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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 THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
acceptance
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From this reading Such reputation as I have established is due to acceptance of and earnest adherence to the obvious.
adherence
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From this reading Such reputation as I have established is due to acceptance of and earnest adherence to the obvious.
affair
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From this reading In this affair of Thomas Gilbert's death, everything so far pointed one way.
always
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From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
ambiguities
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From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
assured
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From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Because of that flitting shadow I had seen, I knew this place was not impervious.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
bolted
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From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
cases
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convinced
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crime
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cunning
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From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
death
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From this reading In this affair of Thomas Gilbert's death, everything so far pointed one way.
detective
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From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
DIARY
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due
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earnest
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From this reading Such reputation as I have established is due to acceptance of and earnest adherence to the obvious.
empty
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From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
enough
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From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
established
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From this reading Such reputation as I have established is due to acceptance of and earnest adherence to the obvious.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading In this affair of Thomas Gilbert's death, everything so far pointed one way.
evident
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experience
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From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
far
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From this reading In this affair of Thomas Gilbert's death, everything so far pointed one way.
father
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From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
flitting
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From this reading Because of that flitting shadow I had seen, I knew this place was not impervious.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
Gilbert's
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From this reading In this affair of Thomas Gilbert's death, everything so far pointed one way.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
gun
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From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
hand
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From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Such reputation as I have established is due to acceptance of and earnest adherence to the obvious.
holster
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From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
hung
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From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Such reputation as I have established is due to acceptance of and earnest adherence to the obvious.
impervious
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From this reading Because of that flitting shadow I had seen, I knew this place was not impervious.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
inability
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From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
kept
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From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
knew
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From this reading Because of that flitting shadow I had seen, I knew this place was not impervious.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
leaves
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loaded
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From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
majority
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From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
mantel
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From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
MISSING
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more
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motive
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From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
night
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From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Because of that flitting shadow I had seen, I knew this place was not impervious.
obvious
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From this reading Such reputation as I have established is due to acceptance of and earnest adherence to the obvious.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
often
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In this affair of Thomas Gilbert's death, everything so far pointed one way.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
place
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From this reading Because of that flitting shadow I had seen, I knew this place was not impervious.
pointed
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From this reading In this affair of Thomas Gilbert's death, everything so far pointed one way.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
reputation
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From this reading Such reputation as I have established is due to acceptance of and earnest adherence to the obvious.
revolver
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From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
room
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From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
seen
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From this reading Because of that flitting shadow I had seen, I knew this place was not impervious.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Because of that flitting shadow I had seen, I knew this place was not impervious.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In this affair of Thomas Gilbert's death, everything so far pointed one way.
son
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From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
straight
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From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such reputation as I have established is due to acceptance of and earnest adherence to the obvious.
suicide
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From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
there
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From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this affair of Thomas Gilbert's death, everything so far pointed one way.
Thomas
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From this reading In this affair of Thomas Gilbert's death, everything so far pointed one way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
trail
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From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
trailed
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From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
trailer
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From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
true
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From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
usually
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From this reading THE MISSING DIARY My experience as a detective has convinced me that the evident is usually true; that in a great majority of cases crime leaves a straight trail, and ambiguities are more often due to the inability of the trailer than to the cunning of the trailed.
wall
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From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
way
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From this reading In this affair of Thomas Gilbert's death, everything so far pointed one way.
Worth
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From this reading The body had been found in a bolted room, revolver in hand; on the wall over the mantel hung the empty holster; Worth assured me the gun was kept always loaded; and there might be motive enough for suicide in the quarrel last night between father and son.
