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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 But this murder seemed to have moved the entire country in a singular fashion.
abandon
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From this reading Those who were suspected and those who were arrested easily proved their innocence, and the authorities were compelled to abandon the attempt to capture the criminal.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
all
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From this reading The search for the perpetrator of the crime lasted all the summer, but he was not discovered.
also
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From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those who were suspected and those who were arrested easily proved their innocence, and the authorities were compelled to abandon the attempt to capture the criminal.
any
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From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
appeared
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From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
arrested
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From this reading Those who were suspected and those who were arrested easily proved their innocence, and the authorities were compelled to abandon the attempt to capture the criminal.
assassin
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From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
assisted
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From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
attempt
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From this reading Those who were suspected and those who were arrested easily proved their innocence, and the authorities were compelled to abandon the attempt to capture the criminal.
authorities
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From this reading Those who were suspected and those who were arrested easily proved their innocence, and the authorities were compelled to abandon the attempt to capture the criminal.
brood
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From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The search for the perpetrator of the crime lasted all the summer, but he was not discovered.
capture
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From this reading Those who were suspected and those who were arrested easily proved their innocence, and the authorities were compelled to abandon the attempt to capture the criminal.
certainty
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From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
compelled
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From this reading Those who were suspected and those who were arrested easily proved their innocence, and the authorities were compelled to abandon the attempt to capture the criminal.
country
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From this reading But this murder seemed to have moved the entire country in a singular fashion.
crime
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From this reading The search for the perpetrator of the crime lasted all the summer, but he was not discovered.
criminal
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From this reading Those who were suspected and those who were arrested easily proved their innocence, and the authorities were compelled to abandon the attempt to capture the criminal.
day
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From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
discovered
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From this reading The search for the perpetrator of the crime lasted all the summer, but he was not discovered.
discovering
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From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
door
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From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
doubt
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From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
easily
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From this reading Those who were suspected and those who were arrested easily proved their innocence, and the authorities were compelled to abandon the attempt to capture the criminal.
entire
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From this reading But this murder seemed to have moved the entire country in a singular fashion.
fashion
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From this reading But this murder seemed to have moved the entire country in a singular fashion.
fear
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From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
finding
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From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The search for the perpetrator of the crime lasted all the summer, but he was not discovered.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
front
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From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
gloomy
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From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But this murder seemed to have moved the entire country in a singular fashion.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The search for the perpetrator of the crime lasted all the summer, but he was not discovered.
impossibility
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From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
impression
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From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But this murder seemed to have moved the entire country in a singular fashion.
incessant
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From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
innocence
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From this reading Those who were suspected and those who were arrested easily proved their innocence, and the authorities were compelled to abandon the attempt to capture the criminal.
investigation
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From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
La
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From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
lasted
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From this reading The search for the perpetrator of the crime lasted all the summer, but he was not discovered.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
like
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From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
living
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From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
menace
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From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
merely
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From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
minds
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From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
moved
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From this reading But this murder seemed to have moved the entire country in a singular fashion.
murder
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From this reading But this murder seemed to have moved the entire country in a singular fashion.
murderer
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From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
neighborhood
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From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The search for the perpetrator of the crime lasted all the summer, but he was not discovered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The search for the perpetrator of the crime lasted all the summer, but he was not discovered.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
people's
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From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
perpetrator
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From this reading The search for the perpetrator of the crime lasted all the summer, but he was not discovered.
proved
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From this reading Those who were suspected and those who were arrested easily proved their innocence, and the authorities were compelled to abandon the attempt to capture the criminal.
redisquietude
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From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
Roque's
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From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
search
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From this reading The search for the perpetrator of the crime lasted all the summer, but he was not discovered.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this murder seemed to have moved the entire country in a singular fashion.
sensation
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From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
shoes
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From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
singular
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From this reading But this murder seemed to have moved the entire country in a singular fashion.
springing
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From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
strange
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From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
summer
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From this reading The search for the perpetrator of the crime lasted all the summer, but he was not discovered.
suspected
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From this reading Those who were suspected and those who were arrested easily proved their innocence, and the authorities were compelled to abandon the attempt to capture the criminal.
terror
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From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The search for the perpetrator of the crime lasted all the summer, but he was not discovered.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Those who were suspected and those who were arrested easily proved their innocence, and the authorities were compelled to abandon the attempt to capture the criminal.
There
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From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this murder seemed to have moved the entire country in a singular fashion.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who were suspected and those who were arrested easily proved their innocence, and the authorities were compelled to abandon the attempt to capture the criminal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those who were suspected and those who were arrested easily proved their innocence, and the authorities were compelled to abandon the attempt to capture the criminal.
trace
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From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
vague
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From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
village
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From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The search for the perpetrator of the crime lasted all the summer, but he was not discovered.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those who were suspected and those who were arrested easily proved their innocence, and the authorities were compelled to abandon the attempt to capture the criminal.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those who were suspected and those who were arrested easily proved their innocence, and the authorities were compelled to abandon the attempt to capture the criminal.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still living in the village without doubt, left a gloomy impression on people's minds, and appeared to brood over the neighborhood like an incessant menace.
wooden
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From this reading There redisquietude, a vague fear, a sensation of mysterious terror, springing not merely from the impossibility of discovering any trace of the assassin, but also and above all from that strange finding of the wooden shoes in front of La Roque's door on the day after the crime.
