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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 Only behind the little railing before the coroner's desk was there breathing space, and we sank into our seats at the table there with a sigh of relief.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One never realizes how many newspapers there are in New York until one attends an important criminal case--that brings their people out in droves and swarms.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the Grip of Circumstance The outer room was crowded from end to end, and the atmosphere reeked with unpleasant dampness.
any
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From this reading The reporters took up most of the space in this small room, paper and pencils were everywhere in evidence, and in one corner there was a man with a camera stationed, determined, I suppose, to get a photograph of our client, should she be called to the stand, since none could be obtained in any other way.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One never realizes how many newspapers there are in New York until one attends an important criminal case--that brings their people out in droves and swarms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Only behind the little railing before the coroner's desk was there breathing space, and we sank into our seats at the table there with a sigh of relief.
atmosphere
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attends
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attorney
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From this reading I saw Singleton, the district attorney, come in and sit down near the coroner, and then the jury filed in from their room and took their seats.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The reporters took up most of the space in this small room, paper and pencils were everywhere in evidence, and in one corner there was a man with a camera stationed, determined, I suppose, to get a photograph of our client, should she be called to the stand, since none could be obtained in any other way.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Only behind the little railing before the coroner's desk was there breathing space, and we sank into our seats at the table there with a sigh of relief.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Only behind the little railing before the coroner's desk was there breathing space, and we sank into our seats at the table there with a sigh of relief.
breathing
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brings
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called
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camera
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case
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Circumstance
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client
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I saw Singleton, the district attorney, come in and sit down near the coroner, and then the jury filed in from their room and took their seats.
corner
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coroner
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coroner's
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From this reading Only behind the little railing before the coroner's desk was there breathing space, and we sank into our seats at the table there with a sigh of relief.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The reporters took up most of the space in this small room, paper and pencils were everywhere in evidence, and in one corner there was a man with a camera stationed, determined, I suppose, to get a photograph of our client, should she be called to the stand, since none could be obtained in any other way.
criminal
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crowded
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From this reading In the Grip of Circumstance The outer room was crowded from end to end, and the atmosphere reeked with unpleasant dampness.
dampness
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From this reading In the Grip of Circumstance The outer room was crowded from end to end, and the atmosphere reeked with unpleasant dampness.
desk
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From this reading Only behind the little railing before the coroner's desk was there breathing space, and we sank into our seats at the table there with a sigh of relief.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading The reporters took up most of the space in this small room, paper and pencils were everywhere in evidence, and in one corner there was a man with a camera stationed, determined, I suppose, to get a photograph of our client, should she be called to the stand, since none could be obtained in any other way.
district
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From this reading I saw Singleton, the district attorney, come in and sit down near the coroner, and then the jury filed in from their room and took their seats.
down
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droves
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end
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From this reading In the Grip of Circumstance The outer room was crowded from end to end, and the atmosphere reeked with unpleasant dampness.
everywhere
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evidence
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From this reading The reporters took up most of the space in this small room, paper and pencils were everywhere in evidence, and in one corner there was a man with a camera stationed, determined, I suppose, to get a photograph of our client, should she be called to the stand, since none could be obtained in any other way.
filed
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From this reading I saw Singleton, the district attorney, come in and sit down near the coroner, and then the jury filed in from their room and took their seats.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the Grip of Circumstance The outer room was crowded from end to end, and the atmosphere reeked with unpleasant dampness.
get
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Grip
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From this reading In the Grip of Circumstance The outer room was crowded from end to end, and the atmosphere reeked with unpleasant dampness.
how
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From this reading One never realizes how many newspapers there are in New York until one attends an important criminal case--that brings their people out in droves and swarms.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The reporters took up most of the space in this small room, paper and pencils were everywhere in evidence, and in one corner there was a man with a camera stationed, determined, I suppose, to get a photograph of our client, should she be called to the stand, since none could be obtained in any other way.
important
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Grip of Circumstance The outer room was crowded from end to end, and the atmosphere reeked with unpleasant dampness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Only behind the little railing before the coroner's desk was there breathing space, and we sank into our seats at the table there with a sigh of relief.
jury
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From this reading I saw Singleton, the district attorney, come in and sit down near the coroner, and then the jury filed in from their room and took their seats.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only behind the little railing before the coroner's desk was there breathing space, and we sank into our seats at the table there with a sigh of relief.
man
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From this reading The reporters took up most of the space in this small room, paper and pencils were everywhere in evidence, and in one corner there was a man with a camera stationed, determined, I suppose, to get a photograph of our client, should she be called to the stand, since none could be obtained in any other way.
many
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most
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From this reading The reporters took up most of the space in this small room, paper and pencils were everywhere in evidence, and in one corner there was a man with a camera stationed, determined, I suppose, to get a photograph of our client, should she be called to the stand, since none could be obtained in any other way.
near
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From this reading I saw Singleton, the district attorney, come in and sit down near the coroner, and then the jury filed in from their room and took their seats.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One never realizes how many newspapers there are in New York until one attends an important criminal case--that brings their people out in droves and swarms.
