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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 Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
afar
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From this reading But the keen relish is lacking where the crime has been done afar off.
America
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From this reading They will import sensation cases from America or the colonies, and will try to feel as keenly interested in a murder in New York or Melbourne as in a London tragedy.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is nothing that English men and women enjoy more than the crime which they call "a really good murder."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They will import sensation cases from America or the colonies, and will try to feel as keenly interested in a murder in New York or Melbourne as in a London tragedy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But the keen relish is lacking where the crime has been done afar off.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the keen relish is lacking where the crime has been done afar off.
call
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From this reading There is nothing that English men and women enjoy more than the crime which they call "a really good murder."
cases
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From this reading They will import sensation cases from America or the colonies, and will try to feel as keenly interested in a murder in New York or Melbourne as in a London tragedy.
colonies
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From this reading They will import sensation cases from America or the colonies, and will try to feel as keenly interested in a murder in New York or Melbourne as in a London tragedy.
crime
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From this reading There is nothing that English men and women enjoy more than the crime which they call "a really good murder."
dinner
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From this reading Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
discussing
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From this reading Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the keen relish is lacking where the crime has been done afar off.
English
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From this reading There is nothing that English men and women enjoy more than the crime which they call "a really good murder."
enjoy
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From this reading There is nothing that English men and women enjoy more than the crime which they call "a really good murder."
fate
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From this reading Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
feel
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From this reading They will import sensation cases from America or the colonies, and will try to feel as keenly interested in a murder in New York or Melbourne as in a London tragedy.
financier's
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From this reading Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They will import sensation cases from America or the colonies, and will try to feel as keenly interested in a murder in New York or Melbourne as in a London tragedy.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is nothing that English men and women enjoy more than the crime which they call "a really good murder."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the keen relish is lacking where the crime has been done afar off.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
import
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From this reading They will import sensation cases from America or the colonies, and will try to feel as keenly interested in a murder in New York or Melbourne as in a London tragedy.
impossible
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From this reading It is impossible to realise the scene in unfamiliar surroundings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
interested
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From this reading They will import sensation cases from America or the colonies, and will try to feel as keenly interested in a murder in New York or Melbourne as in a London tragedy.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is nothing that English men and women enjoy more than the crime which they call "a really good murder."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is impossible to realise the scene in unfamiliar surroundings.
keen
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From this reading But the keen relish is lacking where the crime has been done afar off.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
with sharp attention or strong interest
From this reading They will import sensation cases from America or the colonies, and will try to feel as keenly interested in a murder in New York or Melbourne as in a London tragedy.
lacking
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From this reading But the keen relish is lacking where the crime has been done afar off.
London
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From this reading They will import sensation cases from America or the colonies, and will try to feel as keenly interested in a murder in New York or Melbourne as in a London tragedy.
Lord
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From this reading Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
Melbourne
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From this reading They will import sensation cases from America or the colonies, and will try to feel as keenly interested in a murder in New York or Melbourne as in a London tragedy.
men
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From this reading There is nothing that English men and women enjoy more than the crime which they call "a really good murder."
more
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From this reading There is nothing that English men and women enjoy more than the crime which they call "a really good murder."
multitude
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From this reading Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
murder
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From this reading Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
New
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From this reading They will import sensation cases from America or the colonies, and will try to feel as keenly interested in a murder in New York or Melbourne as in a London tragedy.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There is nothing that English men and women enjoy more than the crime which they call "a really good murder."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
off
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From this reading But the keen relish is lacking where the crime has been done afar off.
Okehampton
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From this reading Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
only
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From this reading Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They will import sensation cases from America or the colonies, and will try to feel as keenly interested in a murder in New York or Melbourne as in a London tragedy.
Provana
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From this reading Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
realise
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From this reading It is impossible to realise the scene in unfamiliar surroundings.
really
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From this reading There is nothing that English men and women enjoy more than the crime which they call "a really good murder."
relish
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From this reading But the keen relish is lacking where the crime has been done afar off.
scene
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From this reading It is impossible to realise the scene in unfamiliar surroundings.
sensation
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From this reading They will import sensation cases from America or the colonies, and will try to feel as keenly interested in a murder in New York or Melbourne as in a London tragedy.
surroundings
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From this reading It is impossible to realise the scene in unfamiliar surroundings.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There is nothing that English men and women enjoy more than the crime which they call "a really good murder."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is nothing that English men and women enjoy more than the crime which they call "a really good murder."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
There
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From this reading There is nothing that English men and women enjoy more than the crime which they call "a really good murder."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There is nothing that English men and women enjoy more than the crime which they call "a really good murder."
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They will import sensation cases from America or the colonies, and will try to feel as keenly interested in a murder in New York or Melbourne as in a London tragedy.
tragedy
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From this reading They will import sensation cases from America or the colonies, and will try to feel as keenly interested in a murder in New York or Melbourne as in a London tragedy.
try
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From this reading They will import sensation cases from America or the colonies, and will try to feel as keenly interested in a murder in New York or Melbourne as in a London tragedy.
tête-à-tête
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From this reading Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
unfamiliar
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From this reading It is impossible to realise the scene in unfamiliar surroundings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But the keen relish is lacking where the crime has been done afar off.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is nothing that English men and women enjoy more than the crime which they call "a really good murder."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
wife
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From this reading Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They will import sensation cases from America or the colonies, and will try to feel as keenly interested in a murder in New York or Melbourne as in a London tragedy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lord Okehampton, discussing the financier's fate in a _tête-à-tête_ dinner with his wife, was only one among a multitude who were thinking of the Provana murder.
women
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From this reading There is nothing that English men and women enjoy more than the crime which they call "a really good murder."
York
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From this reading They will import sensation cases from America or the colonies, and will try to feel as keenly interested in a murder in New York or Melbourne as in a London tragedy.
