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(*18) New York “Herald.” (*19) New York “Courier and Inquirer.” (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence. (*21) New York “Courier and Inquirer.” (*22) New York “Evening Post.”
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released from a duty or job
From this reading “(*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “(*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “(*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.”
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From this reading (*18) New York “Herald.”
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From this reading (*19) New York “Courier and Inquirer.”
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From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
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From this reading (*21) New York “Courier and Inquirer.”
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From this reading (*22) New York “Evening Post.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (*19) New York “Courier and Inquirer.”
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From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
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From this reading (*19) New York “Courier and Inquirer.”
released from a duty or job
From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
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From this reading (*22) New York “Evening Post.”
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From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
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From this reading (*18) New York “Herald.”
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From this reading (*19) New York “Courier and Inquirer.”
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From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
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From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
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From this reading (*18) New York “Herald.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
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From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
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From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
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From this reading (*22) New York “Evening Post.”
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From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
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From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (*20) Mennais was one of the parties originally suspected and arrested, but discharged through total lack of evidence.
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From this reading (*18) New York “Herald.”
