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100,000
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From this reading The judge has his life insured for $100,000 in her favor.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The judge leaves a daughter, Mabel, aged eighteen, and ravishingly lovely.
aged
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From this reading The judge leaves a daughter, Mabel, aged eighteen, and ravishingly lovely.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The night before the murder she exhibited a revolver and an axe in the principal saloon in town and declared her intention of "doing up" the old man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The judge leaves a daughter, Mabel, aged eighteen, and ravishingly lovely.
axe
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From this reading The night before the murder she exhibited a revolver and an axe in the principal saloon in town and declared her intention of "doing up" the old man.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The night before the murder she exhibited a revolver and an axe in the principal saloon in town and declared her intention of "doing up" the old man.
bloody
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From this reading Mabel is engaged to a young man named Charlie, who is seen on the night of the murder by several citizens climbing out the judge's window with a bloody razor and a shotgun in his hand.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mabel is engaged to a young man named Charlie, who is seen on the night of the murder by several citizens climbing out the judge's window with a bloody razor and a shotgun in his hand.
Charlie
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From this reading Mabel is engaged to a young man named Charlie, who is seen on the night of the murder by several citizens climbing out the judge's window with a bloody razor and a shotgun in his hand.
citizens
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From this reading Mabel is engaged to a young man named Charlie, who is seen on the night of the murder by several citizens climbing out the judge's window with a bloody razor and a shotgun in his hand.
climbing
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From this reading Mabel is engaged to a young man named Charlie, who is seen on the night of the murder by several citizens climbing out the judge's window with a bloody razor and a shotgun in his hand.
crime
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From this reading Nobody suspects her of the crime.
daughter
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From this reading The judge leaves a daughter, Mabel, aged eighteen, and ravishingly lovely.
declared
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From this reading The night before the murder she exhibited a revolver and an axe in the principal saloon in town and declared her intention of "doing up" the old man.
doing
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From this reading The night before the murder she exhibited a revolver and an axe in the principal saloon in town and declared her intention of "doing up" the old man.
eighteen
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From this reading The judge leaves a daughter, Mabel, aged eighteen, and ravishingly lovely.
engaged
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From this reading Mabel is engaged to a young man named Charlie, who is seen on the night of the murder by several citizens climbing out the judge's window with a bloody razor and a shotgun in his hand.
exhibited
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From this reading The night before the murder she exhibited a revolver and an axe in the principal saloon in town and declared her intention of "doing up" the old man.
favor
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From this reading The judge has his life insured for $100,000 in her favor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The judge has his life insured for $100,000 in her favor.
hand
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From this reading Mabel is engaged to a young man named Charlie, who is seen on the night of the murder by several citizens climbing out the judge's window with a bloody razor and a shotgun in his hand.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The judge has his life insured for $100,000 in her favor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The night before the murder she exhibited a revolver and an axe in the principal saloon in town and declared her intention of "doing up" the old man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The judge has his life insured for $100,000 in her favor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The night before the murder she exhibited a revolver and an axe in the principal saloon in town and declared her intention of "doing up" the old man.
insured
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From this reading The judge has his life insured for $100,000 in her favor.
intention
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From this reading The night before the murder she exhibited a revolver and an axe in the principal saloon in town and declared her intention of "doing up" the old man.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mabel is engaged to a young man named Charlie, who is seen on the night of the murder by several citizens climbing out the judge's window with a bloody razor and a shotgun in his hand.
judge
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From this reading The judge leaves a daughter, Mabel, aged eighteen, and ravishingly lovely.
judge's
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From this reading Mabel is engaged to a young man named Charlie, who is seen on the night of the murder by several citizens climbing out the judge's window with a bloody razor and a shotgun in his hand.
leaves
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From this reading The judge leaves a daughter, Mabel, aged eighteen, and ravishingly lovely.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The judge has his life insured for $100,000 in her favor.
lovely
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From this reading The judge leaves a daughter, Mabel, aged eighteen, and ravishingly lovely.
