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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 "And now we have reached the stage which we confidently hope will be a final one.
all
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From this reading "Of all extraordinary developments," said the _London Journal_, "in any great criminal case, nothing has ever equalled, in its improbability, the present phase of this remarkable case.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once more the cables hummed from world's end to world's end, and slowly, item by item, came fragmentary scraps of news which Scotland Yard pieced together.
any
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From this reading "Of all extraordinary developments," said the _London Journal_, "in any great criminal case, nothing has ever equalled, in its improbability, the present phase of this remarkable case.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is clear that these men, having command of enormous riches, gained at the sacrifice of life, and by the ruin of thousands of innocent people, secured to their service the Captain of the Brazilian warship, _Maria Braganza_.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And now we have reached the stage which we confidently hope will be a final one.
bill
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From this reading THE "MARIA BRAGANZA" Once more were the Nine Men in the bill of every newspaper in London.
BRAGANZA
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From this reading THE "MARIA BRAGANZA" Once more were the Nine Men in the bill of every newspaper in London.
Brazilian
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From this reading It is clear that these men, having command of enormous riches, gained at the sacrifice of life, and by the ruin of thousands of innocent people, secured to their service the Captain of the Brazilian warship, _Maria Braganza_.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Once more the cables hummed from world's end to world's end, and slowly, item by item, came fragmentary scraps of news which Scotland Yard pieced together.
cables
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From this reading Once more the cables hummed from world's end to world's end, and slowly, item by item, came fragmentary scraps of news which Scotland Yard pieced together.
came
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From this reading Once more the cables hummed from world's end to world's end, and slowly, item by item, came fragmentary scraps of news which Scotland Yard pieced together.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is clear that these men, having command of enormous riches, gained at the sacrifice of life, and by the ruin of thousands of innocent people, secured to their service the Captain of the Brazilian warship, _Maria Braganza_.
case
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From this reading "Of all extraordinary developments," said the _London Journal_, "in any great criminal case, nothing has ever equalled, in its improbability, the present phase of this remarkable case.
clear
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From this reading It is clear that these men, having command of enormous riches, gained at the sacrifice of life, and by the ruin of thousands of innocent people, secured to their service the Captain of the Brazilian warship, _Maria Braganza_.
command
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From this reading It is clear that these men, having command of enormous riches, gained at the sacrifice of life, and by the ruin of thousands of innocent people, secured to their service the Captain of the Brazilian warship, _Maria Braganza_.
confidently
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From this reading "And now we have reached the stage which we confidently hope will be a final one.
criminal
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From this reading "Of all extraordinary developments," said the _London Journal_, "in any great criminal case, nothing has ever equalled, in its improbability, the present phase of this remarkable case.
developments
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From this reading "Of all extraordinary developments," said the _London Journal_, "in any great criminal case, nothing has ever equalled, in its improbability, the present phase of this remarkable case.
end
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From this reading Once more the cables hummed from world's end to world's end, and slowly, item by item, came fragmentary scraps of news which Scotland Yard pieced together.
enormous
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From this reading It is clear that these men, having command of enormous riches, gained at the sacrifice of life, and by the ruin of thousands of innocent people, secured to their service the Captain of the Brazilian warship, _Maria Braganza_.
equalled
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From this reading "Of all extraordinary developments," said the _London Journal_, "in any great criminal case, nothing has ever equalled, in its improbability, the present phase of this remarkable case.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of all extraordinary developments," said the _London Journal_, "in any great criminal case, nothing has ever equalled, in its improbability, the present phase of this remarkable case.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE "MARIA BRAGANZA" Once more were the Nine Men in the bill of every newspaper in London.
extraordinary
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From this reading "Of all extraordinary developments," said the _London Journal_, "in any great criminal case, nothing has ever equalled, in its improbability, the present phase of this remarkable case.
final
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From this reading "And now we have reached the stage which we confidently hope will be a final one.
fragmentary
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From this reading Once more the cables hummed from world's end to world's end, and slowly, item by item, came fragmentary scraps of news which Scotland Yard pieced together.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once more the cables hummed from world's end to world's end, and slowly, item by item, came fragmentary scraps of news which Scotland Yard pieced together.
