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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 With amazing and sinister rapidity the news spread that a burglar had been shot dead while trying to raid The Manor.
AFTERWARDS
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From this reading AFTERWARDS.
amazing
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From this reading With amazing and sinister rapidity the news spread that a burglar had been shot dead while trying to raid The Manor.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was never a man who spared those in an inferior social position.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With amazing and sinister rapidity the news spread that a burglar had been shot dead while trying to raid The Manor.
arrived
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From this reading Lord Garvington was not pleased when the local inspector arrived, and intimated as much in a somewhat unpleasant fashion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lord Garvington was not pleased when the local inspector arrived, and intimated as much in a somewhat unpleasant fashion.
became
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From this reading First, the Garvington villagers learned it; then it became the common property of the neighborhood, until it finally reached the nearest county town, and thus brought the police on the scene.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With amazing and sinister rapidity the news spread that a burglar had been shot dead while trying to raid The Manor.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading First, the Garvington villagers learned it; then it became the common property of the neighborhood, until it finally reached the nearest county town, and thus brought the police on the scene.
burglarnounUS /ˈbɝː.ɡlɚ/
A person who commits illegal entry into a building with intent to steal valuable treasures.
From this reading With amazing and sinister rapidity the news spread that a burglar had been shot dead while trying to raid The Manor.
common
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From this reading First, the Garvington villagers learned it; then it became the common property of the neighborhood, until it finally reached the nearest county town, and thus brought the police on the scene.
county
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From this reading First, the Garvington villagers learned it; then it became the common property of the neighborhood, until it finally reached the nearest county town, and thus brought the police on the scene.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With amazing and sinister rapidity the news spread that a burglar had been shot dead while trying to raid The Manor.
fashion
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From this reading Lord Garvington was not pleased when the local inspector arrived, and intimated as much in a somewhat unpleasant fashion.
finally
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From this reading First, the Garvington villagers learned it; then it became the common property of the neighborhood, until it finally reached the nearest county town, and thus brought the police on the scene.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, the Garvington villagers learned it; then it became the common property of the neighborhood, until it finally reached the nearest county town, and thus brought the police on the scene.
Garvington
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From this reading First, the Garvington villagers learned it; then it became the common property of the neighborhood, until it finally reached the nearest county town, and thus brought the police on the scene.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With amazing and sinister rapidity the news spread that a burglar had been shot dead while trying to raid The Manor.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was never a man who spared those in an inferior social position.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lord Garvington was not pleased when the local inspector arrived, and intimated as much in a somewhat unpleasant fashion.
inferior
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From this reading He was never a man who spared those in an inferior social position.
inspector
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From this reading Lord Garvington was not pleased when the local inspector arrived, and intimated as much in a somewhat unpleasant fashion.
intimated
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From this reading Lord Garvington was not pleased when the local inspector arrived, and intimated as much in a somewhat unpleasant fashion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading First, the Garvington villagers learned it; then it became the common property of the neighborhood, until it finally reached the nearest county town, and thus brought the police on the scene.
learned
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From this reading First, the Garvington villagers learned it; then it became the common property of the neighborhood, until it finally reached the nearest county town, and thus brought the police on the scene.
local
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From this reading Lord Garvington was not pleased when the local inspector arrived, and intimated as much in a somewhat unpleasant fashion.
Lord
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From this reading Lord Garvington was not pleased when the local inspector arrived, and intimated as much in a somewhat unpleasant fashion.
man
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From this reading He was never a man who spared those in an inferior social position.
