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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 “On considering this Berlyn-Pyke case I formed a theory.
According
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From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
Ashburton
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From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
Berlyn-Pyke
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From this reading “On considering this Berlyn-Pyke case I formed a theory.
brought
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From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don’t say it is correct, but I formed it from the facts I had learnt.
car
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From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
case
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From this reading “On considering this Berlyn-Pyke case I formed a theory.
certain
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From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
coat
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From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
considering
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From this reading “On considering this Berlyn-Pyke case I formed a theory.
continued
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From this reading “There is something I should tell you,” French continued.
correct
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don't
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drove
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From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
facts
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From this reading I don’t say it is correct, but I formed it from the facts I had learnt.
formed
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From this reading “On considering this Berlyn-Pyke case I formed a theory.
French
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From this reading “There is something I should tell you,” French continued.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I don’t say it is correct, but I formed it from the facts I had learnt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I don’t say it is correct, but I formed it from the facts I had learnt.
here
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From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There is something I should tell you,” French continued.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is something I should tell you,” French continued.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don’t say it is correct, but I formed it from the facts I had learnt.
learnt
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moment
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From this reading A moment, please.”
Mr
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From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
night
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From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “On considering this Berlyn-Pyke case I formed a theory.
other
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From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
out
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From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
picked
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From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
please
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From this reading A moment, please.”
Pyke's
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From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
say
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From this reading I don’t say it is correct, but I formed it from the facts I had learnt.
shoes
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From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “There is something I should tell you,” French continued.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There is something I should tell you,” French continued.
tell
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From this reading “There is something I should tell you,” French continued.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I don’t say it is correct, but I formed it from the facts I had learnt.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
theory
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From this reading “On considering this Berlyn-Pyke case I formed a theory.
There
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From this reading “There is something I should tell you,” French continued.
things
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From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “On considering this Berlyn-Pyke case I formed a theory.
threw
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From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
took
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From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
tragedy
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From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
trousers
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From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
up
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From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
waistcoat
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From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
well
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From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There is something I should tell you,” French continued.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading According to that theory you took out your car on the night of the tragedy, drove into Ashburton, picked up Mr. Pyke’s coat, waistcoat, trousers, shoes, and certain other things, brought them here and threw them into the well.
