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Hansom

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old fashioned two-wheeled cab drawn by one horse

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Altercation

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quarrel; angry dispute

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Cantonments

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soldiers’ quarters

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Conjecture

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speculation; guessing

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Crimea

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a region in southwest Russia where a war was fought by the English, French, and Turks against Russia (1854-1856)

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Fender

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metal guard, frame, or screen in front of a fireplace

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Ichneumon

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brownish mammal of Egypt resembling a weasel

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Meretricious

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attractive in a showing way; alluring by false charm

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Mess

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in armed services, place where soldiers eat

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Mutiny

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reference to a rebellion by native troops against the British in northern India in 1857

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Obscure

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unclear; not obvious

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Obtrusively

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intrusively; very noticeable

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Ostentatiously

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in a showy fashion

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Providence

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God

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Puerile

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childish

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Recriminations

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counter-accusations

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Reproach

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blame; disapproval

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Singular

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peculiar; extraordinarily eccentric; strange

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Trepidation

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great dread

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Vindictiveness

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revengefulness; spite

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Wry

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disgusted or grim-looking

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Obeisance

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a gesture expressing deferential respect, like a bow or curtsy

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Craven

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archaic, a cowardly person (Poe needed to find plenty of “raven” rhyming words)

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Quaff

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to swallow in one gulp greedily

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Ominous
scary, sign of things to come
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Surcease
to stop
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Yore
a time in the past, long ago
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Tempest
violent windstorm, which could remind the reader of William Shakespeare’s last play, The Tempest, in which a conjured storm brings revelations and redemption for the King
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Aperture
opening or hole in something
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Chagrin
embarrassment
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Embellish
decorate or add to
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Labyrinth
maze
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Pompous
self-important
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Settee
sofa big enough for two or three people
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Askance
with distrust or doubt
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Contemplative
given to meditation, thoughtful
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Ennui
feeling of discontented wariness or boredom
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Hoax
trick or deception
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Languid
lacking energy or spirit
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Propagation
reproduction
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Snuff
tobacco ground into a fine powder and inhaled through the nostrils
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Bullion
bars of gold or silver
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Conundrum
riddle or problem
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Florid
having ruddy or flushed colour in the face
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Introspect
examine one's own thoughts and emotions
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Pawnbroker
a person who lends money at interest on valuable objects kept as security
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Rueful
showing sorrow or regret
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Solicitor
British word for lawyer
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Alibi
a plea offered by an accused person of not having been at the scene of the crime
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Sleuth
an investigator or detective
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Clue
something that appears to give information towards solving a crime
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Evidence
someone or something that proves who committed the crime
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Suspects
people who appear to have motive to have committed the crime
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Deduction
collecting the facts and drawing a possible conclusion
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Red-Herring
false lead that throws the investigator off track
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Witness
person who had knowledge about the crime
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Foreshadowing
a warning or indication of a future event
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Denouement
the ending of a story in which the resolution occurs
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Allusion
a passing reference to a literary or historical person, place, or event or to another literary work
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Compunction
feeling of guilt or regret

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