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1858
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From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
Abbey
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From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
access
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From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
act
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From this reading I was discovered in the act by one who had not been bribed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
authorities
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From this reading He did not turn me over to the authorities, but he commenced to blackmail me.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Because of him I faced either financial ruin or a long term in prison.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I was discovered in the act by one who had not been bribed.
blackmail
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From this reading He did not turn me over to the authorities, but he commenced to blackmail me.
bribed
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From this reading I was discovered in the act by one who had not been bribed.
bribery
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From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He did not turn me over to the authorities, but he commenced to blackmail me.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was discovered in the act by one who had not been bribed.
caused
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From this reading "It was the rape of Henry the Eighth that caused my undoing.
commenced
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From this reading He did not turn me over to the authorities, but he commenced to blackmail me.
corpses
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From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
deathless
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From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not turn me over to the authorities, but he commenced to blackmail me.
discovered
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From this reading I was discovered in the act by one who had not been bribed.
Eighth
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From this reading "It was the rape of Henry the Eighth that caused my undoing.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Because of him I faced either financial ruin or a long term in prison.
England
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From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
extracted
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From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
faced
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From this reading Because of him I faced either financial ruin or a long term in prison.
financial
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From this reading Because of him I faced either financial ruin or a long term in prison.
former
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From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
gain
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From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
genes
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From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was discovered in the act by one who had not been bribed.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not turn me over to the authorities, but he commenced to blackmail me.
Henry
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From this reading "It was the rape of Henry the Eighth that caused my undoing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Because of him I faced either financial ruin or a long term in prison.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was the rape of Henry the Eighth that caused my undoing.
kings
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From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
lady
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From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
long
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From this reading Because of him I faced either financial ruin or a long term in prison.
lord
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From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
managed
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From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
many
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From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not turn me over to the authorities, but he commenced to blackmail me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It was the rape of Henry the Eighth that caused my undoing.
noble
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From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was discovered in the act by one who had not been bribed.
number
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From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was discovered in the act by one who had not been bribed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Because of him I faced either financial ruin or a long term in prison.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He did not turn me over to the authorities, but he commenced to blackmail me.
prison
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From this reading Because of him I faced either financial ruin or a long term in prison.
queens
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From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
rape
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From this reading "It was the rape of Henry the Eighth that caused my undoing.
ruin
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From this reading Because of him I faced either financial ruin or a long term in prison.
term
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From this reading Because of him I faced either financial ruin or a long term in prison.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It was the rape of Henry the Eighth that caused my undoing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
tombs
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From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
turn
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From this reading He did not turn me over to the authorities, but he commenced to blackmail me.
undoing
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From this reading "It was the rape of Henry the Eighth that caused my undoing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was the rape of Henry the Eighth that caused my undoing.
Westminster
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From this reading "In 1858 I managed, through bribery, to gain access to a number of tombs in Westminster Abbey; and from the corpses of former kings and queens of England and many a noble lord and lady I extracted the deathless genes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I was discovered in the act by one who had not been bribed.
