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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 Murder is a bad thing and so are nonsense rhymes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Humanity Printing and Publishing Co. St. Louis, Mo.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Murder is a bad thing and so are nonsense rhymes.
bad
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From this reading Murder is a bad thing and so are nonsense rhymes.
Co
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From this reading Humanity Printing and Publishing Co. St. Louis, Mo.
earth
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From this reading _This little volume was written for no reason on earth and with no earthly reason.
earthly
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From this reading _This little volume was written for no reason on earth and with no earthly reason.
excuse
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From this reading There is often a valid excuse for murder; there is none for nonsense rhymes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _This little volume was written for no reason on earth and with no earthly reason.
happened
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From this reading It just simply happened, on the principle, I suppose that "murder will out."
Humanity
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From this reading Humanity Printing and Publishing Co. St. Louis, Mo.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It just simply happened, on the principle, I suppose that "murder will out."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Murder is a bad thing and so are nonsense rhymes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It just simply happened, on the principle, I suppose that "murder will out."
just
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From this reading It just simply happened, on the principle, I suppose that "murder will out."
little
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From this reading _This little volume was written for no reason on earth and with no earthly reason.
Louis
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From this reading Humanity Printing and Publishing Co. St. Louis, Mo.
Mo
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From this reading Humanity Printing and Publishing Co. St. Louis, Mo.
murder
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From this reading It just simply happened, on the principle, I suppose that "murder will out."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _This little volume was written for no reason on earth and with no earthly reason.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading There is often a valid excuse for murder; there is none for nonsense rhymes.
nonsense
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From this reading Murder is a bad thing and so are nonsense rhymes.
often
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From this reading There is often a valid excuse for murder; there is none for nonsense rhymes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _This little volume was written for no reason on earth and with no earthly reason.
out
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From this reading It just simply happened, on the principle, I suppose that "murder will out."
principle
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From this reading It just simply happened, on the principle, I suppose that "murder will out."
Printing
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From this reading Humanity Printing and Publishing Co. St. Louis, Mo.
Publishing
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From this reading Humanity Printing and Publishing Co. St. Louis, Mo.
reason
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From this reading _This little volume was written for no reason on earth and with no earthly reason.
rhymes
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From this reading Murder is a bad thing and so are nonsense rhymes.
simply
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From this reading It just simply happened, on the principle, I suppose that "murder will out."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Murder is a bad thing and so are nonsense rhymes.
St
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From this reading Humanity Printing and Publishing Co. St. Louis, Mo.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It just simply happened, on the principle, I suppose that "murder will out."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It just simply happened, on the principle, I suppose that "murder will out."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It just simply happened, on the principle, I suppose that "murder will out."
There
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From this reading There is often a valid excuse for murder; there is none for nonsense rhymes.
thing
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From this reading Murder is a bad thing and so are nonsense rhymes.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _This little volume was written for no reason on earth and with no earthly reason.
valid
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From this reading There is often a valid excuse for murder; there is none for nonsense rhymes.
volume
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From this reading _This little volume was written for no reason on earth and with no earthly reason.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _This little volume was written for no reason on earth and with no earthly reason.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It just simply happened, on the principle, I suppose that "murder will out."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _This little volume was written for no reason on earth and with no earthly reason.
written
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From this reading _This little volume was written for no reason on earth and with no earthly reason.
