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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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adjectives
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aid
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all
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almost
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alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great and enlightened Press had already solved the problem of creating the sensational without the aid of facts.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This sudden deluge, therefore, of undoubtedly tragical happenings became almost an embarrassment to them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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became
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Black
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case
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creating
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days
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deluge
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embarrassment
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Englishmen
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enlightened
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enough
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exclamation
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facts
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few
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followed
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Fynes
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great and enlightened Press had already solved the problem of creating the sensational without the aid of facts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A great and enlightened Press had already solved the problem of creating the sensational without the aid of facts.
halfpenny
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Hamilton
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happenings
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headlines
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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interest
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met
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Mr
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murder
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notes
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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papers
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pleasurable
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Press
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problem
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read
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scarcely
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sensational
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solved
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strange
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suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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superlative
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There followed a few days of pleasurable interest to all Englishmen who travelled in the tube and read their halfpenny papers.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There followed a few days of pleasurable interest to all Englishmen who travelled in the tube and read their halfpenny papers.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This sudden deluge, therefore, of undoubtedly tragical happenings became almost an embarrassment to them.
There
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thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading This sudden deluge, therefore, of undoubtedly tragical happenings became almost an embarrassment to them.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This sudden deluge, therefore, of undoubtedly tragical happenings became almost an embarrassment to them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There followed a few days of pleasurable interest to all Englishmen who travelled in the tube and read their halfpenny papers.
tragical
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travelled
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tube
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undoubtedly
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use
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The murder of Mr. Hamilton Fynes was strange enough.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There followed a few days of pleasurable interest to all Englishmen who travelled in the tube and read their halfpenny papers.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A great and enlightened Press had already solved the problem of creating the sensational without the aid of facts.
