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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 had been a strenuous three days, for his smash had been the biggest the panic had precipitated in California.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.
another's
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From this reading It was for the last time, for on the morrow the big machine passed into another's possession.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a strenuous three days, for his smash had been the biggest the panic had precipitated in California.
Berkeley
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From this reading Three days later, Daylight rode to Berkeley in his red car.
big
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From this reading It was for the last time, for on the morrow the big machine passed into another's possession.
biggest
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From this reading It had been a strenuous three days, for his smash had been the biggest the panic had precipitated in California.
California
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From this reading It had been a strenuous three days, for his smash had been the biggest the panic had precipitated in California.
car
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From this reading Three days later, Daylight rode to Berkeley in his red car.
charge
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From this reading It was these facts, coming slowly to light, that gave rise to the widely repeated charge that Daylight had gone insane.
coming
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From this reading It was these facts, coming slowly to light, that gave rise to the widely repeated charge that Daylight had gone insane.
cry
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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.
Daylight
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From this reading Three days later, Daylight rode to Berkeley in his red car.
days
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From this reading Three days later, Daylight rode to Berkeley in his red car.
facts
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From this reading It was these facts, coming slowly to light, that gave rise to the widely repeated charge that Daylight had gone insane.
filled
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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was for the last time, for on the morrow the big machine passed into another's possession.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.
fully
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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.
gave
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From this reading It was these facts, coming slowly to light, that gave rise to the widely repeated charge that Daylight had gone insane.
gone
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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been a strenuous three days, for his smash had been the biggest the panic had precipitated in California.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Three days later, Daylight rode to Berkeley in his red car.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three days later, Daylight rode to Berkeley in his red car.
indignation
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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.
insane
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From this reading It was these facts, coming slowly to light, that gave rise to the widely repeated charge that Daylight had gone insane.
interests
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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was for the last time, for on the morrow the big machine passed into another's possession.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was for the last time, for on the morrow the big machine passed into another's possession.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was for the last time, for on the morrow the big machine passed into another's possession.
later
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From this reading Three days later, Daylight rode to Berkeley in his red car.
light
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From this reading It was these facts, coming slowly to light, that gave rise to the widely repeated charge that Daylight had gone insane.
machine
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From this reading It was for the last time, for on the morrow the big machine passed into another's possession.
men
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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.
morrow
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From this reading It was for the last time, for on the morrow the big machine passed into another's possession.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was for the last time, for on the morrow the big machine passed into another's possession.
panic
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From this reading It had been a strenuous three days, for his smash had been the biggest the panic had precipitated in California.
papers
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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was for the last time, for on the morrow the big machine passed into another's possession.
possession
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From this reading It was for the last time, for on the morrow the big machine passed into another's possession.
precipitated
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From this reading It had been a strenuous three days, for his smash had been the biggest the panic had precipitated in California.
protected
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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.
red
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From this reading Three days later, Daylight rode to Berkeley in his red car.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was these facts, coming slowly to light, that gave rise to the widely repeated charge that Daylight had gone insane.
rise
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From this reading It was these facts, coming slowly to light, that gave rise to the widely repeated charge that Daylight had gone insane.
rode
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From this reading Three days later, Daylight rode to Berkeley in his red car.
slowly
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From this reading It was these facts, coming slowly to light, that gave rise to the widely repeated charge that Daylight had gone insane.
smash
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From this reading It had been a strenuous three days, for his smash had been the biggest the panic had precipitated in California.
strenuous
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From this reading It had been a strenuous three days, for his smash had been the biggest the panic had precipitated in California.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was for the last time, for on the morrow the big machine passed into another's possession.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was these facts, coming slowly to light, that gave rise to the widely repeated charge that Daylight had gone insane.
Three
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From this reading Three days later, Daylight rode to Berkeley in his red car.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was for the last time, for on the morrow the big machine passed into another's possession.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three days later, Daylight rode to Berkeley in his red car.
up
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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.
very
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From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was for the last time, for on the morrow the big machine passed into another's possession.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.
widely
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From this reading It was these facts, coming slowly to light, that gave rise to the widely repeated charge that Daylight had gone insane.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The papers had been filled with it, and a great cry of indignation had gone up from the very men who later found that Daylight had fully protected their interests.
