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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 THE FLIGHT Carshaw and Fowle enjoyed, let us say, a short but almost triumphal march to the nearest police-station.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The lively inhabitants of the East Side do not bother their heads about grammatical niceties, so the gulf between "the yacht murder" and "the yacht murderers" was easily bridged.
almost
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From this reading THE FLIGHT Carshaw and Fowle enjoyed, let us say, a short but almost triumphal march to the nearest police-station.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FLIGHT Carshaw and Fowle enjoyed, let us say, a short but almost triumphal march to the nearest police-station.
arrest
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From this reading It became known that the arrest was made in East One Hundred and Twelfth Street, and that street had suddenly become famous.
became
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From this reading It became known that the arrest was made in East One Hundred and Twelfth Street, and that street had suddenly become famous.
become
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From this reading It became known that the arrest was made in East One Hundred and Twelfth Street, and that street had suddenly become famous.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The lively inhabitants of the East Side do not bother their heads about grammatical niceties, so the gulf between "the yacht murder" and "the yacht murderers" was easily bridged.
bother
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From this reading The lively inhabitants of the East Side do not bother their heads about grammatical niceties, so the gulf between "the yacht murder" and "the yacht murderers" was easily bridged.
boys
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From this reading Their escort of loafers and small boys grew quickly in numbers and enthusiasm.
bridged
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From this reading The lively inhabitants of the East Side do not bother their heads about grammatical niceties, so the gulf between "the yacht murder" and "the yacht murderers" was easily bridged.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE FLIGHT Carshaw and Fowle enjoyed, let us say, a short but almost triumphal march to the nearest police-station.
Carshaw
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From this reading THE FLIGHT Carshaw and Fowle enjoyed, let us say, a short but almost triumphal march to the nearest police-station.
clear
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From this reading The connection was clear.
connection
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From this reading The connection was clear.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The lively inhabitants of the East Side do not bother their heads about grammatical niceties, so the gulf between "the yacht murder" and "the yacht murderers" was easily bridged.
easily
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From this reading The lively inhabitants of the East Side do not bother their heads about grammatical niceties, so the gulf between "the yacht murder" and "the yacht murderers" was easily bridged.
East
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From this reading It became known that the arrest was made in East One Hundred and Twelfth Street, and that street had suddenly become famous.
enjoyed
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From this reading THE FLIGHT Carshaw and Fowle enjoyed, let us say, a short but almost triumphal march to the nearest police-station.
enthusiasm
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From this reading Their escort of loafers and small boys grew quickly in numbers and enthusiasm.
escort
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From this reading Their escort of loafers and small boys grew quickly in numbers and enthusiasm.
famous
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From this reading It became known that the arrest was made in East One Hundred and Twelfth Street, and that street had suddenly become famous.
FLIGHT
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From this reading THE FLIGHT Carshaw and Fowle enjoyed, let us say, a short but almost triumphal march to the nearest police-station.
Fowle
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From this reading THE FLIGHT Carshaw and Fowle enjoyed, let us say, a short but almost triumphal march to the nearest police-station.
grammatical
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From this reading The lively inhabitants of the East Side do not bother their heads about grammatical niceties, so the gulf between "the yacht murder" and "the yacht murderers" was easily bridged.
grew
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From this reading Their escort of loafers and small boys grew quickly in numbers and enthusiasm.
gulf
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From this reading The lively inhabitants of the East Side do not bother their heads about grammatical niceties, so the gulf between "the yacht murder" and "the yacht murderers" was easily bridged.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It became known that the arrest was made in East One Hundred and Twelfth Street, and that street had suddenly become famous.
heads
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From this reading The lively inhabitants of the East Side do not bother their heads about grammatical niceties, so the gulf between "the yacht murder" and "the yacht murderers" was easily bridged.
