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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 Second Murder?
access
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From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
account
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From this reading How do you account for this?”
affair
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From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
answered
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From this reading “If he had a fault,” McManus answered, “and since he was human, he must have had, it was his excessive frankness and openness.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
back
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From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
completed
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From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
disposition
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From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How do you account for this?”
doing
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From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
excessive
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From this reading “If he had a fault,” McManus answered, “and since he was human, he must have had, it was his excessive frankness and openness.”
fault
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From this reading “If he had a fault,” McManus answered, “and since he was human, he must have had, it was his excessive frankness and openness.”
find
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From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How do you account for this?”
forth
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From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
frankness
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From this reading “If he had a fault,” McManus answered, “and since he was human, he must have had, it was his excessive frankness and openness.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If he had a fault,” McManus answered, “and since he was human, he must have had, it was his excessive frankness and openness.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If he had a fault,” McManus answered, “and since he was human, he must have had, it was his excessive frankness and openness.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
home
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From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
house
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From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
How
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From this reading How do you account for this?”
human
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From this reading “If he had a fault,” McManus answered, “and since he was human, he must have had, it was his excessive frankness and openness.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If he had a fault,” McManus answered, “and since he was human, he must have had, it was his excessive frankness and openness.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If he had a fault,” McManus answered, “and since he was human, he must have had, it was his excessive frankness and openness.”
keeping
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From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
library
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From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
locked
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From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
lugging
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From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
McManus
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From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
Mr
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From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
Murder
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From this reading A Second Murder?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “If he had a fault,” McManus answered, “and since he was human, he must have had, it was his excessive frankness and openness.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
office
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From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
only
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From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
openness
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From this reading “If he had a fault,” McManus answered, “and since he was human, he must have had, it was his excessive frankness and openness.”
papers
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From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
peculiarly
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From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
private
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From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
re-examination
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From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
safe
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From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
said
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From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
Second
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From this reading A Second Murder?
secretive
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From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
shared
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From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “If he had a fault,” McManus answered, “and since he was human, he must have had, it was his excessive frankness and openness.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
some
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From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How do you account for this?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
Trafford
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From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
Wing
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From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
Wing's
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From this reading “Mr. McManus,” said Trafford, after they had completed the re-examination of Wing’s private papers at the office and in his safe at home, “was Mr. Wing of a peculiarly secretive disposition?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet we find him lugging papers on some affair, which he shared with no one, back and forth from office to house, and when not so doing, keeping them locked in a safe in his library to which only he had access.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How do you account for this?”
