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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 At the direction of the police head a message flashed over the wire half an hour later, as follows:
accused
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From this reading 'Long Island': "Two men giving the names of Davis and Hickey, accused of having held up and robbed two women in this city to-night, claim to be sailors on your ship.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
all
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From this reading He listened gravely to all the facts, nodding his approval of the work of his assistants.
AMBASSADORS
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From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the direction of the police head a message flashed over the wire half an hour later, as follows:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Long Island': "Two men giving the names of Davis and Hickey, accused of having held up and robbed two women in this city to-night, claim to be sailors on your ship.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
approval
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From this reading He listened gravely to all the facts, nodding his approval of the work of his assistants.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the direction of the police head a message flashed over the wire half an hour later, as follows:
assistants
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AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the direction of the police head a message flashed over the wire half an hour later, as follows:
Battleship
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From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Long Island': "Two men giving the names of Davis and Hickey, accused of having held up and robbed two women in this city to-night, claim to be sailors on your ship.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
Boys
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From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
city
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From this reading 'Long Island': "Two men giving the names of Davis and Hickey, accused of having held up and robbed two women in this city to-night, claim to be sailors on your ship.
claim
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From this reading 'Long Island': "Two men giving the names of Davis and Hickey, accused of having held up and robbed two women in this city to-night, claim to be sailors on your ship.
Commanding
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From this reading "Farnham, "Commanding U. S. S.
Conciergerie
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From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
Davis
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From this reading 'Long Island': "Two men giving the names of Davis and Hickey, accused of having held up and robbed two women in this city to-night, claim to be sailors on your ship.
direction
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entire
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From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
facts
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Farnham
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From this reading "Farnham, "Commanding U. S. S.
flashed
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follows
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giving
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From this reading 'Long Island': "Two men giving the names of Davis and Hickey, accused of having held up and robbed two women in this city to-night, claim to be sailors on your ship.
gravely
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From this reading He listened gravely to all the facts, nodding his approval of the work of his assistants.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
half
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From this reading At the direction of the police head a message flashed over the wire half an hour later, as follows:
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading 'Long Island': "Two men giving the names of Davis and Hickey, accused of having held up and robbed two women in this city to-night, claim to be sailors on your ship.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He listened gravely to all the facts, nodding his approval of the work of his assistants.
head
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held
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From this reading 'Long Island': "Two men giving the names of Davis and Hickey, accused of having held up and robbed two women in this city to-night, claim to be sailors on your ship.
Hickey
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From this reading 'Long Island': "Two men giving the names of Davis and Hickey, accused of having held up and robbed two women in this city to-night, claim to be sailors on your ship.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He listened gravely to all the facts, nodding his approval of the work of his assistants.
hour
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From this reading At the direction of the police head a message flashed over the wire half an hour later, as follows:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
Island
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From this reading 'Long Island': "Two men giving the names of Davis and Hickey, accused of having held up and robbed two women in this city to-night, claim to be sailors on your ship.
laid
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From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
later
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listened
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From this reading He listened gravely to all the facts, nodding his approval of the work of his assistants.
Long
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From this reading 'Long Island': "Two men giving the names of Davis and Hickey, accused of having held up and robbed two women in this city to-night, claim to be sailors on your ship.
matter
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From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
men
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From this reading 'Long Island': "Two men giving the names of Davis and Hickey, accused of having held up and robbed two women in this city to-night, claim to be sailors on your ship.
message
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From this reading At the direction of the police head a message flashed over the wire half an hour later, as follows:
names
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From this reading 'Long Island': "Two men giving the names of Davis and Hickey, accused of having held up and robbed two women in this city to-night, claim to be sailors on your ship.
nodding
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From this reading He listened gravely to all the facts, nodding his approval of the work of his assistants.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At the direction of the police head a message flashed over the wire half an hour later, as follows:
Police
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From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
Prefect
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From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
removed
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From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
robbed
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From this reading 'Long Island': "Two men giving the names of Davis and Hickey, accused of having held up and robbed two women in this city to-night, claim to be sailors on your ship.
S
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From this reading "Farnham, "Commanding U. S. S.
sailors
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From this reading 'Long Island': "Two men giving the names of Davis and Hickey, accused of having held up and robbed two women in this city to-night, claim to be sailors on your ship.
ship
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From this reading 'Long Island': "Two men giving the names of Davis and Hickey, accused of having held up and robbed two women in this city to-night, claim to be sailors on your ship.
shortly
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From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Long Island': "Two men giving the names of Davis and Hickey, accused of having held up and robbed two women in this city to-night, claim to be sailors on your ship.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
to-night
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From this reading 'Long Island': "Two men giving the names of Davis and Hickey, accused of having held up and robbed two women in this city to-night, claim to be sailors on your ship.
TRAIL
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From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
Two
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From this reading 'Long Island': "Two men giving the names of Davis and Hickey, accused of having held up and robbed two women in this city to-night, claim to be sailors on your ship.
U
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From this reading "Farnham, "Commanding U. S. S.
up
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From this reading 'Long Island': "Two men giving the names of Davis and Hickey, accused of having held up and robbed two women in this city to-night, claim to be sailors on your ship.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AMBASSADORS ON THEIR TRAIL The entire matter was laid before the Prefect of Police shortly after the Battleship Boys had been removed to another cell in the Conciergerie.
wire
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From this reading At the direction of the police head a message flashed over the wire half an hour later, as follows:
women
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From this reading 'Long Island': "Two men giving the names of Davis and Hickey, accused of having held up and robbed two women in this city to-night, claim to be sailors on your ship.
work
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From this reading He listened gravely to all the facts, nodding his approval of the work of his assistants.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Long Island': "Two men giving the names of Davis and Hickey, accused of having held up and robbed two women in this city to-night, claim to be sailors on your ship.
