adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That such a search was beset with difficulty I was well aware.
accomplicenounUS /əˈkɑːm.plɪs/
A person who helps another commit a daring crime or secret scheme.
From this reading It was to make myself certain whether M. Termonde was or was not the accomplice of the man who had led my father into the trap in which he had lost his life.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The very position of the problem which I had before me forbade all hope of discovering anything whatsoever by a formal inquiry.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The very position of the problem which I had before me forbade all hope of discovering anything whatsoever by a formal inquiry.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How was I to get at facts?
awareadjectiveUS /əˈwer/
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading That such a search was beset with difficulty I was well aware.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The very position of the problem which I had before me forbade all hope of discovering anything whatsoever by a formal inquiry.
besetverbUS /bɪˈset/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading That such a search was beset with difficulty I was well aware.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The very position of the problem which I had before me forbade all hope of discovering anything whatsoever by a formal inquiry.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading It was to make myself certain whether M. Termonde was or was not the accomplice of the man who had led my father into the trap in which he had lost his life.
difficultynounUS /ˈdɪfəkəlti/
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading That such a search was beset with difficulty I was well aware.
discoveringverbUS /dɪˈskʌvərɪŋ/
-ing form of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading The very position of the problem which I had before me forbade all hope of discovering anything whatsoever by a formal inquiry.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading What, in fact, was the matter in question?
factsnounUS /fækts/
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading How was I to get at facts?
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It was to make myself certain whether M. Termonde was or was not the accomplice of the man who had led my father into the trap in which he had lost his life.
forbadeverbUS /fərˈbeɪd/
inflected form of “forbid” — command against
From this reading The very position of the problem which I had before me forbade all hope of discovering anything whatsoever by a formal inquiry.
formaladjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrməl/
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
From this reading The very position of the problem which I had before me forbade all hope of discovering anything whatsoever by a formal inquiry.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How was I to get at facts?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The very position of the problem which I had before me forbade all hope of discovering anything whatsoever by a formal inquiry.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was to make myself certain whether M. Termonde was or was not the accomplice of the man who had led my father into the trap in which he had lost his life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was to make myself certain whether M. Termonde was or was not the accomplice of the man who had led my father into the trap in which he had lost his life.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading The very position of the problem which I had before me forbade all hope of discovering anything whatsoever by a formal inquiry.
How
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From this reading How was I to get at facts?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That such a search was beset with difficulty I was well aware.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What, in fact, was the matter in question?
inquirynounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪriː/
a search for knowledge
From this reading The very position of the problem which I had before me forbade all hope of discovering anything whatsoever by a formal inquiry.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was to make myself certain whether M. Termonde was or was not the accomplice of the man who had led my father into the trap in which he had lost his life.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was to make myself certain whether M. Termonde was or was not the accomplice of the man who had led my father into the trap in which he had lost his life.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading It was to make myself certain whether M. Termonde was or was not the accomplice of the man who had led my father into the trap in which he had lost his life.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It was to make myself certain whether M. Termonde was or was not the accomplice of the man who had led my father into the trap in which he had lost his life.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading It was to make myself certain whether M. Termonde was or was not the accomplice of the man who had led my father into the trap in which he had lost his life.
MnounUS /em/
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading It was to make myself certain whether M. Termonde was or was not the accomplice of the man who had led my father into the trap in which he had lost his life.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading It was to make myself certain whether M. Termonde was or was not the accomplice of the man who had led my father into the trap in which he had lost his life.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It was to make myself certain whether M. Termonde was or was not the accomplice of the man who had led my father into the trap in which he had lost his life.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What, in fact, was the matter in question?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The very position of the problem which I had before me forbade all hope of discovering anything whatsoever by a formal inquiry.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was to make myself certain whether M. Termonde was or was not the accomplice of the man who had led my father into the trap in which he had lost his life.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was to make myself certain whether M. Termonde was or was not the accomplice of the man who had led my father into the trap in which he had lost his life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was to make myself certain whether M. Termonde was or was not the accomplice of the man who had led my father into the trap in which he had lost his life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The very position of the problem which I had before me forbade all hope of discovering anything whatsoever by a formal inquiry.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was to make myself certain whether M. Termonde was or was not the accomplice of the man who had led my father into the trap in which he had lost his life.
positionnounUS /pəˈzɪʃən/
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading The very position of the problem which I had before me forbade all hope of discovering anything whatsoever by a formal inquiry.
problemnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading The very position of the problem which I had before me forbade all hope of discovering anything whatsoever by a formal inquiry.
questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading What, in fact, was the matter in question?
searchverbUS /sɜːrtʃ/
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading That such a search was beset with difficulty I was well aware.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading That such a search was beset with difficulty I was well aware.
Termonde
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From this reading It was to make myself certain whether M. Termonde was or was not the accomplice of the man who had led my father into the trap in which he had lost his life.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That such a search was beset with difficulty I was well aware.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The very position of the problem which I had before me forbade all hope of discovering anything whatsoever by a formal inquiry.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How was I to get at facts?
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading It was to make myself certain whether M. Termonde was or was not the accomplice of the man who had led my father into the trap in which he had lost his life.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The very position of the problem which I had before me forbade all hope of discovering anything whatsoever by a formal inquiry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That such a search was beset with difficulty I was well aware.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading That such a search was beset with difficulty I was well aware.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, in fact, was the matter in question?
whatsoeveradjectiveUS /ˌwʌtsoʊˈevər/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The very position of the problem which I had before me forbade all hope of discovering anything whatsoever by a formal inquiry.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It was to make myself certain whether M. Termonde was or was not the accomplice of the man who had led my father into the trap in which he had lost his life.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The very position of the problem which I had before me forbade all hope of discovering anything whatsoever by a formal inquiry.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was to make myself certain whether M. Termonde was or was not the accomplice of the man who had led my father into the trap in which he had lost his life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That such a search was beset with difficulty I was well aware.
