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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 first there was only talk of a terrible accident, the result of some inexplicable carelessness which perhaps the evidence at the inquest would help to elucidate.
accident
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From this reading "At first there was only talk of a terrible accident, the result of some inexplicable carelessness which perhaps the evidence at the inquest would help to elucidate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Further examination showed that she had received a severe blow at the back of the head, which must have stunned her and caused her to fall, helpless, beside the open window.
assistance
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From this reading "Medical assistance came too late; the unfortunate woman was indeed dead, frozen to death, inside her own room.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At first there was only talk of a terrible accident, the result of some inexplicable carelessness which perhaps the evidence at the inquest would help to elucidate.
back
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From this reading Further examination showed that she had received a severe blow at the back of the head, which must have stunned her and caused her to fall, helpless, beside the open window.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Temperature at five degrees below zero had done the rest.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Further examination showed that she had received a severe blow at the back of the head, which must have stunned her and caused her to fall, helpless, beside the open window.
blow
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From this reading Further examination showed that she had received a severe blow at the back of the head, which must have stunned her and caused her to fall, helpless, beside the open window.
came
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From this reading "Medical assistance came too late; the unfortunate woman was indeed dead, frozen to death, inside her own room.
carelessness
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From this reading "At first there was only talk of a terrible accident, the result of some inexplicable carelessness which perhaps the evidence at the inquest would help to elucidate.
caused
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From this reading Further examination showed that she had received a severe blow at the back of the head, which must have stunned her and caused her to fall, helpless, beside the open window.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Medical assistance came too late; the unfortunate woman was indeed dead, frozen to death, inside her own room.
death
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From this reading "Medical assistance came too late; the unfortunate woman was indeed dead, frozen to death, inside her own room.
degrees
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From this reading Temperature at five degrees below zero had done the rest.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Temperature at five degrees below zero had done the rest.
elucidate
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From this reading "At first there was only talk of a terrible accident, the result of some inexplicable carelessness which perhaps the evidence at the inquest would help to elucidate.
evidence
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From this reading "At first there was only talk of a terrible accident, the result of some inexplicable carelessness which perhaps the evidence at the inquest would help to elucidate.
examination
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From this reading Further examination showed that she had received a severe blow at the back of the head, which must have stunned her and caused her to fall, helpless, beside the open window.
fall
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From this reading Further examination showed that she had received a severe blow at the back of the head, which must have stunned her and caused her to fall, helpless, beside the open window.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At first there was only talk of a terrible accident, the result of some inexplicable carelessness which perhaps the evidence at the inquest would help to elucidate.
five
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From this reading Temperature at five degrees below zero had done the rest.
frozen
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From this reading "Medical assistance came too late; the unfortunate woman was indeed dead, frozen to death, inside her own room.
Further
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From this reading Further examination showed that she had received a severe blow at the back of the head, which must have stunned her and caused her to fall, helpless, beside the open window.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Further examination showed that she had received a severe blow at the back of the head, which must have stunned her and caused her to fall, helpless, beside the open window.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Further examination showed that she had received a severe blow at the back of the head, which must have stunned her and caused her to fall, helpless, beside the open window.
head
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From this reading Further examination showed that she had received a severe blow at the back of the head, which must have stunned her and caused her to fall, helpless, beside the open window.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At first there was only talk of a terrible accident, the result of some inexplicable carelessness which perhaps the evidence at the inquest would help to elucidate.
helpless
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From this reading Further examination showed that she had received a severe blow at the back of the head, which must have stunned her and caused her to fall, helpless, beside the open window.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Medical assistance came too late; the unfortunate woman was indeed dead, frozen to death, inside her own room.
indeed
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From this reading "Medical assistance came too late; the unfortunate woman was indeed dead, frozen to death, inside her own room.
inexplicablenounUS /inexplicable/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At first there was only talk of a terrible accident, the result of some inexplicable carelessness which perhaps the evidence at the inquest would help to elucidate.
inquest
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From this reading "At first there was only talk of a terrible accident, the result of some inexplicable carelessness which perhaps the evidence at the inquest would help to elucidate.
inside
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From this reading "Medical assistance came too late; the unfortunate woman was indeed dead, frozen to death, inside her own room.
late
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From this reading "Medical assistance came too late; the unfortunate woman was indeed dead, frozen to death, inside her own room.
