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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
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all
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amateur
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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anecdote
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assigned
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Austrian
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away
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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bored
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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campaigns
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carry
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case
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cases
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chapter
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cooked
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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countess
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crime
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crimes
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deal
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death
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divorce
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doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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exploits
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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got
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group
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guess
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hilarious
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hounded
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how
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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imaginary
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immigration
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invents
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irregularities
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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jail
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journalistic
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journals
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kept
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lasting
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makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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matter
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months
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murder
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New
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news
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NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No; this chapter does not deal with the crimes which the press exploits, nor yet with the crimes which it invents.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading No; this chapter does not deal with the crimes which the press exploits, nor yet with the crimes which it invents.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No; this chapter does not deal with the crimes which the press exploits, nor yet with the crimes which it invents.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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out
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person
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press
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prestige
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profit
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reporters
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scandal
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send
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service
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sexual
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shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
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show
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shy
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sleuths
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some
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sounds
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takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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tale
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tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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thrilled
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tiresome
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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up
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week
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading No; this chapter does not deal with the crimes which the press exploits, nor yet with the crimes which it invents.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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work
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yellow
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yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
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York
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YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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