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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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all
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American
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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area
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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asking
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Associated
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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atrociousadjectiveUS /əˈtroʊʃəs/
shockingly wicked, cruel, or extremely bad
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beautiful
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
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Boston
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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Chicago
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cities
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Clyde
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colorful
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completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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conceal
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connected
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crime
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crimes
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death
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detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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direct
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east
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editor
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eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
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elements
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elope
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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Francisco
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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further
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girl
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Griffiths
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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how
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inquiry
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intriguingly
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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large
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live
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lived
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love
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Lycurgus
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magnitude
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managed
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Mason
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morally
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more
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national
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New
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news
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north
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obviously
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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once
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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other
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out
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Philadelphia
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picturesque
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planning
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pouring
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poverty
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Press
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published
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quick
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relations
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representatives
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romance
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said
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San
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sensation
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sense
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where did she live?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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spiritually
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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telegrams
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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then
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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type
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United
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value
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From this reading And at once picturesque accounts of where and how Clyde had lived in Lycurgus, with whom he had been connected, how he had managed to conceal his relations with one girl while obviously planning to elope with another--being wired for and published by that type of editor so quick to sense the national news value of crimes such as this.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who was this beautiful wealthy girl with whom it was said this Griffiths was in love?
wealth
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From this reading And then out of the north woods a crime sensation of the first magnitude, with all of those intriguingly colorful, and yet morally and spiritually atrocious, elements--love, romance, wealth, poverty, death.
wealthy
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From this reading Who was this beautiful wealthy girl with whom it was said this Griffiths was in love?
west
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From this reading And telegrams of inquiry pouring in from New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco and other large American cities east and west, either to Mason direct or the representatives of the Associated or United Press in this area, asking for further and more complete details of the crime.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And at once picturesque accounts of where and how Clyde had lived in Lycurgus, with whom he had been connected, how he had managed to conceal his relations with one girl while obviously planning to elope with another--being wired for and published by that type of editor so quick to sense the national news value of crimes such as this.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And at once picturesque accounts of where and how Clyde had lived in Lycurgus, with whom he had been connected, how he had managed to conceal his relations with one girl while obviously planning to elope with another--being wired for and published by that type of editor so quick to sense the national news value of crimes such as this.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who was this beautiful wealthy girl with whom it was said this Griffiths was in love?
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And at once picturesque accounts of where and how Clyde had lived in Lycurgus, with whom he had been connected, how he had managed to conceal his relations with one girl while obviously planning to elope with another--being wired for and published by that type of editor so quick to sense the national news value of crimes such as this.
wired
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From this reading And at once picturesque accounts of where and how Clyde had lived in Lycurgus, with whom he had been connected, how he had managed to conceal his relations with one girl while obviously planning to elope with another--being wired for and published by that type of editor so quick to sense the national news value of crimes such as this.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And then out of the north woods a crime sensation of the first magnitude, with all of those intriguingly colorful, and yet morally and spiritually atrocious, elements--love, romance, wealth, poverty, death.
woods
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From this reading And then out of the north woods a crime sensation of the first magnitude, with all of those intriguingly colorful, and yet morally and spiritually atrocious, elements--love, romance, wealth, poverty, death.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And then out of the north woods a crime sensation of the first magnitude, with all of those intriguingly colorful, and yet morally and spiritually atrocious, elements--love, romance, wealth, poverty, death.
York
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From this reading And telegrams of inquiry pouring in from New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco and other large American cities east and west, either to Mason direct or the representatives of the Associated or United Press in this area, asking for further and more complete details of the crime.