gained
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From this reading It is clear that these men, having command of enormous riches, gained at the sacrifice of life, and by the ruin of thousands of innocent people, secured to their service the Captain of the Brazilian warship, _Maria Braganza_.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of all extraordinary developments," said the _London Journal_, "in any great criminal case, nothing has ever equalled, in its improbability, the present phase of this remarkable case.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Of all extraordinary developments," said the _London Journal_, "in any great criminal case, nothing has ever equalled, in its improbability, the present phase of this remarkable case.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And now we have reached the stage which we confidently hope will be a final one.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It is clear that these men, having command of enormous riches, gained at the sacrifice of life, and by the ruin of thousands of innocent people, secured to their service the Captain of the Brazilian warship, _Maria Braganza_.
hope
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From this reading "And now we have reached the stage which we confidently hope will be a final one.
hummed
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From this reading Once more the cables hummed from world's end to world's end, and slowly, item by item, came fragmentary scraps of news which Scotland Yard pieced together.
improbability
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From this reading "Of all extraordinary developments," said the _London Journal_, "in any great criminal case, nothing has ever equalled, in its improbability, the present phase of this remarkable case.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE "MARIA BRAGANZA" Once more were the Nine Men in the bill of every newspaper in London.
innocent
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From this reading It is clear that these men, having command of enormous riches, gained at the sacrifice of life, and by the ruin of thousands of innocent people, secured to their service the Captain of the Brazilian warship, _Maria Braganza_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is clear that these men, having command of enormous riches, gained at the sacrifice of life, and by the ruin of thousands of innocent people, secured to their service the Captain of the Brazilian warship, _Maria Braganza_.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is clear that these men, having command of enormous riches, gained at the sacrifice of life, and by the ruin of thousands of innocent people, secured to their service the Captain of the Brazilian warship, _Maria Braganza_.
item
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From this reading Once more the cables hummed from world's end to world's end, and slowly, item by item, came fragmentary scraps of news which Scotland Yard pieced together.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Of all extraordinary developments," said the _London Journal_, "in any great criminal case, nothing has ever equalled, in its improbability, the present phase of this remarkable case.
Journal
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From this reading "Of all extraordinary developments," said the _London Journal_, "in any great criminal case, nothing has ever equalled, in its improbability, the present phase of this remarkable case.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is clear that these men, having command of enormous riches, gained at the sacrifice of life, and by the ruin of thousands of innocent people, secured to their service the Captain of the Brazilian warship, _Maria Braganza_.
London
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From this reading THE "MARIA BRAGANZA" Once more were the Nine Men in the bill of every newspaper in London.
MARIA
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From this reading THE "MARIA BRAGANZA" Once more were the Nine Men in the bill of every newspaper in London.
Men
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From this reading THE "MARIA BRAGANZA" Once more were the Nine Men in the bill of every newspaper in London.
more
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From this reading THE "MARIA BRAGANZA" Once more were the Nine Men in the bill of every newspaper in London.
news
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newspaper
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From this reading THE "MARIA BRAGANZA" Once more were the Nine Men in the bill of every newspaper in London.
Nine
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From this reading THE "MARIA BRAGANZA" Once more were the Nine Men in the bill of every newspaper in London.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Of all extraordinary developments," said the _London Journal_, "in any great criminal case, nothing has ever equalled, in its improbability, the present phase of this remarkable case.
now
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From this reading "And now we have reached the stage which we confidently hope will be a final one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE "MARIA BRAGANZA" Once more were the Nine Men in the bill of every newspaper in London.
