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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 "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are no smarter journalists than those of Fleet Street, and none, not even in New York, with scent more keen for sensational news.
any
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From this reading "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These are truly the fevered days of journalistic enterprise the world over.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even though the gentlemen of the Press are ubiquitous, many a curious happening, and many a remarkable coroner's inquiry, often remain unreported.
coroner's
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From this reading But even though the gentlemen of the Press are ubiquitous, many a curious happening, and many a remarkable coroner's inquiry, often remain unreported.
curious
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From this reading "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
day's
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From this reading "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
days
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From this reading These are truly the fevered days of journalistic enterprise the world over.
enterprise
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From this reading These are truly the fevered days of journalistic enterprise the world over.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are no smarter journalists than those of Fleet Street, and none, not even in New York, with scent more keen for sensational news.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
facts
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From this reading "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
fevered
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From this reading These are truly the fevered days of journalistic enterprise the world over.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
Fleet
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From this reading There are no smarter journalists than those of Fleet Street, and none, not even in New York, with scent more keen for sensational news.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are no smarter journalists than those of Fleet Street, and none, not even in New York, with scent more keen for sensational news.
foregoing
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From this reading "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even though the gentlemen of the Press are ubiquitous, many a curious happening, and many a remarkable coroner's inquiry, often remain unreported.
greater
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From this reading "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
happening
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From this reading But even though the gentlemen of the Press are ubiquitous, many a curious happening, and many a remarkable coroner's inquiry, often remain unreported.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are no smarter journalists than those of Fleet Street, and none, not even in New York, with scent more keen for sensational news.
inquiry
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From this reading But even though the gentlemen of the Press are ubiquitous, many a curious happening, and many a remarkable coroner's inquiry, often remain unreported.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
journal
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From this reading "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
journalistic
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From this reading These are truly the fevered days of journalistic enterprise the world over.
journalists
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From this reading There are no smarter journalists than those of Fleet Street, and none, not even in New York, with scent more keen for sensational news.
keen
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From this reading There are no smarter journalists than those of Fleet Street, and none, not even in New York, with scent more keen for sensational news.
many
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From this reading But even though the gentlemen of the Press are ubiquitous, many a curious happening, and many a remarkable coroner's inquiry, often remain unreported.
more
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From this reading There are no smarter journalists than those of Fleet Street, and none, not even in New York, with scent more keen for sensational news.
New
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From this reading There are no smarter journalists than those of Fleet Street, and none, not even in New York, with scent more keen for sensational news.
news
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From this reading There are no smarter journalists than those of Fleet Street, and none, not even in New York, with scent more keen for sensational news.
newspaper
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From this reading "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There are no smarter journalists than those of Fleet Street, and none, not even in New York, with scent more keen for sensational news.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading There are no smarter journalists than those of Fleet Street, and none, not even in New York, with scent more keen for sensational news.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There are no smarter journalists than those of Fleet Street, and none, not even in New York, with scent more keen for sensational news.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These are truly the fevered days of journalistic enterprise the world over.
office
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From this reading "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
often
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From this reading But even though the gentlemen of the Press are ubiquitous, many a curious happening, and many a remarkable coroner's inquiry, often remain unreported.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading These are truly the fevered days of journalistic enterprise the world over.
pages
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From this reading "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
Press
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From this reading But even though the gentlemen of the Press are ubiquitous, many a curious happening, and many a remarkable coroner's inquiry, often remain unreported.
PROVE
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From this reading "TIME WILL PROVE."
related
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From this reading "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
remain
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From this reading But even though the gentlemen of the Press are ubiquitous, many a curious happening, and many a remarkable coroner's inquiry, often remain unreported.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But even though the gentlemen of the Press are ubiquitous, many a curious happening, and many a remarkable coroner's inquiry, often remain unreported.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading There are no smarter journalists than those of Fleet Street, and none, not even in New York, with scent more keen for sensational news.
scoop
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From this reading "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
sensational
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From this reading There are no smarter journalists than those of Fleet Street, and none, not even in New York, with scent more keen for sensational news.
smarter
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From this reading There are no smarter journalists than those of Fleet Street, and none, not even in New York, with scent more keen for sensational news.
story
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From this reading "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
Street
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From this reading There are no smarter journalists than those of Fleet Street, and none, not even in New York, with scent more keen for sensational news.
surely
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From this reading "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There are no smarter journalists than those of Fleet Street, and none, not even in New York, with scent more keen for sensational news.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading These are truly the fevered days of journalistic enterprise the world over.
There
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From this reading There are no smarter journalists than those of Fleet Street, and none, not even in New York, with scent more keen for sensational news.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These are truly the fevered days of journalistic enterprise the world over.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There are no smarter journalists than those of Fleet Street, and none, not even in New York, with scent more keen for sensational news.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But even though the gentlemen of the Press are ubiquitous, many a curious happening, and many a remarkable coroner's inquiry, often remain unreported.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
TIMEnounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "TIME WILL PROVE."
truly
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From this reading These are truly the fevered days of journalistic enterprise the world over.
ubiquitous
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From this reading But even though the gentlemen of the Press are ubiquitous, many a curious happening, and many a remarkable coroner's inquiry, often remain unreported.
unreported
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From this reading But even though the gentlemen of the Press are ubiquitous, many a curious happening, and many a remarkable coroner's inquiry, often remain unreported.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "TIME WILL PROVE."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There are no smarter journalists than those of Fleet Street, and none, not even in New York, with scent more keen for sensational news.
world
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From this reading These are truly the fevered days of journalistic enterprise the world over.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "The day's story" is the first thought in every newspaper office, and surely no story would have been a greater "scoop" for any journal than the curious facts which I have related in the foregoing pages.
York
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From this reading There are no smarter journalists than those of Fleet Street, and none, not even in New York, with scent more keen for sensational news.
