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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 Great Porter Square had really been in a state of excitement the whole of the day, almost equalling that which raged on the day of the discovery of the murder.
account
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From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
ACQUAINTANCE
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From this reading IN WHICH BECKY GIVES WAY TO HER FEELINGS, AND RENEWS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
almost
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From this reading Great Porter Square had really been in a state of excitement the whole of the day, almost equalling that which raged on the day of the discovery of the murder.
amazing
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From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IN WHICH BECKY GIVES WAY TO HER FEELINGS, AND RENEWS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH BECKY GIVES WAY TO HER FEELINGS, AND RENEWS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The newsboys drove a rare trade; it brought so much grist to their mill that, as they jingled the copper and silver in their pockets, they sighed for another murder as good to-morrow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The newsboys drove a rare trade; it brought so much grist to their mill that, as they jingled the copper and silver in their pockets, they sighed for another murder as good to-morrow.
attention
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From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
attractive
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From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
baby
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From this reading There was love in it, there was a beautiful and fascinating woman in it, there was a baby in it, there were a hundred thousand pounds in it.
beautiful
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From this reading There was love in it, there was a beautiful and fascinating woman in it, there was a baby in it, there were a hundred thousand pounds in it.
BECKY
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From this reading IN WHICH BECKY GIVES WAY TO HER FEELINGS, AND RENEWS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Great Porter Square had really been in a state of excitement the whole of the day, almost equalling that which raged on the day of the discovery of the murder.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The newsboys drove a rare trade; it brought so much grist to their mill that, as they jingled the copper and silver in their pockets, they sighed for another murder as good to-morrow.
columns
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From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
copper
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From this reading The newsboys drove a rare trade; it brought so much grist to their mill that, as they jingled the copper and silver in their pockets, they sighed for another murder as good to-morrow.
day
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From this reading Great Porter Square had really been in a state of excitement the whole of the day, almost equalling that which raged on the day of the discovery of the murder.
discovery
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From this reading Great Porter Square had really been in a state of excitement the whole of the day, almost equalling that which raged on the day of the discovery of the murder.
drove
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From this reading The newsboys drove a rare trade; it brought so much grist to their mill that, as they jingled the copper and silver in their pockets, they sighed for another murder as good to-morrow.
edition
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From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
engross
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From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
enough
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From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
equalling
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From this reading Great Porter Square had really been in a state of excitement the whole of the day, almost equalling that which raged on the day of the discovery of the murder.
Evening
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From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
excitement
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From this reading Great Porter Square had really been in a state of excitement the whole of the day, almost equalling that which raged on the day of the discovery of the murder.
fascinating
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From this reading There was love in it, there was a beautiful and fascinating woman in it, there was a baby in it, there were a hundred thousand pounds in it.
features
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From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
FEELINGS
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From this reading IN WHICH BECKY GIVES WAY TO HER FEELINGS, AND RENEWS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The newsboys drove a rare trade; it brought so much grist to their mill that, as they jingled the copper and silver in their pockets, they sighed for another murder as good to-morrow.
form
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From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
general
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From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
GIVES
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From this reading IN WHICH BECKY GIVES WAY TO HER FEELINGS, AND RENEWS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The newsboys drove a rare trade; it brought so much grist to their mill that, as they jingled the copper and silver in their pockets, they sighed for another murder as good to-morrow.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great Porter Square had really been in a state of excitement the whole of the day, almost equalling that which raged on the day of the discovery of the murder.
grist
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From this reading The newsboys drove a rare trade; it brought so much grist to their mill that, as they jingled the copper and silver in their pockets, they sighed for another murder as good to-morrow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Great Porter Square had really been in a state of excitement the whole of the day, almost equalling that which raged on the day of the discovery of the murder.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH BECKY GIVES WAY TO HER FEELINGS, AND RENEWS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
hundred
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From this reading There was love in it, there was a beautiful and fascinating woman in it, there was a baby in it, there were a hundred thousand pounds in it.
identification
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From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH BECKY GIVES WAY TO HER FEELINGS, AND RENEWS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
invested
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From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was love in it, there was a beautiful and fascinating woman in it, there was a baby in it, there were a hundred thousand pounds in it.
jingled
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From this reading The newsboys drove a rare trade; it brought so much grist to their mill that, as they jingled the copper and silver in their pockets, they sighed for another murder as good to-morrow.
love
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From this reading There was love in it, there was a beautiful and fascinating woman in it, there was a baby in it, there were a hundred thousand pounds in it.
made
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From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
man
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From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
mill
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From this reading The newsboys drove a rare trade; it brought so much grist to their mill that, as they jingled the copper and silver in their pockets, they sighed for another murder as good to-morrow.
