Chapter XXXIII
THE JUSTICE-ROOM. The magistrates took their seats on the bench. The bench would not hold them. All in the commission of the peace flocked in. Any other day they would not have been at West Lynne.
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Chapter XXXIII
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THE
JUSTICE-ROOM.
The
magistrates
took
their
seats
on
the
bench.
The
bench
would
not
hold
them.
All
in
the
commission
of
the
peace
flocked
in.
Any
other
day
they
would
not
have
been
at
West
Lynne.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
JUSTICE-ROOM.
Line 2
The
magistrates
took
their
seats
on
the
bench.
Line 3
The
bench
would
not
hold
them.
Line 4
All
in
the
commission
of
the
peace
flocked
in.
Line 5
Any
other
day
they
would
not
have
been
at
West
Lynne.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Any other day they would not have been at West Lynne.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Any other day they would not have been at West Lynne.”
Magistrates
plural noun
US /ˈmædʒɪstreɪts/
civil officers who administer local law
From this reading “The magistrates took their seats on the bench.”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The magistrates took their seats on the bench.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The bench would not hold them.”
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All
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From this reading All in the commission of the peace flocked in.
Any
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From this reading Any other day they would not have been at West Lynne.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Any other day they would not have been at West Lynne.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Any other day they would not have been at West Lynne.
bench
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From this reading The magistrates took their seats on the bench.
commission
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From this reading All in the commission of the peace flocked in.
day
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From this reading Any other day they would not have been at West Lynne.
flocked
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From this reading All in the commission of the peace flocked in.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Any other day they would not have been at West Lynne.
hold
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From this reading The bench would not hold them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All in the commission of the peace flocked in.
JUSTICE-ROOM
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From this reading THE JUSTICE-ROOM.
Lynne
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From this reading Any other day they would not have been at West Lynne.
magistratesplural nounUS /ˈmædʒɪstreɪts/
civil officers who administer local law
From this reading The magistrates took their seats on the bench.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The bench would not hold them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All in the commission of the peace flocked in.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The magistrates took their seats on the bench.
other
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From this reading Any other day they would not have been at West Lynne.
peace
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From this reading All in the commission of the peace flocked in.
seats
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From this reading The magistrates took their seats on the bench.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JUSTICE-ROOM.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The magistrates took their seats on the bench.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The bench would not hold them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Any other day they would not have been at West Lynne.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The magistrates took their seats on the bench.
West
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From this reading Any other day they would not have been at West Lynne.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The bench would not hold them.