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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 Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
abduction
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From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One afternoon, just four months after the prison doors closed on them, the inner corridor guard was killed, a second overpowered and knocked unconscious.
afternoon
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From this reading One afternoon, just four months after the prison doors closed on them, the inner corridor guard was killed, a second overpowered and knocked unconscious.
alarm
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From this reading There, however, on a general alarm being sounded, three of them were shot down from the walls.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
arraigned
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From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
asserted
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From this reading Even then Rutley's penchant for conspiracy asserted itself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So swiftly and silently was the work done that before discovery six convicts had escaped to the outer court.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There, however, on a general alarm being sounded, three of them were shot down from the walls.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
closed
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From this reading One afternoon, just four months after the prison doors closed on them, the inner corridor guard was killed, a second overpowered and knocked unconscious.
conspiracy
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From this reading Even then Rutley's penchant for conspiracy asserted itself.
convicted
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From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
convicts
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From this reading So swiftly and silently was the work done that before discovery six convicts had escaped to the outer court.
corridor
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From this reading One afternoon, just four months after the prison doors closed on them, the inner corridor guard was killed, a second overpowered and knocked unconscious.
counts
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From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
court
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From this reading So swiftly and silently was the work done that before discovery six convicts had escaped to the outer court.
discovery
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From this reading So swiftly and silently was the work done that before discovery six convicts had escaped to the outer court.
done
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From this reading So swiftly and silently was the work done that before discovery six convicts had escaped to the outer court.
doors
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From this reading One afternoon, just four months after the prison doors closed on them, the inner corridor guard was killed, a second overpowered and knocked unconscious.
down
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From this reading There, however, on a general alarm being sounded, three of them were shot down from the walls.
duly
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From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
escaped
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From this reading So swiftly and silently was the work done that before discovery six convicts had escaped to the outer court.
Even
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From this reading Even then Rutley's penchant for conspiracy asserted itself.
felony
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From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
four
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From this reading One afternoon, just four months after the prison doors closed on them, the inner corridor guard was killed, a second overpowered and knocked unconscious.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There, however, on a general alarm being sounded, three of them were shot down from the walls.
general
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From this reading There, however, on a general alarm being sounded, three of them were shot down from the walls.
guard
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From this reading One afternoon, just four months after the prison doors closed on them, the inner corridor guard was killed, a second overpowered and knocked unconscious.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So swiftly and silently was the work done that before discovery six convicts had escaped to the outer court.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There, however, on a general alarm being sounded, three of them were shot down from the walls.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
inner
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From this reading One afternoon, just four months after the prison doors closed on them, the inner corridor guard was killed, a second overpowered and knocked unconscious.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Even then Rutley's penchant for conspiracy asserted itself.
Jack
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From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
just
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From this reading One afternoon, just four months after the prison doors closed on them, the inner corridor guard was killed, a second overpowered and knocked unconscious.
killed
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From this reading One afternoon, just four months after the prison doors closed on them, the inner corridor guard was killed, a second overpowered and knocked unconscious.
knocked
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From this reading One afternoon, just four months after the prison doors closed on them, the inner corridor guard was killed, a second overpowered and knocked unconscious.
maximum
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From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
months
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From this reading One afternoon, just four months after the prison doors closed on them, the inner corridor guard was killed, a second overpowered and knocked unconscious.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon, just four months after the prison doors closed on them, the inner corridor guard was killed, a second overpowered and knocked unconscious.
outer
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From this reading So swiftly and silently was the work done that before discovery six convicts had escaped to the outer court.
overpowered
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From this reading One afternoon, just four months after the prison doors closed on them, the inner corridor guard was killed, a second overpowered and knocked unconscious.
penalty
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From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
penchant
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From this reading Even then Rutley's penchant for conspiracy asserted itself.
penitentiary
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From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
Philip
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From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
prison
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From this reading One afternoon, just four months after the prison doors closed on them, the inner corridor guard was killed, a second overpowered and knocked unconscious.
Rutley
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From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
Rutley's
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From this reading Even then Rutley's penchant for conspiracy asserted itself.
Salem
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From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
second
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From this reading One afternoon, just four months after the prison doors closed on them, the inner corridor guard was killed, a second overpowered and knocked unconscious.
sentenced
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From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
Shore
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From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
shot
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From this reading There, however, on a general alarm being sounded, three of them were shot down from the walls.
silently
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From this reading So swiftly and silently was the work done that before discovery six convicts had escaped to the outer court.
six
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From this reading So swiftly and silently was the work done that before discovery six convicts had escaped to the outer court.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So swiftly and silently was the work done that before discovery six convicts had escaped to the outer court.
sounded
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From this reading There, however, on a general alarm being sounded, three of them were shot down from the walls.
state
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From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
swiftly
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From this reading So swiftly and silently was the work done that before discovery six convicts had escaped to the outer court.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So swiftly and silently was the work done that before discovery six convicts had escaped to the outer court.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One afternoon, just four months after the prison doors closed on them, the inner corridor guard was killed, a second overpowered and knocked unconscious.
then
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From this reading Even then Rutley's penchant for conspiracy asserted itself.
There
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From this reading There, however, on a general alarm being sounded, three of them were shot down from the walls.
three
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From this reading There, however, on a general alarm being sounded, three of them were shot down from the walls.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
tried
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From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
twenty
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From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
unconscious
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From this reading One afternoon, just four months after the prison doors closed on them, the inner corridor guard was killed, a second overpowered and knocked unconscious.
walls
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From this reading There, however, on a general alarm being sounded, three of them were shot down from the walls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
work
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From this reading So swiftly and silently was the work done that before discovery six convicts had escaped to the outer court.
years
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From this reading Philip Rutley and Jack Shore were duly arraigned for abduction and felony, tried and convicted on both counts, and each was sentenced to a maximum penalty of twenty years in the state penitentiary at Salem.
