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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 One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
Andrew
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From this reading Andrew Leffingwell, the political representative in Chicago of a rich and successful publisher of sensational newspapers, had visited him in his office and had proposed to make him a political figure in the city.
appeared
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From this reading In the city he had become a power and instead of the names and the pictures of criminals and keepers of disorderly houses his name and his picture now appeared on the front pages of newspapers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
become
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From this reading In the city he had become a power and instead of the names and the pictures of criminals and keepers of disorderly houses his name and his picture now appeared on the front pages of newspapers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
Chicago
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From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
city
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From this reading In the city he had become a power and instead of the names and the pictures of criminals and keepers of disorderly houses his name and his picture now appeared on the front pages of newspapers.
constantly
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From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
court
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From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
criminal
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From this reading Finley a noted criminal lawyer had offered him a partnership.
criminals
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From this reading In the city he had become a power and instead of the names and the pictures of criminals and keepers of disorderly houses his name and his picture now appeared on the front pages of newspapers.
crowded
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From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
disconcerted
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From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
disorderly
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From this reading In the city he had become a power and instead of the names and the pictures of criminals and keepers of disorderly houses his name and his picture now appeared on the front pages of newspapers.
dramatic
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From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
evening
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From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
event
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From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
fact
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From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
figure
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From this reading Andrew Leffingwell, the political representative in Chicago of a rich and successful publisher of sensational newspapers, had visited him in his office and had proposed to make him a political figure in the city.
Finley
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From this reading Finley a noted criminal lawyer had offered him a partnership.
front
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From this reading In the city he had become a power and instead of the names and the pictures of criminals and keepers of disorderly houses his name and his picture now appeared on the front pages of newspapers.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
heels
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From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Andrew Leffingwell, the political representative in Chicago of a rich and successful publisher of sensational newspapers, had visited him in his office and had proposed to make him a political figure in the city.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
houses
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From this reading In the city he had become a power and instead of the names and the pictures of criminals and keepers of disorderly houses his name and his picture now appeared on the front pages of newspapers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
instead
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From this reading In the city he had become a power and instead of the names and the pictures of criminals and keepers of disorderly houses his name and his picture now appeared on the front pages of newspapers.
keepers
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From this reading In the city he had become a power and instead of the names and the pictures of criminals and keepers of disorderly houses his name and his picture now appeared on the front pages of newspapers.
lawyer
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From this reading Finley a noted criminal lawyer had offered him a partnership.
Leffingwell
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From this reading Andrew Leffingwell, the political representative in Chicago of a rich and successful publisher of sensational newspapers, had visited him in his office and had proposed to make him a political figure in the city.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andrew Leffingwell, the political representative in Chicago of a rich and successful publisher of sensational newspapers, had visited him in his office and had proposed to make him a political figure in the city.
Margaret
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From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
McGregor
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From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
more
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From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
murder
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From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the city he had become a power and instead of the names and the pictures of criminals and keepers of disorderly houses his name and his picture now appeared on the front pages of newspapers.
names
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From this reading In the city he had become a power and instead of the names and the pictures of criminals and keepers of disorderly houses his name and his picture now appeared on the front pages of newspapers.
newspapers
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From this reading In the city he had become a power and instead of the names and the pictures of criminals and keepers of disorderly houses his name and his picture now appeared on the front pages of newspapers.
noted
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From this reading Finley a noted criminal lawyer had offered him a partnership.
now
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From this reading In the city he had become a power and instead of the names and the pictures of criminals and keepers of disorderly houses his name and his picture now appeared on the front pages of newspapers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
offered
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From this reading Finley a noted criminal lawyer had offered him a partnership.
office
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From this reading Andrew Leffingwell, the political representative in Chicago of a rich and successful publisher of sensational newspapers, had visited him in his office and had proposed to make him a political figure in the city.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the city he had become a power and instead of the names and the pictures of criminals and keepers of disorderly houses his name and his picture now appeared on the front pages of newspapers.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
Ormsby
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From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
out
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From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
pages
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From this reading In the city he had become a power and instead of the names and the pictures of criminals and keepers of disorderly houses his name and his picture now appeared on the front pages of newspapers.
partnership
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From this reading Finley a noted criminal lawyer had offered him a partnership.
picture
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From this reading In the city he had become a power and instead of the names and the pictures of criminals and keepers of disorderly houses his name and his picture now appeared on the front pages of newspapers.
pictures
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From this reading In the city he had become a power and instead of the names and the pictures of criminals and keepers of disorderly houses his name and his picture now appeared on the front pages of newspapers.
plan
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From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
played
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From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
political
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From this reading Andrew Leffingwell, the political representative in Chicago of a rich and successful publisher of sensational newspapers, had visited him in his office and had proposed to make him a political figure in the city.
power
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From this reading In the city he had become a power and instead of the names and the pictures of criminals and keepers of disorderly houses his name and his picture now appeared on the front pages of newspapers.
proposed
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From this reading Andrew Leffingwell, the political representative in Chicago of a rich and successful publisher of sensational newspapers, had visited him in his office and had proposed to make him a political figure in the city.
publisher
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From this reading Andrew Leffingwell, the political representative in Chicago of a rich and successful publisher of sensational newspapers, had visited him in his office and had proposed to make him a political figure in the city.
representative
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From this reading Andrew Leffingwell, the political representative in Chicago of a rich and successful publisher of sensational newspapers, had visited him in his office and had proposed to make him a political figure in the city.
rich
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From this reading Andrew Leffingwell, the political representative in Chicago of a rich and successful publisher of sensational newspapers, had visited him in his office and had proposed to make him a political figure in the city.
room
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From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
sensational
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From this reading Andrew Leffingwell, the political representative in Chicago of a rich and successful publisher of sensational newspapers, had visited him in his office and had proposed to make him a political figure in the city.
streets
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From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
success
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From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
successful
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From this reading Andrew Leffingwell, the political representative in Chicago of a rich and successful publisher of sensational newspapers, had visited him in his office and had proposed to make him a political figure in the city.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
three
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From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
trial
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From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
tried
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From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
troubled
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From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
visited
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From this reading Andrew Leffingwell, the political representative in Chicago of a rich and successful publisher of sensational newspapers, had visited him in his office and had proposed to make him a political figure in the city.
walk
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From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
weeks
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From this reading One evening three weeks after the great murder trial McGregor took a long walk in the streets of Chicago and tried to plan out his life.
wife
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From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was troubled and disconcerted by the event that had crowded in upon the heels of his dramatic success in the court room and more than troubled by the fact that his mind constantly played with the dream of having Margaret Ormsby as his wife.
