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15th
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From this reading _June 15th, 1904._ So to-night my task begins.
1904
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From this reading _June 15th, 1904._ So to-night my task begins.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
ago
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From this reading Years ago, I asked myself if it were not possible.
all
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From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
amazing
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Years ago, I asked myself if it were not possible.
assassins
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From this reading I cannot tell you when first it was that some suspicion of the existence of this great republic of thieves and assassins first came to me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
BEGINS
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From this reading EAN FABOS BEGINS HIS STORY.
came
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From this reading I cannot tell you when first it was that some suspicion of the existence of this great republic of thieves and assassins first came to me.
cannot
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From this reading I cannot tell you when first it was that some suspicion of the existence of this great republic of thieves and assassins first came to me.
civilised
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From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
conspiracy
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From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
countries
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crime
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daring
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defeat
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From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
EAN
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From this reading EAN FABOS BEGINS HIS STORY.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
existence
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From this reading I cannot tell you when first it was that some suspicion of the existence of this great republic of thieves and assassins first came to me.
FABOS
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From this reading EAN FABOS BEGINS HIS STORY.
failure
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From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot tell you when first it was that some suspicion of the existence of this great republic of thieves and assassins first came to me.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot tell you when first it was that some suspicion of the existence of this great republic of thieves and assassins first came to me.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading EAN FABOS BEGINS HIS STORY.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Years ago, I asked myself if it were not possible.
ignominious
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From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
irrevocable
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From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
June
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From this reading _June 15th, 1904._ So to-night my task begins.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I cannot tell you when first it was that some suspicion of the existence of this great republic of thieves and assassins first came to me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _June 15th, 1904._ So to-night my task begins.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Years ago, I asked myself if it were not possible.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Years ago, I asked myself if it were not possible.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
organised
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From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
pay
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penalty
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police
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possible
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From this reading Years ago, I asked myself if it were not possible.
present
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From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
prove
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From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
republic
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From this reading I cannot tell you when first it was that some suspicion of the existence of this great republic of thieves and assassins first came to me.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _June 15th, 1904._ So to-night my task begins.
some
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From this reading I cannot tell you when first it was that some suspicion of the existence of this great republic of thieves and assassins first came to me.
STORY
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From this reading EAN FABOS BEGINS HIS STORY.
supreme
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From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
suspicion
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From this reading I cannot tell you when first it was that some suspicion of the existence of this great republic of thieves and assassins first came to me.
task
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From this reading _June 15th, 1904._ So to-night my task begins.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot tell you when first it was that some suspicion of the existence of this great republic of thieves and assassins first came to me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
there
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From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
thieves
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From this reading I cannot tell you when first it was that some suspicion of the existence of this great republic of thieves and assassins first came to me.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
to-night
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From this reading _June 15th, 1904._ So to-night my task begins.
unable
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From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I cannot tell you when first it was that some suspicion of the existence of this great republic of thieves and assassins first came to me.
well
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From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Years ago, I asked myself if it were not possible.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I cannot tell you when first it was that some suspicion of the existence of this great republic of thieves and assassins first came to me.
widespread
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From this reading I am to prove that there is a conspiracy of crime so well organised, so widespread, so amazing in its daring, that the police of all the civilised countries are at present unable either to imagine or to defeat it—I am to do this or pay the supreme penalty of failure, ignominious and irrevocable.
Years
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From this reading Years ago, I asked myself if it were not possible.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I cannot tell you when first it was that some suspicion of the existence of this great republic of thieves and assassins first came to me.
