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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As a matter of fact, Scotland Yard stands for the finest police organization in the world.
abnormal
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amateur
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From this reading They are quite unofficial critics, of course, writers of stories wherein figure amateur detectives of abnormal perspicuity, unraveling mysteries with consummate ease which have baffled the police for years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Scotland Yard is patiently slow and terribly sure.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE GREAT ATTEMPT There are supercilious critics who sneer at Scotland Yard.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a matter of fact, Scotland Yard stands for the finest police organization in the world.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GREAT ATTEMPT There are supercilious critics who sneer at Scotland Yard.
ATTEMPT
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baffled
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Bailey
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From this reading People who speak glibly of “police blunders” might remember one curious fact: in this last quarter of a century only one man has ever stood in the dock at the Old Bailey under the capital charge who has escaped the dread sentence of the law.
blunders
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capital
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century
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charge
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consummate
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coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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critics
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curious
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detectives
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dock
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dread
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From this reading People who speak glibly of “police blunders” might remember one curious fact: in this last quarter of a century only one man has ever stood in the dock at the Old Bailey under the capital charge who has escaped the dread sentence of the law.
ease
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escaped
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From this reading People who speak glibly of “police blunders” might remember one curious fact: in this last quarter of a century only one man has ever stood in the dock at the Old Bailey under the capital charge who has escaped the dread sentence of the law.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People who speak glibly of “police blunders” might remember one curious fact: in this last quarter of a century only one man has ever stood in the dock at the Old Bailey under the capital charge who has escaped the dread sentence of the law.
fact
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From this reading As a matter of fact, Scotland Yard stands for the finest police organization in the world.
figure
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finest
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From this reading As a matter of fact, Scotland Yard stands for the finest police organization in the world.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They are quite unofficial critics, of course, writers of stories wherein figure amateur detectives of abnormal perspicuity, unraveling mysteries with consummate ease which have baffled the police for years.
glibly
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From this reading People who speak glibly of “police blunders” might remember one curious fact: in this last quarter of a century only one man has ever stood in the dock at the Old Bailey under the capital charge who has escaped the dread sentence of the law.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT ATTEMPT There are supercilious critics who sneer at Scotland Yard.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading People who speak glibly of “police blunders” might remember one curious fact: in this last quarter of a century only one man has ever stood in the dock at the Old Bailey under the capital charge who has escaped the dread sentence of the law.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They are quite unofficial critics, of course, writers of stories wherein figure amateur detectives of abnormal perspicuity, unraveling mysteries with consummate ease which have baffled the police for years.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As a matter of fact, Scotland Yard stands for the finest police organization in the world.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Scotland Yard is patiently slow and terribly sure.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People who speak glibly of “police blunders” might remember one curious fact: in this last quarter of a century only one man has ever stood in the dock at the Old Bailey under the capital charge who has escaped the dread sentence of the law.
law
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man
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From this reading People who speak glibly of “police blunders” might remember one curious fact: in this last quarter of a century only one man has ever stood in the dock at the Old Bailey under the capital charge who has escaped the dread sentence of the law.
matter
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From this reading As a matter of fact, Scotland Yard stands for the finest police organization in the world.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading People who speak glibly of “police blunders” might remember one curious fact: in this last quarter of a century only one man has ever stood in the dock at the Old Bailey under the capital charge who has escaped the dread sentence of the law.
mysteries
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They are quite unofficial critics, of course, writers of stories wherein figure amateur detectives of abnormal perspicuity, unraveling mysteries with consummate ease which have baffled the police for years.
Old
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading People who speak glibly of “police blunders” might remember one curious fact: in this last quarter of a century only one man has ever stood in the dock at the Old Bailey under the capital charge who has escaped the dread sentence of the law.
only
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organization
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From this reading As a matter of fact, Scotland Yard stands for the finest police organization in the world.
patiently
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From this reading Scotland Yard is patiently slow and terribly sure.
People
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perspicuity
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police
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quarter
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From this reading People who speak glibly of “police blunders” might remember one curious fact: in this last quarter of a century only one man has ever stood in the dock at the Old Bailey under the capital charge who has escaped the dread sentence of the law.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are quite unofficial critics, of course, writers of stories wherein figure amateur detectives of abnormal perspicuity, unraveling mysteries with consummate ease which have baffled the police for years.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading People who speak glibly of “police blunders” might remember one curious fact: in this last quarter of a century only one man has ever stood in the dock at the Old Bailey under the capital charge who has escaped the dread sentence of the law.
Scotland
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sentence
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slow
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From this reading Scotland Yard is patiently slow and terribly sure.
sneer
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speak
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stands
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From this reading As a matter of fact, Scotland Yard stands for the finest police organization in the world.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People who speak glibly of “police blunders” might remember one curious fact: in this last quarter of a century only one man has ever stood in the dock at the Old Bailey under the capital charge who has escaped the dread sentence of the law.
stories
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supercilious
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From this reading THE GREAT ATTEMPT There are supercilious critics who sneer at Scotland Yard.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scotland Yard is patiently slow and terribly sure.
terribly
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From this reading Scotland Yard is patiently slow and terribly sure.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT ATTEMPT There are supercilious critics who sneer at Scotland Yard.
There
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From this reading THE GREAT ATTEMPT There are supercilious critics who sneer at Scotland Yard.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are quite unofficial critics, of course, writers of stories wherein figure amateur detectives of abnormal perspicuity, unraveling mysteries with consummate ease which have baffled the police for years.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading People who speak glibly of “police blunders” might remember one curious fact: in this last quarter of a century only one man has ever stood in the dock at the Old Bailey under the capital charge who has escaped the dread sentence of the law.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading People who speak glibly of “police blunders” might remember one curious fact: in this last quarter of a century only one man has ever stood in the dock at the Old Bailey under the capital charge who has escaped the dread sentence of the law.
unofficial
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unraveling
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From this reading They are quite unofficial critics, of course, writers of stories wherein figure amateur detectives of abnormal perspicuity, unraveling mysteries with consummate ease which have baffled the police for years.
wherein
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From this reading They are quite unofficial critics, of course, writers of stories wherein figure amateur detectives of abnormal perspicuity, unraveling mysteries with consummate ease which have baffled the police for years.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They are quite unofficial critics, of course, writers of stories wherein figure amateur detectives of abnormal perspicuity, unraveling mysteries with consummate ease which have baffled the police for years.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE GREAT ATTEMPT There are supercilious critics who sneer at Scotland Yard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They are quite unofficial critics, of course, writers of stories wherein figure amateur detectives of abnormal perspicuity, unraveling mysteries with consummate ease which have baffled the police for years.
world
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From this reading As a matter of fact, Scotland Yard stands for the finest police organization in the world.
writers
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Yard
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years
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From this reading They are quite unofficial critics, of course, writers of stories wherein figure amateur detectives of abnormal perspicuity, unraveling mysteries with consummate ease which have baffled the police for years.
