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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 A HELPLESS OLD WOMAN.
all
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From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The fellow was taken to an asylum for the insane, and the search for Dave Kittymunks was resumed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
announcing
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From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
arrested
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From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
asylum
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From this reading The fellow was taken to an asylum for the insane, and the search for Dave Kittymunks was resumed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
Baptist
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From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
base
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From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
City
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From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
Colton
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From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
committed
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From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
confessed
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From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
created
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From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
Dare
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From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
Dave
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From this reading The fellow was taken to an asylum for the insane, and the search for Dave Kittymunks was resumed.
day
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From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
ended
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From this reading Thus was ended the search for the murderer, the newspapers said, and the vigilance of the Kansas City police was praised.
fellow
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From this reading The fellow was taken to an asylum for the insane, and the search for Dave Kittymunks was resumed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thus was ended the search for the murderer, the newspapers said, and the vigilance of the Kansas City police was praised.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
HELPLESS
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From this reading A HELPLESS OLD WOMAN.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
impostors
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From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
insane
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From this reading The fellow was taken to an asylum for the insane, and the search for Dave Kittymunks was resumed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
jail
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From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
John
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From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
Johns
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From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
Kansas
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From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
killed
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From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
Kittymunks
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From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
man
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From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
murder
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From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
murderer
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From this reading Thus was ended the search for the murderer, the newspapers said, and the vigilance of the Kansas City police was praised.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
newspapers
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From this reading Thus was ended the search for the murderer, the newspapers said, and the vigilance of the Kansas City police was praised.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus was ended the search for the murderer, the newspapers said, and the vigilance of the Kansas City police was praised.
OLD
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From this reading A HELPLESS OLD WOMAN.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
other
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From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
owned
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From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
police
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From this reading Thus was ended the search for the murderer, the newspapers said, and the vigilance of the Kansas City police was praised.
praised
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From this reading Thus was ended the search for the murderer, the newspapers said, and the vigilance of the Kansas City police was praised.
preacher
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From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
prisoner
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From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fellow was taken to an asylum for the insane, and the search for Dave Kittymunks was resumed.
said
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From this reading Thus was ended the search for the murderer, the newspapers said, and the vigilance of the Kansas City police was praised.
search
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From this reading Thus was ended the search for the murderer, the newspapers said, and the vigilance of the Kansas City police was praised.
sensation
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From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
soon
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From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
street
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From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
suspicious-looking
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From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
swearing
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From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
taken
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From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus was ended the search for the murderer, the newspapers said, and the vigilance of the Kansas City police was praised.
Thus
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From this reading Thus was ended the search for the murderer, the newspapers said, and the vigilance of the Kansas City police was praised.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
Topeka
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From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
transpired
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From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
vigilance
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From this reading Thus was ended the search for the murderer, the newspapers said, and the vigilance of the Kansas City police was praised.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But it soon transpired that the prisoner had been a street preacher in Topeka at the time when the murder was committed, that he had on that day created a sensation by announcing himself John the Baptist and swearing that all other Johns the Baptist were base impostors.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In Kansas City was arrested a suspicious-looking man, who, upon being taken to jail, confessed that his name was Dare Kittymunks and owned that he had killed old man Colton.
WOMAN
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From this reading A HELPLESS OLD WOMAN.