Moon
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From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
much
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From this reading The newsboys drove a rare trade; it brought so much grist to their mill that, as they jingled the copper and silver in their pockets, they sighed for another murder as good to-morrow.
murder
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From this reading Great Porter Square had really been in a state of excitement the whole of the day, almost equalling that which raged on the day of the discovery of the murder.
murdered
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From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
newsboys
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From this reading The newsboys drove a rare trade; it brought so much grist to their mill that, as they jingled the copper and silver in their pockets, they sighed for another murder as good to-morrow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Great Porter Square had really been in a state of excitement the whole of the day, almost equalling that which raged on the day of the discovery of the murder.
OLD
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From this reading IN WHICH BECKY GIVES WAY TO HER FEELINGS, AND RENEWS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Great Porter Square had really been in a state of excitement the whole of the day, almost equalling that which raged on the day of the discovery of the murder.
pockets
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From this reading The newsboys drove a rare trade; it brought so much grist to their mill that, as they jingled the copper and silver in their pockets, they sighed for another murder as good to-morrow.
Porter
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From this reading Great Porter Square had really been in a state of excitement the whole of the day, almost equalling that which raged on the day of the discovery of the murder.
pounds
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From this reading There was love in it, there was a beautiful and fascinating woman in it, there was a baby in it, there were a hundred thousand pounds in it.
presented
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From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
raged
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From this reading Great Porter Square had really been in a state of excitement the whole of the day, almost equalling that which raged on the day of the discovery of the murder.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
great speed
From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
rare
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From this reading The newsboys drove a rare trade; it brought so much grist to their mill that, as they jingled the copper and silver in their pockets, they sighed for another murder as good to-morrow.
really
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From this reading Great Porter Square had really been in a state of excitement the whole of the day, almost equalling that which raged on the day of the discovery of the murder.
RENEWS
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From this reading IN WHICH BECKY GIVES WAY TO HER FEELINGS, AND RENEWS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
revelation
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From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
romantic
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From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
sighed
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From this reading The newsboys drove a rare trade; it brought so much grist to their mill that, as they jingled the copper and silver in their pockets, they sighed for another murder as good to-morrow.
silver
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From this reading The newsboys drove a rare trade; it brought so much grist to their mill that, as they jingled the copper and silver in their pockets, they sighed for another murder as good to-morrow.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
sold
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From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
Square
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From this reading Great Porter Square had really been in a state of excitement the whole of the day, almost equalling that which raged on the day of the discovery of the murder.
state
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From this reading Great Porter Square had really been in a state of excitement the whole of the day, almost equalling that which raged on the day of the discovery of the murder.
strange
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From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Great Porter Square had really been in a state of excitement the whole of the day, almost equalling that which raged on the day of the discovery of the murder.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Great Porter Square had really been in a state of excitement the whole of the day, almost equalling that which raged on the day of the discovery of the murder.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The newsboys drove a rare trade; it brought so much grist to their mill that, as they jingled the copper and silver in their pockets, they sighed for another murder as good to-morrow.
There
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From this reading There was love in it, there was a beautiful and fascinating woman in it, there was a baby in it, there were a hundred thousand pounds in it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The newsboys drove a rare trade; it brought so much grist to their mill that, as they jingled the copper and silver in their pockets, they sighed for another murder as good to-morrow.
thousand
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From this reading There was love in it, there was a beautiful and fascinating woman in it, there was a baby in it, there were a hundred thousand pounds in it.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH BECKY GIVES WAY TO HER FEELINGS, AND RENEWS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
to-morrow
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From this reading The newsboys drove a rare trade; it brought so much grist to their mill that, as they jingled the copper and silver in their pockets, they sighed for another murder as good to-morrow.
trade
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From this reading The newsboys drove a rare trade; it brought so much grist to their mill that, as they jingled the copper and silver in their pockets, they sighed for another murder as good to-morrow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
WAY
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From this reading IN WHICH BECKY GIVES WAY TO HER FEELINGS, AND RENEWS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was love in it, there was a beautiful and fascinating woman in it, there was a baby in it, there were a hundred thousand pounds in it.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH BECKY GIVES WAY TO HER FEELINGS, AND RENEWS AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE.
whole
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From this reading Great Porter Square had really been in a state of excitement the whole of the day, almost equalling that which raged on the day of the discovery of the murder.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The strange revelation made in the columns of the _Evening Moon_--whose account of the identification of the body of the murdered man was presented in a form so attractive that edition after edition was sold with amazing rapidity--invested the murder with features romantic enough to engross general attention.
woman
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From this reading There was love in it, there was a beautiful and fascinating woman in it, there was a baby in it, there were a hundred thousand pounds in it.
