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
Lodge
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From this reading The drugging in the hotel in Plymouth, the burglary at Warren Lodge, and now his kidnaping on the _Enid_ were all part and parcel of the same scheme.
Maxwell
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From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
members
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From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
more
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From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A valuable document, this of Price’s must surely be, if it was worth such pains to acquire!
now
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From this reading The drugging in the hotel in Plymouth, the burglary at Warren Lodge, and now his kidnaping on the _Enid_ were all part and parcel of the same scheme.
occurred
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From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The drugging in the hotel in Plymouth, the burglary at Warren Lodge, and now his kidnaping on the _Enid_ were all part and parcel of the same scheme.
once
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From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
other
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From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
pains
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From this reading A valuable document, this of Price’s must surely be, if it was worth such pains to acquire!
parcel
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From this reading The drugging in the hotel in Plymouth, the burglary at Warren Lodge, and now his kidnaping on the _Enid_ were all part and parcel of the same scheme.
paroxysm
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From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
part
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From this reading The drugging in the hotel in Plymouth, the burglary at Warren Lodge, and now his kidnaping on the _Enid_ were all part and parcel of the same scheme.
Peerage
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From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
Plymouth
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From this reading The drugging in the hotel in Plymouth, the burglary at Warren Lodge, and now his kidnaping on the _Enid_ were all part and parcel of the same scheme.
pocketbook
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From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
previous
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From this reading Here at last, surely, was the explanation of his previous adventures!
Price's
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From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
prisoner
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From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
private
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From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
room
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From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
safe
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From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading The drugging in the hotel in Plymouth, the burglary at Warren Lodge, and now his kidnaping on the _Enid_ were all part and parcel of the same scheme.
scheme
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From this reading The drugging in the hotel in Plymouth, the burglary at Warren Lodge, and now his kidnaping on the _Enid_ were all part and parcel of the same scheme.
searched
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From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
situation
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From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
startling
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From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A valuable document, this of Price’s must surely be, if it was worth such pains to acquire!
surely
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From this reading Here at last, surely, was the explanation of his previous adventures!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
think
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From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
unpleasant
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From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
valuable
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From this reading A valuable document, this of Price’s must surely be, if it was worth such pains to acquire!
Warren
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From this reading The drugging in the hotel in Plymouth, the burglary at Warren Lodge, and now his kidnaping on the _Enid_ were all part and parcel of the same scheme.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here at last, surely, was the explanation of his previous adventures!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The drugging in the hotel in Plymouth, the burglary at Warren Lodge, and now his kidnaping on the _Enid_ were all part and parcel of the same scheme.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Concerning a Peerage When Maxwell Cheyne’s paroxysm of fury diminished and he began once more to think collectedly about the unpleasant situation in which he found himself, a startling idea occurred to him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was for Price’s letter that his pocketbook was investigated while he lay asleep in the private room at the Edgecombe; it was for Price’s letter that his safe was broken open and his house searched by other members of the conspiracy, and it was for Price’s letter that he now lay, a prisoner aboard this infernal launch.
worth
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From this reading A valuable document, this of Price’s must surely be, if it was worth such pains to acquire!
