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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 To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
Admiralty
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man the police wanted was Guy, not himself; and that Guy should have done it was clearly incredible.
announcement
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Cyril answered at once, "Yes, my name's Waring."
arrest
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From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
came
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From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
casual
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
clearly
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From this reading The man the police wanted was Guy, not himself; and that Guy should have done it was clearly incredible.
common
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
crash
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
Cyril
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From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
Diamond
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man the police wanted was Guy, not himself; and that Guy should have done it was clearly incredible.
doubt
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
Dover
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From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
England
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
find
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
gone
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
greeted
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
Guy
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From this reading The man the police wanted was Guy, not himself; and that Guy should have done it was clearly incredible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The man the police wanted was Guy, not himself; and that Guy should have done it was clearly incredible.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
IDENTITY
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From this reading MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
immense
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From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
incredible
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From this reading The man the police wanted was Guy, not himself; and that Guy should have done it was clearly incredible.
indeed
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From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
involved
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
just
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From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
landed
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
man
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From this reading The man the police wanted was Guy, not himself; and that Guy should have done it was clearly incredible.
Mines
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
MISTAKEN
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From this reading MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Cyril answered at once, "Yes, my name's Waring."
name's
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
Negro
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The man the police wanted was Guy, not himself; and that Guy should have done it was clearly incredible.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
once
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From this reading Cyril answered at once, "Yes, my name's Waring."
only
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From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
Ostend
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
packet
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
Pier
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
police
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From this reading The man the police wanted was Guy, not himself; and that Guy should have done it was clearly incredible.
policeman
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
rather
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From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
recalled
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
remark
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
Rio
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
ruin
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
shock
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From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The man the police wanted was Guy, not himself; and that Guy should have done it was clearly incredible.
shoulder
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
surprise
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From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
tapped
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The man the police wanted was Guy, not himself; and that Guy should have done it was clearly incredible.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
treat
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From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
unexpectedly
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From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
wanted
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From this reading The man the police wanted was Guy, not himself; and that Guy should have done it was clearly incredible.
Waring
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From this reading To Cyril Waring himself, the arrest at Dover came as an immense surprise; rather a surprise, indeed, than a shock just at first, for he could only treat it as a mistaken identity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man the police wanted was Guy, not himself; and that Guy should have done it was clearly incredible.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
Yes
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From this reading Cyril answered at once, "Yes, my name's Waring."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As he landed from the Ostend packet, recalled to England unexpectedly by the announcement that the Rio Negro Diamond Mines had gone with a crash--and no doubt involved Guy in the common ruin--Cyril was astonished to find himself greeted on the Admiralty Pier by a policeman, who tapped him on the shoulder with the casual remark, "I think your name's Waring."
