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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 friend, weak and willing, committing a crime on behalf of his cowardly, yet more assertive friend who had tempted him to evil.
acumen
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From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "I say 'even' because they worked really hard in order to build up a case against young Hatherell, but the great difficulty was that of time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
assertive
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From this reading The friend, weak and willing, committing a crime on behalf of his cowardly, yet more assertive friend who had tempted him to evil.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "I say 'even' because they worked really hard in order to build up a case against young Hatherell, but the great difficulty was that of time.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
behalf
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From this reading The friend, weak and willing, committing a crime on behalf of his cowardly, yet more assertive friend who had tempted him to evil.
build
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From this reading "I say 'even' because they worked really hard in order to build up a case against young Hatherell, but the great difficulty was that of time.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a good theory; and was held pretty generally, I fancy, even by the police.
case
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From this reading "I say 'even' because they worked really hard in order to build up a case against young Hatherell, but the great difficulty was that of time.
committing
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From this reading The friend, weak and willing, committing a crime on behalf of his cowardly, yet more assertive friend who had tempted him to evil.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
cowardly
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From this reading The friend, weak and willing, committing a crime on behalf of his cowardly, yet more assertive friend who had tempted him to evil.
crime
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From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So did every one else at once.
difficulty
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From this reading "I say 'even' because they worked really hard in order to build up a case against young Hatherell, but the great difficulty was that of time.
don't
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From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
eagerly
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From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
else
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From this reading So did every one else at once.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a good theory; and was held pretty generally, I fancy, even by the police.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading So did every one else at once.
evil
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From this reading The friend, weak and willing, committing a crime on behalf of his cowardly, yet more assertive friend who had tempted him to evil.
fancy
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From this reading It was a good theory; and was held pretty generally, I fancy, even by the police.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
friend
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From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
FRIENDS
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From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
generally
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From this reading It was a good theory; and was held pretty generally, I fancy, even by the police.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a good theory; and was held pretty generally, I fancy, even by the police.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I say 'even' because they worked really hard in order to build up a case against young Hatherell, but the great difficulty was that of time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
hard
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From this reading "I say 'even' because they worked really hard in order to build up a case against young Hatherell, but the great difficulty was that of time.
Hatherell
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From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
held
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From this reading It was a good theory; and was held pretty generally, I fancy, even by the police.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The friend, weak and willing, committing a crime on behalf of his cowardly, yet more assertive friend who had tempted him to evil.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
horrible
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From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I say 'even' because they worked really hard in order to build up a case against young Hatherell, but the great difficulty was that of time.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
just
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From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
mean
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From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
more
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From this reading The friend, weak and willing, committing a crime on behalf of his cowardly, yet more assertive friend who had tempted him to evil.
Mr
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From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The friend, weak and willing, committing a crime on behalf of his cowardly, yet more assertive friend who had tempted him to evil.
once
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From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
only
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From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I say 'even' because they worked really hard in order to build up a case against young Hatherell, but the great difficulty was that of time.
police
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From this reading It was a good theory; and was held pretty generally, I fancy, even by the police.
Polly
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From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
pretty
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From this reading It was a good theory; and was held pretty generally, I fancy, even by the police.
quietly
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From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
really
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From this reading "I say 'even' because they worked really hard in order to build up a case against young Hatherell, but the great difficulty was that of time.
say
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From this reading "I say 'even' because they worked really hard in order to build up a case against young Hatherell, but the great difficulty was that of time.
sharp
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From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
shifted
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From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So did every one else at once.
suspicion
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From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
taint
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From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
tempted
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From this reading The friend, weak and willing, committing a crime on behalf of his cowardly, yet more assertive friend who had tempted him to evil.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
that's
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From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The friend, weak and willing, committing a crime on behalf of his cowardly, yet more assertive friend who had tempted him to evil.
theory
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From this reading It was a good theory; and was held pretty generally, I fancy, even by the police.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I say 'even' because they worked really hard in order to build up a case against young Hatherell, but the great difficulty was that of time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I say 'even' because they worked really hard in order to build up a case against young Hatherell, but the great difficulty was that of time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
up
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From this reading "I say 'even' because they worked really hard in order to build up a case against young Hatherell, but the great difficulty was that of time.
Walter
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From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a good theory; and was held pretty generally, I fancy, even by the police.
weak
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From this reading The friend, weak and willing, committing a crime on behalf of his cowardly, yet more assertive friend who had tempted him to evil.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The friend, weak and willing, committing a crime on behalf of his cowardly, yet more assertive friend who had tempted him to evil.
willing
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From this reading The friend, weak and willing, committing a crime on behalf of his cowardly, yet more assertive friend who had tempted him to evil.
worked
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From this reading "I say 'even' because they worked really hard in order to build up a case against young Hatherell, but the great difficulty was that of time.
Yes
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From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The friend, weak and willing, committing a crime on behalf of his cowardly, yet more assertive friend who had tempted him to evil.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FRIENDS "Yes," interrupted Polly eagerly, since, for once, her acumen had been at least as sharp as his, "but suspicion of that horrible crime only shifted its taint from one friend to another, and, of course, I know--" "But that's just it," he quietly interrupted, "you don't know--Mr. Walter Hatherell, of course, you mean.
young
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From this reading "I say 'even' because they worked really hard in order to build up a case against young Hatherell, but the great difficulty was that of time.
