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The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories
The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories

Chapter XVI

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A ROUND-UP OF SPOOK-ARTISTS.
It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.
Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.
It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.
Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.
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The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A ROUND-UP OF SPOOK-ARTISTS.
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It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.
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Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.
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It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.
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Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.”

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.”

Remained noun US /ˈremained/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.”

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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 A ROUND-UP OF SPOOK-ARTISTS.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.

bogus

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From this reading Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.

Certainly

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From this reading Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.

clutches

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From this reading Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.

colonel

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From this reading Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.

conduct

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From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.

correct

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From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.

directed

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From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.

end

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From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.

fallen

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From this reading Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.

go

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From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.

Horace

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From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.

incidental

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From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.

jewels

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From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.

mediums

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From this reading Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.

Miss

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From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.

much

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From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A ROUND-UP OF SPOOK-ARTISTS.

only

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From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.

plot

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From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.

remainednounUS /ˈremained/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.

result

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From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.

Richmond's

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From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.

ROUND-UP

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From this reading A ROUND-UP OF SPOOK-ARTISTS.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.

SPOOK-ARTISTS

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From this reading A ROUND-UP OF SPOOK-ARTISTS.

Stevens

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From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.

Stevenses

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Certainly the colonel had fallen again into the clutches of bogus mediums.

theory

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.

transfer

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From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.

unexplained

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From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.

unusual

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From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.

very

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From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It began to look very much as if Horace Richmond's theory was correct.

whole

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It might be that the whole plot was directed to that end, and that the transfer of the jewels to the Stevenses was only to be an incidental result of the plot.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet so long as Miss Stevens' unusual conduct remained unexplained, it would not do to go upon this theory.