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1895
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From this reading _Silver Library Edition_, _January 1895_; _Reprinted March 1897_, _July 1899_, _August 1903_.
1897
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1899
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From this reading _Silver Library Edition_, _January 1895_; _Reprinted March 1897_, _July 1899_, _August 1903_.
1903
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From this reading _Silver Library Edition_, _January 1895_; _Reprinted March 1897_, _July 1899_, _August 1903_.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _It were a waste of ink to do so in a serious spirit_.
acts
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From this reading _Let us dedicate our horror to acts of a more mingled strain_, _where crime preserves some features of nobility_, _and where reason and humanity can still relish the temptation_.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
August
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From this reading _Silver Library Edition_, _January 1895_; _Reprinted March 1897_, _July 1899_, _August 1903_.
authors
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From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Let us dedicate our horror to acts of a more mingled strain_, _where crime preserves some features of nobility_, _and where reason and humanity can still relish the temptation_.
COLE
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From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
contended
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From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
COX
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From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
crime
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From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
dedicate
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From this reading _Let us dedicate our horror to acts of a more mingled strain_, _where crime preserves some features of nobility_, _and where reason and humanity can still relish the temptation_.
devil
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From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _It were a waste of ink to do so in a serious spirit_.
Edition
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From this reading _Silver Library Edition_, _January 1895_; _Reprinted March 1897_, _July 1899_, _August 1903_.
features
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From this reading _Let us dedicate our horror to acts of a more mingled strain_, _where crime preserves some features of nobility_, _and where reason and humanity can still relish the temptation_.
GentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
glory
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From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
horror
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From this reading _Let us dedicate our horror to acts of a more mingled strain_, _where crime preserves some features of nobility_, _and where reason and humanity can still relish the temptation_.
humanity
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From this reading _Let us dedicate our horror to acts of a more mingled strain_, _where crime preserves some features of nobility_, _and where reason and humanity can still relish the temptation_.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
ink
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From this reading _It were a waste of ink to do so in a serious spirit_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
January
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From this reading _Silver Library Edition_, _January 1895_; _Reprinted March 1897_, _July 1899_, _August 1903_.
July
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From this reading _Silver Library Edition_, _January 1895_; _Reprinted March 1897_, _July 1899_, _August 1903_.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _Let us dedicate our horror to acts of a more mingled strain_, _where crime preserves some features of nobility_, _and where reason and humanity can still relish the temptation_.
Library
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From this reading _Silver Library Edition_, _January 1895_; _Reprinted March 1897_, _July 1899_, _August 1903_.
March
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From this reading _Silver Library Edition_, _January 1895_; _Reprinted March 1897_, _July 1899_, _August 1903_.
MESSRS
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From this reading TO MESSRS.
mingled
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From this reading _Let us dedicate our horror to acts of a more mingled strain_, _where crime preserves some features of nobility_, _and where reason and humanity can still relish the temptation_.
more
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From this reading _Let us dedicate our horror to acts of a more mingled strain_, _where crime preserves some features of nobility_, _and where reason and humanity can still relish the temptation_.
nobility
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From this reading _Let us dedicate our horror to acts of a more mingled strain_, _where crime preserves some features of nobility_, _and where reason and humanity can still relish the temptation_.
now
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From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
OFFICERS
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From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Let us dedicate our horror to acts of a more mingled strain_, _where crime preserves some features of nobility_, _and where reason and humanity can still relish the temptation_.
POLICE
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From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
preserves
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From this reading _Let us dedicate our horror to acts of a more mingled strain_, _where crime preserves some features of nobility_, _and where reason and humanity can still relish the temptation_.
reason
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From this reading _Let us dedicate our horror to acts of a more mingled strain_, _where crime preserves some features of nobility_, _and where reason and humanity can still relish the temptation_.
relish
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From this reading _Let us dedicate our horror to acts of a more mingled strain_, _where crime preserves some features of nobility_, _and where reason and humanity can still relish the temptation_.
Reprinted
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From this reading _Silver Library Edition_, _January 1895_; _Reprinted March 1897_, _July 1899_, _August 1903_.
serious
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From this reading _It were a waste of ink to do so in a serious spirit_.
Silver
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From this reading _Silver Library Edition_, _January 1895_; _Reprinted March 1897_, _July 1899_, _August 1903_.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _It were a waste of ink to do so in a serious spirit_.
some
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From this reading _Let us dedicate our horror to acts of a more mingled strain_, _where crime preserves some features of nobility_, _and where reason and humanity can still relish the temptation_.
spirit
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From this reading _It were a waste of ink to do so in a serious spirit_.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Let us dedicate our horror to acts of a more mingled strain_, _where crime preserves some features of nobility_, _and where reason and humanity can still relish the temptation_.
strain
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From this reading _Let us dedicate our horror to acts of a more mingled strain_, _where crime preserves some features of nobility_, _and where reason and humanity can still relish the temptation_.
temptation
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From this reading _Let us dedicate our horror to acts of a more mingled strain_, _where crime preserves some features of nobility_, _and where reason and humanity can still relish the temptation_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MESSRS.
touched
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From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
ugly
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From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Let us dedicate our horror to acts of a more mingled strain_, _where crime preserves some features of nobility_, _and where reason and humanity can still relish the temptation_.
volume
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From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading _It were a waste of ink to do so in a serious spirit_.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _It were a waste of ink to do so in a serious spirit_.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading _Let us dedicate our horror to acts of a more mingled strain_, _where crime preserves some features of nobility_, _and where reason and humanity can still relish the temptation_.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading COLE AND COX, POLICE OFFICERS _Gentlemen,—In the volume now in your hands_, _the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime_, _with which it is your glory to have contended_.
