400
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From this reading According to his letter, he had received £400 in gold--probably the result of some blackmailing transaction--after which he had hastened to turn them into banknotes for transmission, probably abroad.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading According to his letter, he had received £400 in gold--probably the result of some blackmailing transaction--after which he had hastened to turn them into banknotes for transmission, probably abroad.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading According to his letter, he had received £400 in gold--probably the result of some blackmailing transaction--after which he had hastened to turn them into banknotes for transmission, probably abroad.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading According to his letter, he had received £400 in gold--probably the result of some blackmailing transaction--after which he had hastened to turn them into banknotes for transmission, probably abroad.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was late in the afternoon before Prout hit upon the trail he was looking for.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been keeping the telegraph and the telephone busy.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At any rate, it could only have been hours since they found their way into the hands of the murdered man.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At any rate, it could only have been hours since they found their way into the hands of the murdered man.
banknotesnounUS /ˈbæŋknoʊts/
plural of “banknote” — a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
From this reading According to his letter, he had received £400 in gold--probably the result of some blackmailing transaction--after which he had hastened to turn them into banknotes for transmission, probably abroad.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been keeping the telegraph and the telephone busy.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was late in the afternoon before Prout hit upon the trail he was looking for.
blackmailingverbUS /ˈblækmeɪlɪŋ/
-ing form of “blackmail” — exert pressure on someone through threats
From this reading According to his letter, he had received £400 in gold--probably the result of some blackmailing transaction--after which he had hastened to turn them into banknotes for transmission, probably abroad.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading He had been keeping the telegraph and the telephone busy.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The scent was still hot, and it was just possible that he might come upon some trace of the missing notes before they left the country.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At any rate, it could only have been hours since they found their way into the hands of the murdered man.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The scent was still hot, and it was just possible that he might come upon some trace of the missing notes before they left the country.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was late in the afternoon before Prout hit upon the trail he was looking for.
set up or found
From this reading At any rate, it could only have been hours since they found their way into the hands of the murdered man.
coins made of gold
From this reading According to his letter, he had received £400 in gold--probably the result of some blackmailing transaction--after which he had hastened to turn them into banknotes for transmission, probably abroad.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been keeping the telegraph and the telephone busy.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading At any rate, it could only have been hours since they found their way into the hands of the murdered man.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading According to his letter, he had received £400 in gold--probably the result of some blackmailing transaction--after which he had hastened to turn them into banknotes for transmission, probably abroad.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At any rate, it could only have been hours since they found their way into the hands of the murdered man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was late in the afternoon before Prout hit upon the trail he was looking for.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading According to his letter, he had received £400 in gold--probably the result of some blackmailing transaction--after which he had hastened to turn them into banknotes for transmission, probably abroad.
cause to move by striking
From this reading It was late in the afternoon before Prout hit upon the trail he was looking for.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The scent was still hot, and it was just possible that he might come upon some trace of the missing notes before they left the country.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading At any rate, it could only have been hours since they found their way into the hands of the murdered man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was late in the afternoon before Prout hit upon the trail he was looking for.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At any rate, it could only have been hours since they found their way into the hands of the murdered man.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late in the afternoon before Prout hit upon the trail he was looking for.
and nothing more
From this reading The scent was still hot, and it was just possible that he might come upon some trace of the missing notes before they left the country.
conformity or harmony
From this reading He had been keeping the telegraph and the telephone busy.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It was late in the afternoon before Prout hit upon the trail he was looking for.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The scent was still hot, and it was just possible that he might come upon some trace of the missing notes before they left the country.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading According to his letter, he had received £400 in gold--probably the result of some blackmailing transaction--after which he had hastened to turn them into banknotes for transmission, probably abroad.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading It was late in the afternoon before Prout hit upon the trail he was looking for.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading At any rate, it could only have been hours since they found their way into the hands of the murdered man.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The scent was still hot, and it was just possible that he might come upon some trace of the missing notes before they left the country.
not able to be found
From this reading The scent was still hot, and it was just possible that he might come upon some trace of the missing notes before they left the country.
murderedadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərd/
killed unlawfully
From this reading At any rate, it could only have been hours since they found their way into the hands of the murdered man.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading The scent was still hot, and it was just possible that he might come upon some trace of the missing notes before they left the country.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The scent was still hot, and it was just possible that he might come upon some trace of the missing notes before they left the country.
and nothing more
From this reading At any rate, it could only have been hours since they found their way into the hands of the murdered man.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading The scent was still hot, and it was just possible that he might come upon some trace of the missing notes before they left the country.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading According to his letter, he had received £400 in gold--probably the result of some blackmailing transaction--after which he had hastened to turn them into banknotes for transmission, probably abroad.
Prout
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon before Prout hit upon the trail he was looking for.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading At any rate, it could only have been hours since they found their way into the hands of the murdered man.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading According to his letter, he had received £400 in gold--probably the result of some blackmailing transaction--after which he had hastened to turn them into banknotes for transmission, probably abroad.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading According to his letter, he had received £400 in gold--probably the result of some blackmailing transaction--after which he had hastened to turn them into banknotes for transmission, probably abroad.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading The scent was still hot, and it was just possible that he might come upon some trace of the missing notes before they left the country.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading At any rate, it could only have been hours since they found their way into the hands of the murdered man.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The scent was still hot, and it was just possible that he might come upon some trace of the missing notes before they left the country.
not in physical motion
From this reading The scent was still hot, and it was just possible that he might come upon some trace of the missing notes before they left the country.
telegraphnounUS /ˈteləɡræf/
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading He had been keeping the telegraph and the telephone busy.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading He had been keeping the telegraph and the telephone busy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The scent was still hot, and it was just possible that he might come upon some trace of the missing notes before they left the country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was late in the afternoon before Prout hit upon the trail he was looking for.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At any rate, it could only have been hours since they found their way into the hands of the murdered man.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading According to his letter, he had received £400 in gold--probably the result of some blackmailing transaction--after which he had hastened to turn them into banknotes for transmission, probably abroad.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The scent was still hot, and it was just possible that he might come upon some trace of the missing notes before they left the country.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading According to his letter, he had received £400 in gold--probably the result of some blackmailing transaction--after which he had hastened to turn them into banknotes for transmission, probably abroad.
a just detectable amount
From this reading The scent was still hot, and it was just possible that he might come upon some trace of the missing notes before they left the country.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading It was late in the afternoon before Prout hit upon the trail he was looking for.
transactionnounUS /trænˈzækʃən/
the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
From this reading According to his letter, he had received £400 in gold--probably the result of some blackmailing transaction--after which he had hastened to turn them into banknotes for transmission, probably abroad.
transmissionnounUS /trænˈsmɪʃən/
the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted
From this reading According to his letter, he had received £400 in gold--probably the result of some blackmailing transaction--after which he had hastened to turn them into banknotes for transmission, probably abroad.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading According to his letter, he had received £400 in gold--probably the result of some blackmailing transaction--after which he had hastened to turn them into banknotes for transmission, probably abroad.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was late in the afternoon before Prout hit upon the trail he was looking for.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late in the afternoon before Prout hit upon the trail he was looking for.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading At any rate, it could only have been hours since they found their way into the hands of the murdered man.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading According to his letter, he had received £400 in gold--probably the result of some blackmailing transaction--after which he had hastened to turn them into banknotes for transmission, probably abroad.
