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From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
apparently
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From this reading The coroner said this was a sad case, the deceased being young and apparently in good health on the night of the occurrence.
appeared
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From this reading The facts appeared to be very simple, and the jury would have little difficulty in arriving at a verdict.
arriving
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From this reading The facts appeared to be very simple, and the jury would have little difficulty in arriving at a verdict.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The facts appeared to be very simple, and the jury would have little difficulty in arriving at a verdict.
Beatrice
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From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The coroner said this was a sad case, the deceased being young and apparently in good health on the night of the occurrence.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
called
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From this reading The first witness called was Mr. Nisbet, the deceased's stepfather, who gave his evidence with manifest distress.
case
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From this reading The coroner said this was a sad case, the deceased being young and apparently in good health on the night of the occurrence.
coroner
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From this reading The coroner said this was a sad case, the deceased being young and apparently in good health on the night of the occurrence.
death
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From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
deceased
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From this reading The coroner said this was a sad case, the deceased being young and apparently in good health on the night of the occurrence.
deceased's
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From this reading The first witness called was Mr. Nisbet, the deceased's stepfather, who gave his evidence with manifest distress.
difficulty
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From this reading The facts appeared to be very simple, and the jury would have little difficulty in arriving at a verdict.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading The first witness called was Mr. Nisbet, the deceased's stepfather, who gave his evidence with manifest distress.
evidence
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From this reading The first witness called was Mr. Nisbet, the deceased's stepfather, who gave his evidence with manifest distress.
facts
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From this reading The facts appeared to be very simple, and the jury would have little difficulty in arriving at a verdict.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first witness called was Mr. Nisbet, the deceased's stepfather, who gave his evidence with manifest distress.
gave
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From this reading The first witness called was Mr. Nisbet, the deceased's stepfather, who gave his evidence with manifest distress.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The coroner said this was a sad case, the deceased being young and apparently in good health on the night of the occurrence.
Hare
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From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The facts appeared to be very simple, and the jury would have little difficulty in arriving at a verdict.
health
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From this reading The coroner said this was a sad case, the deceased being young and apparently in good health on the night of the occurrence.
held
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From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The first witness called was Mr. Nisbet, the deceased's stepfather, who gave his evidence with manifest distress.
Hounds
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From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The coroner said this was a sad case, the deceased being young and apparently in good health on the night of the occurrence.
INQUEST
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From this reading WHAT THE INQUEST REVEALED.
jury
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From this reading The facts appeared to be very simple, and the jury would have little difficulty in arriving at a verdict.
lady
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From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
Lamb's
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From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The facts appeared to be very simple, and the jury would have little difficulty in arriving at a verdict.
Lockyer
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From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
manifest
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From this reading The first witness called was Mr. Nisbet, the deceased's stepfather, who gave his evidence with manifest distress.
met
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From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
Mr
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From this reading The first witness called was Mr. Nisbet, the deceased's stepfather, who gave his evidence with manifest distress.
night
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From this reading The coroner said this was a sad case, the deceased being young and apparently in good health on the night of the occurrence.
Nisbet
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From this reading The first witness called was Mr. Nisbet, the deceased's stepfather, who gave his evidence with manifest distress.
occurrence
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From this reading The coroner said this was a sad case, the deceased being young and apparently in good health on the night of the occurrence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
residing
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From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
REVEALED
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From this reading WHAT THE INQUEST REVEALED.
sad
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From this reading The coroner said this was a sad case, the deceased being young and apparently in good health on the night of the occurrence.
said
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From this reading The coroner said this was a sad case, the deceased being young and apparently in good health on the night of the occurrence.
simple
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From this reading The facts appeared to be very simple, and the jury would have little difficulty in arriving at a verdict.
stepfather
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From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
suffocation
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From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
Terrace
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From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT THE INQUEST REVEALED.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The coroner said this was a sad case, the deceased being young and apparently in good health on the night of the occurrence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The facts appeared to be very simple, and the jury would have little difficulty in arriving at a verdict.
verdict
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From this reading The facts appeared to be very simple, and the jury would have little difficulty in arriving at a verdict.
very
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From this reading The facts appeared to be very simple, and the jury would have little difficulty in arriving at a verdict.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT THE INQUEST REVEALED.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
witness
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From this reading The first witness called was Mr. Nisbet, the deceased's stepfather, who gave his evidence with manifest distress.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The facts appeared to be very simple, and the jury would have little difficulty in arriving at a verdict.
yesterday
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From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
young
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From this reading "An inquest was held yesterday at the Hare and Hounds on the body of Beatrice Lockyer, a young lady residing with her stepfather at 79 Lamb's Terrace, who met her death by suffocation.
