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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 LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
actually
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
alive
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From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
all
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From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
always
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From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
behalf
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.
bespoke
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
best
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
calls
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From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
carried
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
case
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
cigarette
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
class
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From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
cleverest
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From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
contained
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
corner
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From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
Count
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From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
country
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From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.
dapper
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
day
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From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
diamond
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
dubbed
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From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
duly
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
employer
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
ending
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From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
English
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From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
enough
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
exceedingly
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From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
foreign
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From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
Fortunately
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From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
frauds
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From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
Frenchman
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
gentry
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From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
gold
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
Gotha
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
grands
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From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
honour
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From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.
hotel
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From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
keepers
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From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
lately
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From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
LIVERPOOL
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From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
lodging-house
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From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
Lord
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From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
luggage
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
man
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From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
manager
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
mean
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From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
modern
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From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
moment
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
more
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From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
MYSTERY
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From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
North-Western
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
Now
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
o
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From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
off
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From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
ornament
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
other
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From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
pay
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
perpetrated
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From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
Polly
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From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
possible
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From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
Prince
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From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
purposes
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From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
quarterings
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
real
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From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.
recorded
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
recover
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
remarked
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From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
result
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From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.
robberies
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From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
room
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
rooms
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
secretary
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
seigneurs
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From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.
Semionicz
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
Seymour
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From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
sixteen
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
slightest
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
sometimes
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From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.
somewhat
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
speak
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From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
stolen
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
suite
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
suspicion
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
swindlers
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From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
swindles
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From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
taking
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
thief
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From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
thieves
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From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.
times
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From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
title
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From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
titled
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From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
trouble
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
try
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
turquoise
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
undoubtedly
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
unpleasant
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From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
use
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
useful
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From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
valet
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
very
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From this reading THE LIVERPOOL MYSTERY "A title--a foreign title, I mean--is always very useful for purposes of swindles and frauds," remarked the man in the corner to Polly one day.
Vienna
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From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
visits
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From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.
vulgar
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
ways
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From this reading "Fortunately for our hotel and lodging-house keepers over here," she replied, "they are beginning to be more alive to the ways of foreign swindlers, and look upon all titled gentry who speak broken English as possible swindlers or thieves."
week
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From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "The cleverest robberies of modern times were perpetrated lately in Vienna by a man who dubbed himself Lord Seymour; whilst over here the same class of thief calls himself Count Something ending in 'o,' or Prince the other, ending in 'off.'"
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The result sometimes being exceedingly unpleasant to the real _grands seigneurs_ who honour this country at times with their visits," replied the man in the corner.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Now, take the case of Prince Semionicz, a man whose sixteen quarterings are duly recorded in Gotha, who carried enough luggage with him to pay for the use of every room in an hotel for at least a week, whose gold cigarette case with diamond and turquoise ornament was actually stolen without his taking the slightest trouble to try and recover it; that same man was undoubtedly looked upon with suspicion by the manager of the Liverpool North-Western Hotel from the moment that his secretary--a dapper, somewhat vulgar little Frenchman--bespoke on behalf of his employer, with himself and a valet, the best suite of rooms the hotel contained.