Hundred
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From this reading It became known that the arrest was made in East One Hundred and Twelfth Street, and that street had suddenly become famous.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Their escort of loafers and small boys grew quickly in numbers and enthusiasm.
inhabitants
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From this reading The lively inhabitants of the East Side do not bother their heads about grammatical niceties, so the gulf between "the yacht murder" and "the yacht murderers" was easily bridged.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It became known that the arrest was made in East One Hundred and Twelfth Street, and that street had suddenly become famous.
known
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From this reading It became known that the arrest was made in East One Hundred and Twelfth Street, and that street had suddenly become famous.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading THE FLIGHT Carshaw and Fowle enjoyed, let us say, a short but almost triumphal march to the nearest police-station.
lively
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From this reading The lively inhabitants of the East Side do not bother their heads about grammatical niceties, so the gulf between "the yacht murder" and "the yacht murderers" was easily bridged.
loafers
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From this reading Their escort of loafers and small boys grew quickly in numbers and enthusiasm.
made
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From this reading It became known that the arrest was made in East One Hundred and Twelfth Street, and that street had suddenly become famous.
march
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From this reading THE FLIGHT Carshaw and Fowle enjoyed, let us say, a short but almost triumphal march to the nearest police-station.
murder
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From this reading The lively inhabitants of the East Side do not bother their heads about grammatical niceties, so the gulf between "the yacht murder" and "the yacht murderers" was easily bridged.
murderersnounUS /ˈmurderers/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The lively inhabitants of the East Side do not bother their heads about grammatical niceties, so the gulf between "the yacht murder" and "the yacht murderers" was easily bridged.
nearest
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From this reading THE FLIGHT Carshaw and Fowle enjoyed, let us say, a short but almost triumphal march to the nearest police-station.
niceties
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From this reading The lively inhabitants of the East Side do not bother their heads about grammatical niceties, so the gulf between "the yacht murder" and "the yacht murderers" was easily bridged.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The lively inhabitants of the East Side do not bother their heads about grammatical niceties, so the gulf between "the yacht murder" and "the yacht murderers" was easily bridged.
numbers
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From this reading Their escort of loafers and small boys grew quickly in numbers and enthusiasm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their escort of loafers and small boys grew quickly in numbers and enthusiasm.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It became known that the arrest was made in East One Hundred and Twelfth Street, and that street had suddenly become famous.
police-station
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From this reading THE FLIGHT Carshaw and Fowle enjoyed, let us say, a short but almost triumphal march to the nearest police-station.
quickly
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From this reading Their escort of loafers and small boys grew quickly in numbers and enthusiasm.
say
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From this reading THE FLIGHT Carshaw and Fowle enjoyed, let us say, a short but almost triumphal march to the nearest police-station.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading THE FLIGHT Carshaw and Fowle enjoyed, let us say, a short but almost triumphal march to the nearest police-station.
Side
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From this reading The lively inhabitants of the East Side do not bother their heads about grammatical niceties, so the gulf between "the yacht murder" and "the yacht murderers" was easily bridged.
small
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From this reading Their escort of loafers and small boys grew quickly in numbers and enthusiasm.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The lively inhabitants of the East Side do not bother their heads about grammatical niceties, so the gulf between "the yacht murder" and "the yacht murderers" was easily bridged.
Street
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From this reading It became known that the arrest was made in East One Hundred and Twelfth Street, and that street had suddenly become famous.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It became known that the arrest was made in East One Hundred and Twelfth Street, and that street had suddenly become famous.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It became known that the arrest was made in East One Hundred and Twelfth Street, and that street had suddenly become famous.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLIGHT Carshaw and Fowle enjoyed, let us say, a short but almost triumphal march to the nearest police-station.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their escort of loafers and small boys grew quickly in numbers and enthusiasm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FLIGHT Carshaw and Fowle enjoyed, let us say, a short but almost triumphal march to the nearest police-station.
triumphal
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From this reading THE FLIGHT Carshaw and Fowle enjoyed, let us say, a short but almost triumphal march to the nearest police-station.
Twelfth
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From this reading It became known that the arrest was made in East One Hundred and Twelfth Street, and that street had suddenly become famous.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE FLIGHT Carshaw and Fowle enjoyed, let us say, a short but almost triumphal march to the nearest police-station.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It became known that the arrest was made in East One Hundred and Twelfth Street, and that street had suddenly become famous.
yacht
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From this reading The lively inhabitants of the East Side do not bother their heads about grammatical niceties, so the gulf between "the yacht murder" and "the yacht murderers" was easily bridged.
