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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 But to have traced the outbreak to Anarchist sources was a step of the first importance.
all
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From this reading But of the source of the bombs one and all of the men professed complete ignorance.
Anarchist
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From this reading But to have traced the outbreak to Anarchist sources was a step of the first importance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But of the source of the bombs one and all of the men professed complete ignorance.
asserted
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From this reading They were, it was asserted, received by post from different places on the Continent.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was evident that the crafty scoundrel at the head of the terrible organisation took elaborate precautions to prevent their sources of origin being discovered.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was evident that the crafty scoundrel at the head of the terrible organisation took elaborate precautions to prevent their sources of origin being discovered.
bombs
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From this reading But of the source of the bombs one and all of the men professed complete ignorance.
branch
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From this reading Immediately every branch of the secret service of the western world was concentrated on the problem.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But of the source of the bombs one and all of the men professed complete ignorance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were, it was asserted, received by post from different places on the Continent.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But of the source of the bombs one and all of the men professed complete ignorance.
concentrated
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From this reading Immediately every branch of the secret service of the western world was concentrated on the problem.
Continent
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From this reading They were, it was asserted, received by post from different places on the Continent.
crafty
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From this reading It was evident that the crafty scoundrel at the head of the terrible organisation took elaborate precautions to prevent their sources of origin being discovered.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were, it was asserted, received by post from different places on the Continent.
discovered
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From this reading It was evident that the crafty scoundrel at the head of the terrible organisation took elaborate precautions to prevent their sources of origin being discovered.
elaborate
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From this reading It was evident that the crafty scoundrel at the head of the terrible organisation took elaborate precautions to prevent their sources of origin being discovered.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Immediately every branch of the secret service of the western world was concentrated on the problem.
evident
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From this reading It was evident that the crafty scoundrel at the head of the terrible organisation took elaborate precautions to prevent their sources of origin being discovered.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to have traced the outbreak to Anarchist sources was a step of the first importance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were, it was asserted, received by post from different places on the Continent.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But to have traced the outbreak to Anarchist sources was a step of the first importance.
head
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From this reading It was evident that the crafty scoundrel at the head of the terrible organisation took elaborate precautions to prevent their sources of origin being discovered.
ignorance
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From this reading But of the source of the bombs one and all of the men professed complete ignorance.
Immediately
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From this reading Immediately every branch of the secret service of the western world was concentrated on the problem.
importance
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From this reading But to have traced the outbreak to Anarchist sources was a step of the first importance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were, it was asserted, received by post from different places on the Continent.
men
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From this reading But of the source of the bombs one and all of the men professed complete ignorance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But of the source of the bombs one and all of the men professed complete ignorance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were, it was asserted, received by post from different places on the Continent.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But of the source of the bombs one and all of the men professed complete ignorance.
organisation
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From this reading It was evident that the crafty scoundrel at the head of the terrible organisation took elaborate precautions to prevent their sources of origin being discovered.
origin
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From this reading It was evident that the crafty scoundrel at the head of the terrible organisation took elaborate precautions to prevent their sources of origin being discovered.
outbreak
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From this reading But to have traced the outbreak to Anarchist sources was a step of the first importance.
places
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From this reading They were, it was asserted, received by post from different places on the Continent.
post
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From this reading They were, it was asserted, received by post from different places on the Continent.
precautionsplural nounUS /prɪˈkɔʃənz/
actions taken to prevent danger
From this reading It was evident that the crafty scoundrel at the head of the terrible organisation took elaborate precautions to prevent their sources of origin being discovered.
prevent
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From this reading It was evident that the crafty scoundrel at the head of the terrible organisation took elaborate precautions to prevent their sources of origin being discovered.
problem
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From this reading Immediately every branch of the secret service of the western world was concentrated on the problem.
professed
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From this reading But of the source of the bombs one and all of the men professed complete ignorance.
received
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From this reading They were, it was asserted, received by post from different places on the Continent.
scoundrelnounUS /ˈskaʊndrəl/
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading It was evident that the crafty scoundrel at the head of the terrible organisation took elaborate precautions to prevent their sources of origin being discovered.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Immediately every branch of the secret service of the western world was concentrated on the problem.
service
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From this reading Immediately every branch of the secret service of the western world was concentrated on the problem.
source
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From this reading But of the source of the bombs one and all of the men professed complete ignorance.
sources
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From this reading It was evident that the crafty scoundrel at the head of the terrible organisation took elaborate precautions to prevent their sources of origin being discovered.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to have traced the outbreak to Anarchist sources was a step of the first importance.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was evident that the crafty scoundrel at the head of the terrible organisation took elaborate precautions to prevent their sources of origin being discovered.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was evident that the crafty scoundrel at the head of the terrible organisation took elaborate precautions to prevent their sources of origin being discovered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But of the source of the bombs one and all of the men professed complete ignorance.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was evident that the crafty scoundrel at the head of the terrible organisation took elaborate precautions to prevent their sources of origin being discovered.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were, it was asserted, received by post from different places on the Continent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was evident that the crafty scoundrel at the head of the terrible organisation took elaborate precautions to prevent their sources of origin being discovered.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was evident that the crafty scoundrel at the head of the terrible organisation took elaborate precautions to prevent their sources of origin being discovered.
traced
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From this reading But to have traced the outbreak to Anarchist sources was a step of the first importance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were, it was asserted, received by post from different places on the Continent.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were, it was asserted, received by post from different places on the Continent.
western
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From this reading Immediately every branch of the secret service of the western world was concentrated on the problem.
world
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From this reading Immediately every branch of the secret service of the western world was concentrated on the problem.
