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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 UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
accomplicenounUS /əˈkɑːmplɪs/
a person who helps another person commit a crime
From this reading Some one in the Charlotte Square house may have been her accomplice and killed and robbed Lady Donaldson while Edith Crawford waited outside for the jewels.
agree
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From this reading Then she said quietly-- "I think that I agree with those English people who say that an English jury would have condemned her....
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then she said quietly-- "I think that I agree with those English people who say that an English jury would have condemned her....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
awful
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From this reading She may not have committed that awful deed herself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some one in the Charlotte Square house may have been her accomplice and killed and robbed Lady Donaldson while Edith Crawford waited outside for the jewels.
bit
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From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
Charlotte
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From this reading Some one in the Charlotte Square house may have been her accomplice and killed and robbed Lady Donaldson while Edith Crawford waited outside for the jewels.
committed
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From this reading She may not have committed that awful deed herself.
condemned
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From this reading Then she said quietly-- "I think that I agree with those English people who say that an English jury would have condemned her....
Crawford
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From this reading Some one in the Charlotte Square house may have been her accomplice and killed and robbed Lady Donaldson while Edith Crawford waited outside for the jewels.
deed
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From this reading She may not have committed that awful deed herself.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
Donaldson
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From this reading Some one in the Charlotte Square house may have been her accomplice and killed and robbed Lady Donaldson while Edith Crawford waited outside for the jewels.
doubt
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From this reading I have no doubt that she was guilty.
Edith
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From this reading Some one in the Charlotte Square house may have been her accomplice and killed and robbed Lady Donaldson while Edith Crawford waited outside for the jewels.
English
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From this reading Then she said quietly-- "I think that I agree with those English people who say that an English jury would have condemned her....
FACTS
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From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
guilty
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From this reading I have no doubt that she was guilty.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then she said quietly-- "I think that I agree with those English people who say that an English jury would have condemned her....
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she said quietly-- "I think that I agree with those English people who say that an English jury would have condemned her....
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She may not have committed that awful deed herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
house
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From this reading Some one in the Charlotte Square house may have been her accomplice and killed and robbed Lady Donaldson while Edith Crawford waited outside for the jewels.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then she said quietly-- "I think that I agree with those English people who say that an English jury would have condemned her....
immediately
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From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
impossible
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From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
jewels
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From this reading Some one in the Charlotte Square house may have been her accomplice and killed and robbed Lady Donaldson while Edith Crawford waited outside for the jewels.
jury
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From this reading Then she said quietly-- "I think that I agree with those English people who say that an English jury would have condemned her....
killed
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From this reading Some one in the Charlotte Square house may have been her accomplice and killed and robbed Lady Donaldson while Edith Crawford waited outside for the jewels.
knots
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From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
Lady
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From this reading Some one in the Charlotte Square house may have been her accomplice and killed and robbed Lady Donaldson while Edith Crawford waited outside for the jewels.
making
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From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading She may not have committed that awful deed herself.
moment's
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From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I have no doubt that she was guilty.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one in the Charlotte Square house may have been her accomplice and killed and robbed Lady Donaldson while Edith Crawford waited outside for the jewels.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some one in the Charlotte Square house may have been her accomplice and killed and robbed Lady Donaldson while Edith Crawford waited outside for the jewels.
people
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From this reading Then she said quietly-- "I think that I agree with those English people who say that an English jury would have condemned her....
Polly
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From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
quietly
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From this reading Then she said quietly-- "I think that I agree with those English people who say that an English jury would have condemned her....
reply
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From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
robbed
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From this reading Some one in the Charlotte Square house may have been her accomplice and killed and robbed Lady Donaldson while Edith Crawford waited outside for the jewels.
said
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From this reading Then she said quietly-- "I think that I agree with those English people who say that an English jury would have condemned her....
say
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From this reading Then she said quietly-- "I think that I agree with those English people who say that an English jury would have condemned her....
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she said quietly-- "I think that I agree with those English people who say that an English jury would have condemned her....
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
Some
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From this reading Some one in the Charlotte Square house may have been her accomplice and killed and robbed Lady Donaldson while Edith Crawford waited outside for the jewels.
Square
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From this reading Some one in the Charlotte Square house may have been her accomplice and killed and robbed Lady Donaldson while Edith Crawford waited outside for the jewels.
string
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From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then she said quietly-- "I think that I agree with those English people who say that an English jury would have condemned her....
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some one in the Charlotte Square house may have been her accomplice and killed and robbed Lady Donaldson while Edith Crawford waited outside for the jewels.
Then
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From this reading Then she said quietly-- "I think that I agree with those English people who say that an English jury would have condemned her....
There
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From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she said quietly-- "I think that I agree with those English people who say that an English jury would have condemned her....
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Then she said quietly-- "I think that I agree with those English people who say that an English jury would have condemned her....
UNDENIABLE
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From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
waited
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From this reading Some one in the Charlotte Square house may have been her accomplice and killed and robbed Lady Donaldson while Edith Crawford waited outside for the jewels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UNDENIABLE FACTS There was a moment's silence, for Polly did not reply immediately, and he went on making impossible knots in his bit of string.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Some one in the Charlotte Square house may have been her accomplice and killed and robbed Lady Donaldson while Edith Crawford waited outside for the jewels.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Then she said quietly-- "I think that I agree with those English people who say that an English jury would have condemned her....
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then she said quietly-- "I think that I agree with those English people who say that an English jury would have condemned her....
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then she said quietly-- "I think that I agree with those English people who say that an English jury would have condemned her....