Mabel
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From this reading The judge leaves a daughter, Mabel, aged eighteen, and ravishingly lovely.
man
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From this reading The night before the murder she exhibited a revolver and an axe in the principal saloon in town and declared her intention of "doing up" the old man.
murder
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From this reading The night before the murder she exhibited a revolver and an axe in the principal saloon in town and declared her intention of "doing up" the old man.
named
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From this reading Mabel is engaged to a young man named Charlie, who is seen on the night of the murder by several citizens climbing out the judge's window with a bloody razor and a shotgun in his hand.
night
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From this reading The night before the murder she exhibited a revolver and an axe in the principal saloon in town and declared her intention of "doing up" the old man.
NobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody suspects her of the crime.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The night before the murder she exhibited a revolver and an axe in the principal saloon in town and declared her intention of "doing up" the old man.
old
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From this reading The night before the murder she exhibited a revolver and an axe in the principal saloon in town and declared her intention of "doing up" the old man.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mabel is engaged to a young man named Charlie, who is seen on the night of the murder by several citizens climbing out the judge's window with a bloody razor and a shotgun in his hand.
out
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From this reading Mabel is engaged to a young man named Charlie, who is seen on the night of the murder by several citizens climbing out the judge's window with a bloody razor and a shotgun in his hand.
principal
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From this reading The night before the murder she exhibited a revolver and an axe in the principal saloon in town and declared her intention of "doing up" the old man.
ravishingly
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From this reading The judge leaves a daughter, Mabel, aged eighteen, and ravishingly lovely.
razor
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From this reading Mabel is engaged to a young man named Charlie, who is seen on the night of the murder by several citizens climbing out the judge's window with a bloody razor and a shotgun in his hand.
revolver
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From this reading The night before the murder she exhibited a revolver and an axe in the principal saloon in town and declared her intention of "doing up" the old man.
saloon
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From this reading The night before the murder she exhibited a revolver and an axe in the principal saloon in town and declared her intention of "doing up" the old man.
seen
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From this reading Mabel is engaged to a young man named Charlie, who is seen on the night of the murder by several citizens climbing out the judge's window with a bloody razor and a shotgun in his hand.
several
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From this reading Mabel is engaged to a young man named Charlie, who is seen on the night of the murder by several citizens climbing out the judge's window with a bloody razor and a shotgun in his hand.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The night before the murder she exhibited a revolver and an axe in the principal saloon in town and declared her intention of "doing up" the old man.
shotgun
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From this reading Mabel is engaged to a young man named Charlie, who is seen on the night of the murder by several citizens climbing out the judge's window with a bloody razor and a shotgun in his hand.
suspects
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From this reading Nobody suspects her of the crime.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The judge leaves a daughter, Mabel, aged eighteen, and ravishingly lovely.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mabel is engaged to a young man named Charlie, who is seen on the night of the murder by several citizens climbing out the judge's window with a bloody razor and a shotgun in his hand.
town
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From this reading The night before the murder she exhibited a revolver and an axe in the principal saloon in town and declared her intention of "doing up" the old man.
up
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From this reading The night before the murder she exhibited a revolver and an axe in the principal saloon in town and declared her intention of "doing up" the old man.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mabel is engaged to a young man named Charlie, who is seen on the night of the murder by several citizens climbing out the judge's window with a bloody razor and a shotgun in his hand.
window
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From this reading Mabel is engaged to a young man named Charlie, who is seen on the night of the murder by several citizens climbing out the judge's window with a bloody razor and a shotgun in his hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mabel is engaged to a young man named Charlie, who is seen on the night of the murder by several citizens climbing out the judge's window with a bloody razor and a shotgun in his hand.
young
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From this reading Mabel is engaged to a young man named Charlie, who is seen on the night of the murder by several citizens climbing out the judge's window with a bloody razor and a shotgun in his hand.
