used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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announcementsnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənts/
plural of “announcement” — a formal public statement
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AppropriateverbUS /əˈproʊpriət/
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Appropriate, indeed, that such announcements of mysterious murders should be pasted on _dead_ walls!
earlier than; in front of
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a statute in draft before it becomes law
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billsnounUS /bɪlz/
plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
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showing who or what does the action
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plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
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congregateverbUS /ˈkɑːŋɡrəɡeɪt/
come together, usually for a purpose
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no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
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discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
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the act of discovering something
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endeavoured
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a division of the United Kingdom
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at any time
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expressionsnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃənz/
plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
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plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
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fascinationnounUS /ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən/
the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
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a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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gapingadjectiveUS /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
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brought together in one place
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the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
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any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
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Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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provoking horror
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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in truth (often tends to intensify)
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lingerverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡər/
remain present although waning or gradually dying
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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MAJESTY'SnounUS /ˈmædʒəstiz/
possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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the force of workers available
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involving the mind or an intellectual process
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mingleverbUS /ˈmɪŋɡəl/
to bring or combine together or with something else
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plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
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kill intentionally and with premeditation
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murderernounUS /ˈmɜːrdərər/
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
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murdersnounUS /ˈmɜːrdərz/
plural of “murder” — unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
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of an obscure nature
From this reading Appropriate, indeed, that such announcements of mysterious murders should be pasted on _dead_ walls!
neighbourhoodsnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊdz/
plural of “neighbourhood” — a surrounding or nearby region
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discovered or determined by scientific observation
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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offeringnounUS /ˈɔːfərɪŋ/
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
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touching and supported by a surface
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Parliament-street
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pastedadjectiveUS /ˈpeɪstɪd/
affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste
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(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
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deserving or inciting pity
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past form of “print” — put into print
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processverbUS /ˈprɑːses/
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
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PROCLAMATIONnounUS /ˌprɑːkləˈmeɪʃən/
a formal public statement
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proclamationsnounUS /ˌprɑːkləˈmeɪʃənz/
plural of “proclamation” — a formal public statement
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QUARTOnounUS /ˈkwɔːrtoʊ/
the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves
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interpret something that is written or printed
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a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
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one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
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used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
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produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
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of the kind already mentioned
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
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WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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used to ask for information about something
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which person or people
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in the company of; together with
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plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
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the person or people being spoken to
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