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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 "By pressing for trial we have a better chance of proving his innocence.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
aid
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From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances I would be certain of the result; but where so much property is a stake I do not like to trust the superintendent too implicitly."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "It might prejudice our case if he went before a jury.
better
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From this reading "By pressing for trial we have a better chance of proving his innocence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances I would be certain of the result; but where so much property is a stake I do not like to trust the superintendent too implicitly."
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By pressing for trial we have a better chance of proving his innocence.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "But what effect can his innocence or guilt have on the other question?"
case
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From this reading "It might prejudice our case if he went before a jury.
certain
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From this reading Under ordinary circumstances I would be certain of the result; but where so much property is a stake I do not like to trust the superintendent too implicitly."
chance
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From this reading "By pressing for trial we have a better chance of proving his innocence.
circumstances
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From this reading Under ordinary circumstances I would be certain of the result; but where so much property is a stake I do not like to trust the superintendent too implicitly."
confirming
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From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
differently
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From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances I would be certain of the result; but where so much property is a stake I do not like to trust the superintendent too implicitly."
effect
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From this reading "But what effect can his innocence or guilt have on the other question?"
eloquencenounUS /ˈel.ə.kwəns/
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "By pressing for trial we have a better chance of proving his innocence.
Fred
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From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
guilt
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From this reading "But what effect can his innocence or guilt have on the other question?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "By pressing for trial we have a better chance of proving his innocence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It might prejudice our case if he went before a jury.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "By pressing for trial we have a better chance of proving his innocence.
Hunter's
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From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances I would be certain of the result; but where so much property is a stake I do not like to trust the superintendent too implicitly."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
implicitly
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From this reading Under ordinary circumstances I would be certain of the result; but where so much property is a stake I do not like to trust the superintendent too implicitly."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
innocence
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From this reading "By pressing for trial we have a better chance of proving his innocence.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances I would be certain of the result; but where so much property is a stake I do not like to trust the superintendent too implicitly."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
jury
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From this reading "It might prejudice our case if he went before a jury.
land
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From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
like
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From this reading Under ordinary circumstances I would be certain of the result; but where so much property is a stake I do not like to trust the superintendent too implicitly."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "It might prejudice our case if he went before a jury.
Mr
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From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
much
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From this reading Under ordinary circumstances I would be certain of the result; but where so much property is a stake I do not like to trust the superintendent too implicitly."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances I would be certain of the result; but where so much property is a stake I do not like to trust the superintendent too implicitly."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "But what effect can his innocence or guilt have on the other question?"
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "But what effect can his innocence or guilt have on the other question?"
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
ordinary
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From this reading Under ordinary circumstances I would be certain of the result; but where so much property is a stake I do not like to trust the superintendent too implicitly."
other
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From this reading "But what effect can his innocence or guilt have on the other question?"
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "It might prejudice our case if he went before a jury.
persuade
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From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
prejudice
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From this reading "It might prejudice our case if he went before a jury.
pressing
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From this reading "By pressing for trial we have a better chance of proving his innocence.
property
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From this reading Under ordinary circumstances I would be certain of the result; but where so much property is a stake I do not like to trust the superintendent too implicitly."
proving
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From this reading "By pressing for trial we have a better chance of proving his innocence.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "But what effect can his innocence or guilt have on the other question?"
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
result
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From this reading Under ordinary circumstances I would be certain of the result; but where so much property is a stake I do not like to trust the superintendent too implicitly."
sacrifice
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From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
Sam
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From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
SKIP
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From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
slight
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From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances I would be certain of the result; but where so much property is a stake I do not like to trust the superintendent too implicitly."
stake
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From this reading Under ordinary circumstances I would be certain of the result; but where so much property is a stake I do not like to trust the superintendent too implicitly."
superintendent
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From this reading Under ordinary circumstances I would be certain of the result; but where so much property is a stake I do not like to trust the superintendent too implicitly."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
title
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From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
too
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From this reading Under ordinary circumstances I would be certain of the result; but where so much property is a stake I do not like to trust the superintendent too implicitly."
trial
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From this reading "By pressing for trial we have a better chance of proving his innocence.
trust
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From this reading Under ordinary circumstances I would be certain of the result; but where so much property is a stake I do not like to trust the superintendent too implicitly."
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances I would be certain of the result; but where so much property is a stake I do not like to trust the superintendent too implicitly."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "By pressing for trial we have a better chance of proving his innocence.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It might prejudice our case if he went before a jury.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SKIP It seemed to Fred as if they were about to sacrifice Sam in order to aid in confirming the title of the land, and it required no slight amount of Mr. Hunter's eloquence to persuade him differently.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But what effect can his innocence or guilt have on the other question?"
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances I would be certain of the result; but where so much property is a stake I do not like to trust the superintendent too implicitly."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Under ordinary circumstances I would be certain of the result; but where so much property is a stake I do not like to trust the superintendent too implicitly."
