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407
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From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A very noticeable change came over the usual cheerful and careless life of Praed Street.
abroad
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From this reading Women and children were rarely to be seen abroad after dark.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Women and children were rarely to be seen abroad after dark.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A very noticeable change came over the usual cheerful and careless life of Praed Street.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The fact that the three deaths had taken place within comparatively few hundred yards of one another could not fail to have its effect upon the local imagination.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Women and children were rarely to be seen abroad after dark.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
blocked
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From this reading The evening pavements were no longer blocked by a strolling, noisy crowd.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
came
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From this reading A very noticeable change came over the usual cheerful and careless life of Praed Street.
careless
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From this reading A very noticeable change came over the usual cheerful and careless life of Praed Street.
change
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From this reading A very noticeable change came over the usual cheerful and careless life of Praed Street.
cheerful
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From this reading A very noticeable change came over the usual cheerful and careless life of Praed Street.
children
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From this reading Women and children were rarely to be seen abroad after dark.
committed
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From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
comparatively
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From this reading The fact that the three deaths had taken place within comparatively few hundred yards of one another could not fail to have its effect upon the local imagination.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The fact that the three deaths had taken place within comparatively few hundred yards of one another could not fail to have its effect upon the local imagination.
crowd
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From this reading The evening pavements were no longer blocked by a strolling, noisy crowd.
dark
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From this reading Women and children were rarely to be seen abroad after dark.
deaths
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From this reading The fact that the three deaths had taken place within comparatively few hundred yards of one another could not fail to have its effect upon the local imagination.
effect
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From this reading The fact that the three deaths had taken place within comparatively few hundred yards of one another could not fail to have its effect upon the local imagination.
evening
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From this reading The evening pavements were no longer blocked by a strolling, noisy crowd.
fact
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From this reading The fact that the three deaths had taken place within comparatively few hundred yards of one another could not fail to have its effect upon the local imagination.
fail
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From this reading The fact that the three deaths had taken place within comparatively few hundred yards of one another could not fail to have its effect upon the local imagination.
few
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From this reading The fact that the three deaths had taken place within comparatively few hundred yards of one another could not fail to have its effect upon the local imagination.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
general
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From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The fact that the three deaths had taken place within comparatively few hundred yards of one another could not fail to have its effect upon the local imagination.
heavily
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From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
hundred
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From this reading The fact that the three deaths had taken place within comparatively few hundred yards of one another could not fail to have its effect upon the local imagination.
hung
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From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
imagination
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From this reading The fact that the three deaths had taken place within comparatively few hundred yards of one another could not fail to have its effect upon the local imagination.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The fact that the three deaths had taken place within comparatively few hundred yards of one another could not fail to have its effect upon the local imagination.
life
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From this reading A very noticeable change came over the usual cheerful and careless life of Praed Street.
local
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From this reading The fact that the three deaths had taken place within comparatively few hundred yards of one another could not fail to have its effect upon the local imagination.
longer
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From this reading The evening pavements were no longer blocked by a strolling, noisy crowd.
murders
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From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
neighbourhood
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From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
noisy
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From this reading The evening pavements were no longer blocked by a strolling, noisy crowd.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fact that the three deaths had taken place within comparatively few hundred yards of one another could not fail to have its effect upon the local imagination.
noticeable
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From this reading A very noticeable change came over the usual cheerful and careless life of Praed Street.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fact that the three deaths had taken place within comparatively few hundred yards of one another could not fail to have its effect upon the local imagination.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The fact that the three deaths had taken place within comparatively few hundred yards of one another could not fail to have its effect upon the local imagination.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
pavements
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From this reading The evening pavements were no longer blocked by a strolling, noisy crowd.
place
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From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
Praed
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From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
public
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From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
rarely
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From this reading Women and children were rarely to be seen abroad after dark.
seen
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From this reading Women and children were rarely to be seen abroad after dark.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
soon
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From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
Street
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From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
strolling
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From this reading The evening pavements were no longer blocked by a strolling, noisy crowd.
taken
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From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fact that the three deaths had taken place within comparatively few hundred yards of one another could not fail to have its effect upon the local imagination.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
three
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From this reading The fact that the three deaths had taken place within comparatively few hundred yards of one another could not fail to have its effect upon the local imagination.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fact that the three deaths had taken place within comparatively few hundred yards of one another could not fail to have its effect upon the local imagination.
unexplained
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From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The fact that the three deaths had taken place within comparatively few hundred yards of one another could not fail to have its effect upon the local imagination.
usual
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From this reading A very noticeable change came over the usual cheerful and careless life of Praed Street.
very
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From this reading A very noticeable change came over the usual cheerful and careless life of Praed Street.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At No. 407, Praed Street Although the unexplained murders which had taken place in Praed Street were soon forgotten by the general public, their shadow hung heavily over the neighbourhood in which they had been committed.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The fact that the three deaths had taken place within comparatively few hundred yards of one another could not fail to have its effect upon the local imagination.
Women
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From this reading Women and children were rarely to be seen abroad after dark.
yards
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From this reading The fact that the three deaths had taken place within comparatively few hundred yards of one another could not fail to have its effect upon the local imagination.
