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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 greatest opportunity of the Yellow Press came when a Mr H. K. Thaw murdered an accomplished architect.
accomplished
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From this reading The greatest opportunity of the Yellow Press came when a Mr H. K. Thaw murdered an accomplished architect.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after the murder the trial began in the newspapers, and it was "run as a serial" for months.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The greatest opportunity of the Yellow Press came when a Mr H. K. Thaw murdered an accomplished architect.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day after the murder the trial began in the newspapers, and it was "run as a serial" for months.
architect
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From this reading The greatest opportunity of the Yellow Press came when a Mr H. K. Thaw murdered an accomplished architect.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The day after the murder the trial began in the newspapers, and it was "run as a serial" for months.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day after the murder the trial began in the newspapers, and it was "run as a serial" for months.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The character of the dead man was painted in the blackest colours by cowards, who knew that they were beyond the reach of vengeance.
blackest
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From this reading The character of the dead man was painted in the blackest colours by cowards, who knew that they were beyond the reach of vengeance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The character of the dead man was painted in the blackest colours by cowards, who knew that they were beyond the reach of vengeance.
came
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From this reading The greatest opportunity of the Yellow Press came when a Mr H. K. Thaw murdered an accomplished architect.
character
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From this reading The character of the dead man was painted in the blackest colours by cowards, who knew that they were beyond the reach of vengeance.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The character of the dead man was painted in the blackest colours by cowards, who knew that they were beyond the reach of vengeance.
compelled
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From this reading The murderer's friends and kinsmen were compelled to pay their tribute to the demon of publicity.
cowards
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From this reading The character of the dead man was painted in the blackest colours by cowards, who knew that they were beyond the reach of vengeance.
day
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From this reading The day after the murder the trial began in the newspapers, and it was "run as a serial" for months.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The character of the dead man was painted in the blackest colours by cowards, who knew that they were beyond the reach of vengeance.
demon
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From this reading The murderer's friends and kinsmen were compelled to pay their tribute to the demon of publicity.
effrontery
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From this reading The lives of the murderer and his victim were uncovered with the utmost effrontery.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The day after the murder the trial began in the newspapers, and it was "run as a serial" for months.
friends
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From this reading The murderer's friends and kinsmen were compelled to pay their tribute to the demon of publicity.
greatest
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From this reading The greatest opportunity of the Yellow Press came when a Mr H. K. Thaw murdered an accomplished architect.
H
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From this reading The greatest opportunity of the Yellow Press came when a Mr H. K. Thaw murdered an accomplished architect.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The lives of the murderer and his victim were uncovered with the utmost effrontery.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day after the murder the trial began in the newspapers, and it was "run as a serial" for months.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The day after the murder the trial began in the newspapers, and it was "run as a serial" for months.
K
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From this reading The greatest opportunity of the Yellow Press came when a Mr H. K. Thaw murdered an accomplished architect.
kinsmen
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From this reading The murderer's friends and kinsmen were compelled to pay their tribute to the demon of publicity.
knew
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From this reading The character of the dead man was painted in the blackest colours by cowards, who knew that they were beyond the reach of vengeance.
lives
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From this reading The lives of the murderer and his victim were uncovered with the utmost effrontery.
man
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From this reading The character of the dead man was painted in the blackest colours by cowards, who knew that they were beyond the reach of vengeance.
months
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From this reading The day after the murder the trial began in the newspapers, and it was "run as a serial" for months.
Mr
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From this reading The greatest opportunity of the Yellow Press came when a Mr H. K. Thaw murdered an accomplished architect.
murder
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From this reading The day after the murder the trial began in the newspapers, and it was "run as a serial" for months.
murdered
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murderer
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From this reading The lives of the murderer and his victim were uncovered with the utmost effrontery.
murderer's
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From this reading The murderer's friends and kinsmen were compelled to pay their tribute to the demon of publicity.
newspapers
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From this reading The day after the murder the trial began in the newspapers, and it was "run as a serial" for months.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The greatest opportunity of the Yellow Press came when a Mr H. K. Thaw murdered an accomplished architect.
opportunity
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From this reading The greatest opportunity of the Yellow Press came when a Mr H. K. Thaw murdered an accomplished architect.
painted
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From this reading The character of the dead man was painted in the blackest colours by cowards, who knew that they were beyond the reach of vengeance.
pay
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From this reading The murderer's friends and kinsmen were compelled to pay their tribute to the demon of publicity.
Press
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From this reading The greatest opportunity of the Yellow Press came when a Mr H. K. Thaw murdered an accomplished architect.
publicity
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From this reading The murderer's friends and kinsmen were compelled to pay their tribute to the demon of publicity.
reach
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From this reading The character of the dead man was painted in the blackest colours by cowards, who knew that they were beyond the reach of vengeance.
run
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From this reading The day after the murder the trial began in the newspapers, and it was "run as a serial" for months.
serial
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From this reading The day after the murder the trial began in the newspapers, and it was "run as a serial" for months.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The character of the dead man was painted in the blackest colours by cowards, who knew that they were beyond the reach of vengeance.
Thaw
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From this reading The greatest opportunity of the Yellow Press came when a Mr H. K. Thaw murdered an accomplished architect.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The greatest opportunity of the Yellow Press came when a Mr H. K. Thaw murdered an accomplished architect.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The murderer's friends and kinsmen were compelled to pay their tribute to the demon of publicity.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The character of the dead man was painted in the blackest colours by cowards, who knew that they were beyond the reach of vengeance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The murderer's friends and kinsmen were compelled to pay their tribute to the demon of publicity.
trial
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From this reading The day after the murder the trial began in the newspapers, and it was "run as a serial" for months.
tribute
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From this reading The murderer's friends and kinsmen were compelled to pay their tribute to the demon of publicity.
uncovered
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From this reading The lives of the murderer and his victim were uncovered with the utmost effrontery.
utmost
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From this reading The lives of the murderer and his victim were uncovered with the utmost effrontery.
vengeance
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From this reading The character of the dead man was painted in the blackest colours by cowards, who knew that they were beyond the reach of vengeance.
victim
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From this reading The lives of the murderer and his victim were uncovered with the utmost effrontery.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day after the murder the trial began in the newspapers, and it was "run as a serial" for months.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The lives of the murderer and his victim were uncovered with the utmost effrontery.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The greatest opportunity of the Yellow Press came when a Mr H. K. Thaw murdered an accomplished architect.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The character of the dead man was painted in the blackest colours by cowards, who knew that they were beyond the reach of vengeance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lives of the murderer and his victim were uncovered with the utmost effrontery.
Yellow
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From this reading The greatest opportunity of the Yellow Press came when a Mr H. K. Thaw murdered an accomplished architect.
