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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 RAY OF LIGHT The late editions of the evening-papers ran riot with this latest feature of the Morse case.
agitation
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From this reading What followed was so totally unexpected by the authorities that it set them into a violent state of agitation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This they at once communicated to the ever receptive "yellows," and then the public received more than its due share of the developments as served upon scores of front pages.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The New York police, by happy chance, had pounced upon the warm trail as soon as the young Englishman stepped from the train.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This they at once communicated to the ever receptive "yellows," and then the public received more than its due share of the developments as served upon scores of front pages.
authorities
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From this reading What followed was so totally unexpected by the authorities that it set them into a violent state of agitation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The New York police, by happy chance, had pounced upon the warm trail as soon as the young Englishman stepped from the train.
case
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chance
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From this reading The New York police, by happy chance, had pounced upon the warm trail as soon as the young Englishman stepped from the train.
communicated
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From this reading This they at once communicated to the ever receptive "yellows," and then the public received more than its due share of the developments as served upon scores of front pages.
declared
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From this reading "Who the Japanese is is a mystery to the police and the hotel people," declared the _Star_ in triple-leaded feature type.
developments
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From this reading This they at once communicated to the ever receptive "yellows," and then the public received more than its due share of the developments as served upon scores of front pages.
due
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From this reading This they at once communicated to the ever receptive "yellows," and then the public received more than its due share of the developments as served upon scores of front pages.
editions
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From this reading A RAY OF LIGHT The late editions of the evening-papers ran riot with this latest feature of the Morse case.
Englishman
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From this reading The New York police, by happy chance, had pounced upon the warm trail as soon as the young Englishman stepped from the train.
evening-papers
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From this reading A RAY OF LIGHT The late editions of the evening-papers ran riot with this latest feature of the Morse case.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This they at once communicated to the ever receptive "yellows," and then the public received more than its due share of the developments as served upon scores of front pages.
feature
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From this reading A RAY OF LIGHT The late editions of the evening-papers ran riot with this latest feature of the Morse case.
followed
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From this reading What followed was so totally unexpected by the authorities that it set them into a violent state of agitation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The New York police, by happy chance, had pounced upon the warm trail as soon as the young Englishman stepped from the train.
front
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From this reading This they at once communicated to the ever receptive "yellows," and then the public received more than its due share of the developments as served upon scores of front pages.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The New York police, by happy chance, had pounced upon the warm trail as soon as the young Englishman stepped from the train.
happy
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From this reading The New York police, by happy chance, had pounced upon the warm trail as soon as the young Englishman stepped from the train.
hotel
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From this reading "Who the Japanese is is a mystery to the police and the hotel people," declared the _Star_ in triple-leaded feature type.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Who the Japanese is is a mystery to the police and the hotel people," declared the _Star_ in triple-leaded feature type.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading What followed was so totally unexpected by the authorities that it set them into a violent state of agitation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who the Japanese is is a mystery to the police and the hotel people," declared the _Star_ in triple-leaded feature type.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What followed was so totally unexpected by the authorities that it set them into a violent state of agitation.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This they at once communicated to the ever receptive "yellows," and then the public received more than its due share of the developments as served upon scores of front pages.
Japanese
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From this reading "Who the Japanese is is a mystery to the police and the hotel people," declared the _Star_ in triple-leaded feature type.
late
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From this reading A RAY OF LIGHT The late editions of the evening-papers ran riot with this latest feature of the Morse case.
latest
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From this reading A RAY OF LIGHT The late editions of the evening-papers ran riot with this latest feature of the Morse case.
LIGHT
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From this reading A RAY OF LIGHT The late editions of the evening-papers ran riot with this latest feature of the Morse case.
more
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From this reading This they at once communicated to the ever receptive "yellows," and then the public received more than its due share of the developments as served upon scores of front pages.
Morse
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From this reading A RAY OF LIGHT The late editions of the evening-papers ran riot with this latest feature of the Morse case.
mystery
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From this reading "Who the Japanese is is a mystery to the police and the hotel people," declared the _Star_ in triple-leaded feature type.
New
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From this reading The New York police, by happy chance, had pounced upon the warm trail as soon as the young Englishman stepped from the train.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A RAY OF LIGHT The late editions of the evening-papers ran riot with this latest feature of the Morse case.
once
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From this reading This they at once communicated to the ever receptive "yellows," and then the public received more than its due share of the developments as served upon scores of front pages.
pages
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From this reading This they at once communicated to the ever receptive "yellows," and then the public received more than its due share of the developments as served upon scores of front pages.
people
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From this reading "Who the Japanese is is a mystery to the police and the hotel people," declared the _Star_ in triple-leaded feature type.
police
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From this reading The New York police, by happy chance, had pounced upon the warm trail as soon as the young Englishman stepped from the train.
pounced
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From this reading The New York police, by happy chance, had pounced upon the warm trail as soon as the young Englishman stepped from the train.
public
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From this reading This they at once communicated to the ever receptive "yellows," and then the public received more than its due share of the developments as served upon scores of front pages.
ran
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From this reading A RAY OF LIGHT The late editions of the evening-papers ran riot with this latest feature of the Morse case.
