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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 With few exceptions they accepted the police version of the case, treating Winters almost as a convicted criminal and praising unstintedly, in some cases fulsomely, the work of the Inspector's department.
accepted
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From this reading With few exceptions they accepted the police version of the case, treating Winters almost as a convicted criminal and praising unstintedly, in some cases fulsomely, the work of the Inspector's department.
almost
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From this reading With few exceptions they accepted the police version of the case, treating Winters almost as a convicted criminal and praising unstintedly, in some cases fulsomely, the work of the Inspector's department.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
bad
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From this reading Winters bore a bad reputation, and had long been known to the police; that:
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Winters bore a bad reputation, and had long been known to the police; that:
bore
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From this reading Winters bore a bad reputation, and had long been known to the police; that:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I found much to read, but little to please me in them.
case
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From this reading With few exceptions they accepted the police version of the case, treating Winters almost as a convicted criminal and praising unstintedly, in some cases fulsomely, the work of the Inspector's department.
cases
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From this reading With few exceptions they accepted the police version of the case, treating Winters almost as a convicted criminal and praising unstintedly, in some cases fulsomely, the work of the Inspector's department.
columns
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convicted
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From this reading With few exceptions they accepted the police version of the case, treating Winters almost as a convicted criminal and praising unstintedly, in some cases fulsomely, the work of the Inspector's department.
Coroner's
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From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
criminal
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From this reading With few exceptions they accepted the police version of the case, treating Winters almost as a convicted criminal and praising unstintedly, in some cases fulsomely, the work of the Inspector's department.
day
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From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
department
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From this reading With few exceptions they accepted the police version of the case, treating Winters almost as a convicted criminal and praising unstintedly, in some cases fulsomely, the work of the Inspector's department.
enforced
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From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
exceptions
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From this reading With few exceptions they accepted the police version of the case, treating Winters almost as a convicted criminal and praising unstintedly, in some cases fulsomely, the work of the Inspector's department.
far
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From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
few
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From this reading With few exceptions they accepted the police version of the case, treating Winters almost as a convicted criminal and praising unstintedly, in some cases fulsomely, the work of the Inspector's department.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found much to read, but little to please me in them.
fulsomely
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From this reading With few exceptions they accepted the police version of the case, treating Winters almost as a convicted criminal and praising unstintedly, in some cases fulsomely, the work of the Inspector's department.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Winters bore a bad reputation, and had long been known to the police; that:
hearing
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From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
idleness
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From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
impatience
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From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
Inspector's
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From this reading With few exceptions they accepted the police version of the case, treating Winters almost as a convicted criminal and praising unstintedly, in some cases fulsomely, the work of the Inspector's department.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
known
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From this reading Winters bore a bad reputation, and had long been known to the police; that:
learn
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found much to read, but little to please me in them.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Winters bore a bad reputation, and had long been known to the police; that:
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I found much to read, but little to please me in them.
much
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From this reading I found much to read, but little to please me in them.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
necessary
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newspaper
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From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
occupying
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From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
only
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
please
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From this reading I found much to read, but little to please me in them.
police
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From this reading With few exceptions they accepted the police version of the case, treating Winters almost as a convicted criminal and praising unstintedly, in some cases fulsomely, the work of the Inspector's department.
praising
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From this reading With few exceptions they accepted the police version of the case, treating Winters almost as a convicted criminal and praising unstintedly, in some cases fulsomely, the work of the Inspector's department.
PRISONER
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From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
PROSECUTION
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From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
read
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From this reading I found much to read, but little to please me in them.
reports
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From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
reputation
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From this reading Winters bore a bad reputation, and had long been known to the police; that:
restless
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From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
scan
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some
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From this reading With few exceptions they accepted the police version of the case, treating Winters almost as a convicted criminal and praising unstintedly, in some cases fulsomely, the work of the Inspector's department.
Sunday
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From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was only necessary to scan their columns to learn that:
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was only necessary to scan their columns to learn that:
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I found much to read, but little to please me in them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With few exceptions they accepted the police version of the case, treating Winters almost as a convicted criminal and praising unstintedly, in some cases fulsomely, the work of the Inspector's department.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I found much to read, but little to please me in them.
treating
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From this reading With few exceptions they accepted the police version of the case, treating Winters almost as a convicted criminal and praising unstintedly, in some cases fulsomely, the work of the Inspector's department.
unstintedly
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From this reading With few exceptions they accepted the police version of the case, treating Winters almost as a convicted criminal and praising unstintedly, in some cases fulsomely, the work of the Inspector's department.
version
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From this reading With few exceptions they accepted the police version of the case, treating Winters almost as a convicted criminal and praising unstintedly, in some cases fulsomely, the work of the Inspector's department.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
Winters
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From this reading With few exceptions they accepted the police version of the case, treating Winters almost as a convicted criminal and praising unstintedly, in some cases fulsomely, the work of the Inspector's department.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE PROSECUTION AND THE PRISONER The next day was Sunday, and I passed it in restless impatience over the enforced idleness, occupying myself as far as I could with the newspaper reports of the Coroner's hearing.
work
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From this reading With few exceptions they accepted the police version of the case, treating Winters almost as a convicted criminal and praising unstintedly, in some cases fulsomely, the work of the Inspector's department.
