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absorbing
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From this reading The day of the trial was one of exacting and absorbing interest to One Horse Gulch.
alias
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From this reading THE PEOPLE _V._ JOHN DOE _alias_ GABRIEL CONROY, AND JANE ROE _alias_ JULIE CONROY.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PEOPLE _V._ JOHN DOE _alias_ GABRIEL CONROY, AND JANE ROE _alias_ JULIE CONROY.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is only fair to say that by this time the main points at issue were forgotten.
BEFOREprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE BOOMPOINTER, J.
BOOMPOINTER
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From this reading BEFORE BOOMPOINTER, J.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is only fair to say that by this time the main points at issue were forgotten.
CONROY
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From this reading THE PEOPLE _V._ JOHN DOE _alias_ GABRIEL CONROY, AND JANE ROE _alias_ JULIE CONROY.
corridors
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From this reading Long before ten o'clock the Court-room, and even the halls and corridors of the lately rehabilitated Court House, were thronged with spectators.
Court
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From this reading Long before ten o'clock the Court-room, and even the halls and corridors of the lately rehabilitated Court House, were thronged with spectators.
Court-room
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From this reading Long before ten o'clock the Court-room, and even the halls and corridors of the lately rehabilitated Court House, were thronged with spectators.
day
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From this reading The day of the trial was one of exacting and absorbing interest to One Horse Gulch.
DOE
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From this reading THE PEOPLE _V._ JOHN DOE _alias_ GABRIEL CONROY, AND JANE ROE _alias_ JULIE CONROY.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long before ten o'clock the Court-room, and even the halls and corridors of the lately rehabilitated Court House, were thronged with spectators.
exacting
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From this reading The day of the trial was one of exacting and absorbing interest to One Horse Gulch.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is only fair to say that by this time the main points at issue were forgotten.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading It is only fair to say that by this time the main points at issue were forgotten.
GABRIEL
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From this reading THE PEOPLE _V._ JOHN DOE _alias_ GABRIEL CONROY, AND JANE ROE _alias_ JULIE CONROY.
Gulch
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From this reading The day of the trial was one of exacting and absorbing interest to One Horse Gulch.
halls
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From this reading Long before ten o'clock the Court-room, and even the halls and corridors of the lately rehabilitated Court House, were thronged with spectators.
Horse
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From this reading The day of the trial was one of exacting and absorbing interest to One Horse Gulch.
House
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From this reading Long before ten o'clock the Court-room, and even the halls and corridors of the lately rehabilitated Court House, were thronged with spectators.
interest
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From this reading The day of the trial was one of exacting and absorbing interest to One Horse Gulch.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is only fair to say that by this time the main points at issue were forgotten.
issue
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From this reading It is only fair to say that by this time the main points at issue were forgotten.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is only fair to say that by this time the main points at issue were forgotten.
J
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From this reading BEFORE BOOMPOINTER, J.
JANE
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From this reading THE PEOPLE _V._ JOHN DOE _alias_ GABRIEL CONROY, AND JANE ROE _alias_ JULIE CONROY.
JOHN
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From this reading THE PEOPLE _V._ JOHN DOE _alias_ GABRIEL CONROY, AND JANE ROE _alias_ JULIE CONROY.
JULIE
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From this reading THE PEOPLE _V._ JOHN DOE _alias_ GABRIEL CONROY, AND JANE ROE _alias_ JULIE CONROY.
lately
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From this reading Long before ten o'clock the Court-room, and even the halls and corridors of the lately rehabilitated Court House, were thronged with spectators.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long before ten o'clock the Court-room, and even the halls and corridors of the lately rehabilitated Court House, were thronged with spectators.
main
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From this reading It is only fair to say that by this time the main points at issue were forgotten.
o'clock
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From this reading Long before ten o'clock the Court-room, and even the halls and corridors of the lately rehabilitated Court House, were thronged with spectators.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day of the trial was one of exacting and absorbing interest to One Horse Gulch.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The day of the trial was one of exacting and absorbing interest to One Horse Gulch.
only
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From this reading It is only fair to say that by this time the main points at issue were forgotten.
PEOPLE
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From this reading THE PEOPLE _V._ JOHN DOE _alias_ GABRIEL CONROY, AND JANE ROE _alias_ JULIE CONROY.
points
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rehabilitated
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From this reading Long before ten o'clock the Court-room, and even the halls and corridors of the lately rehabilitated Court House, were thronged with spectators.
ROE
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From this reading THE PEOPLE _V._ JOHN DOE _alias_ GABRIEL CONROY, AND JANE ROE _alias_ JULIE CONROY.
say
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From this reading It is only fair to say that by this time the main points at issue were forgotten.
spectators
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From this reading Long before ten o'clock the Court-room, and even the halls and corridors of the lately rehabilitated Court House, were thronged with spectators.
ten
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From this reading Long before ten o'clock the Court-room, and even the halls and corridors of the lately rehabilitated Court House, were thronged with spectators.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is only fair to say that by this time the main points at issue were forgotten.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PEOPLE _V._ JOHN DOE _alias_ GABRIEL CONROY, AND JANE ROE _alias_ JULIE CONROY.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is only fair to say that by this time the main points at issue were forgotten.
thronged
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From this reading Long before ten o'clock the Court-room, and even the halls and corridors of the lately rehabilitated Court House, were thronged with spectators.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is only fair to say that by this time the main points at issue were forgotten.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day of the trial was one of exacting and absorbing interest to One Horse Gulch.
trial
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From this reading The day of the trial was one of exacting and absorbing interest to One Horse Gulch.
V
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From this reading THE PEOPLE _V._ JOHN DOE _alias_ GABRIEL CONROY, AND JANE ROE _alias_ JULIE CONROY.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day of the trial was one of exacting and absorbing interest to One Horse Gulch.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Long before ten o'clock the Court-room, and even the halls and corridors of the lately rehabilitated Court House, were thronged with spectators.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Long before ten o'clock the Court-room, and even the halls and corridors of the lately rehabilitated Court House, were thronged with spectators.