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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 WHAT WAS PRINTED ON THE QUARTO BILL: A PROCLAMATION BY HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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announcements
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Appropriate
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Appropriate, indeed, that such announcements of mysterious murders should be pasted on _dead_ walls!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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BILL
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bills
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BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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characters
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ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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congregate
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deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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discover
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discovery
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endeavoured
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England
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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expressions
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faces
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fascination
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few
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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gapingadjectiveUS /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
wide open
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gathered
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GOVERNMENT
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group
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Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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horrible
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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indeed
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linger
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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MAJESTY'S
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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men
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mental
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mingle
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moments
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Murder
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murderer
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murders
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mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
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neighbourhoods
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observed
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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offering
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ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHAT WAS PRINTED ON THE QUARTO BILL: A PROCLAMATION BY HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT.
Parliament-street
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pasted
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people
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poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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PRINTEDnounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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process
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PROCLAMATION
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proclamations
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QUARTO
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read
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reward
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Scotland
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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some
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studied
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Appropriate, indeed, that such announcements of mysterious murders should be pasted on _dead_ walls!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Appropriate, indeed, that such announcements of mysterious murders should be pasted on _dead_ walls!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT WAS PRINTED ON THE QUARTO BILL: A PROCLAMATION BY HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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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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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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up
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walls
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WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT WAS PRINTED ON THE QUARTO BILL: A PROCLAMATION BY HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT WAS PRINTED ON THE QUARTO BILL: A PROCLAMATION BY HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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women
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Yard
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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