Once
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From this reading THE "MARIA BRAGANZA" Once more were the Nine Men in the bill of every newspaper in London.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "And now we have reached the stage which we confidently hope will be a final one.
people
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From this reading It is clear that these men, having command of enormous riches, gained at the sacrifice of life, and by the ruin of thousands of innocent people, secured to their service the Captain of the Brazilian warship, _Maria Braganza_.
phase
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From this reading "Of all extraordinary developments," said the _London Journal_, "in any great criminal case, nothing has ever equalled, in its improbability, the present phase of this remarkable case.
pieced
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From this reading Once more the cables hummed from world's end to world's end, and slowly, item by item, came fragmentary scraps of news which Scotland Yard pieced together.
present
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From this reading "Of all extraordinary developments," said the _London Journal_, "in any great criminal case, nothing has ever equalled, in its improbability, the present phase of this remarkable case.
reached
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From this reading "And now we have reached the stage which we confidently hope will be a final one.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Of all extraordinary developments," said the _London Journal_, "in any great criminal case, nothing has ever equalled, in its improbability, the present phase of this remarkable case.
riches
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From this reading It is clear that these men, having command of enormous riches, gained at the sacrifice of life, and by the ruin of thousands of innocent people, secured to their service the Captain of the Brazilian warship, _Maria Braganza_.
ruin
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From this reading It is clear that these men, having command of enormous riches, gained at the sacrifice of life, and by the ruin of thousands of innocent people, secured to their service the Captain of the Brazilian warship, _Maria Braganza_.
sacrifice
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From this reading It is clear that these men, having command of enormous riches, gained at the sacrifice of life, and by the ruin of thousands of innocent people, secured to their service the Captain of the Brazilian warship, _Maria Braganza_.
said
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From this reading "Of all extraordinary developments," said the _London Journal_, "in any great criminal case, nothing has ever equalled, in its improbability, the present phase of this remarkable case.
Scotland
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From this reading Once more the cables hummed from world's end to world's end, and slowly, item by item, came fragmentary scraps of news which Scotland Yard pieced together.
scraps
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From this reading Once more the cables hummed from world's end to world's end, and slowly, item by item, came fragmentary scraps of news which Scotland Yard pieced together.
secured
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From this reading It is clear that these men, having command of enormous riches, gained at the sacrifice of life, and by the ruin of thousands of innocent people, secured to their service the Captain of the Brazilian warship, _Maria Braganza_.
service
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From this reading It is clear that these men, having command of enormous riches, gained at the sacrifice of life, and by the ruin of thousands of innocent people, secured to their service the Captain of the Brazilian warship, _Maria Braganza_.
slowly
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From this reading Once more the cables hummed from world's end to world's end, and slowly, item by item, came fragmentary scraps of news which Scotland Yard pieced together.
stage
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From this reading "And now we have reached the stage which we confidently hope will be a final one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is clear that these men, having command of enormous riches, gained at the sacrifice of life, and by the ruin of thousands of innocent people, secured to their service the Captain of the Brazilian warship, _Maria Braganza_.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE "MARIA BRAGANZA" Once more were the Nine Men in the bill of every newspaper in London.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is clear that these men, having command of enormous riches, gained at the sacrifice of life, and by the ruin of thousands of innocent people, secured to their service the Captain of the Brazilian warship, _Maria Braganza_.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It is clear that these men, having command of enormous riches, gained at the sacrifice of life, and by the ruin of thousands of innocent people, secured to their service the Captain of the Brazilian warship, _Maria Braganza_.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Of all extraordinary developments," said the _London Journal_, "in any great criminal case, nothing has ever equalled, in its improbability, the present phase of this remarkable case.
thousands
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From this reading It is clear that these men, having command of enormous riches, gained at the sacrifice of life, and by the ruin of thousands of innocent people, secured to their service the Captain of the Brazilian warship, _Maria Braganza_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once more the cables hummed from world's end to world's end, and slowly, item by item, came fragmentary scraps of news which Scotland Yard pieced together.
together
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From this reading Once more the cables hummed from world's end to world's end, and slowly, item by item, came fragmentary scraps of news which Scotland Yard pieced together.
warship
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From this reading It is clear that these men, having command of enormous riches, gained at the sacrifice of life, and by the ruin of thousands of innocent people, secured to their service the Captain of the Brazilian warship, _Maria Braganza_.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "And now we have reached the stage which we confidently hope will be a final one.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE "MARIA BRAGANZA" Once more were the Nine Men in the bill of every newspaper in London.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Once more the cables hummed from world's end to world's end, and slowly, item by item, came fragmentary scraps of news which Scotland Yard pieced together.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And now we have reached the stage which we confidently hope will be a final one.
world's
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Yard
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