There was but one problem before the public which could challenge his powers of analysis, and that was the singular disappearance of the favourite for the Wessex Cup, and the tragic murder of its trainer.
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Wessex
Synonyms for "wessex" (12 found)
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Noun(3 words)
southwest england regionwessex areawessex geographic region
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Noun(6 words)
wessex politywessex regionwest saxonwest saxon dialectwest saxon kingdomwest saxon realm
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11 entriesAnglo-Saxon politySouthwest EnglandWessex archaeologyWessex cultureWessex dialectWessex historyWessex kingdomWessex regionWest Saxonancient kingdomhistoric region
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The distances he traversed on foot were enormous, and extended nearly the whole length and breadth of Wessex.
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Grey-stoned and dun-roofed, it stood within hail of the Wessex border, and almost with the tip of one small toe within it, at the northernmost point of the crinkled line along which the leisurely Thames strokes the fields of that ancient kingdom.
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And I said I’d couch-surfed around Wessex and Wales and had a good time, and the train ride from Devon to Scotland was long and smoky […]
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