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1896
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From this reading _Tuesday, March 19th_, 1896.
19
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.
arrest
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From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Dick Remington brought before the magistrate this morning.
Boyd
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From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.
brief
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From this reading Court crowded, proceedings very brief.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Dick Remington brought before the magistrate this morning.
Court
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From this reading Court crowded, proceedings very brief.
crowded
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From this reading Court crowded, proceedings very brief.
DETECTIVE
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DIARY
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Dick
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From this reading "Dick Remington brought before the magistrate this morning.
evidence
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From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.
Formal
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From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.
Friday
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From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM THE DIARY OF DETECTIVE LAMBERT.
given
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From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.
LAMBERT
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magistrate
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From this reading "Dick Remington brought before the magistrate this morning.
March
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morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dick Remington brought before the magistrate this morning.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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only
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From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.
proceedings
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From this reading Court crowded, proceedings very brief.
Reginald
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From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.
remanded
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From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.
Remington
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From this reading "Dick Remington brought before the magistrate this morning.
th
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM THE DIARY OF DETECTIVE LAMBERT.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Dick Remington brought before the magistrate this morning.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.
together
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From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.
Tuesday
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up
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From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.
very
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From this reading Court crowded, proceedings very brief.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Formal evidence of the arrest only was given, and Dick remanded till Friday, when he and Reginald Boyd will be brought up together.