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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 At the inquest held in the big upstair room of the Star and Garter Hotel at Kew Bridge there was a crowded attendance.
affair
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From this reading It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we had been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the inquest held in the big upstair room of the Star and Garter Hotel at Kew Bridge there was a crowded attendance.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the inquest held in the big upstair room of the Star and Garter Hotel at Kew Bridge there was a crowded attendance.
attendance
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From this reading At the inquest held in the big upstair room of the Star and Garter Hotel at Kew Bridge there was a crowded attendance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we had been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair.
big
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From this reading At the inquest held in the big upstair room of the Star and Garter Hotel at Kew Bridge there was a crowded attendance.
blue
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From this reading The coroner, seated at the table at the head of the room, took the usual formal evidence of identification, writing down the depositions upon separate sheets of blue foolscap.
Bridge
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From this reading At the inquest held in the big upstair room of the Star and Garter Hotel at Kew Bridge there was a crowded attendance.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time the public excitement had risen to fever-heat.
coroner
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From this reading The coroner, seated at the table at the head of the room, took the usual formal evidence of identification, writing down the depositions upon separate sheets of blue foolscap.
crowded
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From this reading At the inquest held in the big upstair room of the Star and Garter Hotel at Kew Bridge there was a crowded attendance.
depositions
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From this reading The coroner, seated at the table at the head of the room, took the usual formal evidence of identification, writing down the depositions upon separate sheets of blue foolscap.
DOCTORS
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down
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From this reading The coroner, seated at the table at the head of the room, took the usual formal evidence of identification, writing down the depositions upon separate sheets of blue foolscap.
evidence
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From this reading The coroner, seated at the table at the head of the room, took the usual formal evidence of identification, writing down the depositions upon separate sheets of blue foolscap.
exception
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From this reading It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we had been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair.
excitement
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From this reading By this time the public excitement had risen to fever-heat.
fever-heat
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From this reading By this time the public excitement had risen to fever-heat.
foolscap
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From this reading The coroner, seated at the table at the head of the room, took the usual formal evidence of identification, writing down the depositions upon separate sheets of blue foolscap.
formal
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From this reading The coroner, seated at the table at the head of the room, took the usual formal evidence of identification, writing down the depositions upon separate sheets of blue foolscap.
Garter
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From this reading At the inquest held in the big upstair room of the Star and Garter Hotel at Kew Bridge there was a crowded attendance.
gave
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From this reading It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we had been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By this time the public excitement had risen to fever-heat.
head
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From this reading The coroner, seated at the table at the head of the room, took the usual formal evidence of identification, writing down the depositions upon separate sheets of blue foolscap.
held
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From this reading At the inquest held in the big upstair room of the Star and Garter Hotel at Kew Bridge there was a crowded attendance.
Hotel
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From this reading At the inquest held in the big upstair room of the Star and Garter Hotel at Kew Bridge there was a crowded attendance.
identification
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From this reading The coroner, seated at the table at the head of the room, took the usual formal evidence of identification, writing down the depositions upon separate sheets of blue foolscap.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the inquest held in the big upstair room of the Star and Garter Hotel at Kew Bridge there was a crowded attendance.
increased
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From this reading It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we had been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair.
inquest
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From this reading At the inquest held in the big upstair room of the Star and Garter Hotel at Kew Bridge there was a crowded attendance.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we had been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair.
Kew
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From this reading At the inquest held in the big upstair room of the Star and Garter Hotel at Kew Bridge there was a crowded attendance.
leaked
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From this reading It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we had been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair.
means
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From this reading It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we had been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we had been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair.
much
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From this reading It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we had been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair.
mystery
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From this reading It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we had been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the inquest held in the big upstair room of the Star and Garter Hotel at Kew Bridge there was a crowded attendance.
out
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From this reading It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we had been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair.
papers
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From this reading It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we had been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair.
post-mortem
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From this reading It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we had been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair.
prominence
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From this reading It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we had been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair.
public
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From this reading By this time the public excitement had risen to fever-heat.
puzzled
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From this reading It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we had been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair.
PUZZLES
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From this reading WHICH PUZZLES THE DOCTORS.
risen
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From this reading By this time the public excitement had risen to fever-heat.
room
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From this reading At the inquest held in the big upstair room of the Star and Garter Hotel at Kew Bridge there was a crowded attendance.
seated
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From this reading The coroner, seated at the table at the head of the room, took the usual formal evidence of identification, writing down the depositions upon separate sheets of blue foolscap.
separate
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From this reading The coroner, seated at the table at the head of the room, took the usual formal evidence of identification, writing down the depositions upon separate sheets of blue foolscap.
sheets
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From this reading The coroner, seated at the table at the head of the room, took the usual formal evidence of identification, writing down the depositions upon separate sheets of blue foolscap.
some
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From this reading It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we had been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair.
Star
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From this reading At the inquest held in the big upstair room of the Star and Garter Hotel at Kew Bridge there was a crowded attendance.
startling
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From this reading It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we had been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair.
table
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From this reading The coroner, seated at the table at the head of the room, took the usual formal evidence of identification, writing down the depositions upon separate sheets of blue foolscap.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we had been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHICH PUZZLES THE DOCTORS.
there
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From this reading At the inquest held in the big upstair room of the Star and Garter Hotel at Kew Bridge there was a crowded attendance.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we had been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time the public excitement had risen to fever-heat.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time the public excitement had risen to fever-heat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By this time the public excitement had risen to fever-heat.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The coroner, seated at the table at the head of the room, took the usual formal evidence of identification, writing down the depositions upon separate sheets of blue foolscap.
unaccountable
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From this reading It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we had been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The coroner, seated at the table at the head of the room, took the usual formal evidence of identification, writing down the depositions upon separate sheets of blue foolscap.
upstair
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From this reading At the inquest held in the big upstair room of the Star and Garter Hotel at Kew Bridge there was a crowded attendance.
usual
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From this reading The coroner, seated at the table at the head of the room, took the usual formal evidence of identification, writing down the depositions upon separate sheets of blue foolscap.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the inquest held in the big upstair room of the Star and Garter Hotel at Kew Bridge there was a crowded attendance.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we had been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH PUZZLES THE DOCTORS.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It had by some unaccountable means leaked out that at the post-mortem we had been puzzled; therefore the mystery was much increased, and the papers that morning without exception gave prominence to the startling affair.
writing
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From this reading The coroner, seated at the table at the head of the room, took the usual formal evidence of identification, writing down the depositions upon separate sheets of blue foolscap.
