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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 "A large quantity of stolen property of all sorts has been discovered in rooms which the criminal occupied in Montauban, in France.
activities
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From this reading It was that attempted crime which aroused Señor Rivero's activities which have had the effect of ridding Spain of one of its most notorious assassins."
administer
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From this reading Despujol's latest exploit was an attempt to administer in secret a very deadly poison to an Englishman who was visiting Madrid.
all
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From this reading "A large quantity of stolen property of all sorts has been discovered in rooms which the criminal occupied in Montauban, in France.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Despujol's latest exploit was an attempt to administer in secret a very deadly poison to an Englishman who was visiting Madrid.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So the defiant Despujol was dead, and poor Rivero had sustained injuries!
aroused
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From this reading It was that attempted crime which aroused Señor Rivero's activities which have had the effect of ridding Spain of one of its most notorious assassins."
assassins
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From this reading It was that attempted crime which aroused Señor Rivero's activities which have had the effect of ridding Spain of one of its most notorious assassins."
attempt
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From this reading Despujol's latest exploit was an attempt to administer in secret a very deadly poison to an Englishman who was visiting Madrid.
attempted
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From this reading It was that attempted crime which aroused Señor Rivero's activities which have had the effect of ridding Spain of one of its most notorious assassins."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "A large quantity of stolen property of all sorts has been discovered in rooms which the criminal occupied in Montauban, in France.
crime
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From this reading It was that attempted crime which aroused Señor Rivero's activities which have had the effect of ridding Spain of one of its most notorious assassins."
criminal
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From this reading "A large quantity of stolen property of all sorts has been discovered in rooms which the criminal occupied in Montauban, in France.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the defiant Despujol was dead, and poor Rivero had sustained injuries!
deadly
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From this reading Despujol's latest exploit was an attempt to administer in secret a very deadly poison to an Englishman who was visiting Madrid.
defiant
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From this reading So the defiant Despujol was dead, and poor Rivero had sustained injuries!
Despujol
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From this reading So the defiant Despujol was dead, and poor Rivero had sustained injuries!
Despujol's
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From this reading Despujol's latest exploit was an attempt to administer in secret a very deadly poison to an Englishman who was visiting Madrid.
discovered
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From this reading "A large quantity of stolen property of all sorts has been discovered in rooms which the criminal occupied in Montauban, in France.
effect
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From this reading It was that attempted crime which aroused Señor Rivero's activities which have had the effect of ridding Spain of one of its most notorious assassins."
Englishman
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From this reading Despujol's latest exploit was an attempt to administer in secret a very deadly poison to an Englishman who was visiting Madrid.
exploit
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From this reading Despujol's latest exploit was an attempt to administer in secret a very deadly poison to an Englishman who was visiting Madrid.
France
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From this reading "A large quantity of stolen property of all sorts has been discovered in rooms which the criminal occupied in Montauban, in France.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was that attempted crime which aroused Señor Rivero's activities which have had the effect of ridding Spain of one of its most notorious assassins."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A large quantity of stolen property of all sorts has been discovered in rooms which the criminal occupied in Montauban, in France.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was that attempted crime which aroused Señor Rivero's activities which have had the effect of ridding Spain of one of its most notorious assassins."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I read the report twice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A large quantity of stolen property of all sorts has been discovered in rooms which the criminal occupied in Montauban, in France.
injuries
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From this reading So the defiant Despujol was dead, and poor Rivero had sustained injuries!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was that attempted crime which aroused Señor Rivero's activities which have had the effect of ridding Spain of one of its most notorious assassins."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was that attempted crime which aroused Señor Rivero's activities which have had the effect of ridding Spain of one of its most notorious assassins."
large
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From this reading "A large quantity of stolen property of all sorts has been discovered in rooms which the criminal occupied in Montauban, in France.
latest
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From this reading Despujol's latest exploit was an attempt to administer in secret a very deadly poison to an Englishman who was visiting Madrid.
Madrid
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From this reading Despujol's latest exploit was an attempt to administer in secret a very deadly poison to an Englishman who was visiting Madrid.
Montauban
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From this reading "A large quantity of stolen property of all sorts has been discovered in rooms which the criminal occupied in Montauban, in France.
most
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From this reading It was that attempted crime which aroused Señor Rivero's activities which have had the effect of ridding Spain of one of its most notorious assassins."
notorious
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From this reading It was that attempted crime which aroused Señor Rivero's activities which have had the effect of ridding Spain of one of its most notorious assassins."
occupied
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From this reading "A large quantity of stolen property of all sorts has been discovered in rooms which the criminal occupied in Montauban, in France.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A large quantity of stolen property of all sorts has been discovered in rooms which the criminal occupied in Montauban, in France.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was that attempted crime which aroused Señor Rivero's activities which have had the effect of ridding Spain of one of its most notorious assassins."
poison
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From this reading Despujol's latest exploit was an attempt to administer in secret a very deadly poison to an Englishman who was visiting Madrid.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the defiant Despujol was dead, and poor Rivero had sustained injuries!
property
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From this reading "A large quantity of stolen property of all sorts has been discovered in rooms which the criminal occupied in Montauban, in France.
quantity
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From this reading "A large quantity of stolen property of all sorts has been discovered in rooms which the criminal occupied in Montauban, in France.
read
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From this reading I read the report twice.
report
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From this reading I read the report twice.
ridding
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From this reading It was that attempted crime which aroused Señor Rivero's activities which have had the effect of ridding Spain of one of its most notorious assassins."
Rivero
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From this reading So the defiant Despujol was dead, and poor Rivero had sustained injuries!
Rivero's
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From this reading It was that attempted crime which aroused Señor Rivero's activities which have had the effect of ridding Spain of one of its most notorious assassins."
rooms
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From this reading "A large quantity of stolen property of all sorts has been discovered in rooms which the criminal occupied in Montauban, in France.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Despujol's latest exploit was an attempt to administer in secret a very deadly poison to an Englishman who was visiting Madrid.
Señor
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From this reading It was that attempted crime which aroused Señor Rivero's activities which have had the effect of ridding Spain of one of its most notorious assassins."
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the defiant Despujol was dead, and poor Rivero had sustained injuries!
sorts
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From this reading "A large quantity of stolen property of all sorts has been discovered in rooms which the criminal occupied in Montauban, in France.
Spain
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From this reading It was that attempted crime which aroused Señor Rivero's activities which have had the effect of ridding Spain of one of its most notorious assassins."
stolen
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From this reading "A large quantity of stolen property of all sorts has been discovered in rooms which the criminal occupied in Montauban, in France.
sustained
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From this reading So the defiant Despujol was dead, and poor Rivero had sustained injuries!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was that attempted crime which aroused Señor Rivero's activities which have had the effect of ridding Spain of one of its most notorious assassins."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A large quantity of stolen property of all sorts has been discovered in rooms which the criminal occupied in Montauban, in France.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Despujol's latest exploit was an attempt to administer in secret a very deadly poison to an Englishman who was visiting Madrid.
twice
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From this reading I read the report twice.
very
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From this reading Despujol's latest exploit was an attempt to administer in secret a very deadly poison to an Englishman who was visiting Madrid.
visiting
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From this reading Despujol's latest exploit was an attempt to administer in secret a very deadly poison to an Englishman who was visiting Madrid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Despujol's latest exploit was an attempt to administer in secret a very deadly poison to an Englishman who was visiting Madrid.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "A large quantity of stolen property of all sorts has been discovered in rooms which the criminal occupied in Montauban, in France.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Despujol's latest exploit was an attempt to administer in secret a very deadly poison to an Englishman who was visiting Madrid.
