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30th
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From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
8th
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From this reading No doubt the same person was concerned in the robbery of her ladyship's jewels at Carlisle on the night of the 8th of January.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was not a word about Patience Crabstick in this; and, as Lizzie observed, the news brought by the policeman on Saturday night referred only to Patience, and said nothing of the arrest of any burglar.
accomplished
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From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
affairs
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From this reading The mystery which has so long enveloped these two affairs, and which has been so discreditable to the metropolitan police, will now probably be cleared up."
Afraid
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From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mystery which has so long enveloped these two affairs, and which has been so discreditable to the metropolitan police, will now probably be cleared up."
any
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From this reading There was not a word about Patience Crabstick in this; and, as Lizzie observed, the news brought by the policeman on Saturday night referred only to Patience, and said nothing of the arrest of any burglar.
appeared
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From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
arrest
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From this reading There was not a word about Patience Crabstick in this; and, as Lizzie observed, the news brought by the policeman on Saturday night referred only to Patience, and said nothing of the arrest of any burglar.
arrested
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From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The mystery which has so long enveloped these two affairs, and which has been so discreditable to the metropolitan police, will now probably be cleared up."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was not a word about Patience Crabstick in this; and, as Lizzie observed, the news brought by the policeman on Saturday night referred only to Patience, and said nothing of the arrest of any burglar.
burglarnounUS /ˈbɝː.ɡlɚ/
A person who commits illegal entry into a building with intent to steal valuable treasures.
From this reading There was not a word about Patience Crabstick in this; and, as Lizzie observed, the news brought by the policeman on Saturday night referred only to Patience, and said nothing of the arrest of any burglar.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was not a word about Patience Crabstick in this; and, as Lizzie observed, the news brought by the policeman on Saturday night referred only to Patience, and said nothing of the arrest of any burglar.
Carlisle
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From this reading No doubt the same person was concerned in the robbery of her ladyship's jewels at Carlisle on the night of the 8th of January.
cleared
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From this reading The mystery which has so long enveloped these two affairs, and which has been so discreditable to the metropolitan police, will now probably be cleared up."
concerned
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From this reading No doubt the same person was concerned in the robbery of her ladyship's jewels at Carlisle on the night of the 8th of January.
Corsair
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From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
Crabstick
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From this reading There was not a word about Patience Crabstick in this; and, as Lizzie observed, the news brought by the policeman on Saturday night referred only to Patience, and said nothing of the arrest of any burglar.
daily
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From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
discreditable
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From this reading The mystery which has so long enveloped these two affairs, and which has been so discreditable to the metropolitan police, will now probably be cleared up."
doubt
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From this reading No doubt the same person was concerned in the robbery of her ladyship's jewels at Carlisle on the night of the 8th of January.
effected
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From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
enveloped
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From this reading The mystery which has so long enveloped these two affairs, and which has been so discreditable to the metropolitan police, will now probably be cleared up."
Eustace's
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From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
following
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From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
frequently
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From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
given
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From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No doubt the same person was concerned in the robbery of her ladyship's jewels at Carlisle on the night of the 8th of January.
Hertford
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From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
house
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From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
housebreaker
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From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
January
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From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
jewels
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From this reading No doubt the same person was concerned in the robbery of her ladyship's jewels at Carlisle on the night of the 8th of January.
Lady
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From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
ladyship's
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From this reading No doubt the same person was concerned in the robbery of her ladyship's jewels at Carlisle on the night of the 8th of January.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
Linlithgow
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From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
Lizzie
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From this reading There was not a word about Patience Crabstick in this; and, as Lizzie observed, the news brought by the policeman on Saturday night referred only to Patience, and said nothing of the arrest of any burglar.
London
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From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mystery which has so long enveloped these two affairs, and which has been so discreditable to the metropolitan police, will now probably be cleared up."
Lucy
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From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
man
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From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
metropolitan
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From this reading The mystery which has so long enveloped these two affairs, and which has been so discreditable to the metropolitan police, will now probably be cleared up."
