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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 There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
any
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From this reading THE COLONEL IS SHOCKED "The Putney mystery," said the _Daily Megaphone_, "surpasses any of recent years in its sensational character.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
automatic
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From this reading The automatic pistol in his pocket, which had recently been discharged, might support this theory even if the police had not found tracks of his feet in the laurels.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The tragedy can be reconstructed up to a point.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The automatic pistol in his pocket, which had recently been discharged, might support this theory even if the police had not found tracks of his feet in the laurels.
bizarre
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From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
breast
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From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. White was evidently killed in the garden by the Frenchman who was found hanging.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "The tragedy can be reconstructed up to a point.
card
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From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
character
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From this reading THE COLONEL IS SHOCKED "The Putney mystery," said the _Daily Megaphone_, "surpasses any of recent years in its sensational character.
COLONEL
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From this reading THE COLONEL IS SHOCKED "The Putney mystery," said the _Daily Megaphone_, "surpasses any of recent years in its sensational character.
Daily
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From this reading THE COLONEL IS SHOCKED "The Putney mystery," said the _Daily Megaphone_, "surpasses any of recent years in its sensational character.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
dischargedverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
released from a duty or job
From this reading The automatic pistol in his pocket, which had recently been discharged, might support this theory even if the police had not found tracks of his feet in the laurels.
door
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From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
empty
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From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The automatic pistol in his pocket, which had recently been discharged, might support this theory even if the police had not found tracks of his feet in the laurels.
evidently
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From this reading Mr. White was evidently killed in the garden by the Frenchman who was found hanging.
feet
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From this reading The automatic pistol in his pocket, which had recently been discharged, might support this theory even if the police had not found tracks of his feet in the laurels.
figure
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From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. White was evidently killed in the garden by the Frenchman who was found hanging.
Frenchman
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From this reading Mr. White was evidently killed in the garden by the Frenchman who was found hanging.
garden
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From this reading Mr. White was evidently killed in the garden by the Frenchman who was found hanging.
grim
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From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The automatic pistol in his pocket, which had recently been discharged, might support this theory even if the police had not found tracks of his feet in the laurels.
hanging
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From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
house
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From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
identification
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From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The automatic pistol in his pocket, which had recently been discharged, might support this theory even if the police had not found tracks of his feet in the laurels.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE COLONEL IS SHOCKED "The Putney mystery," said the _Daily Megaphone_, "surpasses any of recent years in its sensational character.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE COLONEL IS SHOCKED "The Putney mystery," said the _Daily Megaphone_, "surpasses any of recent years in its sensational character.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE COLONEL IS SHOCKED "The Putney mystery," said the _Daily Megaphone_, "surpasses any of recent years in its sensational character.
killed
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From this reading Mr. White was evidently killed in the garden by the Frenchman who was found hanging.
kitchen
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From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
laurels
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From this reading The automatic pistol in his pocket, which had recently been discharged, might support this theory even if the police had not found tracks of his feet in the laurels.
man
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From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
mark
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From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
Megaphone
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From this reading THE COLONEL IS SHOCKED "The Putney mystery," said the _Daily Megaphone_, "surpasses any of recent years in its sensational character.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The automatic pistol in his pocket, which had recently been discharged, might support this theory even if the police had not found tracks of his feet in the laurels.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. White was evidently killed in the garden by the Frenchman who was found hanging.
murderer
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From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
mystery
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From this reading THE COLONEL IS SHOCKED "The Putney mystery," said the _Daily Megaphone_, "surpasses any of recent years in its sensational character.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The automatic pistol in his pocket, which had recently been discharged, might support this theory even if the police had not found tracks of his feet in the laurels.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COLONEL IS SHOCKED "The Putney mystery," said the _Daily Megaphone_, "surpasses any of recent years in its sensational character.
other
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From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
pinned
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From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
pistol
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From this reading The automatic pistol in his pocket, which had recently been discharged, might support this theory even if the police had not found tracks of his feet in the laurels.
playing
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From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
pocket
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From this reading The automatic pistol in his pocket, which had recently been discharged, might support this theory even if the police had not found tracks of his feet in the laurels.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading "The tragedy can be reconstructed up to a point.
police
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From this reading The automatic pistol in his pocket, which had recently been discharged, might support this theory even if the police had not found tracks of his feet in the laurels.
Putney
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From this reading THE COLONEL IS SHOCKED "The Putney mystery," said the _Daily Megaphone_, "surpasses any of recent years in its sensational character.
recent
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From this reading THE COLONEL IS SHOCKED "The Putney mystery," said the _Daily Megaphone_, "surpasses any of recent years in its sensational character.
recently
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From this reading The automatic pistol in his pocket, which had recently been discharged, might support this theory even if the police had not found tracks of his feet in the laurels.
reconstructed
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From this reading "The tragedy can be reconstructed up to a point.
said
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From this reading THE COLONEL IS SHOCKED "The Putney mystery," said the _Daily Megaphone_, "surpasses any of recent years in its sensational character.
sensational
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From this reading THE COLONEL IS SHOCKED "The Putney mystery," said the _Daily Megaphone_, "surpasses any of recent years in its sensational character.
SHOCKED
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From this reading THE COLONEL IS SHOCKED "The Putney mystery," said the _Daily Megaphone_, "surpasses any of recent years in its sensational character.
spectacle
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From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading The automatic pistol in his pocket, which had recently been discharged, might support this theory even if the police had not found tracks of his feet in the laurels.
surpasses
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From this reading THE COLONEL IS SHOCKED "The Putney mystery," said the _Daily Megaphone_, "surpasses any of recent years in its sensational character.
swaying
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From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COLONEL IS SHOCKED "The Putney mystery," said the _Daily Megaphone_, "surpasses any of recent years in its sensational character.
theory
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From this reading The automatic pistol in his pocket, which had recently been discharged, might support this theory even if the police had not found tracks of his feet in the laurels.
There
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From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
touch
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From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
tracks
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From this reading The automatic pistol in his pocket, which had recently been discharged, might support this theory even if the police had not found tracks of his feet in the laurels.
tragedy
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From this reading "The tragedy can be reconstructed up to a point.
up
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From this reading "The tragedy can be reconstructed up to a point.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. White was evidently killed in the garden by the Frenchman who was found hanging.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The automatic pistol in his pocket, which had recently been discharged, might support this theory even if the police had not found tracks of his feet in the laurels.
White
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From this reading Mr. White was evidently killed in the garden by the Frenchman who was found hanging.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mr. White was evidently killed in the garden by the Frenchman who was found hanging.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There is a touch of the bizarre in this grim spectacle of the dead man at the door of the empty house, and the swaying figure of his murderer hanging in the kitchen, with no other mark of identification than a playing card pinned to his breast.
years
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From this reading THE COLONEL IS SHOCKED "The Putney mystery," said the _Daily Megaphone_, "surpasses any of recent years in its sensational character.
