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1905
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From this reading I THE DUNEDIN MURDERS On the evening of March 23, 1905, Mr. William Munday, a highly respected citizen of the town of Tooringa, in Queensland, was walking to the neighbouring town of Toowong to attend a masonic gathering.
23
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From this reading I THE DUNEDIN MURDERS On the evening of March 23, 1905, Mr. William Munday, a highly respected citizen of the town of Tooringa, in Queensland, was walking to the neighbouring town of Toowong to attend a masonic gathering.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Career of Robert Butler There is a report of Butler's trial published in Dunedin.
able
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From this reading By the kindness of a friend in New Zealand I obtained a copy of the depositions taken before the magistrate; with this I have been able to supplement the report of the trial.
all
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From this reading It gives in full the speeches and the cross-examination of the witnesses, but not in all cases the evidence-in-chief.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It gives in full the speeches and the cross-examination of the witnesses, but not in all cases the evidence-in-chief.
attend
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From this reading I THE DUNEDIN MURDERS On the evening of March 23, 1905, Mr. William Munday, a highly respected citizen of the town of Tooringa, in Queensland, was walking to the neighbouring town of Toowong to attend a masonic gathering.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By the kindness of a friend in New Zealand I obtained a copy of the depositions taken before the magistrate; with this I have been able to supplement the report of the trial.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading By the kindness of a friend in New Zealand I obtained a copy of the depositions taken before the magistrate; with this I have been able to supplement the report of the trial.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It gives in full the speeches and the cross-examination of the witnesses, but not in all cases the evidence-in-chief.
Butler
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From this reading The Career of Robert Butler There is a report of Butler's trial published in Dunedin.
Butler's
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From this reading The Career of Robert Butler There is a report of Butler's trial published in Dunedin.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the kindness of a friend in New Zealand I obtained a copy of the depositions taken before the magistrate; with this I have been able to supplement the report of the trial.
Career
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From this reading The Career of Robert Butler There is a report of Butler's trial published in Dunedin.
cases
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From this reading It gives in full the speeches and the cross-examination of the witnesses, but not in all cases the evidence-in-chief.
citizen
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From this reading I THE DUNEDIN MURDERS On the evening of March 23, 1905, Mr. William Munday, a highly respected citizen of the town of Tooringa, in Queensland, was walking to the neighbouring town of Toowong to attend a masonic gathering.
collection
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From this reading A collection of newspaper cuttings furnished me with the details of the rest of Butler's career.
copy
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From this reading By the kindness of a friend in New Zealand I obtained a copy of the depositions taken before the magistrate; with this I have been able to supplement the report of the trial.
cross-examination
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From this reading It gives in full the speeches and the cross-examination of the witnesses, but not in all cases the evidence-in-chief.
cuttings
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From this reading A collection of newspaper cuttings furnished me with the details of the rest of Butler's career.
depositions
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From this reading By the kindness of a friend in New Zealand I obtained a copy of the depositions taken before the magistrate; with this I have been able to supplement the report of the trial.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A collection of newspaper cuttings furnished me with the details of the rest of Butler's career.
Dunedin
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From this reading The Career of Robert Butler There is a report of Butler's trial published in Dunedin.
evening
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From this reading I THE DUNEDIN MURDERS On the evening of March 23, 1905, Mr. William Munday, a highly respected citizen of the town of Tooringa, in Queensland, was walking to the neighbouring town of Toowong to attend a masonic gathering.
evidence-in-chief
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From this reading It gives in full the speeches and the cross-examination of the witnesses, but not in all cases the evidence-in-chief.
friend
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From this reading By the kindness of a friend in New Zealand I obtained a copy of the depositions taken before the magistrate; with this I have been able to supplement the report of the trial.
full
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From this reading It gives in full the speeches and the cross-examination of the witnesses, but not in all cases the evidence-in-chief.
furnished
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From this reading A collection of newspaper cuttings furnished me with the details of the rest of Butler's career.
gathering
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From this reading I THE DUNEDIN MURDERS On the evening of March 23, 1905, Mr. William Munday, a highly respected citizen of the town of Tooringa, in Queensland, was walking to the neighbouring town of Toowong to attend a masonic gathering.
gives
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From this reading It gives in full the speeches and the cross-examination of the witnesses, but not in all cases the evidence-in-chief.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading By the kindness of a friend in New Zealand I obtained a copy of the depositions taken before the magistrate; with this I have been able to supplement the report of the trial.
highly
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From this reading I THE DUNEDIN MURDERS On the evening of March 23, 1905, Mr. William Munday, a highly respected citizen of the town of Tooringa, in Queensland, was walking to the neighbouring town of Toowong to attend a masonic gathering.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By the kindness of a friend in New Zealand I obtained a copy of the depositions taken before the magistrate; with this I have been able to supplement the report of the trial.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Career of Robert Butler There is a report of Butler's trial published in Dunedin.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Career of Robert Butler There is a report of Butler's trial published in Dunedin.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It gives in full the speeches and the cross-examination of the witnesses, but not in all cases the evidence-in-chief.
kindness
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From this reading By the kindness of a friend in New Zealand I obtained a copy of the depositions taken before the magistrate; with this I have been able to supplement the report of the trial.
magistrate
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From this reading By the kindness of a friend in New Zealand I obtained a copy of the depositions taken before the magistrate; with this I have been able to supplement the report of the trial.
March
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From this reading I THE DUNEDIN MURDERS On the evening of March 23, 1905, Mr. William Munday, a highly respected citizen of the town of Tooringa, in Queensland, was walking to the neighbouring town of Toowong to attend a masonic gathering.
masonic
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From this reading I THE DUNEDIN MURDERS On the evening of March 23, 1905, Mr. William Munday, a highly respected citizen of the town of Tooringa, in Queensland, was walking to the neighbouring town of Toowong to attend a masonic gathering.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A collection of newspaper cuttings furnished me with the details of the rest of Butler's career.
