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The Mysterious Mr. Miller
The Mysterious Mr. Miller

Chapter IX

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And yet did she know the truth, after all?
If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.
Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?
Had she been their decoy; had there, indeed, been any suspicion that she had assisted them in their clever conspiracies of fraud then it would have been different.
There was, however, no suspicion except that she had spoken of her father's "secret," which she feared that Ella had learned when she overheard her father's conversation with his friend.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Mysterious Mr. Miller

Chapter IX

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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And yet did she know the truth, after all?
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If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.
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Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?
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Had she been their decoy; had there, indeed, been any suspicion that she had assisted them in their clever conspiracies of fraud then it would have been different.
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There was, however, no suspicion except that she had spoken of her father's "secret," which she feared that Ella had learned when she overheard her father's conversation with his friend.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “And yet did she know the truth, after all?”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Had she been their decoy; had there, indeed, been any suspicion that she had assisted them in their clever conspiracies of fraud then it would have been different.”

Different noun US /ˈdifferent/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Had she been their decoy; had there, indeed, been any suspicion that she had assisted them in their clever conspiracies of fraud then it would have been different.”

Except preposition US /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading “There was, however, no suspicion except that she had spoken of her father's "secret," which she feared that Ella had learned when she overheard her father's conversation with his friend.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Had she been their decoy; had there, indeed, been any suspicion that she had assisted them in their clever conspiracies of fraud then it would have been different.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?”

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “There was, however, no suspicion except that she had spoken of her father's "secret," which she feared that Ella had learned when she overheard her father's conversation with his friend.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And yet did she know the truth, after all?”

Mysterious adjective US /mɪˈstɪriəs/

difficult to explain or understand

From this reading “Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?”

Outside noun US /ˈoutside/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.”

Overheard noun US /ˈoverheard/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “There was, however, no suspicion except that she had spoken of her father's "secret," which she feared that Ella had learned when she overheard her father's conversation with his friend.”

Secret noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “There was, however, no suspicion except that she had spoken of her father's "secret," which she feared that Ella had learned when she overheard her father's conversation with his friend.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.”

Treachery noun US /ˈtrɛtʃəri/

betrayal of trust

From this reading “If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.”

Whatever determiner US /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading “Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “And yet did she know the truth, after all?”

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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 Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

actually

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From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading And yet did she know the truth, after all?

alias

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From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

all

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From this reading And yet did she know the truth, after all?

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And yet did she know the truth, after all?

any

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From this reading Had she been their decoy; had there, indeed, been any suspicion that she had assisted them in their clever conspiracies of fraud then it would have been different.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

assisted

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From this reading Had she been their decoy; had there, indeed, been any suspicion that she had assisted them in their clever conspiracies of fraud then it would have been different.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Had she been their decoy; had there, indeed, been any suspicion that she had assisted them in their clever conspiracies of fraud then it would have been different.

betraying

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From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

call

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From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

Carrera

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From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

Chilian

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From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

chose

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From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

clever

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From this reading Had she been their decoy; had there, indeed, been any suspicion that she had assisted them in their clever conspiracies of fraud then it would have been different.

conspiracies

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From this reading Had she been their decoy; had there, indeed, been any suspicion that she had assisted them in their clever conspiracies of fraud then it would have been different.

conversation

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From this reading There was, however, no suspicion except that she had spoken of her father's "secret," which she feared that Ella had learned when she overheard her father's conversation with his friend.

death

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From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

decoy

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From this reading Had she been their decoy; had there, indeed, been any suspicion that she had assisted them in their clever conspiracies of fraud then it would have been different.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading And yet did she know the truth, after all?

differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Had she been their decoy; had there, indeed, been any suspicion that she had assisted them in their clever conspiracies of fraud then it would have been different.

