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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 PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Staffurth had grown very uneasy about his nephew, and although we put our wits together we could devise no plan by which the mystery of his disappearance might be solved.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She, however, had no male companion, and so close a watch did I keep upon the house that I arrived at the conclusion that Purvis did not live there after all.
alert
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
all
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From this reading She, however, had no male companion, and so close a watch did I keep upon the house that I arrived at the conclusion that Purvis did not live there after all.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Staffurth had grown very uneasy about his nephew, and although we put our wits together we could devise no plan by which the mystery of his disappearance might be solved.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
apartments
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From this reading Apparently she lived in apartments, and did her own shopping.
Apparently
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From this reading Apparently she lived in apartments, and did her own shopping.
arrived
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From this reading She, however, had no male companion, and so close a watch did I keep upon the house that I arrived at the conclusion that Purvis did not live there after all.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She, however, had no male companion, and so close a watch did I keep upon the house that I arrived at the conclusion that Purvis did not live there after all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Staffurth had grown very uneasy about his nephew, and although we put our wits together we could devise no plan by which the mystery of his disappearance might be solved.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
Bristowe
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Staffurth had grown very uneasy about his nephew, and although we put our wits together we could devise no plan by which the mystery of his disappearance might be solved.
Catford
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From this reading The girl whom I had found so charming went out often—once down to Catford to visit friends.
charming
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From this reading The girl whom I had found so charming went out often—once down to Catford to visit friends.
close
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From this reading She, however, had no male companion, and so close a watch did I keep upon the house that I arrived at the conclusion that Purvis did not live there after all.
coming
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
companion
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From this reading She, however, had no male companion, and so close a watch did I keep upon the house that I arrived at the conclusion that Purvis did not live there after all.
conclusion
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From this reading She, however, had no male companion, and so close a watch did I keep upon the house that I arrived at the conclusion that Purvis did not live there after all.
Cornwall
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Staffurth had grown very uneasy about his nephew, and although we put our wits together we could devise no plan by which the mystery of his disappearance might be solved.
days
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
described
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
devise
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From this reading Staffurth had grown very uneasy about his nephew, and although we put our wits together we could devise no plan by which the mystery of his disappearance might be solved.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Apparently she lived in apartments, and did her own shopping.
disappearance
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From this reading Staffurth had grown very uneasy about his nephew, and although we put our wits together we could devise no plan by which the mystery of his disappearance might be solved.
down
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From this reading The girl whom I had found so charming went out often—once down to Catford to visit friends.
DURINGprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
fair-moustached
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
followed
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl whom I had found so charming went out often—once down to Catford to visit friends.
friends
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From this reading The girl whom I had found so charming went out often—once down to Catford to visit friends.
girl
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From this reading The girl whom I had found so charming went out often—once down to Catford to visit friends.
Grove
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
grown
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From this reading Staffurth had grown very uneasy about his nephew, and although we put our wits together we could devise no plan by which the mystery of his disappearance might be solved.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
haunting
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Apparently she lived in apartments, and did her own shopping.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Staffurth had grown very uneasy about his nephew, and although we put our wits together we could devise no plan by which the mystery of his disappearance might be solved.
house
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From this reading She, however, had no male companion, and so close a watch did I keep upon the house that I arrived at the conclusion that Purvis did not live there after all.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She, however, had no male companion, and so close a watch did I keep upon the house that I arrived at the conclusion that Purvis did not live there after all.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
individual
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
keep
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From this reading She, however, had no male companion, and so close a watch did I keep upon the house that I arrived at the conclusion that Purvis did not live there after all.
kept
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
Ladbroke
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
Ledbury
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
live
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From this reading She, however, had no male companion, and so close a watch did I keep upon the house that I arrived at the conclusion that Purvis did not live there after all.
lived
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From this reading Apparently she lived in apartments, and did her own shopping.
male
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From this reading She, however, had no male companion, and so close a watch did I keep upon the house that I arrived at the conclusion that Purvis did not live there after all.
man
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Staffurth had grown very uneasy about his nephew, and although we put our wits together we could devise no plan by which the mystery of his disappearance might be solved.
