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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 Yet it is well known to us that many a criminal is made by pondering over the fate of some predecessor in guilt.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading No man is more inclined to murder his nephews, or stifle his wife, after reading "Richard the Third" or "Othello."
all
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From this reading One would think that the perusal in the newspaper of some crime and capital punishment would warn away all who had ever meditated the crime, or dreaded the chance of detection.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One would think that the perusal in the newspaper of some crime and capital punishment would warn away all who had ever meditated the crime, or dreaded the chance of detection.
away
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet it is well known to us that many a criminal is made by pondering over the fate of some predecessor in guilt.
capital
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chance
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crime
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criminal
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From this reading Yet it is well known to us that many a criminal is made by pondering over the fate of some predecessor in guilt.
Dark
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From this reading There is a fascination in the Dark and Forbidden, which, strange to say, is only lost in fiction.
detection
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From this reading One would think that the perusal in the newspaper of some crime and capital punishment would warn away all who had ever meditated the crime, or dreaded the chance of detection.
dreaded
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effect
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From this reading It will often happen that what ought to turn the human mind from some peculiar tendency produces the opposite effect.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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fascination
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From this reading There is a fascination in the Dark and Forbidden, which, strange to say, is only lost in fiction.
fate
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From this reading Yet it is well known to us that many a criminal is made by pondering over the fate of some predecessor in guilt.
fiction
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From this reading There is a fascination in the Dark and Forbidden, which, strange to say, is only lost in fiction.
ForbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading There is a fascination in the Dark and Forbidden, which, strange to say, is only lost in fiction.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It will often happen that what ought to turn the human mind from some peculiar tendency produces the opposite effect.
guilt
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From this reading Yet it is well known to us that many a criminal is made by pondering over the fate of some predecessor in guilt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One would think that the perusal in the newspaper of some crime and capital punishment would warn away all who had ever meditated the crime, or dreaded the chance of detection.
happen
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From this reading It will often happen that what ought to turn the human mind from some peculiar tendency produces the opposite effect.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No man is more inclined to murder his nephews, or stifle his wife, after reading "Richard the Third" or "Othello."
human
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inclined
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From this reading No man is more inclined to murder his nephews, or stifle his wife, after reading "Richard the Third" or "Othello."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet it is well known to us that many a criminal is made by pondering over the fate of some predecessor in guilt.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will often happen that what ought to turn the human mind from some peculiar tendency produces the opposite effect.
known
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From this reading Yet it is well known to us that many a criminal is made by pondering over the fate of some predecessor in guilt.
lost
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From this reading There is a fascination in the Dark and Forbidden, which, strange to say, is only lost in fiction.
made
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From this reading Yet it is well known to us that many a criminal is made by pondering over the fate of some predecessor in guilt.
man
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From this reading No man is more inclined to murder his nephews, or stifle his wife, after reading "Richard the Third" or "Othello."
many
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From this reading Yet it is well known to us that many a criminal is made by pondering over the fate of some predecessor in guilt.
meditated
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mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will often happen that what ought to turn the human mind from some peculiar tendency produces the opposite effect.
more
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From this reading No man is more inclined to murder his nephews, or stifle his wife, after reading "Richard the Third" or "Othello."
murder
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From this reading No man is more inclined to murder his nephews, or stifle his wife, after reading "Richard the Third" or "Othello."
nephews
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From this reading No man is more inclined to murder his nephews, or stifle his wife, after reading "Richard the Third" or "Othello."
newspaper
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NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No man is more inclined to murder his nephews, or stifle his wife, after reading "Richard the Third" or "Othello."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One would think that the perusal in the newspaper of some crime and capital punishment would warn away all who had ever meditated the crime, or dreaded the chance of detection.
often
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OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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only
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From this reading There is a fascination in the Dark and Forbidden, which, strange to say, is only lost in fiction.
opposite
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From this reading It will often happen that what ought to turn the human mind from some peculiar tendency produces the opposite effect.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One would think that the perusal in the newspaper of some crime and capital punishment would warn away all who had ever meditated the crime, or dreaded the chance of detection.
Othello
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From this reading No man is more inclined to murder his nephews, or stifle his wife, after reading "Richard the Third" or "Othello."
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading It will often happen that what ought to turn the human mind from some peculiar tendency produces the opposite effect.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Yet it is well known to us that many a criminal is made by pondering over the fate of some predecessor in guilt.
peculiar
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perusal
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pondering
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From this reading Yet it is well known to us that many a criminal is made by pondering over the fate of some predecessor in guilt.
predecessor
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From this reading Yet it is well known to us that many a criminal is made by pondering over the fate of some predecessor in guilt.
produces
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punishment
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reading
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From this reading No man is more inclined to murder his nephews, or stifle his wife, after reading "Richard the Third" or "Othello."
Richard
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From this reading No man is more inclined to murder his nephews, or stifle his wife, after reading "Richard the Third" or "Othello."
say
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From this reading There is a fascination in the Dark and Forbidden, which, strange to say, is only lost in fiction.
some
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stifle
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From this reading No man is more inclined to murder his nephews, or stifle his wife, after reading "Richard the Third" or "Othello."
strange
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From this reading There is a fascination in the Dark and Forbidden, which, strange to say, is only lost in fiction.
tendency
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From this reading It will often happen that what ought to turn the human mind from some peculiar tendency produces the opposite effect.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It will often happen that what ought to turn the human mind from some peculiar tendency produces the opposite effect.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It will often happen that what ought to turn the human mind from some peculiar tendency produces the opposite effect.
There
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From this reading There is a fascination in the Dark and Forbidden, which, strange to say, is only lost in fiction.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One would think that the perusal in the newspaper of some crime and capital punishment would warn away all who had ever meditated the crime, or dreaded the chance of detection.
ThirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No man is more inclined to murder his nephews, or stifle his wife, after reading "Richard the Third" or "Othello."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It will often happen that what ought to turn the human mind from some peculiar tendency produces the opposite effect.
turn
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From this reading It will often happen that what ought to turn the human mind from some peculiar tendency produces the opposite effect.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet it is well known to us that many a criminal is made by pondering over the fate of some predecessor in guilt.
warn
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From this reading One would think that the perusal in the newspaper of some crime and capital punishment would warn away all who had ever meditated the crime, or dreaded the chance of detection.
well
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From this reading Yet it is well known to us that many a criminal is made by pondering over the fate of some predecessor in guilt.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It will often happen that what ought to turn the human mind from some peculiar tendency produces the opposite effect.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is a fascination in the Dark and Forbidden, which, strange to say, is only lost in fiction.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading One would think that the perusal in the newspaper of some crime and capital punishment would warn away all who had ever meditated the crime, or dreaded the chance of detection.
wife
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From this reading No man is more inclined to murder his nephews, or stifle his wife, after reading "Richard the Third" or "Othello."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will often happen that what ought to turn the human mind from some peculiar tendency produces the opposite effect.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One would think that the perusal in the newspaper of some crime and capital punishment would warn away all who had ever meditated the crime, or dreaded the chance of detection.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it is well known to us that many a criminal is made by pondering over the fate of some predecessor in guilt.
