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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 When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
bitter
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From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
Bonner
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From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
Cardinal
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From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
CARVER
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From this reading HOW DERRICK CARVER WAS TAKEN TO LEWES.
caused
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From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
court
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From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
deal
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From this reading I will deal roundly with him.”
derisive
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From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
DERRICK
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From this reading HOW DERRICK CARVER WAS TAKEN TO LEWES.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
escape
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From this reading He shall not escape now.
examinations
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From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
eyed
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From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
fellow
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From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
got
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From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shall not escape now.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
HOW
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From this reading HOW DERRICK CARVER WAS TAKEN TO LEWES.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
justice
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From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
LEWES
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From this reading HOW DERRICK CARVER WAS TAKEN TO LEWES.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
malignant
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From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
minutes
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From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
near
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From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He shall not escape now.
now
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From this reading He shall not escape now.
observed
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From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
officer
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From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
pestilent
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From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
previous
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From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
prisoner's
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From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
read
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From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
roundly
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From this reading I will deal roundly with him.”
said
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From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
satisfaction
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From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
screened
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From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading He shall not escape now.
Sheriff
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From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
sitting
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From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
smile
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From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
TAKEN
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From this reading HOW DERRICK CARVER WAS TAKEN TO LEWES.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW DERRICK CARVER WAS TAKEN TO LEWES.
tone
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From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
tribunal
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From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW DERRICK CARVER WAS TAKEN TO LEWES.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On this, he caused the minutes of the prisoner’s previous examinations to be read to him by an officer in the court, which being done, Bonner said, in a bitter and derisive tone.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will deal roundly with him.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
Woodrooffe
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From this reading When Derrick Carver was brought before the tribunal, Bonner eyed him with a smile of malignant satisfaction, and observed to Sheriff Woodrooffe, who was sitting near him,— “At last I have got this pestilent fellow, whom the Cardinal has so long screened from justice.
