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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 NICK DISCOVERS A NEW MYSTERY.
accused
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From this reading He followed closely the trial of the accused murderer to see that no loop-hole for escape from conviction was taken advantage of by the accused man.
actors
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From this reading With the principal actors in the plot of death for the Danton millions safely in the hands of the law, Nick Carter began to breathe more freely.
advantage
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From this reading He followed closely the trial of the accused murderer to see that no loop-hole for escape from conviction was taken advantage of by the accused man.
all
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From this reading He had long conferences with the district attorney and laid before him all the necessary facts in the conspiracy, avoiding, as far as it was possible, dragging the family into the case.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had long conferences with the district attorney and laid before him all the necessary facts in the conspiracy, avoiding, as far as it was possible, dragging the family into the case.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had long conferences with the district attorney and laid before him all the necessary facts in the conspiracy, avoiding, as far as it was possible, dragging the family into the case.
asking
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From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
attorney
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From this reading He had long conferences with the district attorney and laid before him all the necessary facts in the conspiracy, avoiding, as far as it was possible, dragging the family into the case.
avoiding
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From this reading He had long conferences with the district attorney and laid before him all the necessary facts in the conspiracy, avoiding, as far as it was possible, dragging the family into the case.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
bearing
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From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had long conferences with the district attorney and laid before him all the necessary facts in the conspiracy, avoiding, as far as it was possible, dragging the family into the case.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the principal actors in the plot of death for the Danton millions safely in the hands of the law, Nick Carter began to breathe more freely.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading With the principal actors in the plot of death for the Danton millions safely in the hands of the law, Nick Carter began to breathe more freely.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He followed closely the trial of the accused murderer to see that no loop-hole for escape from conviction was taken advantage of by the accused man.
Carter
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From this reading With the principal actors in the plot of death for the Danton millions safely in the hands of the law, Nick Carter began to breathe more freely.
case
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From this reading He had long conferences with the district attorney and laid before him all the necessary facts in the conspiracy, avoiding, as far as it was possible, dragging the family into the case.
charge
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From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
closely
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From this reading He followed closely the trial of the accused murderer to see that no loop-hole for escape from conviction was taken advantage of by the accused man.
conferences
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From this reading He had long conferences with the district attorney and laid before him all the necessary facts in the conspiracy, avoiding, as far as it was possible, dragging the family into the case.
conspiracy
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From this reading He had long conferences with the district attorney and laid before him all the necessary facts in the conspiracy, avoiding, as far as it was possible, dragging the family into the case.
conviction
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From this reading He followed closely the trial of the accused murderer to see that no loop-hole for escape from conviction was taken advantage of by the accused man.
cooperation
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From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
Danton
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From this reading With the principal actors in the plot of death for the Danton millions safely in the hands of the law, Nick Carter began to breathe more freely.
data
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From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
death
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From this reading With the principal actors in the plot of death for the Danton millions safely in the hands of the law, Nick Carter began to breathe more freely.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
DISCOVERS
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From this reading NICK DISCOVERS A NEW MYSTERY.
district
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From this reading He had long conferences with the district attorney and laid before him all the necessary facts in the conspiracy, avoiding, as far as it was possible, dragging the family into the case.
dragging
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From this reading He had long conferences with the district attorney and laid before him all the necessary facts in the conspiracy, avoiding, as far as it was possible, dragging the family into the case.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
escape
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From this reading He followed closely the trial of the accused murderer to see that no loop-hole for escape from conviction was taken advantage of by the accused man.
evidence
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From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
facts
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From this reading He had long conferences with the district attorney and laid before him all the necessary facts in the conspiracy, avoiding, as far as it was possible, dragging the family into the case.
family
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From this reading He had long conferences with the district attorney and laid before him all the necessary facts in the conspiracy, avoiding, as far as it was possible, dragging the family into the case.
far
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From this reading He had long conferences with the district attorney and laid before him all the necessary facts in the conspiracy, avoiding, as far as it was possible, dragging the family into the case.
followed
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From this reading He followed closely the trial of the accused murderer to see that no loop-hole for escape from conviction was taken advantage of by the accused man.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With the principal actors in the plot of death for the Danton millions safely in the hands of the law, Nick Carter began to breathe more freely.
frankly
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From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
freely
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From this reading With the principal actors in the plot of death for the Danton millions safely in the hands of the law, Nick Carter began to breathe more freely.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He followed closely the trial of the accused murderer to see that no loop-hole for escape from conviction was taken advantage of by the accused man.
