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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 WANTED: A MOTIVE.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
all
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From this reading Their trials were delayed for some months, during which time Nick and his assistants collected all the evidence they could obtain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The girl recovered, and, as there had been no law at the time to forbid such unnecessary operations, the detective was compelled to furnish another basis for prosecution.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The girl recovered, and, as there had been no law at the time to forbid such unnecessary operations, the detective was compelled to furnish another basis for prosecution.
assistants
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From this reading Their trials were delayed for some months, during which time Nick and his assistants collected all the evidence they could obtain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The girl recovered, and, as there had been no law at the time to forbid such unnecessary operations, the detective was compelled to furnish another basis for prosecution.
attitude
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From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
basis
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From this reading The girl recovered, and, as there had been no law at the time to forbid such unnecessary operations, the detective was compelled to furnish another basis for prosecution.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The girl recovered, and, as there had been no law at the time to forbid such unnecessary operations, the detective was compelled to furnish another basis for prosecution.
bitter
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From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
case
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From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
collected
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From this reading Their trials were delayed for some months, during which time Nick and his assistants collected all the evidence they could obtain.
compelled
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From this reading The girl recovered, and, as there had been no law at the time to forbid such unnecessary operations, the detective was compelled to furnish another basis for prosecution.
confederates
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From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Their trials were delayed for some months, during which time Nick and his assistants collected all the evidence they could obtain.
delayed
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From this reading Their trials were delayed for some months, during which time Nick and his assistants collected all the evidence they could obtain.
detective
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From this reading The girl recovered, and, as there had been no law at the time to forbid such unnecessary operations, the detective was compelled to furnish another basis for prosecution.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Their trials were delayed for some months, during which time Nick and his assistants collected all the evidence they could obtain.
evidence
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From this reading Their trials were delayed for some months, during which time Nick and his assistants collected all the evidence they could obtain.
extreme
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From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their trials were delayed for some months, during which time Nick and his assistants collected all the evidence they could obtain.
forbid
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From this reading The girl recovered, and, as there had been no law at the time to forbid such unnecessary operations, the detective was compelled to furnish another basis for prosecution.
furnish
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From this reading The girl recovered, and, as there had been no law at the time to forbid such unnecessary operations, the detective was compelled to furnish another basis for prosecution.
furnished
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From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
girl
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From this reading The girl recovered, and, as there had been no law at the time to forbid such unnecessary operations, the detective was compelled to furnish another basis for prosecution.
Grantley
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From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
greatest
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From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was that or nothing.
law
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From this reading The girl recovered, and, as there had been no law at the time to forbid such unnecessary operations, the detective was compelled to furnish another basis for prosecution.
months
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From this reading Their trials were delayed for some months, during which time Nick and his assistants collected all the evidence they could obtain.
MOTIVE
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From this reading WANTED: A MOTIVE.
newspaper
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From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
Nick
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From this reading Their trials were delayed for some months, during which time Nick and his assistants collected all the evidence they could obtain.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The girl recovered, and, as there had been no law at the time to forbid such unnecessary operations, the detective was compelled to furnish another basis for prosecution.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was that or nothing.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading Their trials were delayed for some months, during which time Nick and his assistants collected all the evidence they could obtain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
operations
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From this reading The girl recovered, and, as there had been no law at the time to forbid such unnecessary operations, the detective was compelled to furnish another basis for prosecution.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was that or nothing.
prosecution
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From this reading The girl recovered, and, as there had been no law at the time to forbid such unnecessary operations, the detective was compelled to furnish another basis for prosecution.
public
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From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
recent
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From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
recovered
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From this reading The girl recovered, and, as there had been no law at the time to forbid such unnecessary operations, the detective was compelled to furnish another basis for prosecution.
sensations
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From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
some
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From this reading Their trials were delayed for some months, during which time Nick and his assistants collected all the evidence they could obtain.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The girl recovered, and, as there had been no law at the time to forbid such unnecessary operations, the detective was compelled to furnish another basis for prosecution.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was that or nothing.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their trials were delayed for some months, during which time Nick and his assistants collected all the evidence they could obtain.
there
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From this reading The girl recovered, and, as there had been no law at the time to forbid such unnecessary operations, the detective was compelled to furnish another basis for prosecution.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their trials were delayed for some months, during which time Nick and his assistants collected all the evidence they could obtain.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their trials were delayed for some months, during which time Nick and his assistants collected all the evidence they could obtain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl recovered, and, as there had been no law at the time to forbid such unnecessary operations, the detective was compelled to furnish another basis for prosecution.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
trials
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From this reading Their trials were delayed for some months, during which time Nick and his assistants collected all the evidence they could obtain.
unnecessary
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From this reading The girl recovered, and, as there had been no law at the time to forbid such unnecessary operations, the detective was compelled to furnish another basis for prosecution.
vivisectionists
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From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
WANTED
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From this reading WANTED: A MOTIVE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their trials were delayed for some months, during which time Nick and his assistants collected all the evidence they could obtain.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Their trials were delayed for some months, during which time Nick and his assistants collected all the evidence they could obtain.
years
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From this reading The case against Grantley and his confederates had furnished one of the greatest newspaper sensations of recent years, and the attitude of the public toward the vivisectionists was bitter in the extreme.
