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From this reading (9) Case of the Scheffer couple at Linz, cited by Sighele.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
administered
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From this reading But the ordinary man and woman prefer to take their crime romanticised, as it is administered to them in novel or play.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the ordinary man and woman prefer to take their crime romanticised, as it is administered to them in novel or play.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The saying that truth is stranger than fiction applies more forcibly to crime than to anything else.
applies
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From this reading The saying that truth is stranger than fiction applies more forcibly to crime than to anything else.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading (9) Case of the Scheffer couple at Linz, cited by Sighele.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the ordinary man and woman prefer to take their crime romanticised, as it is administered to them in novel or play.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading (9) Case of the Scheffer couple at Linz, cited by Sighele.
came
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From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
Case
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From this reading (9) Case of the Scheffer couple at Linz, cited by Sighele.
cited
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From this reading (9) Case of the Scheffer couple at Linz, cited by Sighele.
copies
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From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading (9) Case of the Scheffer couple at Linz, cited by Sighele.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
crime
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From this reading The saying that truth is stranger than fiction applies more forcibly to crime than to anything else.
de
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From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
Derues
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From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
dramas
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From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
duties
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From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
else
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From this reading The saying that truth is stranger than fiction applies more forcibly to crime than to anything else.
equal
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From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
fiction
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From this reading The saying that truth is stranger than fiction applies more forcibly to crime than to anything else.
forcibly
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From this reading The saying that truth is stranger than fiction applies more forcibly to crime than to anything else.
go
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From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
intensity
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From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The saying that truth is stranger than fiction applies more forcibly to crime than to anything else.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the ordinary man and woman prefer to take their crime romanticised, as it is administered to them in novel or play.
judge
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From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
Justice
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From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
Linz
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From this reading (9) Case of the Scheffer couple at Linz, cited by Sighele.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
looking
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From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
man
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From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
more
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From this reading The saying that truth is stranger than fiction applies more forcibly to crime than to anything else.
Nature
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From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
novel
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From this reading But the ordinary man and woman prefer to take their crime romanticised, as it is administered to them in novel or play.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (9) Case of the Scheffer couple at Linz, cited by Sighele.
often
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From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
once
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From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But the ordinary man and woman prefer to take their crime romanticised, as it is administered to them in novel or play.
ordinary
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From this reading But the ordinary man and woman prefer to take their crime romanticised, as it is administered to them in novel or play.
original
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From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
Palais
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From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
picture
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From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
play
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From this reading But the ordinary man and woman prefer to take their crime romanticised, as it is administered to them in novel or play.
prefer
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From this reading But the ordinary man and woman prefer to take their crime romanticised, as it is administered to them in novel or play.
present
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From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
real
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From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
romanticised
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From this reading But the ordinary man and woman prefer to take their crime romanticised, as it is administered to them in novel or play.
said
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From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
saw
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From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
saying
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From this reading The saying that truth is stranger than fiction applies more forcibly to crime than to anything else.
Scheffer
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From this reading (9) Case of the Scheffer couple at Linz, cited by Sighele.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
Sighele
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From this reading (9) Case of the Scheffer couple at Linz, cited by Sighele.
stage
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From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
stranger
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From this reading The saying that truth is stranger than fiction applies more forcibly to crime than to anything else.
study
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From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the ordinary man and woman prefer to take their crime romanticised, as it is administered to them in novel or play.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The saying that truth is stranger than fiction applies more forcibly to crime than to anything else.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (9) Case of the Scheffer couple at Linz, cited by Sighele.
theatre
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From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But the ordinary man and woman prefer to take their crime romanticised, as it is administered to them in novel or play.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But the ordinary man and woman prefer to take their crime romanticised, as it is administered to them in novel or play.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
truth
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From this reading The saying that truth is stranger than fiction applies more forcibly to crime than to anything else.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
Why
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From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
woman
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From this reading But the ordinary man and woman prefer to take their crime romanticised, as it is administered to them in novel or play.
writer
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From this reading A judge once told the present writer that he did not go often to the theatre because none of the dramas which he saw on the stage, seemed to him equal in intensity to those of real life which came before him in the course of his duties.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Derues said to a man who was looking at a picture in the Palais de Justice: "Why study copies of Nature when you can look at such a remarkable original as I?"
