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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 It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
all
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From this reading It was important enough--for there was no war in those days--to be announced in big capitals on the placards of all the newspapers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meanwhile the great case of Rivers's bank came before the law courts and the public.
announced
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From this reading It was important enough--for there was no war in those days--to be announced in big capitals on the placards of all the newspapers.
Arrest
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From this reading _The Great Bank Case_--_Arrest of the Directors_--_Strange Disclosures in the City_--were the headings in the bills, repeated from day to day, and from week to week, as the case went on.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _The Great Bank Case_--_Arrest of the Directors_--_Strange Disclosures in the City_--were the headings in the bills, repeated from day to day, and from week to week, as the case went on.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
attractive
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From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
bank
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From this reading Meanwhile the great case of Rivers's bank came before the law courts and the public.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was important enough--for there was no war in those days--to be announced in big capitals on the placards of all the newspapers.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Meanwhile the great case of Rivers's bank came before the law courts and the public.
big
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From this reading It was important enough--for there was no war in those days--to be announced in big capitals on the placards of all the newspapers.
bills
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From this reading _The Great Bank Case_--_Arrest of the Directors_--_Strange Disclosures in the City_--were the headings in the bills, repeated from day to day, and from week to week, as the case went on.
bring
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From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A watery grave may not be pleasant for the occupant of it, but it is a very fine thing for the press.
came
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From this reading Meanwhile the great case of Rivers's bank came before the law courts and the public.
capitals
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From this reading It was important enough--for there was no war in those days--to be announced in big capitals on the placards of all the newspapers.
case
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From this reading Meanwhile the great case of Rivers's bank came before the law courts and the public.
City
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From this reading _The Great Bank Case_--_Arrest of the Directors_--_Strange Disclosures in the City_--were the headings in the bills, repeated from day to day, and from week to week, as the case went on.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
courts
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From this reading Meanwhile the great case of Rivers's bank came before the law courts and the public.
day
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From this reading _The Great Bank Case_--_Arrest of the Directors_--_Strange Disclosures in the City_--were the headings in the bills, repeated from day to day, and from week to week, as the case went on.
days
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From this reading It was important enough--for there was no war in those days--to be announced in big capitals on the placards of all the newspapers.
Directors
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From this reading _The Great Bank Case_--_Arrest of the Directors_--_Strange Disclosures in the City_--were the headings in the bills, repeated from day to day, and from week to week, as the case went on.
Disclosures
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From this reading _The Great Bank Case_--_Arrest of the Directors_--_Strange Disclosures in the City_--were the headings in the bills, repeated from day to day, and from week to week, as the case went on.
discussion
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From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
doubly
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From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
enough
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From this reading It was important enough--for there was no war in those days--to be announced in big capitals on the placards of all the newspapers.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
fact
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From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A watery grave may not be pleasant for the occupant of it, but it is a very fine thing for the press.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was important enough--for there was no war in those days--to be announced in big capitals on the placards of all the newspapers.
founded
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From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _The Great Bank Case_--_Arrest of the Directors_--_Strange Disclosures in the City_--were the headings in the bills, repeated from day to day, and from week to week, as the case went on.
grave
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From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile the great case of Rivers's bank came before the law courts and the public.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
headings
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From this reading _The Great Bank Case_--_Arrest of the Directors_--_Strange Disclosures in the City_--were the headings in the bills, repeated from day to day, and from week to week, as the case went on.
important
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From this reading It was important enough--for there was no war in those days--to be announced in big capitals on the placards of all the newspapers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was important enough--for there was no war in those days--to be announced in big capitals on the placards of all the newspapers.
intentions
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From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
introduced
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From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A watery grave may not be pleasant for the occupant of it, but it is a very fine thing for the press.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was important enough--for there was no war in those days--to be announced in big capitals on the placards of all the newspapers.
law
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From this reading Meanwhile the great case of Rivers's bank came before the law courts and the public.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
man
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From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A watery grave may not be pleasant for the occupant of it, but it is a very fine thing for the press.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile the great case of Rivers's bank came before the law courts and the public.
motives
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From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
newspapers
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From this reading It was important enough--for there was no war in those days--to be announced in big capitals on the placards of all the newspapers.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was important enough--for there was no war in those days--to be announced in big capitals on the placards of all the newspapers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A watery grave may not be pleasant for the occupant of it, but it is a very fine thing for the press.
occupant
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From this reading A watery grave may not be pleasant for the occupant of it, but it is a very fine thing for the press.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meanwhile the great case of Rivers's bank came before the law courts and the public.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was important enough--for there was no war in those days--to be announced in big capitals on the placards of all the newspapers.
papers
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From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
placards
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From this reading It was important enough--for there was no war in those days--to be announced in big capitals on the placards of all the newspapers.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A watery grave may not be pleasant for the occupant of it, but it is a very fine thing for the press.
press
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From this reading A watery grave may not be pleasant for the occupant of it, but it is a very fine thing for the press.
public
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From this reading Meanwhile the great case of Rivers's bank came before the law courts and the public.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
referred
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From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Great Bank Case_--_Arrest of the Directors_--_Strange Disclosures in the City_--were the headings in the bills, repeated from day to day, and from week to week, as the case went on.
Rivers's
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From this reading Meanwhile the great case of Rivers's bank came before the law courts and the public.
Strange
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From this reading _The Great Bank Case_--_Arrest of the Directors_--_Strange Disclosures in the City_--were the headings in the bills, repeated from day to day, and from week to week, as the case went on.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meanwhile the great case of Rivers's bank came before the law courts and the public.
there
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From this reading It was important enough--for there was no war in those days--to be announced in big capitals on the placards of all the newspapers.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A watery grave may not be pleasant for the occupant of it, but it is a very fine thing for the press.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was important enough--for there was no war in those days--to be announced in big capitals on the placards of all the newspapers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was important enough--for there was no war in those days--to be announced in big capitals on the placards of all the newspapers.
tragedy
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From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
unhappy
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From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
very
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From this reading A watery grave may not be pleasant for the occupant of it, but it is a very fine thing for the press.
war
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From this reading It was important enough--for there was no war in those days--to be announced in big capitals on the placards of all the newspapers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was important enough--for there was no war in those days--to be announced in big capitals on the placards of all the newspapers.
watery
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From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
week
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From this reading _The Great Bank Case_--_Arrest of the Directors_--_Strange Disclosures in the City_--were the headings in the bills, repeated from day to day, and from week to week, as the case went on.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Great Bank Case_--_Arrest of the Directors_--_Strange Disclosures in the City_--were the headings in the bills, repeated from day to day, and from week to week, as the case went on.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _The Great Bank Case_--_Arrest of the Directors_--_Strange Disclosures in the City_--were the headings in the bills, repeated from day to day, and from week to week, as the case went on.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
writer
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From this reading It was of course doubly attractive from the fact that it was founded upon a tragedy, and that every writer in the papers who referred to it at all was at liberty to bring in a discussion of the motives and intentions of 'the unhappy man' who had introduced 'a watery grave' into the question.
