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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 Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
according
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
aided
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
All
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
ammunition
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From this reading Lennox, it was argued, given guns and ammunition could not have possibly shot four men without being killed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
argued
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From this reading Lennox, it was argued, given guns and ammunition could not have possibly shot four men without being killed.
ascertain
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
aspect
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From this reading What gave the occurrence a sinister aspect and set the Quintell gang guessing, was the fact that this was the first time a plot of theirs had miscarried, with such disastrous results—the first time their assassins had been wiped out to the last man.
assassination
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
assassins
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From this reading What gave the occurrence a sinister aspect and set the Quintell gang guessing, was the fact that this was the first time a plot of theirs had miscarried, with such disastrous results—the first time their assassins had been wiped out to the last man.
attitude
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
away
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Lennox, it was argued, given guns and ammunition could not have possibly shot four men without being killed.
Big
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
brotherhood
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
cabin
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Lennox, it was argued, given guns and ammunition could not have possibly shot four men without being killed.
daring
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
dead
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
dependable
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
deserted
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
disappearing
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
disastrous
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From this reading What gave the occurrence a sinister aspect and set the Quintell gang guessing, was the fact that this was the first time a plot of theirs had miscarried, with such disastrous results—the first time their assassins had been wiped out to the last man.
doubt
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
element's
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
engineer
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
episode
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
escaping
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
fact
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From this reading What gave the occurrence a sinister aspect and set the Quintell gang guessing, was the fact that this was the first time a plot of theirs had miscarried, with such disastrous results—the first time their assassins had been wiped out to the last man.
far-reaching
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From this reading But far-reaching and thorough though the investigation proved, not the least light was shed on the matter.
first
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From this reading What gave the occurrence a sinister aspect and set the Quintell gang guessing, was the fact that this was the first time a plot of theirs had miscarried, with such disastrous results—the first time their assassins had been wiped out to the last man.
forces
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
found
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
four
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
gang
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From this reading What gave the occurrence a sinister aspect and set the Quintell gang guessing, was the fact that this was the first time a plot of theirs had miscarried, with such disastrous results—the first time their assassins had been wiped out to the last man.
gave
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From this reading What gave the occurrence a sinister aspect and set the Quintell gang guessing, was the fact that this was the first time a plot of theirs had miscarried, with such disastrous results—the first time their assassins had been wiped out to the last man.
Geerusalem
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
George
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
given
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
got
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
governed
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
guessing
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From this reading What gave the occurrence a sinister aspect and set the Quintell gang guessing, was the fact that this was the first time a plot of theirs had miscarried, with such disastrous results—the first time their assassins had been wiped out to the last man.
Gulch
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
gunmen
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
guns
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From this reading Lennox, it was argued, given guns and ammunition could not have possibly shot four men without being killed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lennox, it was argued, given guns and ammunition could not have possibly shot four men without being killed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
hundred
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
incident
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
investigation
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From this reading But far-reaching and thorough though the investigation proved, not the least light was shed on the matter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lennox, it was argued, given guns and ammunition could not have possibly shot four men without being killed.
killed
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From this reading Lennox, it was argued, given guns and ammunition could not have possibly shot four men without being killed.
killing
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
last
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From this reading What gave the occurrence a sinister aspect and set the Quintell gang guessing, was the fact that this was the first time a plot of theirs had miscarried, with such disastrous results—the first time their assassins had been wiped out to the last man.
least
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From this reading But far-reaching and thorough though the investigation proved, not the least light was shed on the matter.
Lennox
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
light
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From this reading But far-reaching and thorough though the investigation proved, not the least light was shed on the matter.
man
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
matter
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From this reading But far-reaching and thorough though the investigation proved, not the least light was shed on the matter.
men
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From this reading Lennox, it was argued, given guns and ammunition could not have possibly shot four men without being killed.
mining
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
miscarried
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From this reading What gave the occurrence a sinister aspect and set the Quintell gang guessing, was the fact that this was the first time a plot of theirs had miscarried, with such disastrous results—the first time their assassins had been wiped out to the last man.
more
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
most
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
mouth
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
mysteriously
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
near
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
occurrence
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From this reading What gave the occurrence a sinister aspect and set the Quintell gang guessing, was the fact that this was the first time a plot of theirs had miscarried, with such disastrous results—the first time their assassins had been wiped out to the last man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
office
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But far-reaching and thorough though the investigation proved, not the least light was shed on the matter.
