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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 TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The deceased had apparently been stabbed, and had received several severe blows about the head.
adjusted
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From this reading The Baron adjusted his eyeglass with shaking fingers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His face now was waxen-white as he spread out the newspaper upon the table and read the paragraph word by word.
apparently
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From this reading The deceased had apparently been stabbed, and had received several severe blows about the head.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His face now was waxen-white as he spread out the newspaper upon the table and read the paragraph word by word.
Baron
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From this reading The Baron adjusted his eyeglass with shaking fingers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The deceased had apparently been stabbed, and had received several severe blows about the head.
blows
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From this reading The deceased had apparently been stabbed, and had received several severe blows about the head.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His face now was waxen-white as he spread out the newspaper upon the table and read the paragraph word by word.
chain
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From this reading He was shabbily dressed but was well supplied with money, and he was wearing a gold watch and chain when he was found.
circumstances
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From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
CITY
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From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
CRIME
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From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
Crooked
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From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
death
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From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
deceased
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From this reading The deceased had apparently been stabbed, and had received several severe blows about the head.
discovered
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From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
doubt
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From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
dressed
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From this reading He was shabbily dressed but was well supplied with money, and he was wearing a gold watch and chain when he was found.
Early
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From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
eyeglass
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From this reading The Baron adjusted his eyeglass with shaking fingers.
face
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From this reading His face now was waxen-white as he spread out the newspaper upon the table and read the paragraph word by word.
fingers
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From this reading The Baron adjusted his eyeglass with shaking fingers.
foul
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From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was shabbily dressed but was well supplied with money, and he was wearing a gold watch and chain when he was found.
Friars
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From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
gold
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From this reading He was shabbily dressed but was well supplied with money, and he was wearing a gold watch and chain when he was found.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The deceased had apparently been stabbed, and had received several severe blows about the head.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His face now was waxen-white as he spread out the newspaper upon the table and read the paragraph word by word.
head
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From this reading The deceased had apparently been stabbed, and had received several severe blows about the head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Baron adjusted his eyeglass with shaking fingers.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
leading
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From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
leave
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From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
man
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From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
man's
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From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
money
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From this reading He was shabbily dressed but was well supplied with money, and he was wearing a gold watch and chain when he was found.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
narrow
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From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
newspaper
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From this reading His face now was waxen-white as he spread out the newspaper upon the table and read the paragraph word by word.
now
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From this reading His face now was waxen-white as he spread out the newspaper upon the table and read the paragraph word by word.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
out
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From this reading His face now was waxen-white as he spread out the newspaper upon the table and read the paragraph word by word.
owing
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From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
paragraph
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From this reading His face now was waxen-white as he spread out the newspaper upon the table and read the paragraph word by word.
passageway
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From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
play
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From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
read
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From this reading His face now was waxen-white as he spread out the newspaper upon the table and read the paragraph word by word.
received
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From this reading The deceased had apparently been stabbed, and had received several severe blows about the head.
Royal
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From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
several
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From this reading The deceased had apparently been stabbed, and had received several severe blows about the head.
severe
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From this reading The deceased had apparently been stabbed, and had received several severe blows about the head.
shabbily
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From this reading He was shabbily dressed but was well supplied with money, and he was wearing a gold watch and chain when he was found.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Baron adjusted his eyeglass with shaking fingers.
spread
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From this reading His face now was waxen-white as he spread out the newspaper upon the table and read the paragraph word by word.
stabbed
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From this reading The deceased had apparently been stabbed, and had received several severe blows about the head.
Street
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From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
supplied
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From this reading He was shabbily dressed but was well supplied with money, and he was wearing a gold watch and chain when he was found.
table
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From this reading His face now was waxen-white as he spread out the newspaper upon the table and read the paragraph word by word.
TERRIBLEnounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Baron adjusted his eyeglass with shaking fingers.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His face now was waxen-white as he spread out the newspaper upon the table and read the paragraph word by word.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His face now was waxen-white as he spread out the newspaper upon the table and read the paragraph word by word.
watch
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From this reading He was shabbily dressed but was well supplied with money, and he was wearing a gold watch and chain when he was found.
waxen-white
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From this reading His face now was waxen-white as he spread out the newspaper upon the table and read the paragraph word by word.
wearing
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From this reading He was shabbily dressed but was well supplied with money, and he was wearing a gold watch and chain when he was found.
well
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From this reading He was shabbily dressed but was well supplied with money, and he was wearing a gold watch and chain when he was found.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was shabbily dressed but was well supplied with money, and he was wearing a gold watch and chain when he was found.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading TERRIBLE CRIME IN THE CITY Early this morning the body of a man was discovered in a narrow passageway leading from Crooked Friars to Royal Street, under circumstances which leave little doubt but that the man’s death was owing to foul play.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Baron adjusted his eyeglass with shaking fingers.
word
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From this reading His face now was waxen-white as he spread out the newspaper upon the table and read the paragraph word by word.