Medical
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From this reading "Medical assistance came too late; the unfortunate woman was indeed dead, frozen to death, inside her own room.
MURDER
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From this reading SUICIDE OR MURDER?
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Further examination showed that she had received a severe blow at the back of the head, which must have stunned her and caused her to fall, helpless, beside the open window.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "At first there was only talk of a terrible accident, the result of some inexplicable carelessness which perhaps the evidence at the inquest would help to elucidate.
only
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From this reading "At first there was only talk of a terrible accident, the result of some inexplicable carelessness which perhaps the evidence at the inquest would help to elucidate.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Further examination showed that she had received a severe blow at the back of the head, which must have stunned her and caused her to fall, helpless, beside the open window.
ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading SUICIDE OR MURDER?
own
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From this reading "Medical assistance came too late; the unfortunate woman was indeed dead, frozen to death, inside her own room.
perhaps
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From this reading "At first there was only talk of a terrible accident, the result of some inexplicable carelessness which perhaps the evidence at the inquest would help to elucidate.
received
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From this reading Further examination showed that she had received a severe blow at the back of the head, which must have stunned her and caused her to fall, helpless, beside the open window.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Temperature at five degrees below zero had done the rest.
result
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From this reading "At first there was only talk of a terrible accident, the result of some inexplicable carelessness which perhaps the evidence at the inquest would help to elucidate.
room
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From this reading "Medical assistance came too late; the unfortunate woman was indeed dead, frozen to death, inside her own room.
severe
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From this reading Further examination showed that she had received a severe blow at the back of the head, which must have stunned her and caused her to fall, helpless, beside the open window.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Further examination showed that she had received a severe blow at the back of the head, which must have stunned her and caused her to fall, helpless, beside the open window.
showed
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From this reading Further examination showed that she had received a severe blow at the back of the head, which must have stunned her and caused her to fall, helpless, beside the open window.
some
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From this reading "At first there was only talk of a terrible accident, the result of some inexplicable carelessness which perhaps the evidence at the inquest would help to elucidate.
stunned
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From this reading Further examination showed that she had received a severe blow at the back of the head, which must have stunned her and caused her to fall, helpless, beside the open window.
SUICIDE
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From this reading SUICIDE OR MURDER?
talk
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From this reading "At first there was only talk of a terrible accident, the result of some inexplicable carelessness which perhaps the evidence at the inquest would help to elucidate.
Temperature
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From this reading Temperature at five degrees below zero had done the rest.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "At first there was only talk of a terrible accident, the result of some inexplicable carelessness which perhaps the evidence at the inquest would help to elucidate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Further examination showed that she had received a severe blow at the back of the head, which must have stunned her and caused her to fall, helpless, beside the open window.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "At first there was only talk of a terrible accident, the result of some inexplicable carelessness which perhaps the evidence at the inquest would help to elucidate.
there
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From this reading "At first there was only talk of a terrible accident, the result of some inexplicable carelessness which perhaps the evidence at the inquest would help to elucidate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "At first there was only talk of a terrible accident, the result of some inexplicable carelessness which perhaps the evidence at the inquest would help to elucidate.
too
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From this reading "Medical assistance came too late; the unfortunate woman was indeed dead, frozen to death, inside her own room.
unfortunate
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From this reading "Medical assistance came too late; the unfortunate woman was indeed dead, frozen to death, inside her own room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "At first there was only talk of a terrible accident, the result of some inexplicable carelessness which perhaps the evidence at the inquest would help to elucidate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "At first there was only talk of a terrible accident, the result of some inexplicable carelessness which perhaps the evidence at the inquest would help to elucidate.
window
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From this reading Further examination showed that she had received a severe blow at the back of the head, which must have stunned her and caused her to fall, helpless, beside the open window.
woman
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From this reading "Medical assistance came too late; the unfortunate woman was indeed dead, frozen to death, inside her own room.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "At first there was only talk of a terrible accident, the result of some inexplicable carelessness which perhaps the evidence at the inquest would help to elucidate.
zero
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From this reading Temperature at five degrees below zero had done the rest.
