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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 The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
All
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From this reading All this was extremely amusing, for, as a matter of fact, the evidence as yet had not shown any reasonable ground for supposing foul play had taken place.
amplified
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From this reading But it was no use trying to reason with the public, they had got it into their sage heads that a crime had been committed, and demanded evidence; so as the press had no real evidence to give, they made it up, and the public, in private conversations, amplified the evidence until they constructed a complete criminal case.
amusing
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From this reading All this was extremely amusing, for, as a matter of fact, the evidence as yet had not shown any reasonable ground for supposing foul play had taken place.
analyst
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From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
any
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From this reading All this was extremely amusing, for, as a matter of fact, the evidence as yet had not shown any reasonable ground for supposing foul play had taken place.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
assumed
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From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But it was no use trying to reason with the public, they had got it into their sage heads that a crime had been committed, and demanded evidence; so as the press had no real evidence to give, they made it up, and the public, in private conversations, amplified the evidence until they constructed a complete criminal case.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was no use trying to reason with the public, they had got it into their sage heads that a crime had been committed, and demanded evidence; so as the press had no real evidence to give, they made it up, and the public, in private conversations, amplified the evidence until they constructed a complete criminal case.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
case
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE There was no doubt the Sprotts’ poisoning case was the sensation of the day in Melbourne.
CIRCUMSTANTIAL
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE There was no doubt the Sprotts’ poisoning case was the sensation of the day in Melbourne.
committed
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From this reading The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was no use trying to reason with the public, they had got it into their sage heads that a crime had been committed, and demanded evidence; so as the press had no real evidence to give, they made it up, and the public, in private conversations, amplified the evidence until they constructed a complete criminal case.
constructed
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From this reading But it was no use trying to reason with the public, they had got it into their sage heads that a crime had been committed, and demanded evidence; so as the press had no real evidence to give, they made it up, and the public, in private conversations, amplified the evidence until they constructed a complete criminal case.
conversations
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From this reading But it was no use trying to reason with the public, they had got it into their sage heads that a crime had been committed, and demanded evidence; so as the press had no real evidence to give, they made it up, and the public, in private conversations, amplified the evidence until they constructed a complete criminal case.
crime
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From this reading The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
criminal
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From this reading But it was no use trying to reason with the public, they had got it into their sage heads that a crime had been committed, and demanded evidence; so as the press had no real evidence to give, they made it up, and the public, in private conversations, amplified the evidence until they constructed a complete criminal case.
day
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE There was no doubt the Sprotts’ poisoning case was the sensation of the day in Melbourne.
death
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From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
demanded
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From this reading But it was no use trying to reason with the public, they had got it into their sage heads that a crime had been committed, and demanded evidence; so as the press had no real evidence to give, they made it up, and the public, in private conversations, amplified the evidence until they constructed a complete criminal case.
dotted
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From this reading The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
doubt
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE There was no doubt the Sprotts’ poisoning case was the sensation of the day in Melbourne.
emphatic
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From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
EVIDENCE
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE There was no doubt the Sprotts’ poisoning case was the sensation of the day in Melbourne.
extremely
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From this reading All this was extremely amusing, for, as a matter of fact, the evidence as yet had not shown any reasonable ground for supposing foul play had taken place.
fact
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From this reading All this was extremely amusing, for, as a matter of fact, the evidence as yet had not shown any reasonable ground for supposing foul play had taken place.
far
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From this reading The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All this was extremely amusing, for, as a matter of fact, the evidence as yet had not shown any reasonable ground for supposing foul play had taken place.
foul
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From this reading All this was extremely amusing, for, as a matter of fact, the evidence as yet had not shown any reasonable ground for supposing foul play had taken place.
full
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From this reading The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
give
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From this reading The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
given
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From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
got
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From this reading But it was no use trying to reason with the public, they had got it into their sage heads that a crime had been committed, and demanded evidence; so as the press had no real evidence to give, they made it up, and the public, in private conversations, amplified the evidence until they constructed a complete criminal case.
Government
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From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
ground
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From this reading All this was extremely amusing, for, as a matter of fact, the evidence as yet had not shown any reasonable ground for supposing foul play had taken place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All this was extremely amusing, for, as a matter of fact, the evidence as yet had not shown any reasonable ground for supposing foul play had taken place.
heads
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From this reading But it was no use trying to reason with the public, they had got it into their sage heads that a crime had been committed, and demanded evidence; so as the press had no real evidence to give, they made it up, and the public, in private conversations, amplified the evidence until they constructed a complete criminal case.
house
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From this reading The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
how
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From this reading The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE There was no doubt the Sprotts’ poisoning case was the sensation of the day in Melbourne.
indeed
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From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But it was no use trying to reason with the public, they had got it into their sage heads that a crime had been committed, and demanded evidence; so as the press had no real evidence to give, they made it up, and the public, in private conversations, amplified the evidence until they constructed a complete criminal case.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
lines
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From this reading The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
made
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From this reading But it was no use trying to reason with the public, they had got it into their sage heads that a crime had been committed, and demanded evidence; so as the press had no real evidence to give, they made it up, and the public, in private conversations, amplified the evidence until they constructed a complete criminal case.
matter
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From this reading All this was extremely amusing, for, as a matter of fact, the evidence as yet had not shown any reasonable ground for supposing foul play had taken place.