Ella

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From this reading There was, however, no suspicion except that she had spoken of her father's "secret," which she feared that Ella had learned when she overheard her father's conversation with his friend.

esteem

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From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading There was, however, no suspicion except that she had spoken of her father's "secret," which she feared that Ella had learned when she overheard her father's conversation with his friend.

exposure

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From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

father's

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From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

feared

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From this reading There was, however, no suspicion except that she had spoken of her father's "secret," which she feared that Ella had learned when she overheard her father's conversation with his friend.

fraud

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From this reading Had she been their decoy; had there, indeed, been any suspicion that she had assisted them in their clever conspiracies of fraud then it would have been different.

friend

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From this reading There was, however, no suspicion except that she had spoken of her father's "secret," which she feared that Ella had learned when she overheard her father's conversation with his friend.

girl

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From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

Gordon-Wright

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From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

Harold

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From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Had she been their decoy; had there, indeed, been any suspicion that she had assisted them in their clever conspiracies of fraud then it would have been different.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

high-minded

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From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

hold

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From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading There was, however, no suspicion except that she had spoken of her father's "secret," which she feared that Ella had learned when she overheard her father's conversation with his friend.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

indeed

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From this reading Had she been their decoy; had there, indeed, been any suspicion that she had assisted them in their clever conspiracies of fraud then it would have been different.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

knew

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From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And yet did she know the truth, after all?

learned

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From this reading There was, however, no suspicion except that she had spoken of her father's "secret," which she feared that Ella had learned when she overheard her father's conversation with his friend.

Lieutenant

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From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

likely

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From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

lived

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From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

loved

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From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

Lucie

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From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

man

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From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

met

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From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

Miller

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From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

Milner

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From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/

difficult to explain or understand

From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There was, however, no suspicion except that she had spoken of her father's "secret," which she feared that Ella had learned when she overheard her father's conversation with his friend.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

occupation

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From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Had she been their decoy; had there, indeed, been any suspicion that she had assisted them in their clever conspiracies of fraud then it would have been different.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

overheardnounUS /ˈoverheard/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading There was, however, no suspicion except that she had spoken of her father's "secret," which she feared that Ella had learned when she overheard her father's conversation with his friend.

own

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From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

Paris

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From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

really

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From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

risk

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From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

scoundrels

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From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading There was, however, no suspicion except that she had spoken of her father's "secret," which she feared that Ella had learned when she overheard her father's conversation with his friend.

Shacklock

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From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And yet did she know the truth, after all?

skilled

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From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

spoken

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From this reading There was, however, no suspicion except that she had spoken of her father's "secret," which she feared that Ella had learned when she overheard her father's conversation with his friend.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

surely

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From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

suspicion

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From this reading Had she been their decoy; had there, indeed, been any suspicion that she had assisted them in their clever conspiracies of fraud then it would have been different.

sweet

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From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading And yet did she know the truth, after all?

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Had she been their decoy; had there, indeed, been any suspicion that she had assisted them in their clever conspiracies of fraud then it would have been different.

then

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From this reading Had she been their decoy; had there, indeed, been any suspicion that she had assisted them in their clever conspiracies of fraud then it would have been different.

there

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From this reading Had she been their decoy; had there, indeed, been any suspicion that she had assisted them in their clever conspiracies of fraud then it would have been different.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

treacherynounUS /ˈtrɛtʃəri/

betrayal of trust

From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

true

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From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

truth

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From this reading And yet did she know the truth, after all?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading Yet was it likely that such skilled scoundrels as the mysterious Miller, Milner--or whatever he chose to call himself--and Gordon-Wright alias Lieutenant Harold Shacklock would risk exposure by betraying their true occupation to a sweet high-minded girl such as Lucie really was?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading There was, however, no suspicion except that she had spoken of her father's "secret," which she feared that Ella had learned when she overheard her father's conversation with his friend.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading And yet did she know the truth, after all?

young

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From this reading If she actually knew that the young Chilian Carrera, the man she loved when they lived outside Paris, had met with his death through her own father's treachery, she surely would not hold him in such esteem.