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John Lane: The Bodley Head London And New York Two men once issued from the darkness and broke into a house. They came for robbery, but, finding an old man asleep in a chair, they murdered him. Then terrified at their deed, they fled, almost empty-handed, and so vanished into the night. Long afterwards they were overtaken by justice, confessed their crime and paid the penalty. Their sordid story is set down in the newspapers of the time.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John Lane: The Bodley Head London And New York Two men once issued from the darkness and broke into a house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John Lane: The Bodley Head London And New York Two men once issued from the darkness and broke into a house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Long afterwards they were overtaken by justice, confessed their crime and paid the penalty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John Lane: The Bodley Head London And New York Two men once issued from the darkness and broke into a house.”
extremely frightened
From this reading “Then terrified at their deed, they fled, almost empty-handed, and so vanished into the night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Their sordid story is set down in the newspapers of the time.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading John Lane: The Bodley Head London And New York Two men once issued from the darkness and broke into a house.
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From this reading Long afterwards they were overtaken by justice, confessed their crime and paid the penalty.
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From this reading Then terrified at their deed, they fled, almost empty-handed, and so vanished into the night.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They came for robbery, but, finding an old man asleep in a chair, they murdered him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John Lane: The Bodley Head London And New York Two men once issued from the darkness and broke into a house.
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From this reading They came for robbery, but, finding an old man asleep in a chair, they murdered him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then terrified at their deed, they fled, almost empty-handed, and so vanished into the night.
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From this reading John Lane: The Bodley Head London And New York Two men once issued from the darkness and broke into a house.
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From this reading John Lane: The Bodley Head London And New York Two men once issued from the darkness and broke into a house.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They came for robbery, but, finding an old man asleep in a chair, they murdered him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Long afterwards they were overtaken by justice, confessed their crime and paid the penalty.
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From this reading They came for robbery, but, finding an old man asleep in a chair, they murdered him.
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From this reading They came for robbery, but, finding an old man asleep in a chair, they murdered him.
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From this reading Long afterwards they were overtaken by justice, confessed their crime and paid the penalty.
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From this reading Long afterwards they were overtaken by justice, confessed their crime and paid the penalty.
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From this reading John Lane: The Bodley Head London And New York Two men once issued from the darkness and broke into a house.
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From this reading Then terrified at their deed, they fled, almost empty-handed, and so vanished into the night.
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From this reading Their sordid story is set down in the newspapers of the time.
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From this reading Then terrified at their deed, they fled, almost empty-handed, and so vanished into the night.
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From this reading They came for robbery, but, finding an old man asleep in a chair, they murdered him.
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From this reading Then terrified at their deed, they fled, almost empty-handed, and so vanished into the night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They came for robbery, but, finding an old man asleep in a chair, they murdered him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading John Lane: The Bodley Head London And New York Two men once issued from the darkness and broke into a house.
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From this reading John Lane: The Bodley Head London And New York Two men once issued from the darkness and broke into a house.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They came for robbery, but, finding an old man asleep in a chair, they murdered him.
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From this reading John Lane: The Bodley Head London And New York Two men once issued from the darkness and broke into a house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They came for robbery, but, finding an old man asleep in a chair, they murdered him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading John Lane: The Bodley Head London And New York Two men once issued from the darkness and broke into a house.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their sordid story is set down in the newspapers of the time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Lane: The Bodley Head London And New York Two men once issued from the darkness and broke into a house.
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From this reading John Lane: The Bodley Head London And New York Two men once issued from the darkness and broke into a house.
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From this reading Long afterwards they were overtaken by justice, confessed their crime and paid the penalty.
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From this reading John Lane: The Bodley Head London And New York Two men once issued from the darkness and broke into a house.
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From this reading John Lane: The Bodley Head London And New York Two men once issued from the darkness and broke into a house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long afterwards they were overtaken by justice, confessed their crime and paid the penalty.
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From this reading They came for robbery, but, finding an old man asleep in a chair, they murdered him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John Lane: The Bodley Head London And New York Two men once issued from the darkness and broke into a house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They came for robbery, but, finding an old man asleep in a chair, they murdered him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John Lane: The Bodley Head London And New York Two men once issued from the darkness and broke into a house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their sordid story is set down in the newspapers of the time.
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From this reading Then terrified at their deed, they fled, almost empty-handed, and so vanished into the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their sordid story is set down in the newspapers of the time.
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From this reading They came for robbery, but, finding an old man asleep in a chair, they murdered him.
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From this reading John Lane: The Bodley Head London And New York Two men once issued from the darkness and broke into a house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Long afterwards they were overtaken by justice, confessed their crime and paid the penalty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Long afterwards they were overtaken by justice, confessed their crime and paid the penalty.
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From this reading Long afterwards they were overtaken by justice, confessed their crime and paid the penalty.
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From this reading They came for robbery, but, finding an old man asleep in a chair, they murdered him.
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From this reading Their sordid story is set down in the newspapers of the time.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then terrified at their deed, they fled, almost empty-handed, and so vanished into the night.
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From this reading Their sordid story is set down in the newspapers of the time.
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From this reading Their sordid story is set down in the newspapers of the time.
extremely frightened
From this reading Then terrified at their deed, they fled, almost empty-handed, and so vanished into the night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John Lane: The Bodley Head London And New York Two men once issued from the darkness and broke into a house.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then terrified at their deed, they fled, almost empty-handed, and so vanished into the night.
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From this reading Then terrified at their deed, they fled, almost empty-handed, and so vanished into the night.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They came for robbery, but, finding an old man asleep in a chair, they murdered him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their sordid story is set down in the newspapers of the time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John Lane: The Bodley Head London And New York Two men once issued from the darkness and broke into a house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then terrified at their deed, they fled, almost empty-handed, and so vanished into the night.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Long afterwards they were overtaken by justice, confessed their crime and paid the penalty.
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From this reading John Lane: The Bodley Head London And New York Two men once issued from the darkness and broke into a house.