Mr
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From this reading I THE DUNEDIN MURDERS On the evening of March 23, 1905, Mr. William Munday, a highly respected citizen of the town of Tooringa, in Queensland, was walking to the neighbouring town of Toowong to attend a masonic gathering.
Munday
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From this reading I THE DUNEDIN MURDERS On the evening of March 23, 1905, Mr. William Munday, a highly respected citizen of the town of Tooringa, in Queensland, was walking to the neighbouring town of Toowong to attend a masonic gathering.
MURDERS
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From this reading I THE DUNEDIN MURDERS On the evening of March 23, 1905, Mr. William Munday, a highly respected citizen of the town of Tooringa, in Queensland, was walking to the neighbouring town of Toowong to attend a masonic gathering.
neighbouring
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From this reading I THE DUNEDIN MURDERS On the evening of March 23, 1905, Mr. William Munday, a highly respected citizen of the town of Tooringa, in Queensland, was walking to the neighbouring town of Toowong to attend a masonic gathering.
New
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From this reading By the kindness of a friend in New Zealand I obtained a copy of the depositions taken before the magistrate; with this I have been able to supplement the report of the trial.
newspaper
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From this reading A collection of newspaper cuttings furnished me with the details of the rest of Butler's career.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It gives in full the speeches and the cross-examination of the witnesses, but not in all cases the evidence-in-chief.
obtained
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From this reading By the kindness of a friend in New Zealand I obtained a copy of the depositions taken before the magistrate; with this I have been able to supplement the report of the trial.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Career of Robert Butler There is a report of Butler's trial published in Dunedin.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I THE DUNEDIN MURDERS On the evening of March 23, 1905, Mr. William Munday, a highly respected citizen of the town of Tooringa, in Queensland, was walking to the neighbouring town of Toowong to attend a masonic gathering.
published
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From this reading The Career of Robert Butler There is a report of Butler's trial published in Dunedin.
Queensland
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From this reading I THE DUNEDIN MURDERS On the evening of March 23, 1905, Mr. William Munday, a highly respected citizen of the town of Tooringa, in Queensland, was walking to the neighbouring town of Toowong to attend a masonic gathering.
report
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From this reading The Career of Robert Butler There is a report of Butler's trial published in Dunedin.
respected
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From this reading I THE DUNEDIN MURDERS On the evening of March 23, 1905, Mr. William Munday, a highly respected citizen of the town of Tooringa, in Queensland, was walking to the neighbouring town of Toowong to attend a masonic gathering.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A collection of newspaper cuttings furnished me with the details of the rest of Butler's career.
Robert
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From this reading The Career of Robert Butler There is a report of Butler's trial published in Dunedin.
speeches
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From this reading It gives in full the speeches and the cross-examination of the witnesses, but not in all cases the evidence-in-chief.
supplement
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From this reading By the kindness of a friend in New Zealand I obtained a copy of the depositions taken before the magistrate; with this I have been able to supplement the report of the trial.
taken
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From this reading By the kindness of a friend in New Zealand I obtained a copy of the depositions taken before the magistrate; with this I have been able to supplement the report of the trial.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Career of Robert Butler There is a report of Butler's trial published in Dunedin.
There
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From this reading The Career of Robert Butler There is a report of Butler's trial published in Dunedin.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By the kindness of a friend in New Zealand I obtained a copy of the depositions taken before the magistrate; with this I have been able to supplement the report of the trial.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By the kindness of a friend in New Zealand I obtained a copy of the depositions taken before the magistrate; with this I have been able to supplement the report of the trial.
Tooringa
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From this reading I THE DUNEDIN MURDERS On the evening of March 23, 1905, Mr. William Munday, a highly respected citizen of the town of Tooringa, in Queensland, was walking to the neighbouring town of Toowong to attend a masonic gathering.
Toowong
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From this reading I THE DUNEDIN MURDERS On the evening of March 23, 1905, Mr. William Munday, a highly respected citizen of the town of Tooringa, in Queensland, was walking to the neighbouring town of Toowong to attend a masonic gathering.
town
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From this reading I THE DUNEDIN MURDERS On the evening of March 23, 1905, Mr. William Munday, a highly respected citizen of the town of Tooringa, in Queensland, was walking to the neighbouring town of Toowong to attend a masonic gathering.
trial
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From this reading The Career of Robert Butler There is a report of Butler's trial published in Dunedin.
walking
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From this reading I THE DUNEDIN MURDERS On the evening of March 23, 1905, Mr. William Munday, a highly respected citizen of the town of Tooringa, in Queensland, was walking to the neighbouring town of Toowong to attend a masonic gathering.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I THE DUNEDIN MURDERS On the evening of March 23, 1905, Mr. William Munday, a highly respected citizen of the town of Tooringa, in Queensland, was walking to the neighbouring town of Toowong to attend a masonic gathering.
William
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From this reading I THE DUNEDIN MURDERS On the evening of March 23, 1905, Mr. William Munday, a highly respected citizen of the town of Tooringa, in Queensland, was walking to the neighbouring town of Toowong to attend a masonic gathering.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading By the kindness of a friend in New Zealand I obtained a copy of the depositions taken before the magistrate; with this I have been able to supplement the report of the trial.
witnesses
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From this reading It gives in full the speeches and the cross-examination of the witnesses, but not in all cases the evidence-in-chief.
Zealand
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From this reading By the kindness of a friend in New Zealand I obtained a copy of the depositions taken before the magistrate; with this I have been able to supplement the report of the trial.
