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affair
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From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
ALIBI
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From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
allowed
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From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
attend
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From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
bank
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From this reading "You remember that he had been clerk in the bank?
became
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From this reading Well, naturally, the moment suspicion began to fasten on his father his position in the business became untenable.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You remember that he had been clerk in the bank?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, naturally, the moment suspicion began to fasten on his father his position in the business became untenable.
business
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From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
clerk
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From this reading "You remember that he had been clerk in the bank?
close
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From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
eldest
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From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I think every one was very kind to him.
fasten
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From this reading Well, naturally, the moment suspicion began to fasten on his father his position in the business became untenable.
father
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From this reading Well, naturally, the moment suspicion began to fasten on his father his position in the business became untenable.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
genuinely
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From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
grave
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From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You remember that he had been clerk in the bank?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
indirectly
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From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
Ireland
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From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
kind
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From this reading I think every one was very kind to him.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
made
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From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
manager's
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From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
many
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From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
moment
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From this reading Well, naturally, the moment suspicion began to fasten on his father his position in the business became untenable.
more
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From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
naturally
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From this reading Well, naturally, the moment suspicion began to fasten on his father his position in the business became untenable.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
patient
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From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
people
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From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
pitied
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From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
position
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From this reading Well, naturally, the moment suspicion began to fasten on his father his position in the business became untenable.
prostrated
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From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "You remember that he had been clerk in the bank?
Robert
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From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
six
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From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
son
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From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
suffer
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From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
suspicion
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From this reading Well, naturally, the moment suspicion began to fasten on his father his position in the business became untenable.
sympathised
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From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You remember that he had been clerk in the bank?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
untenable
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From this reading Well, naturally, the moment suspicion began to fasten on his father his position in the business became untenable.
very
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From this reading I think every one was very kind to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
weeks
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From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
Well
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From this reading Well, naturally, the moment suspicion began to fasten on his father his position in the business became untenable.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading AN _ALIBI_ "It was close on six weeks before the doctor at last allowed his patient to attend to the grave business which had prostrated him for so long.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "In the meantime, among the many people who directly or indirectly were made to suffer in this mysterious affair, no one, I think, was more pitied, and more genuinely sympathised with, than Robert Ireland, the manager's eldest son.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You remember that he had been clerk in the bank?
