adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DETECTIVE Wilton Barnstable was the inventor of a new school of detection of crime.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am only a plain business man," he would insist, urbanely, with a wave of his hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The system came in with him, and it may go out with him for lack of a man of his genius to perpetuate it.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading And he was especially disgusted when anyone referred to him as "a second Sherlock Holmes."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And he was especially disgusted when anyone referred to him as "a second Sherlock Holmes."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He insisted that there was nothing spectacular or romantic in the pursuit of the criminal, or, at least, that there should be nothing of the sort.
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From this reading THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DETECTIVE Wilton Barnstable was the inventor of a new school of detection of crime.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He insisted that there was nothing spectacular or romantic in the pursuit of the criminal, or, at least, that there should be nothing of the sort.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "I am only a plain business man," he would insist, urbanely, with a wave of his hand.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The system came in with him, and it may go out with him for lack of a man of his genius to perpetuate it.
crimenounUS /kraɪm/
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DETECTIVE Wilton Barnstable was the inventor of a new school of detection of crime.
criminaladjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmənəl/
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
From this reading He insisted that there was nothing spectacular or romantic in the pursuit of the criminal, or, at least, that there should be nothing of the sort.
detectionnounUS /dɪˈtekʃən/
the perception that something has occurred or some state exists
From this reading THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DETECTIVE Wilton Barnstable was the inventor of a new school of detection of crime.
DETECTIVEnounUS /dɪˈtektɪv/
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DETECTIVE Wilton Barnstable was the inventor of a new school of detection of crime.
disgustedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡʌstəd/
having a strong distaste from surfeit
From this reading And he was especially disgusted when anyone referred to him as "a second Sherlock Holmes."
especiallyadverbUS /əˈspeʃli/
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading And he was especially disgusted when anyone referred to him as "a second Sherlock Holmes."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The system came in with him, and it may go out with him for lack of a man of his genius to perpetuate it.
geniusnounUS /ˈdʒiːnjəs/
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading The system came in with him, and it may go out with him for lack of a man of his genius to perpetuate it.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The system came in with him, and it may go out with him for lack of a man of his genius to perpetuate it.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "I am only a plain business man," he would insist, urbanely, with a wave of his hand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He insisted that there was nothing spectacular or romantic in the pursuit of the criminal, or, at least, that there should be nothing of the sort.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The system came in with him, and it may go out with him for lack of a man of his genius to perpetuate it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The system came in with him, and it may go out with him for lack of a man of his genius to perpetuate it.
HolmesnounUS /hoʊmz/
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading And he was especially disgusted when anyone referred to him as "a second Sherlock Holmes."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am only a plain business man," he would insist, urbanely, with a wave of his hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The system came in with him, and it may go out with him for lack of a man of his genius to perpetuate it.
insistverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪst/
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading "I am only a plain business man," he would insist, urbanely, with a wave of his hand.
insistedverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstəd/
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading He insisted that there was nothing spectacular or romantic in the pursuit of the criminal, or, at least, that there should be nothing of the sort.
inventornounUS /ˌɪnˈventər/
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DETECTIVE Wilton Barnstable was the inventor of a new school of detection of crime.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The system came in with him, and it may go out with him for lack of a man of his genius to perpetuate it.
lacknounUS /læk/
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading The system came in with him, and it may go out with him for lack of a man of his genius to perpetuate it.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading He insisted that there was nothing spectacular or romantic in the pursuit of the criminal, or, at least, that there should be nothing of the sort.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The system came in with him, and it may go out with him for lack of a man of his genius to perpetuate it.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The system came in with him, and it may go out with him for lack of a man of his genius to perpetuate it.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DETECTIVE Wilton Barnstable was the inventor of a new school of detection of crime.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He insisted that there was nothing spectacular or romantic in the pursuit of the criminal, or, at least, that there should be nothing of the sort.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DETECTIVE Wilton Barnstable was the inventor of a new school of detection of crime.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading "I am only a plain business man," he would insist, urbanely, with a wave of his hand.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He insisted that there was nothing spectacular or romantic in the pursuit of the criminal, or, at least, that there should be nothing of the sort.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The system came in with him, and it may go out with him for lack of a man of his genius to perpetuate it.
perpetuateverbUS /pərˈpetʃəweɪt/
cause to continue or prevail
From this reading The system came in with him, and it may go out with him for lack of a man of his genius to perpetuate it.
plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading "I am only a plain business man," he would insist, urbanely, with a wave of his hand.
PSYCHOLOGICALadjectiveUS /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/
mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
From this reading THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DETECTIVE Wilton Barnstable was the inventor of a new school of detection of crime.
pursuitnounUS /pərˈsuːt/
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading He insisted that there was nothing spectacular or romantic in the pursuit of the criminal, or, at least, that there should be nothing of the sort.
referredverbUS /rəˈfɜːrd/
inflected form of “refer” — make reference to
From this reading And he was especially disgusted when anyone referred to him as "a second Sherlock Holmes."
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading He insisted that there was nothing spectacular or romantic in the pursuit of the criminal, or, at least, that there should be nothing of the sort.
schoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DETECTIVE Wilton Barnstable was the inventor of a new school of detection of crime.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading And he was especially disgusted when anyone referred to him as "a second Sherlock Holmes."
SherlocknounUS /ˈʃɜːrlɑːk/
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
From this reading And he was especially disgusted when anyone referred to him as "a second Sherlock Holmes."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He insisted that there was nothing spectacular or romantic in the pursuit of the criminal, or, at least, that there should be nothing of the sort.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading He insisted that there was nothing spectacular or romantic in the pursuit of the criminal, or, at least, that there should be nothing of the sort.
spectacularadjectiveUS /spekˈtækjələr/
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading He insisted that there was nothing spectacular or romantic in the pursuit of the criminal, or, at least, that there should be nothing of the sort.
systemnounUS /ˈsɪstəm/
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading The system came in with him, and it may go out with him for lack of a man of his genius to perpetuate it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He insisted that there was nothing spectacular or romantic in the pursuit of the criminal, or, at least, that there should be nothing of the sort.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DETECTIVE Wilton Barnstable was the inventor of a new school of detection of crime.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading He insisted that there was nothing spectacular or romantic in the pursuit of the criminal, or, at least, that there should be nothing of the sort.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The system came in with him, and it may go out with him for lack of a man of his genius to perpetuate it.
urbanelyadverb
in an urbane manner
From this reading "I am only a plain business man," he would insist, urbanely, with a wave of his hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DETECTIVE Wilton Barnstable was the inventor of a new school of detection of crime.
wavenounUS /weɪv/
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading "I am only a plain business man," he would insist, urbanely, with a wave of his hand.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And he was especially disgusted when anyone referred to him as "a second Sherlock Holmes."
WiltonnounUS /ˈwɪltən/
a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile
From this reading THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DETECTIVE Wilton Barnstable was the inventor of a new school of detection of crime.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The system came in with him, and it may go out with him for lack of a man of his genius to perpetuate it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I am only a plain business man," he would insist, urbanely, with a wave of his hand.