RAY
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From this reading A RAY OF LIGHT The late editions of the evening-papers ran riot with this latest feature of the Morse case.
received
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From this reading This they at once communicated to the ever receptive "yellows," and then the public received more than its due share of the developments as served upon scores of front pages.
receptive
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From this reading This they at once communicated to the ever receptive "yellows," and then the public received more than its due share of the developments as served upon scores of front pages.
riot
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From this reading A RAY OF LIGHT The late editions of the evening-papers ran riot with this latest feature of the Morse case.
scores
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From this reading This they at once communicated to the ever receptive "yellows," and then the public received more than its due share of the developments as served upon scores of front pages.
served
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From this reading This they at once communicated to the ever receptive "yellows," and then the public received more than its due share of the developments as served upon scores of front pages.
set
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From this reading What followed was so totally unexpected by the authorities that it set them into a violent state of agitation.
share
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From this reading This they at once communicated to the ever receptive "yellows," and then the public received more than its due share of the developments as served upon scores of front pages.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What followed was so totally unexpected by the authorities that it set them into a violent state of agitation.
soon
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From this reading The New York police, by happy chance, had pounced upon the warm trail as soon as the young Englishman stepped from the train.
Star
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From this reading "Who the Japanese is is a mystery to the police and the hotel people," declared the _Star_ in triple-leaded feature type.
state
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From this reading What followed was so totally unexpected by the authorities that it set them into a violent state of agitation.
stepped
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From this reading The New York police, by happy chance, had pounced upon the warm trail as soon as the young Englishman stepped from the train.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This they at once communicated to the ever receptive "yellows," and then the public received more than its due share of the developments as served upon scores of front pages.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What followed was so totally unexpected by the authorities that it set them into a violent state of agitation.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A RAY OF LIGHT The late editions of the evening-papers ran riot with this latest feature of the Morse case.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What followed was so totally unexpected by the authorities that it set them into a violent state of agitation.
then
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From this reading This they at once communicated to the ever receptive "yellows," and then the public received more than its due share of the developments as served upon scores of front pages.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This they at once communicated to the ever receptive "yellows," and then the public received more than its due share of the developments as served upon scores of front pages.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A RAY OF LIGHT The late editions of the evening-papers ran riot with this latest feature of the Morse case.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This they at once communicated to the ever receptive "yellows," and then the public received more than its due share of the developments as served upon scores of front pages.
totally
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From this reading What followed was so totally unexpected by the authorities that it set them into a violent state of agitation.
trail
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From this reading The New York police, by happy chance, had pounced upon the warm trail as soon as the young Englishman stepped from the train.
train
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From this reading The New York police, by happy chance, had pounced upon the warm trail as soon as the young Englishman stepped from the train.
triple-leaded
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From this reading "Who the Japanese is is a mystery to the police and the hotel people," declared the _Star_ in triple-leaded feature type.
type
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From this reading "Who the Japanese is is a mystery to the police and the hotel people," declared the _Star_ in triple-leaded feature type.
unexpected
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From this reading What followed was so totally unexpected by the authorities that it set them into a violent state of agitation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The New York police, by happy chance, had pounced upon the warm trail as soon as the young Englishman stepped from the train.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What followed was so totally unexpected by the authorities that it set them into a violent state of agitation.
warm
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From this reading The New York police, by happy chance, had pounced upon the warm trail as soon as the young Englishman stepped from the train.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What followed was so totally unexpected by the authorities that it set them into a violent state of agitation.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What followed was so totally unexpected by the authorities that it set them into a violent state of agitation.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Who the Japanese is is a mystery to the police and the hotel people," declared the _Star_ in triple-leaded feature type.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A RAY OF LIGHT The late editions of the evening-papers ran riot with this latest feature of the Morse case.
yellows
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From this reading This they at once communicated to the ever receptive "yellows," and then the public received more than its due share of the developments as served upon scores of front pages.
York
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From this reading The New York police, by happy chance, had pounced upon the warm trail as soon as the young Englishman stepped from the train.
young
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From this reading The New York police, by happy chance, had pounced upon the warm trail as soon as the young Englishman stepped from the train.
