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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 Each had a long account of the affair, and some had leaders upon it in addition.
account
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From this reading Each had a long account of the affair, and some had leaders upon it in addition.
addition
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From this reading Each had a long account of the affair, and some had leaders upon it in addition.
affair
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From this reading Each had a long account of the affair, and some had leaders upon it in addition.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Each had a long account of the affair, and some had leaders upon it in addition.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The papers next day were full of the “Brixton Mystery,” as they termed it.
bearing
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From this reading I still retain in my scrap-book numerous clippings and extracts bearing upon the case.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Here is a condensation of a few of them:— The _Daily Telegraph_ remarked that in the history of crime there had seldom been a tragedy which presented stranger features.
Brixton
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From this reading The papers next day were full of the “Brixton Mystery,” as they termed it.
case
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From this reading I still retain in my scrap-book numerous clippings and extracts bearing upon the case.
clippings
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From this reading I still retain in my scrap-book numerous clippings and extracts bearing upon the case.
condensation
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From this reading Here is a condensation of a few of them:— The _Daily Telegraph_ remarked that in the history of crime there had seldom been a tragedy which presented stranger features.
crime
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From this reading Here is a condensation of a few of them:— The _Daily Telegraph_ remarked that in the history of crime there had seldom been a tragedy which presented stranger features.
Daily
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From this reading Here is a condensation of a few of them:— The _Daily Telegraph_ remarked that in the history of crime there had seldom been a tragedy which presented stranger features.
day
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From this reading The papers next day were full of the “Brixton Mystery,” as they termed it.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each had a long account of the affair, and some had leaders upon it in addition.
extracts
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features
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From this reading Here is a condensation of a few of them:— The _Daily Telegraph_ remarked that in the history of crime there had seldom been a tragedy which presented stranger features.
few
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From this reading Here is a condensation of a few of them:— The _Daily Telegraph_ remarked that in the history of crime there had seldom been a tragedy which presented stranger features.
full
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From this reading The papers next day were full of the “Brixton Mystery,” as they termed it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Each had a long account of the affair, and some had leaders upon it in addition.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is a condensation of a few of them:— The _Daily Telegraph_ remarked that in the history of crime there had seldom been a tragedy which presented stranger features.
history
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From this reading Here is a condensation of a few of them:— The _Daily Telegraph_ remarked that in the history of crime there had seldom been a tragedy which presented stranger features.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I still retain in my scrap-book numerous clippings and extracts bearing upon the case.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Each had a long account of the affair, and some had leaders upon it in addition.
information
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From this reading There was some information in them which was new to me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is a condensation of a few of them:— The _Daily Telegraph_ remarked that in the history of crime there had seldom been a tragedy which presented stranger features.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The papers next day were full of the “Brixton Mystery,” as they termed it.
leaders
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From this reading Each had a long account of the affair, and some had leaders upon it in addition.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each had a long account of the affair, and some had leaders upon it in addition.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was some information in them which was new to me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I still retain in my scrap-book numerous clippings and extracts bearing upon the case.
Mystery
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From this reading The papers next day were full of the “Brixton Mystery,” as they termed it.
new
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From this reading There was some information in them which was new to me.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The papers next day were full of the “Brixton Mystery,” as they termed it.
numerous
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From this reading I still retain in my scrap-book numerous clippings and extracts bearing upon the case.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The papers next day were full of the “Brixton Mystery,” as they termed it.
papers
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From this reading The papers next day were full of the “Brixton Mystery,” as they termed it.
presented
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From this reading Here is a condensation of a few of them:— The _Daily Telegraph_ remarked that in the history of crime there had seldom been a tragedy which presented stranger features.
remarked
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From this reading Here is a condensation of a few of them:— The _Daily Telegraph_ remarked that in the history of crime there had seldom been a tragedy which presented stranger features.
retain
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From this reading I still retain in my scrap-book numerous clippings and extracts bearing upon the case.
scrap-book
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From this reading I still retain in my scrap-book numerous clippings and extracts bearing upon the case.
seldom
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From this reading Here is a condensation of a few of them:— The _Daily Telegraph_ remarked that in the history of crime there had seldom been a tragedy which presented stranger features.
some
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From this reading Each had a long account of the affair, and some had leaders upon it in addition.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I still retain in my scrap-book numerous clippings and extracts bearing upon the case.
stranger
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From this reading Here is a condensation of a few of them:— The _Daily Telegraph_ remarked that in the history of crime there had seldom been a tragedy which presented stranger features.
Telegraph
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From this reading Here is a condensation of a few of them:— The _Daily Telegraph_ remarked that in the history of crime there had seldom been a tragedy which presented stranger features.
termed
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From this reading The papers next day were full of the “Brixton Mystery,” as they termed it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here is a condensation of a few of them:— The _Daily Telegraph_ remarked that in the history of crime there had seldom been a tragedy which presented stranger features.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The papers next day were full of the “Brixton Mystery,” as they termed it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was some information in them which was new to me.
There
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From this reading There was some information in them which was new to me.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The papers next day were full of the “Brixton Mystery,” as they termed it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was some information in them which was new to me.
tragedy
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From this reading Here is a condensation of a few of them:— The _Daily Telegraph_ remarked that in the history of crime there had seldom been a tragedy which presented stranger features.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Each had a long account of the affair, and some had leaders upon it in addition.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was some information in them which was new to me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The papers next day were full of the “Brixton Mystery,” as they termed it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was some information in them which was new to me.
