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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 Forty-eight hours had passed, and not a trace had been found of Lieutenant Waring.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the throat of the murdered man were indubitable marks of violence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Forty-eight hours had passed, and not a trace had been found of Lieutenant Waring.
anxiety
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From this reading The civil officers of the law had held grave converse with the seniors on duty at the barracks, and Cram's face was lined with anxiety and trouble.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The formal inquest was held as the flood subsided, and the evidence of the post surgeon was most important.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The civil officers of the law had held grave converse with the seniors on duty at the barracks, and Cram's face was lined with anxiety and trouble.
barracks
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From this reading The civil officers of the law had held grave converse with the seniors on duty at the barracks, and Cram's face was lined with anxiety and trouble.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Forty-eight hours had passed, and not a trace had been found of Lieutenant Waring.
bruised
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From this reading The skin was torn as by finger-nails, the flesh bruised and discolored as by fiercely-grasping fingers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The skin was torn as by finger-nails, the flesh bruised and discolored as by fiercely-grasping fingers.
civil
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From this reading The civil officers of the law had held grave converse with the seniors on duty at the barracks, and Cram's face was lined with anxiety and trouble.
converse
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From this reading The civil officers of the law had held grave converse with the seniors on duty at the barracks, and Cram's face was lined with anxiety and trouble.
Cram's
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From this reading The civil officers of the law had held grave converse with the seniors on duty at the barracks, and Cram's face was lined with anxiety and trouble.
discolored
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From this reading The skin was torn as by finger-nails, the flesh bruised and discolored as by fiercely-grasping fingers.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading The civil officers of the law had held grave converse with the seniors on duty at the barracks, and Cram's face was lined with anxiety and trouble.
evidence
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From this reading The formal inquest was held as the flood subsided, and the evidence of the post surgeon was most important.
face
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From this reading The civil officers of the law had held grave converse with the seniors on duty at the barracks, and Cram's face was lined with anxiety and trouble.
fiercely-grasping
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From this reading The skin was torn as by finger-nails, the flesh bruised and discolored as by fiercely-grasping fingers.
finger-nails
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From this reading The skin was torn as by finger-nails, the flesh bruised and discolored as by fiercely-grasping fingers.
fingers
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From this reading The skin was torn as by finger-nails, the flesh bruised and discolored as by fiercely-grasping fingers.
flesh
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From this reading The skin was torn as by finger-nails, the flesh bruised and discolored as by fiercely-grasping fingers.
flood
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From this reading The formal inquest was held as the flood subsided, and the evidence of the post surgeon was most important.
formal
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From this reading The formal inquest was held as the flood subsided, and the evidence of the post surgeon was most important.
Forty-eight
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From this reading Forty-eight hours had passed, and not a trace had been found of Lieutenant Waring.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Forty-eight hours had passed, and not a trace had been found of Lieutenant Waring.
grave
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From this reading The civil officers of the law had held grave converse with the seniors on duty at the barracks, and Cram's face was lined with anxiety and trouble.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Forty-eight hours had passed, and not a trace had been found of Lieutenant Waring.
held
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From this reading The civil officers of the law had held grave converse with the seniors on duty at the barracks, and Cram's face was lined with anxiety and trouble.
hours
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From this reading Forty-eight hours had passed, and not a trace had been found of Lieutenant Waring.
important
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From this reading The formal inquest was held as the flood subsided, and the evidence of the post surgeon was most important.
indubitable
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From this reading About the throat of the murdered man were indubitable marks of violence.
inquest
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From this reading The formal inquest was held as the flood subsided, and the evidence of the post surgeon was most important.
law
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From this reading The civil officers of the law had held grave converse with the seniors on duty at the barracks, and Cram's face was lined with anxiety and trouble.
Lieutenant
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From this reading Forty-eight hours had passed, and not a trace had been found of Lieutenant Waring.
lined
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From this reading The civil officers of the law had held grave converse with the seniors on duty at the barracks, and Cram's face was lined with anxiety and trouble.
man
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From this reading About the throat of the murdered man were indubitable marks of violence.
marks
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From this reading About the throat of the murdered man were indubitable marks of violence.
most
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From this reading The formal inquest was held as the flood subsided, and the evidence of the post surgeon was most important.
murdered
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From this reading About the throat of the murdered man were indubitable marks of violence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Forty-eight hours had passed, and not a trace had been found of Lieutenant Waring.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Forty-eight hours had passed, and not a trace had been found of Lieutenant Waring.
officers
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From this reading The civil officers of the law had held grave converse with the seniors on duty at the barracks, and Cram's face was lined with anxiety and trouble.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The civil officers of the law had held grave converse with the seniors on duty at the barracks, and Cram's face was lined with anxiety and trouble.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Forty-eight hours had passed, and not a trace had been found of Lieutenant Waring.
post
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From this reading The formal inquest was held as the flood subsided, and the evidence of the post surgeon was most important.
seniors
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From this reading The civil officers of the law had held grave converse with the seniors on duty at the barracks, and Cram's face was lined with anxiety and trouble.
skin
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From this reading The skin was torn as by finger-nails, the flesh bruised and discolored as by fiercely-grasping fingers.
subsided
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From this reading The formal inquest was held as the flood subsided, and the evidence of the post surgeon was most important.
surgeon
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From this reading The formal inquest was held as the flood subsided, and the evidence of the post surgeon was most important.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The civil officers of the law had held grave converse with the seniors on duty at the barracks, and Cram's face was lined with anxiety and trouble.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading About the throat of the murdered man were indubitable marks of violence.
torn
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From this reading The skin was torn as by finger-nails, the flesh bruised and discolored as by fiercely-grasping fingers.
trace
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From this reading Forty-eight hours had passed, and not a trace had been found of Lieutenant Waring.
trouble
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From this reading The civil officers of the law had held grave converse with the seniors on duty at the barracks, and Cram's face was lined with anxiety and trouble.
violence
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From this reading About the throat of the murdered man were indubitable marks of violence.
Waring
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From this reading Forty-eight hours had passed, and not a trace had been found of Lieutenant Waring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The civil officers of the law had held grave converse with the seniors on duty at the barracks, and Cram's face was lined with anxiety and trouble.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading About the throat of the murdered man were indubitable marks of violence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The civil officers of the law had held grave converse with the seniors on duty at the barracks, and Cram's face was lined with anxiety and trouble.
