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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 Then Allen would have been in a, perhaps, unprecedented position.
affairs
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From this reading He could have established an alibi, as far as the Jew's affairs went, by proving that he had been at Blocksby's at the hour when the boy would truthfully have sworn that he had let him into Isaacs' chambers.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And, as far as the charge against him at Blocksby's went, the evidence of the young Jew would have gone to prove that he was at Isaacs', where he had no business to be, when we saw him at Blocksby's.
alibi
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From this reading He could have established an alibi, as far as the Jew's affairs went, by proving that he had been at Blocksby's at the hour when the boy would truthfully have sworn that he had let him into Isaacs' chambers.
Allen
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From this reading Had there been any trouble, it is likely enough that he would have involved Allen in the grief.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He could have established an alibi, as far as the Jew's affairs went, by proving that he had been at Blocksby's at the hour when the boy would truthfully have sworn that he had let him into Isaacs' chambers.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, as far as the charge against him at Blocksby's went, the evidence of the young Jew would have gone to prove that he was at Isaacs', where he had no business to be, when we saw him at Blocksby's.
any
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From this reading It is probable that the young child of Israel, if he had been attempting any mischief, did not succeed in it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He could have established an alibi, as far as the Jew's affairs went, by proving that he had been at Blocksby's at the hour when the boy would truthfully have sworn that he had let him into Isaacs' chambers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He could have established an alibi, as far as the Jew's affairs went, by proving that he had been at Blocksby's at the hour when the boy would truthfully have sworn that he had let him into Isaacs' chambers.
attempting
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From this reading It is probable that the young child of Israel, if he had been attempting any mischief, did not succeed in it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And, as far as the charge against him at Blocksby's went, the evidence of the young Jew would have gone to prove that he was at Isaacs', where he had no business to be, when we saw him at Blocksby's.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is probable that the young child of Israel, if he had been attempting any mischief, did not succeed in it.
Blocksby's
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From this reading He could have established an alibi, as far as the Jew's affairs went, by proving that he had been at Blocksby's at the hour when the boy would truthfully have sworn that he had let him into Isaacs' chambers.
boy
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From this reading He could have established an alibi, as far as the Jew's affairs went, by proving that he had been at Blocksby's at the hour when the boy would truthfully have sworn that he had let him into Isaacs' chambers.
business
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From this reading And, as far as the charge against him at Blocksby's went, the evidence of the young Jew would have gone to prove that he was at Isaacs', where he had no business to be, when we saw him at Blocksby's.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He could have established an alibi, as far as the Jew's affairs went, by proving that he had been at Blocksby's at the hour when the boy would truthfully have sworn that he had let him into Isaacs' chambers.
chambers
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From this reading He could have established an alibi, as far as the Jew's affairs went, by proving that he had been at Blocksby's at the hour when the boy would truthfully have sworn that he had let him into Isaacs' chambers.
charge
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From this reading And, as far as the charge against him at Blocksby's went, the evidence of the young Jew would have gone to prove that he was at Isaacs', where he had no business to be, when we saw him at Blocksby's.
child
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From this reading It is probable that the young child of Israel, if he had been attempting any mischief, did not succeed in it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could have established an alibi, as far as the Jew's affairs went, by proving that he had been at Blocksby's at the hour when the boy would truthfully have sworn that he had let him into Isaacs' chambers.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It is probable that the young child of Israel, if he had been attempting any mischief, did not succeed in it.
enough
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From this reading Had there been any trouble, it is likely enough that he would have involved Allen in the grief.
established
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From this reading He could have established an alibi, as far as the Jew's affairs went, by proving that he had been at Blocksby's at the hour when the boy would truthfully have sworn that he had let him into Isaacs' chambers.
evidence
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From this reading And, as far as the charge against him at Blocksby's went, the evidence of the young Jew would have gone to prove that he was at Isaacs', where he had no business to be, when we saw him at Blocksby's.
far
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From this reading He could have established an alibi, as far as the Jew's affairs went, by proving that he had been at Blocksby's at the hour when the boy would truthfully have sworn that he had let him into Isaacs' chambers.
gone
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From this reading And, as far as the charge against him at Blocksby's went, the evidence of the young Jew would have gone to prove that he was at Isaacs', where he had no business to be, when we saw him at Blocksby's.
grief
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From this reading Had there been any trouble, it is likely enough that he would have involved Allen in the grief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It is probable that the young child of Israel, if he had been attempting any mischief, did not succeed in it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had there been any trouble, it is likely enough that he would have involved Allen in the grief.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is probable that the young child of Israel, if he had been attempting any mischief, did not succeed in it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He could have established an alibi, as far as the Jew's affairs went, by proving that he had been at Blocksby's at the hour when the boy would truthfully have sworn that he had let him into Isaacs' chambers.
hour
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From this reading He could have established an alibi, as far as the Jew's affairs went, by proving that he had been at Blocksby's at the hour when the boy would truthfully have sworn that he had let him into Isaacs' chambers.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is probable that the young child of Israel, if he had been attempting any mischief, did not succeed in it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is probable that the young child of Israel, if he had been attempting any mischief, did not succeed in it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He could have established an alibi, as far as the Jew's affairs went, by proving that he had been at Blocksby's at the hour when the boy would truthfully have sworn that he had let him into Isaacs' chambers.
involved
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From this reading Had there been any trouble, it is likely enough that he would have involved Allen in the grief.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is probable that the young child of Israel, if he had been attempting any mischief, did not succeed in it.