New
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newspapers
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nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading The reporters took up most of the space in this small room, paper and pencils were everywhere in evidence, and in one corner there was a man with a camera stationed, determined, I suppose, to get a photograph of our client, should she be called to the stand, since none could be obtained in any other way.
obtained
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From this reading The reporters took up most of the space in this small room, paper and pencils were everywhere in evidence, and in one corner there was a man with a camera stationed, determined, I suppose, to get a photograph of our client, should she be called to the stand, since none could be obtained in any other way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the Grip of Circumstance The outer room was crowded from end to end, and the atmosphere reeked with unpleasant dampness.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One never realizes how many newspapers there are in New York until one attends an important criminal case--that brings their people out in droves and swarms.
Only
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other
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Only behind the little railing before the coroner's desk was there breathing space, and we sank into our seats at the table there with a sigh of relief.
out
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outer
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From this reading In the Grip of Circumstance The outer room was crowded from end to end, and the atmosphere reeked with unpleasant dampness.
paper
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pencils
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people
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photograph
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From this reading The reporters took up most of the space in this small room, paper and pencils were everywhere in evidence, and in one corner there was a man with a camera stationed, determined, I suppose, to get a photograph of our client, should she be called to the stand, since none could be obtained in any other way.
railing
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From this reading Only behind the little railing before the coroner's desk was there breathing space, and we sank into our seats at the table there with a sigh of relief.
realizes
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reeked
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From this reading In the Grip of Circumstance The outer room was crowded from end to end, and the atmosphere reeked with unpleasant dampness.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Only behind the little railing before the coroner's desk was there breathing space, and we sank into our seats at the table there with a sigh of relief.
reporters
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room
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From this reading In the Grip of Circumstance The outer room was crowded from end to end, and the atmosphere reeked with unpleasant dampness.
sank
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From this reading Only behind the little railing before the coroner's desk was there breathing space, and we sank into our seats at the table there with a sigh of relief.
saw
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From this reading I saw Singleton, the district attorney, come in and sit down near the coroner, and then the jury filed in from their room and took their seats.
seats
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The reporters took up most of the space in this small room, paper and pencils were everywhere in evidence, and in one corner there was a man with a camera stationed, determined, I suppose, to get a photograph of our client, should she be called to the stand, since none could be obtained in any other way.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The reporters took up most of the space in this small room, paper and pencils were everywhere in evidence, and in one corner there was a man with a camera stationed, determined, I suppose, to get a photograph of our client, should she be called to the stand, since none could be obtained in any other way.
sigh
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sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The reporters took up most of the space in this small room, paper and pencils were everywhere in evidence, and in one corner there was a man with a camera stationed, determined, I suppose, to get a photograph of our client, should she be called to the stand, since none could be obtained in any other way.
Singleton
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sit
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small
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space
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stand
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stationed
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supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The reporters took up most of the space in this small room, paper and pencils were everywhere in evidence, and in one corner there was a man with a camera stationed, determined, I suppose, to get a photograph of our client, should she be called to the stand, since none could be obtained in any other way.
swarms
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table
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One never realizes how many newspapers there are in New York until one attends an important criminal case--that brings their people out in droves and swarms.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the Grip of Circumstance The outer room was crowded from end to end, and the atmosphere reeked with unpleasant dampness.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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then
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From this reading I saw Singleton, the district attorney, come in and sit down near the coroner, and then the jury filed in from their room and took their seats.
there
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The reporters took up most of the space in this small room, paper and pencils were everywhere in evidence, and in one corner there was a man with a camera stationed, determined, I suppose, to get a photograph of our client, should she be called to the stand, since none could be obtained in any other way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the Grip of Circumstance The outer room was crowded from end to end, and the atmosphere reeked with unpleasant dampness.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reporters took up most of the space in this small room, paper and pencils were everywhere in evidence, and in one corner there was a man with a camera stationed, determined, I suppose, to get a photograph of our client, should she be called to the stand, since none could be obtained in any other way.
unpleasant
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From this reading In the Grip of Circumstance The outer room was crowded from end to end, and the atmosphere reeked with unpleasant dampness.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
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up
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the Grip of Circumstance The outer room was crowded from end to end, and the atmosphere reeked with unpleasant dampness.
way
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Only behind the little railing before the coroner's desk was there breathing space, and we sank into our seats at the table there with a sigh of relief.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The reporters took up most of the space in this small room, paper and pencils were everywhere in evidence, and in one corner there was a man with a camera stationed, determined, I suppose, to get a photograph of our client, should she be called to the stand, since none could be obtained in any other way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the Grip of Circumstance The outer room was crowded from end to end, and the atmosphere reeked with unpleasant dampness.
York
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