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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 It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
act
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From this reading He felt that he must act promptly and energetically and bring to his aid every influence possible.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Matthewson would unquestionably inform the others that he had not the papers; and as certainly warn them he was after them, with the determination to secure them.
aid
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From this reading He felt that he must act promptly and energetically and bring to his aid every influence possible.
alarmed
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From this reading The Story of the Papers Trafford went back to Millbank more seriously alarmed than at any time in his whole professional career.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Matthewson would unquestionably inform the others that he had not the papers; and as certainly warn them he was after them, with the determination to secure them.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Now, however, there was another matter tugging at him.
any
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From this reading The Story of the Papers Trafford went back to Millbank more seriously alarmed than at any time in his whole professional career.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Matthewson would unquestionably inform the others that he had not the papers; and as certainly warn them he was after them, with the determination to secure them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Story of the Papers Trafford went back to Millbank more seriously alarmed than at any time in his whole professional career.
back
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From this reading The Story of the Papers Trafford went back to Millbank more seriously alarmed than at any time in his whole professional career.
bring
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From this reading He felt that he must act promptly and energetically and bring to his aid every influence possible.
career
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From this reading The Story of the Papers Trafford went back to Millbank more seriously alarmed than at any time in his whole professional career.
certainly
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From this reading Matthewson would unquestionably inform the others that he had not the papers; and as certainly warn them he was after them, with the determination to secure them.
convict
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From this reading It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
detective
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From this reading It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
determination
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From this reading Matthewson would unquestionably inform the others that he had not the papers; and as certainly warn them he was after them, with the determination to secure them.
energetically
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From this reading He felt that he must act promptly and energetically and bring to his aid every influence possible.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He felt that he must act promptly and energetically and bring to his aid every influence possible.
fall
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From this reading It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
felt
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From this reading He felt that he must act promptly and energetically and bring to his aid every influence possible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Matthewson would unquestionably inform the others that he had not the papers; and as certainly warn them he was after them, with the determination to secure them.
hands
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From this reading It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Matthewson would unquestionably inform the others that he had not the papers; and as certainly warn them he was after them, with the determination to secure them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, however, there was another matter tugging at him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Story of the Papers Trafford went back to Millbank more seriously alarmed than at any time in his whole professional career.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Now, however, there was another matter tugging at him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Story of the Papers Trafford went back to Millbank more seriously alarmed than at any time in his whole professional career.
influence
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From this reading He felt that he must act promptly and energetically and bring to his aid every influence possible.
inform
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From this reading Matthewson would unquestionably inform the others that he had not the papers; and as certainly warn them he was after them, with the determination to secure them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
make
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From this reading It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
matter
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From this reading Now, however, there was another matter tugging at him.
Matthewson
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From this reading Matthewson would unquestionably inform the others that he had not the papers; and as certainly warn them he was after them, with the determination to secure them.
Millbank
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From this reading The Story of the Papers Trafford went back to Millbank more seriously alarmed than at any time in his whole professional career.
more
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From this reading The Story of the Papers Trafford went back to Millbank more seriously alarmed than at any time in his whole professional career.
murderer
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From this reading It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He felt that he must act promptly and energetically and bring to his aid every influence possible.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Matthewson would unquestionably inform the others that he had not the papers; and as certainly warn them he was after them, with the determination to secure them.
Now
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From this reading Now, however, there was another matter tugging at him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Story of the Papers Trafford went back to Millbank more seriously alarmed than at any time in his whole professional career.
others
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From this reading Matthewson would unquestionably inform the others that he had not the papers; and as certainly warn them he was after them, with the determination to secure them.
Papers
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From this reading The Story of the Papers Trafford went back to Millbank more seriously alarmed than at any time in his whole professional career.
possible
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From this reading He felt that he must act promptly and energetically and bring to his aid every influence possible.
professional
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From this reading The Story of the Papers Trafford went back to Millbank more seriously alarmed than at any time in his whole professional career.
promptly
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From this reading He felt that he must act promptly and energetically and bring to his aid every influence possible.
protected
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From this reading It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
public
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From this reading It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
reason
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From this reading It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
regard
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From this reading It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
remained
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From this reading It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
safer
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From this reading It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
secure
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From this reading Matthewson would unquestionably inform the others that he had not the papers; and as certainly warn them he was after them, with the determination to secure them.
seriously
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From this reading The Story of the Papers Trafford went back to Millbank more seriously alarmed than at any time in his whole professional career.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
Story
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From this reading The Story of the Papers Trafford went back to Millbank more seriously alarmed than at any time in his whole professional career.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Story of the Papers Trafford went back to Millbank more seriously alarmed than at any time in his whole professional career.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Matthewson would unquestionably inform the others that he had not the papers; and as certainly warn them he was after them, with the determination to secure them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Story of the Papers Trafford went back to Millbank more seriously alarmed than at any time in his whole professional career.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Matthewson would unquestionably inform the others that he had not the papers; and as certainly warn them he was after them, with the determination to secure them.
there
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From this reading Now, however, there was another matter tugging at him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
thus
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From this reading It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
time
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From this reading The Story of the Papers Trafford went back to Millbank more seriously alarmed than at any time in his whole professional career.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Story of the Papers Trafford went back to Millbank more seriously alarmed than at any time in his whole professional career.
Trafford
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From this reading The Story of the Papers Trafford went back to Millbank more seriously alarmed than at any time in his whole professional career.
tugging
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From this reading Now, however, there was another matter tugging at him.
unquestionably
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From this reading Matthewson would unquestionably inform the others that he had not the papers; and as certainly warn them he was after them, with the determination to secure them.
use
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From this reading It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
warn
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From this reading Matthewson would unquestionably inform the others that he had not the papers; and as certainly warn them he was after them, with the determination to secure them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Matthewson would unquestionably inform the others that he had not the papers; and as certainly warn them he was after them, with the determination to secure them.
well
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From this reading It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
went
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From this reading The Story of the Papers Trafford went back to Millbank more seriously alarmed than at any time in his whole professional career.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
whole
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From this reading The Story of the Papers Trafford went back to Millbank more seriously alarmed than at any time in his whole professional career.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Matthewson would unquestionably inform the others that he had not the papers; and as certainly warn them he was after them, with the determination to secure them.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was well within reason that they would regard it as safer that they remained in the hands of a murderer whom they protected, than that they should fall into those of a detective, who would use them to convict and thus make them public.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Matthewson would unquestionably inform the others that he had not the papers; and as certainly warn them he was after them, with the determination to secure them.
