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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 Not a suspicion of Leopold had ever crossed her.
able
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From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
all
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From this reading She did not even know that he had a sister in Glaston, for Emmeline’s friends had not all been intimate with her parents.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had no plan in her mind, and as yet merely intended going to church and everywhere else where people congregated, in the hope of something turning up to direct inquiry.
became
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From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She did not even know that he had a sister in Glaston, for Emmeline’s friends had not all been intimate with her parents.
BLOOD-HOUND
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From this reading THE BLOOD-HOUND.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
church
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From this reading She had no plan in her mind, and as yet merely intended going to church and everywhere else where people congregated, in the hope of something turning up to direct inquiry.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
concerning
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From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
congregated
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From this reading She had no plan in her mind, and as yet merely intended going to church and everywhere else where people congregated, in the hope of something turning up to direct inquiry.
crossed
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From this reading Not a suspicion of Leopold had ever crossed her.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not even know that he had a sister in Glaston, for Emmeline’s friends had not all been intimate with her parents.
direct
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From this reading She had no plan in her mind, and as yet merely intended going to church and everywhere else where people congregated, in the hope of something turning up to direct inquiry.
discovery
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From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
else
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From this reading She had no plan in her mind, and as yet merely intended going to church and everywhere else where people congregated, in the hope of something turning up to direct inquiry.
Emmeline
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From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
Emmeline's
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From this reading She did not even know that he had a sister in Glaston, for Emmeline’s friends had not all been intimate with her parents.
enlighten
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From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not even know that he had a sister in Glaston, for Emmeline’s friends had not all been intimate with her parents.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a suspicion of Leopold had ever crossed her.
everywhere
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From this reading She had no plan in her mind, and as yet merely intended going to church and everywhere else where people congregated, in the hope of something turning up to direct inquiry.
far
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From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
farther
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From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
follow
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From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She did not even know that he had a sister in Glaston, for Emmeline’s friends had not all been intimate with her parents.
friends
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From this reading She did not even know that he had a sister in Glaston, for Emmeline’s friends had not all been intimate with her parents.
Glaston
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From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
going
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From this reading She had no plan in her mind, and as yet merely intended going to church and everywhere else where people congregated, in the hope of something turning up to direct inquiry.
habits
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From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not even know that he had a sister in Glaston, for Emmeline’s friends had not all been intimate with her parents.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had no plan in her mind, and as yet merely intended going to church and everywhere else where people congregated, in the hope of something turning up to direct inquiry.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
hope
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From this reading She had no plan in her mind, and as yet merely intended going to church and everywhere else where people congregated, in the hope of something turning up to direct inquiry.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
inquiry
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From this reading She had no plan in her mind, and as yet merely intended going to church and everywhere else where people congregated, in the hope of something turning up to direct inquiry.
inquiry-office
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From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
intended
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From this reading She had no plan in her mind, and as yet merely intended going to church and everywhere else where people congregated, in the hope of something turning up to direct inquiry.
intimate
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From this reading She did not even know that he had a sister in Glaston, for Emmeline’s friends had not all been intimate with her parents.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not even know that he had a sister in Glaston, for Emmeline’s friends had not all been intimate with her parents.
Leopold
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From this reading Not a suspicion of Leopold had ever crossed her.
merely
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From this reading She had no plan in her mind, and as yet merely intended going to church and everywhere else where people congregated, in the hope of something turning up to direct inquiry.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had no plan in her mind, and as yet merely intended going to church and everywhere else where people congregated, in the hope of something turning up to direct inquiry.
mother
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From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had no plan in her mind, and as yet merely intended going to church and everywhere else where people congregated, in the hope of something turning up to direct inquiry.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
now
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From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
parents
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From this reading She did not even know that he had a sister in Glaston, for Emmeline’s friends had not all been intimate with her parents.
people
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From this reading She had no plan in her mind, and as yet merely intended going to church and everywhere else where people congregated, in the hope of something turning up to direct inquiry.
person
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From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
plan
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From this reading She had no plan in her mind, and as yet merely intended going to church and everywhere else where people congregated, in the hope of something turning up to direct inquiry.
pursuit
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From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
shaft
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From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
sister
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From this reading She did not even know that he had a sister in Glaston, for Emmeline’s friends had not all been intimate with her parents.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She had no plan in her mind, and as yet merely intended going to church and everywhere else where people congregated, in the hope of something turning up to direct inquiry.
steps
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From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
suspicion
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From this reading Not a suspicion of Leopold had ever crossed her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLOOD-HOUND.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
turning
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From this reading She had no plan in her mind, and as yet merely intended going to church and everywhere else where people congregated, in the hope of something turning up to direct inquiry.
up
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From this reading She had no plan in her mind, and as yet merely intended going to church and everywhere else where people congregated, in the hope of something turning up to direct inquiry.
visitor
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From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She had no plan in her mind, and as yet merely intended going to church and everywhere else where people congregated, in the hope of something turning up to direct inquiry.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She did not even know that he had a sister in Glaston, for Emmeline’s friends had not all been intimate with her parents.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I need not follow the steps by which the inquiry-office became able so far to enlighten the mother of Emmeline concerning the person and habits of the visitor to the deserted shaft, that she had now come to Glaston in pursuit of yet farther discovery concerning him.