Monday
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From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
Morris
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From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
mystery
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From this reading The mystery which has so long enveloped these two affairs, and which has been so discreditable to the metropolitan police, will now probably be cleared up."
news
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From this reading There was not a word about Patience Crabstick in this; and, as Lizzie observed, the news brought by the policeman on Saturday night referred only to Patience, and said nothing of the arrest of any burglar.
newspapers
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From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
night
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From this reading No doubt the same person was concerned in the robbery of her ladyship's jewels at Carlisle on the night of the 8th of January.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt the same person was concerned in the robbery of her ladyship's jewels at Carlisle on the night of the 8th of January.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not a word about Patience Crabstick in this; and, as Lizzie observed, the news brought by the policeman on Saturday night referred only to Patience, and said nothing of the arrest of any burglar.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was not a word about Patience Crabstick in this; and, as Lizzie observed, the news brought by the policeman on Saturday night referred only to Patience, and said nothing of the arrest of any burglar.
now
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From this reading The mystery which has so long enveloped these two affairs, and which has been so discreditable to the metropolitan police, will now probably be cleared up."
observed
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From this reading There was not a word about Patience Crabstick in this; and, as Lizzie observed, the news brought by the policeman on Saturday night referred only to Patience, and said nothing of the arrest of any burglar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
only
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From this reading There was not a word about Patience Crabstick in this; and, as Lizzie observed, the news brought by the policeman on Saturday night referred only to Patience, and said nothing of the arrest of any burglar.
paragraph
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From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
Patience
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From this reading There was not a word about Patience Crabstick in this; and, as Lizzie observed, the news brought by the policeman on Saturday night referred only to Patience, and said nothing of the arrest of any burglar.
person
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From this reading No doubt the same person was concerned in the robbery of her ladyship's jewels at Carlisle on the night of the 8th of January.
police
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From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
policeman
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From this reading There was not a word about Patience Crabstick in this; and, as Lizzie observed, the news brought by the policeman on Saturday night referred only to Patience, and said nothing of the arrest of any burglar.
probably
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From this reading The mystery which has so long enveloped these two affairs, and which has been so discreditable to the metropolitan police, will now probably be cleared up."
reference
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From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
referred
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From this reading There was not a word about Patience Crabstick in this; and, as Lizzie observed, the news brought by the policeman on Saturday night referred only to Patience, and said nothing of the arrest of any burglar.
robbery
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From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
said
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From this reading There was not a word about Patience Crabstick in this; and, as Lizzie observed, the news brought by the policeman on Saturday night referred only to Patience, and said nothing of the arrest of any burglar.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doubt the same person was concerned in the robbery of her ladyship's jewels at Carlisle on the night of the 8th of January.
Saturday
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From this reading There was not a word about Patience Crabstick in this; and, as Lizzie observed, the news brought by the policeman on Saturday night referred only to Patience, and said nothing of the arrest of any burglar.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The mystery which has so long enveloped these two affairs, and which has been so discreditable to the metropolitan police, will now probably be cleared up."
spoken
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From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
Street
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From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
there
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From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The mystery which has so long enveloped these two affairs, and which has been so discreditable to the metropolitan police, will now probably be cleared up."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was not a word about Patience Crabstick in this; and, as Lizzie observed, the news brought by the policeman on Saturday night referred only to Patience, and said nothing of the arrest of any burglar.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
two
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From this reading The mystery which has so long enveloped these two affairs, and which has been so discreditable to the metropolitan police, will now probably be cleared up."
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
up
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From this reading The mystery which has so long enveloped these two affairs, and which has been so discreditable to the metropolitan police, will now probably be cleared up."
very
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From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
well-known
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From this reading "We are given to understand,"--newspapers are very frequently given to understand,--"that a man well-known to the London police as an accomplished housebreaker has been arrested in reference to the robbery which was effected on the 30th of January last at Lady Eustace's house in Hertford Street.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Corsair Is Afraid On the following morning,--Monday morning,--there appeared in one of the daily newspapers the paragraph of which Lady Linlithgow had spoken to Lucy Morris.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The mystery which has so long enveloped these two affairs, and which has been so discreditable to the metropolitan police, will now probably be cleared up."
word
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From this reading There was not a word about Patience Crabstick in this; and, as Lizzie observed, the news brought by the policeman on Saturday night referred only to Patience, and said nothing of the arrest of any burglar.
