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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And all of this carrying the case well into November, and after Mason had been overwhelmingly elected to the judgeship which he had so craved.
all
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From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then witnesses, witnesses, witnesses--to the number of one hundred and twenty-seven.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And obviously, as the days passed and the newspaper writers at the trial saw it, Clyde was guilty.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading And because of the very vigor and strife of the trial, the general public from coast to coast taking more and more interest.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And all of this carrying the case well into November, and after Mason had been overwhelmingly elected to the judgeship which he had so craved.
Belknap
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From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
carrying
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From this reading And all of this carrying the case well into November, and after Mason had been overwhelmingly elected to the judgeship which he had so craved.
case
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From this reading And all of this carrying the case well into November, and after Mason had been overwhelmingly elected to the judgeship which he had so craved.
Clyde
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From this reading And obviously, as the days passed and the newspaper writers at the trial saw it, Clyde was guilty.
Clyde's
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From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
coast
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From this reading And because of the very vigor and strife of the trial, the general public from coast to coast taking more and more interest.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
craved
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From this reading And all of this carrying the case well into November, and after Mason had been overwhelmingly elected to the judgeship which he had so craved.
cry
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From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
daring
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From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
days
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From this reading And obviously, as the days passed and the newspaper writers at the trial saw it, Clyde was guilty.
defense
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From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
demonstrable
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From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
depended
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From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
doctors
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From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
elected
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From this reading And all of this carrying the case well into November, and after Mason had been overwhelmingly elected to the judgeship which he had so craved.
error
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From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And because of the very vigor and strife of the trial, the general public from coast to coast taking more and more interest.
general
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From this reading And because of the very vigor and strife of the trial, the general public from coast to coast taking more and more interest.
guides
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From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
guilty
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From this reading And obviously, as the days passed and the newspaper writers at the trial saw it, Clyde was guilty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And all of this carrying the case well into November, and after Mason had been overwhelmingly elected to the judgeship which he had so craved.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And all of this carrying the case well into November, and after Mason had been overwhelmingly elected to the judgeship which he had so craved.
heard
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From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
hundred
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From this reading And then witnesses, witnesses, witnesses--to the number of one hundred and twenty-seven.
interest
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From this reading And because of the very vigor and strife of the trial, the general public from coast to coast taking more and more interest.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And all of this carrying the case well into November, and after Mason had been overwhelmingly elected to the judgeship which he had so craved.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And obviously, as the days passed and the newspaper writers at the trial saw it, Clyde was guilty.
Jephson
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From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
judgeship
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From this reading And all of this carrying the case well into November, and after Mason had been overwhelmingly elected to the judgeship which he had so craved.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
Mason
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From this reading And all of this carrying the case well into November, and after Mason had been overwhelmingly elected to the judgeship which he had so craved.
more
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From this reading And because of the very vigor and strife of the trial, the general public from coast to coast taking more and more interest.
newspaper
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From this reading And obviously, as the days passed and the newspaper writers at the trial saw it, Clyde was guilty.
November
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From this reading And all of this carrying the case well into November, and after Mason had been overwhelmingly elected to the judgeship which he had so craved.
number
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From this reading And then witnesses, witnesses, witnesses--to the number of one hundred and twenty-seven.
objected
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From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
obviously
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From this reading And obviously, as the days passed and the newspaper writers at the trial saw it, Clyde was guilty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then witnesses, witnesses, witnesses--to the number of one hundred and twenty-seven.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And then witnesses, witnesses, witnesses--to the number of one hundred and twenty-seven.
out
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From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
overwhelmingly
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From this reading And all of this carrying the case well into November, and after Mason had been overwhelmingly elected to the judgeship which he had so craved.
particularly
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From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And obviously, as the days passed and the newspaper writers at the trial saw it, Clyde was guilty.
plausibility
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From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
public
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From this reading And because of the very vigor and strife of the trial, the general public from coast to coast taking more and more interest.
repeatedly
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From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
Roberta's
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From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
saw
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From this reading And obviously, as the days passed and the newspaper writers at the trial saw it, Clyde was guilty.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And all of this carrying the case well into November, and after Mason had been overwhelmingly elected to the judgeship which he had so craved.
strife
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From this reading And because of the very vigor and strife of the trial, the general public from coast to coast taking more and more interest.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
taking
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From this reading And because of the very vigor and strife of the trial, the general public from coast to coast taking more and more interest.
testimony
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From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then witnesses, witnesses, witnesses--to the number of one hundred and twenty-seven.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
then
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From this reading And then witnesses, witnesses, witnesses--to the number of one hundred and twenty-seven.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And all of this carrying the case well into November, and after Mason had been overwhelmingly elected to the judgeship which he had so craved.
three
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From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then witnesses, witnesses, witnesses--to the number of one hundred and twenty-seven.
trial
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From this reading And because of the very vigor and strife of the trial, the general public from coast to coast taking more and more interest.
twenty-seven
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From this reading And then witnesses, witnesses, witnesses--to the number of one hundred and twenty-seven.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
very
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From this reading And because of the very vigor and strife of the trial, the general public from coast to coast taking more and more interest.
vigor
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From this reading And because of the very vigor and strife of the trial, the general public from coast to coast taking more and more interest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And obviously, as the days passed and the newspaper writers at the trial saw it, Clyde was guilty.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
well
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From this reading And all of this carrying the case well into November, and after Mason had been overwhelmingly elected to the judgeship which he had so craved.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And all of this carrying the case well into November, and after Mason had been overwhelmingly elected to the judgeship which he had so craved.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
witnesses
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From this reading And then witnesses, witnesses, witnesses--to the number of one hundred and twenty-seven.
woman
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From this reading And their testimony, particularly that of the doctors, three guides, the woman who heard Roberta's last cry, all repeatedly objected to by Jephson and Belknap, for upon such weakness and demonstrable error as they could point out depended the plausibility of Clyde's daring defense.
writers
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From this reading And obviously, as the days passed and the newspaper writers at the trial saw it, Clyde was guilty.