gathered
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From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had long conferences with the district attorney and laid before him all the necessary facts in the conspiracy, avoiding, as far as it was possible, dragging the family into the case.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading With the principal actors in the plot of death for the Danton millions safely in the hands of the law, Nick Carter began to breathe more freely.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He followed closely the trial of the accused murderer to see that no loop-hole for escape from conviction was taken advantage of by the accused man.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑrti/
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had long conferences with the district attorney and laid before him all the necessary facts in the conspiracy, avoiding, as far as it was possible, dragging the family into the case.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With the principal actors in the plot of death for the Danton millions safely in the hands of the law, Nick Carter began to breathe more freely.
indirectly
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From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had long conferences with the district attorney and laid before him all the necessary facts in the conspiracy, avoiding, as far as it was possible, dragging the family into the case.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had long conferences with the district attorney and laid before him all the necessary facts in the conspiracy, avoiding, as far as it was possible, dragging the family into the case.
laid
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From this reading He had long conferences with the district attorney and laid before him all the necessary facts in the conspiracy, avoiding, as far as it was possible, dragging the family into the case.
law
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From this reading With the principal actors in the plot of death for the Danton millions safely in the hands of the law, Nick Carter began to breathe more freely.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had long conferences with the district attorney and laid before him all the necessary facts in the conspiracy, avoiding, as far as it was possible, dragging the family into the case.
loop-hole
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From this reading He followed closely the trial of the accused murderer to see that no loop-hole for escape from conviction was taken advantage of by the accused man.
man
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From this reading He followed closely the trial of the accused murderer to see that no loop-hole for escape from conviction was taken advantage of by the accused man.
millions
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From this reading With the principal actors in the plot of death for the Danton millions safely in the hands of the law, Nick Carter began to breathe more freely.
more
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From this reading With the principal actors in the plot of death for the Danton millions safely in the hands of the law, Nick Carter began to breathe more freely.
much
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From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
murder
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From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
murderer
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From this reading He followed closely the trial of the accused murderer to see that no loop-hole for escape from conviction was taken advantage of by the accused man.
MYSTERY
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From this reading NICK DISCOVERS A NEW MYSTERY.
necessary
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From this reading He had long conferences with the district attorney and laid before him all the necessary facts in the conspiracy, avoiding, as far as it was possible, dragging the family into the case.
NEW
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From this reading NICK DISCOVERS A NEW MYSTERY.
NICK
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From this reading NICK DISCOVERS A NEW MYSTERY.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He followed closely the trial of the accused murderer to see that no loop-hole for escape from conviction was taken advantage of by the accused man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the principal actors in the plot of death for the Danton millions safely in the hands of the law, Nick Carter began to breathe more freely.
officer
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From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
only
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From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
plot
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From this reading With the principal actors in the plot of death for the Danton millions safely in the hands of the law, Nick Carter began to breathe more freely.
possible
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From this reading He had long conferences with the district attorney and laid before him all the necessary facts in the conspiracy, avoiding, as far as it was possible, dragging the family into the case.
presentation
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From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
principal
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From this reading With the principal actors in the plot of death for the Danton millions safely in the hands of the law, Nick Carter began to breathe more freely.
prosecuting
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From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
return
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From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
safely
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From this reading With the principal actors in the plot of death for the Danton millions safely in the hands of the law, Nick Carter began to breathe more freely.
see
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From this reading He followed closely the trial of the accused murderer to see that no loop-hole for escape from conviction was taken advantage of by the accused man.
spared
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From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
taken
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From this reading He followed closely the trial of the accused murderer to see that no loop-hole for escape from conviction was taken advantage of by the accused man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He followed closely the trial of the accused murderer to see that no loop-hole for escape from conviction was taken advantage of by the accused man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the principal actors in the plot of death for the Danton millions safely in the hands of the law, Nick Carter began to breathe more freely.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the principal actors in the plot of death for the Danton millions safely in the hands of the law, Nick Carter began to breathe more freely.
trial
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From this reading He followed closely the trial of the accused murderer to see that no loop-hole for escape from conviction was taken advantage of by the accused man.
turned
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From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He followed closely the trial of the accused murderer to see that no loop-hole for escape from conviction was taken advantage of by the accused man.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In this he had the hearty cooperation of the prosecuting officer to whom he frankly turned over all the data he had gathered, bearing either directly or indirectly on the charge of murder, asking in return only that the family be spared as much as possible in the presentation of the evidence.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the principal actors in the plot of death for the Danton millions safely in the hands of the law, Nick Carter began to breathe more freely.