Melbourne
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE There was no doubt the Sprotts’ poisoning case was the sensation of the day in Melbourne.
mode
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From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
much
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From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE There was no doubt the Sprotts’ poisoning case was the sensation of the day in Melbourne.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All this was extremely amusing, for, as a matter of fact, the evidence as yet had not shown any reasonable ground for supposing foul play had taken place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE There was no doubt the Sprotts’ poisoning case was the sensation of the day in Melbourne.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
opinions
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From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
paper
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From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
papers
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From this reading The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
place
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From this reading All this was extremely amusing, for, as a matter of fact, the evidence as yet had not shown any reasonable ground for supposing foul play had taken place.
plan
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From this reading The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
play
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From this reading All this was extremely amusing, for, as a matter of fact, the evidence as yet had not shown any reasonable ground for supposing foul play had taken place.
poisoning
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE There was no doubt the Sprotts’ poisoning case was the sensation of the day in Melbourne.
press
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From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
private
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From this reading But it was no use trying to reason with the public, they had got it into their sage heads that a crime had been committed, and demanded evidence; so as the press had no real evidence to give, they made it up, and the public, in private conversations, amplified the evidence until they constructed a complete criminal case.
public
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From this reading But it was no use trying to reason with the public, they had got it into their sage heads that a crime had been committed, and demanded evidence; so as the press had no real evidence to give, they made it up, and the public, in private conversations, amplified the evidence until they constructed a complete criminal case.
real
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From this reading But it was no use trying to reason with the public, they had got it into their sage heads that a crime had been committed, and demanded evidence; so as the press had no real evidence to give, they made it up, and the public, in private conversations, amplified the evidence until they constructed a complete criminal case.
reason
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From this reading But it was no use trying to reason with the public, they had got it into their sage heads that a crime had been committed, and demanded evidence; so as the press had no real evidence to give, they made it up, and the public, in private conversations, amplified the evidence until they constructed a complete criminal case.
reasonable
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From this reading All this was extremely amusing, for, as a matter of fact, the evidence as yet had not shown any reasonable ground for supposing foul play had taken place.
regarding
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From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
report
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From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
sage
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From this reading But it was no use trying to reason with the public, they had got it into their sage heads that a crime had been committed, and demanded evidence; so as the press had no real evidence to give, they made it up, and the public, in private conversations, amplified the evidence until they constructed a complete criminal case.
said
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From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
sensation
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE There was no doubt the Sprotts’ poisoning case was the sensation of the day in Melbourne.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
show
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From this reading The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
shown
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From this reading All this was extremely amusing, for, as a matter of fact, the evidence as yet had not shown any reasonable ground for supposing foul play had taken place.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
some
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From this reading The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
Sprotts
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE There was no doubt the Sprotts’ poisoning case was the sensation of the day in Melbourne.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
supposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
assuming something is true for the purpose of discussion
From this reading All this was extremely amusing, for, as a matter of fact, the evidence as yet had not shown any reasonable ground for supposing foul play had taken place.
taken
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From this reading All this was extremely amusing, for, as a matter of fact, the evidence as yet had not shown any reasonable ground for supposing foul play had taken place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE There was no doubt the Sprotts’ poisoning case was the sensation of the day in Melbourne.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But it was no use trying to reason with the public, they had got it into their sage heads that a crime had been committed, and demanded evidence; so as the press had no real evidence to give, they made it up, and the public, in private conversations, amplified the evidence until they constructed a complete criminal case.
There
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE There was no doubt the Sprotts’ poisoning case was the sensation of the day in Melbourne.
thereon
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From this reading The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But it was no use trying to reason with the public, they had got it into their sage heads that a crime had been committed, and demanded evidence; so as the press had no real evidence to give, they made it up, and the public, in private conversations, amplified the evidence until they constructed a complete criminal case.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this was extremely amusing, for, as a matter of fact, the evidence as yet had not shown any reasonable ground for supposing foul play had taken place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
too
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From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
trying
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From this reading But it was no use trying to reason with the public, they had got it into their sage heads that a crime had been committed, and demanded evidence; so as the press had no real evidence to give, they made it up, and the public, in private conversations, amplified the evidence until they constructed a complete criminal case.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But it was no use trying to reason with the public, they had got it into their sage heads that a crime had been committed, and demanded evidence; so as the press had no real evidence to give, they made it up, and the public, in private conversations, amplified the evidence until they constructed a complete criminal case.
up
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From this reading But it was no use trying to reason with the public, they had got it into their sage heads that a crime had been committed, and demanded evidence; so as the press had no real evidence to give, they made it up, and the public, in private conversations, amplified the evidence until they constructed a complete criminal case.
use
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From this reading But it was no use trying to reason with the public, they had got it into their sage heads that a crime had been committed, and demanded evidence; so as the press had no real evidence to give, they made it up, and the public, in private conversations, amplified the evidence until they constructed a complete criminal case.
waited
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From this reading One paper, indeed, said that far too much was assumed in the case, and that the report of the Government analyst should be waited for before such emphatic opinions were given by the press regarding the mode of death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE There was no doubt the Sprotts’ poisoning case was the sensation of the day in Melbourne.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The papers were full of it, and some even went so far as to give a plan of the house, with dotted lines thereon, to show how the crime was committed.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading All this was extremely amusing, for, as a matter of fact, the evidence as yet had not shown any reasonable ground for supposing foul play had taken place.
