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18 Cards in this Set
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companion(n) |
a person someone is working with a partner |
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digging(v) |
to make a hole in the ground |
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emerged(v) |
to become known |
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foiled(v) |
prevented from succeeding |
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gash(n) |
a long, deep cut |
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inferred(v) |
concluded |
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motive(n) |
the reason behind doing something |
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object (n) |
purpose |
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pitch(adj) |
dark |
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peculiar (adj) |
strange, odd |
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seized (v) |
take hold of something |
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sprang out(v) |
jumped |
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stained(n) |
a discoloured patch or mark |
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stopped the holes(phrase) |
closed all the routes by which the criminal may escape |
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suspicious (adj) |
feeling that somebody has done something wrong, dishonest or illegal |
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the strand(n) |
a famous place in London |
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thumped upon |
to hit something heavy |
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wrinkled(n) |
here, a slight line or fold in fabric |