Miss
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
movements
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
mystery
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From this reading Staffurth had grown very uneasy about his nephew, and although we put our wits together we could devise no plan by which the mystery of his disappearance might be solved.
neighbouring
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
nephew
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From this reading Staffurth had grown very uneasy about his nephew, and although we put our wits together we could devise no plan by which the mystery of his disappearance might be solved.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She, however, had no male companion, and so close a watch did I keep upon the house that I arrived at the conclusion that Purvis did not live there after all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She, however, had no male companion, and so close a watch did I keep upon the house that I arrived at the conclusion that Purvis did not live there after all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
often
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From this reading The girl whom I had found so charming went out often—once down to Catford to visit friends.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
once
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From this reading The girl whom I had found so charming went out often—once down to Catford to visit friends.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Staffurth had grown very uneasy about his nephew, and although we put our wits together we could devise no plan by which the mystery of his disappearance might be solved.
out
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From this reading The girl whom I had found so charming went out often—once down to Catford to visit friends.
own
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From this reading Apparently she lived in apartments, and did her own shopping.
PHILIP
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
plan
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From this reading Staffurth had grown very uneasy about his nephew, and although we put our wits together we could devise no plan by which the mystery of his disappearance might be solved.
Powis
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
Purvis
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
put
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From this reading Staffurth had grown very uneasy about his nephew, and although we put our wits together we could devise no plan by which the mystery of his disappearance might be solved.
REILLY
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
Road
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Apparently she lived in apartments, and did her own shopping.
shopping
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From this reading Apparently she lived in apartments, and did her own shopping.
Silchester
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The girl whom I had found so charming went out often—once down to Catford to visit friends.
solved
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From this reading Staffurth had grown very uneasy about his nephew, and although we put our wits together we could devise no plan by which the mystery of his disappearance might be solved.
Square
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
Staffurth
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From this reading Staffurth had grown very uneasy about his nephew, and although we put our wits together we could devise no plan by which the mystery of his disappearance might be solved.
STORY
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
STRANGE
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
tall
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
TELLS
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
there
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From this reading She, however, had no male companion, and so close a watch did I keep upon the house that I arrived at the conclusion that Purvis did not live there after all.
thoroughfares
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
three
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl whom I had found so charming went out often—once down to Catford to visit friends.
together
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From this reading Staffurth had grown very uneasy about his nephew, and although we put our wits together we could devise no plan by which the mystery of his disappearance might be solved.
uneasy
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From this reading Staffurth had grown very uneasy about his nephew, and although we put our wits together we could devise no plan by which the mystery of his disappearance might be solved.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She, however, had no male companion, and so close a watch did I keep upon the house that I arrived at the conclusion that Purvis did not live there after all.
very
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From this reading Staffurth had grown very uneasy about his nephew, and although we put our wits together we could devise no plan by which the mystery of his disappearance might be solved.
visit
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From this reading The girl whom I had found so charming went out often—once down to Catford to visit friends.
watch
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
watching
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From this reading PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY DURING the three days that followed I kept watch in Cornwall Road, haunting the neighbouring thoroughfares of Ladbroke Grove, Silchester Road, Ledbury Road, and Powis Square, watching the movements of Miss Bristowe, and ever on the alert for the coming of that tall, fair-moustached individual, as the man Purvis had been described.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Staffurth had grown very uneasy about his nephew, and although we put our wits together we could devise no plan by which the mystery of his disappearance might be solved.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl whom I had found so charming went out often—once down to Catford to visit friends.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Staffurth had grown very uneasy about his nephew, and although we put our wits together we could devise no plan by which the mystery of his disappearance might be solved.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl whom I had found so charming went out often—once down to Catford to visit friends.
wits
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From this reading Staffurth had grown very uneasy about his nephew, and although we put our wits together we could devise no plan by which the mystery of his disappearance might be solved.