Manor
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From this reading With amazing and sinister rapidity the news spread that a burglar had been shot dead while trying to raid The Manor.
much
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From this reading Lord Garvington was not pleased when the local inspector arrived, and intimated as much in a somewhat unpleasant fashion.
nearest
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From this reading First, the Garvington villagers learned it; then it became the common property of the neighborhood, until it finally reached the nearest county town, and thus brought the police on the scene.
neighborhood
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From this reading First, the Garvington villagers learned it; then it became the common property of the neighborhood, until it finally reached the nearest county town, and thus brought the police on the scene.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was never a man who spared those in an inferior social position.
news
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From this reading With amazing and sinister rapidity the news spread that a burglar had been shot dead while trying to raid The Manor.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lord Garvington was not pleased when the local inspector arrived, and intimated as much in a somewhat unpleasant fashion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading First, the Garvington villagers learned it; then it became the common property of the neighborhood, until it finally reached the nearest county town, and thus brought the police on the scene.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading First, the Garvington villagers learned it; then it became the common property of the neighborhood, until it finally reached the nearest county town, and thus brought the police on the scene.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lord Garvington was not pleased when the local inspector arrived, and intimated as much in a somewhat unpleasant fashion.
police
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From this reading First, the Garvington villagers learned it; then it became the common property of the neighborhood, until it finally reached the nearest county town, and thus brought the police on the scene.
position
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From this reading He was never a man who spared those in an inferior social position.
property
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From this reading First, the Garvington villagers learned it; then it became the common property of the neighborhood, until it finally reached the nearest county town, and thus brought the police on the scene.
raid
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From this reading With amazing and sinister rapidity the news spread that a burglar had been shot dead while trying to raid The Manor.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
great speed
From this reading With amazing and sinister rapidity the news spread that a burglar had been shot dead while trying to raid The Manor.
reached
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From this reading First, the Garvington villagers learned it; then it became the common property of the neighborhood, until it finally reached the nearest county town, and thus brought the police on the scene.
scene
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From this reading First, the Garvington villagers learned it; then it became the common property of the neighborhood, until it finally reached the nearest county town, and thus brought the police on the scene.
shot
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From this reading With amazing and sinister rapidity the news spread that a burglar had been shot dead while trying to raid The Manor.
sinister
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From this reading With amazing and sinister rapidity the news spread that a burglar had been shot dead while trying to raid The Manor.
social
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From this reading He was never a man who spared those in an inferior social position.
somewhat
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From this reading Lord Garvington was not pleased when the local inspector arrived, and intimated as much in a somewhat unpleasant fashion.
spared
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From this reading He was never a man who spared those in an inferior social position.
spread
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From this reading With amazing and sinister rapidity the news spread that a burglar had been shot dead while trying to raid The Manor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With amazing and sinister rapidity the news spread that a burglar had been shot dead while trying to raid The Manor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With amazing and sinister rapidity the news spread that a burglar had been shot dead while trying to raid The Manor.
then
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From this reading First, the Garvington villagers learned it; then it became the common property of the neighborhood, until it finally reached the nearest county town, and thus brought the police on the scene.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He was never a man who spared those in an inferior social position.
thus
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From this reading First, the Garvington villagers learned it; then it became the common property of the neighborhood, until it finally reached the nearest county town, and thus brought the police on the scene.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With amazing and sinister rapidity the news spread that a burglar had been shot dead while trying to raid The Manor.
town
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From this reading First, the Garvington villagers learned it; then it became the common property of the neighborhood, until it finally reached the nearest county town, and thus brought the police on the scene.
trying
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From this reading With amazing and sinister rapidity the news spread that a burglar had been shot dead while trying to raid The Manor.
unpleasant
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From this reading Lord Garvington was not pleased when the local inspector arrived, and intimated as much in a somewhat unpleasant fashion.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading First, the Garvington villagers learned it; then it became the common property of the neighborhood, until it finally reached the nearest county town, and thus brought the police on the scene.
villagers
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From this reading First, the Garvington villagers learned it; then it became the common property of the neighborhood, until it finally reached the nearest county town, and thus brought the police on the scene.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lord Garvington was not pleased when the local inspector arrived, and intimated as much in a somewhat unpleasant fashion.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Lord Garvington was not pleased when the local inspector arrived, and intimated as much in a somewhat unpleasant fashion.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading With amazing and sinister rapidity the news spread that a burglar had been shot dead while trying to raid The Manor.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was never a man who spared those in an inferior social position.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With amazing and sinister rapidity the news spread that a burglar had been shot dead while trying to raid The Manor.
