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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 The manner in which Phineas Finn was returned a second time for the borough of Tankerville was memorable among the annals of English elections.
affection
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From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The manner in which Phineas Finn was returned a second time for the borough of Tankerville was memorable among the annals of English elections.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
annals
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From this reading The manner in which Phineas Finn was returned a second time for the borough of Tankerville was memorable among the annals of English elections.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At Tankerville there was nothing of either, and our hero's guilt was taken as a certainty.
assumption
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From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When the news reached the town that their member was to be tried for murder no doubt every elector believed that he was guilty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
believed
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From this reading When the news reached the town that their member was to be tried for murder no doubt every elector believed that he was guilty.
borough
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From this reading The manner in which Phineas Finn was returned a second time for the borough of Tankerville was memorable among the annals of English elections.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
carefully
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From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
certainty
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From this reading At Tankerville there was nothing of either, and our hero's guilt was taken as a certainty.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
conclusion
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From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
doubt
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From this reading When the news reached the town that their member was to be tried for murder no doubt every elector believed that he was guilty.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading At Tankerville there was nothing of either, and our hero's guilt was taken as a certainty.
elections
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From this reading The manner in which Phineas Finn was returned a second time for the borough of Tankerville was memorable among the annals of English elections.
elector
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From this reading When the news reached the town that their member was to be tried for murder no doubt every elector believed that he was guilty.
English
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From this reading The manner in which Phineas Finn was returned a second time for the borough of Tankerville was memorable among the annals of English elections.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading When the news reached the town that their member was to be tried for murder no doubt every elector believed that he was guilty.
evidence
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From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
FINN
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From this reading PHINEAS FINN IS RE-ELECTED.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The manner in which Phineas Finn was returned a second time for the borough of Tankerville was memorable among the annals of English elections.
guilt
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From this reading At Tankerville there was nothing of either, and our hero's guilt was taken as a certainty.
guilty
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From this reading When the news reached the town that their member was to be tried for murder no doubt every elector believed that he was guilty.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the news reached the town that their member was to be tried for murder no doubt every elector believed that he was guilty.
hero's
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From this reading At Tankerville there was nothing of either, and our hero's guilt was taken as a certainty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The manner in which Phineas Finn was returned a second time for the borough of Tankerville was memorable among the annals of English elections.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PHINEAS FINN IS RE-ELECTED.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
knowledge
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From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
lawyers
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From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
magistratesplural nounUS /ˈmædʒɪstreɪts/
civil officers who administer local law
From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
manner
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From this reading The manner in which Phineas Finn was returned a second time for the borough of Tankerville was memorable among the annals of English elections.
matter
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From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
member
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From this reading When the news reached the town that their member was to be tried for murder no doubt every elector believed that he was guilty.
memorable
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From this reading The manner in which Phineas Finn was returned a second time for the borough of Tankerville was memorable among the annals of English elections.
murder
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From this reading When the news reached the town that their member was to be tried for murder no doubt every elector believed that he was guilty.
natural
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From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
news
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From this reading When the news reached the town that their member was to be tried for murder no doubt every elector believed that he was guilty.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When the news reached the town that their member was to be tried for murder no doubt every elector believed that he was guilty.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The manner in which Phineas Finn was returned a second time for the borough of Tankerville was memorable among the annals of English elections.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At Tankerville there was nothing of either, and our hero's guilt was taken as a certainty.
personal
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From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
PHINEAS
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From this reading PHINEAS FINN IS RE-ELECTED.
police
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From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
private
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From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
RE-ELECTED
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From this reading PHINEAS FINN IS RE-ELECTED.
reached
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From this reading When the news reached the town that their member was to be tried for murder no doubt every elector believed that he was guilty.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The manner in which Phineas Finn was returned a second time for the borough of Tankerville was memorable among the annals of English elections.
second
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From this reading The manner in which Phineas Finn was returned a second time for the borough of Tankerville was memorable among the annals of English elections.
stand
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From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
taken
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From this reading At Tankerville there was nothing of either, and our hero's guilt was taken as a certainty.
Tankerville
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From this reading The manner in which Phineas Finn was returned a second time for the borough of Tankerville was memorable among the annals of English elections.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the news reached the town that their member was to be tried for murder no doubt every elector believed that he was guilty.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The manner in which Phineas Finn was returned a second time for the borough of Tankerville was memorable among the annals of English elections.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the news reached the town that their member was to be tried for murder no doubt every elector believed that he was guilty.
there
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From this reading At Tankerville there was nothing of either, and our hero's guilt was taken as a certainty.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The manner in which Phineas Finn was returned a second time for the borough of Tankerville was memorable among the annals of English elections.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the news reached the town that their member was to be tried for murder no doubt every elector believed that he was guilty.
town
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From this reading When the news reached the town that their member was to be tried for murder no doubt every elector believed that he was guilty.
tried
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From this reading When the news reached the town that their member was to be tried for murder no doubt every elector believed that he was guilty.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The manner in which Phineas Finn was returned a second time for the borough of Tankerville was memorable among the annals of English elections.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the news reached the town that their member was to be tried for murder no doubt every elector believed that he was guilty.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The manner in which Phineas Finn was returned a second time for the borough of Tankerville was memorable among the annals of English elections.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
work
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From this reading It is the natural assumption when the police and magistrates and lawyers, who have been at work upon the matter carefully, have come to that conclusion, and nothing but private knowledge or personal affection will stand against such evidence.