Isaacs
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From this reading He could have established an alibi, as far as the Jew's affairs went, by proving that he had been at Blocksby's at the hour when the boy would truthfully have sworn that he had let him into Isaacs' chambers.
Israel
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From this reading It is probable that the young child of Israel, if he had been attempting any mischief, did not succeed in it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is probable that the young child of Israel, if he had been attempting any mischief, did not succeed in it.
Jew
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From this reading And, as far as the charge against him at Blocksby's went, the evidence of the young Jew would have gone to prove that he was at Isaacs', where he had no business to be, when we saw him at Blocksby's.
Jew's
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From this reading He could have established an alibi, as far as the Jew's affairs went, by proving that he had been at Blocksby's at the hour when the boy would truthfully have sworn that he had let him into Isaacs' chambers.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He could have established an alibi, as far as the Jew's affairs went, by proving that he had been at Blocksby's at the hour when the boy would truthfully have sworn that he had let him into Isaacs' chambers.
likely
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From this reading Had there been any trouble, it is likely enough that he would have involved Allen in the grief.
mischief
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From this reading It is probable that the young child of Israel, if he had been attempting any mischief, did not succeed in it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And, as far as the charge against him at Blocksby's went, the evidence of the young Jew would have gone to prove that he was at Isaacs', where he had no business to be, when we saw him at Blocksby's.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is probable that the young child of Israel, if he had been attempting any mischief, did not succeed in it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is probable that the young child of Israel, if he had been attempting any mischief, did not succeed in it.
perhaps
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From this reading Then Allen would have been in a, perhaps, unprecedented position.
position
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From this reading Then Allen would have been in a, perhaps, unprecedented position.
probable
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From this reading It is probable that the young child of Israel, if he had been attempting any mischief, did not succeed in it.
prove
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From this reading And, as far as the charge against him at Blocksby's went, the evidence of the young Jew would have gone to prove that he was at Isaacs', where he had no business to be, when we saw him at Blocksby's.
proving
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From this reading He could have established an alibi, as far as the Jew's affairs went, by proving that he had been at Blocksby's at the hour when the boy would truthfully have sworn that he had let him into Isaacs' chambers.
saw
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From this reading And, as far as the charge against him at Blocksby's went, the evidence of the young Jew would have gone to prove that he was at Isaacs', where he had no business to be, when we saw him at Blocksby's.
succeed
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From this reading It is probable that the young child of Israel, if he had been attempting any mischief, did not succeed in it.
sworn
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From this reading He could have established an alibi, as far as the Jew's affairs went, by proving that he had been at Blocksby's at the hour when the boy would truthfully have sworn that he had let him into Isaacs' chambers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is probable that the young child of Israel, if he had been attempting any mischief, did not succeed in it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is probable that the young child of Israel, if he had been attempting any mischief, did not succeed in it.
Then
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From this reading Then Allen would have been in a, perhaps, unprecedented position.
there
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From this reading Had there been any trouble, it is likely enough that he would have involved Allen in the grief.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And, as far as the charge against him at Blocksby's went, the evidence of the young Jew would have gone to prove that he was at Isaacs', where he had no business to be, when we saw him at Blocksby's.
trouble
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From this reading Had there been any trouble, it is likely enough that he would have involved Allen in the grief.
truthfully
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From this reading He could have established an alibi, as far as the Jew's affairs went, by proving that he had been at Blocksby's at the hour when the boy would truthfully have sworn that he had let him into Isaacs' chambers.
unprecedented
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From this reading Then Allen would have been in a, perhaps, unprecedented position.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And, as far as the charge against him at Blocksby's went, the evidence of the young Jew would have gone to prove that he was at Isaacs', where he had no business to be, when we saw him at Blocksby's.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And, as far as the charge against him at Blocksby's went, the evidence of the young Jew would have gone to prove that he was at Isaacs', where he had no business to be, when we saw him at Blocksby's.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could have established an alibi, as far as the Jew's affairs went, by proving that he had been at Blocksby's at the hour when the boy would truthfully have sworn that he had let him into Isaacs' chambers.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He could have established an alibi, as far as the Jew's affairs went, by proving that he had been at Blocksby's at the hour when the boy would truthfully have sworn that he had let him into Isaacs' chambers.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And, as far as the charge against him at Blocksby's went, the evidence of the young Jew would have gone to prove that he was at Isaacs', where he had no business to be, when we saw him at Blocksby's.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had there been any trouble, it is likely enough that he would have involved Allen in the grief.
young
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From this reading It is probable that the young child of Israel, if he had been attempting any mischief, did not succeed in it.
