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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 The prison officials declared that he was remarkably docile, and exhibited a capacity and eagerness for instruction, which was singular in a man of his type.
aged
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From this reading He was visited by his aged mother and sister, and the interview was, as may be readily imagined, of a painful character.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wretched criminal, Giles Chudley, during the period which elapsed between his condemnation and execution, was deeply impressed with the awfulness of his position.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was visited by his aged mother and sister, and the interview was, as may be readily imagined, of a painful character.
awfulness
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From this reading The wretched criminal, Giles Chudley, during the period which elapsed between his condemnation and execution, was deeply impressed with the awfulness of his position.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was visited by his aged mother and sister, and the interview was, as may be readily imagined, of a painful character.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The wretched criminal, Giles Chudley, during the period which elapsed between his condemnation and execution, was deeply impressed with the awfulness of his position.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was visited by his aged mother and sister, and the interview was, as may be readily imagined, of a painful character.
calm
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From this reading He was, nevertheless, calm and composed.
capacity
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From this reading The prison officials declared that he was remarkably docile, and exhibited a capacity and eagerness for instruction, which was singular in a man of his type.
character
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From this reading He was visited by his aged mother and sister, and the interview was, as may be readily imagined, of a painful character.
Chudley
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From this reading The wretched criminal, Giles Chudley, during the period which elapsed between his condemnation and execution, was deeply impressed with the awfulness of his position.
composed
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From this reading He was, nevertheless, calm and composed.
condemnation
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From this reading The wretched criminal, Giles Chudley, during the period which elapsed between his condemnation and execution, was deeply impressed with the awfulness of his position.
CONDEMNED
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From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF THE CONDEMNED.
criminal
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From this reading The wretched criminal, Giles Chudley, during the period which elapsed between his condemnation and execution, was deeply impressed with the awfulness of his position.
declared
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From this reading The prison officials declared that he was remarkably docile, and exhibited a capacity and eagerness for instruction, which was singular in a man of his type.
deeply
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From this reading The wretched criminal, Giles Chudley, during the period which elapsed between his condemnation and execution, was deeply impressed with the awfulness of his position.
docile
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From this reading The prison officials declared that he was remarkably docile, and exhibited a capacity and eagerness for instruction, which was singular in a man of his type.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The wretched criminal, Giles Chudley, during the period which elapsed between his condemnation and execution, was deeply impressed with the awfulness of his position.
eagerness
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From this reading The prison officials declared that he was remarkably docile, and exhibited a capacity and eagerness for instruction, which was singular in a man of his type.
elapsed
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From this reading The wretched criminal, Giles Chudley, during the period which elapsed between his condemnation and execution, was deeply impressed with the awfulness of his position.
execution
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From this reading The wretched criminal, Giles Chudley, during the period which elapsed between his condemnation and execution, was deeply impressed with the awfulness of his position.
exhibited
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From this reading The prison officials declared that he was remarkably docile, and exhibited a capacity and eagerness for instruction, which was singular in a man of his type.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The prison officials declared that he was remarkably docile, and exhibited a capacity and eagerness for instruction, which was singular in a man of his type.
Giles
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From this reading The wretched criminal, Giles Chudley, during the period which elapsed between his condemnation and execution, was deeply impressed with the awfulness of his position.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was, nevertheless, calm and composed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The wretched criminal, Giles Chudley, during the period which elapsed between his condemnation and execution, was deeply impressed with the awfulness of his position.
HOURS
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From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF THE CONDEMNED.
imagined
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From this reading He was visited by his aged mother and sister, and the interview was, as may be readily imagined, of a painful character.
impressed
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From this reading The wretched criminal, Giles Chudley, during the period which elapsed between his condemnation and execution, was deeply impressed with the awfulness of his position.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The prison officials declared that he was remarkably docile, and exhibited a capacity and eagerness for instruction, which was singular in a man of his type.
instruction
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From this reading The prison officials declared that he was remarkably docile, and exhibited a capacity and eagerness for instruction, which was singular in a man of his type.
interview
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From this reading He was visited by his aged mother and sister, and the interview was, as may be readily imagined, of a painful character.
LAST
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From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF THE CONDEMNED.
man
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From this reading The prison officials declared that he was remarkably docile, and exhibited a capacity and eagerness for instruction, which was singular in a man of his type.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He was visited by his aged mother and sister, and the interview was, as may be readily imagined, of a painful character.
mother
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From this reading He was visited by his aged mother and sister, and the interview was, as may be readily imagined, of a painful character.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading He was, nevertheless, calm and composed.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF THE CONDEMNED.
officials
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From this reading The prison officials declared that he was remarkably docile, and exhibited a capacity and eagerness for instruction, which was singular in a man of his type.
painful
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From this reading He was visited by his aged mother and sister, and the interview was, as may be readily imagined, of a painful character.
period
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From this reading The wretched criminal, Giles Chudley, during the period which elapsed between his condemnation and execution, was deeply impressed with the awfulness of his position.
position
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From this reading The wretched criminal, Giles Chudley, during the period which elapsed between his condemnation and execution, was deeply impressed with the awfulness of his position.
prison
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From this reading The prison officials declared that he was remarkably docile, and exhibited a capacity and eagerness for instruction, which was singular in a man of his type.
readily
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From this reading He was visited by his aged mother and sister, and the interview was, as may be readily imagined, of a painful character.
remarkably
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From this reading The prison officials declared that he was remarkably docile, and exhibited a capacity and eagerness for instruction, which was singular in a man of his type.
singular
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From this reading The prison officials declared that he was remarkably docile, and exhibited a capacity and eagerness for instruction, which was singular in a man of his type.
sister
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From this reading He was visited by his aged mother and sister, and the interview was, as may be readily imagined, of a painful character.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The prison officials declared that he was remarkably docile, and exhibited a capacity and eagerness for instruction, which was singular in a man of his type.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST HOURS OF THE CONDEMNED.
type
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From this reading The prison officials declared that he was remarkably docile, and exhibited a capacity and eagerness for instruction, which was singular in a man of his type.
visited
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From this reading He was visited by his aged mother and sister, and the interview was, as may be readily imagined, of a painful character.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wretched criminal, Giles Chudley, during the period which elapsed between his condemnation and execution, was deeply impressed with the awfulness of his position.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The wretched criminal, Giles Chudley, during the period which elapsed between his condemnation and execution, was deeply impressed with the awfulness of his position.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The wretched criminal, Giles Chudley, during the period which elapsed between his condemnation and execution, was deeply impressed with the awfulness of his position.
wretched
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From this reading The wretched criminal, Giles Chudley, during the period which elapsed between his condemnation and execution, was deeply impressed with the awfulness of his position.