only
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
out
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From this reading What gave the occurrence a sinister aspect and set the Quintell gang guessing, was the fact that this was the first time a plot of theirs had miscarried, with such disastrous results—the first time their assassins had been wiped out to the last man.
plot
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From this reading What gave the occurrence a sinister aspect and set the Quintell gang guessing, was the fact that this was the first time a plot of theirs had miscarried, with such disastrous results—the first time their assassins had been wiped out to the last man.
possibly
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From this reading Lennox, it was argued, given guns and ammunition could not have possibly shot four men without being killed.
proved
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From this reading But far-reaching and thorough though the investigation proved, not the least light was shed on the matter.
Quintell
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From this reading What gave the occurrence a sinister aspect and set the Quintell gang guessing, was the fact that this was the first time a plot of theirs had miscarried, with such disastrous results—the first time their assassins had been wiped out to the last man.
Rankin
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
refuge
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
results
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From this reading What gave the occurrence a sinister aspect and set the Quintell gang guessing, was the fact that this was the first time a plot of theirs had miscarried, with such disastrous results—the first time their assassins had been wiped out to the last man.
road
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
seemed
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
set
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
shed
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From this reading But far-reaching and thorough though the investigation proved, not the least light was shed on the matter.
shot
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From this reading Lennox, it was argued, given guns and ammunition could not have possibly shot four men without being killed.
sinister
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From this reading What gave the occurrence a sinister aspect and set the Quintell gang guessing, was the fact that this was the first time a plot of theirs had miscarried, with such disastrous results—the first time their assassins had been wiped out to the last man.
statement
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
stealthy
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading What gave the occurrence a sinister aspect and set the Quintell gang guessing, was the fact that this was the first time a plot of theirs had miscarried, with such disastrous results—the first time their assassins had been wiped out to the last man.
temporary
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading What gave the occurrence a sinister aspect and set the Quintell gang guessing, was the fact that this was the first time a plot of theirs had miscarried, with such disastrous results—the first time their assassins had been wiped out to the last man.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading What gave the occurrence a sinister aspect and set the Quintell gang guessing, was the fact that this was the first time a plot of theirs had miscarried, with such disastrous results—the first time their assassins had been wiped out to the last man.
there
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What gave the occurrence a sinister aspect and set the Quintell gang guessing, was the fact that this was the first time a plot of theirs had miscarried, with such disastrous results—the first time their assassins had been wiped out to the last man.
thorough
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From this reading But far-reaching and thorough though the investigation proved, not the least light was shed on the matter.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But far-reaching and thorough though the investigation proved, not the least light was shed on the matter.
threw
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
time
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From this reading What gave the occurrence a sinister aspect and set the Quintell gang guessing, was the fact that this was the first time a plot of theirs had miscarried, with such disastrous results—the first time their assassins had been wiped out to the last man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
unarmed
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
unmixed
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
vengeful
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But far-reaching and thorough though the investigation proved, not the least light was shed on the matter.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What gave the occurrence a sinister aspect and set the Quintell gang guessing, was the fact that this was the first time a plot of theirs had miscarried, with such disastrous results—the first time their assassins had been wiped out to the last man.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
wiped
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From this reading What gave the occurrence a sinister aspect and set the Quintell gang guessing, was the fact that this was the first time a plot of theirs had miscarried, with such disastrous results—the first time their assassins had been wiped out to the last man.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Lennox, it was argued, given guns and ammunition could not have possibly shot four men without being killed.
working
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From this reading The Lennox episode threw the forces that governed Geerusalem into a vengeful attitude, not unmixed with doubt, and set working the stealthy brotherhood under Big George Rankin to ascertain who had aided the mining engineer, not only in escaping assassination and mysteriously disappearing, but in killing four of the element’s most daring and dependable gunmen.
yards
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From this reading All that there seemed to be to the incident was that the four had been found dead on the road, near the mouth of Geerusalem Gulch, a hundred yards or more from a deserted cabin, and that Lennox, unarmed, according to the statement of the man who had given him temporary refuge in his office, had got away.
