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Gabriel Conroy

Chapter XXXV

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THE PEOPLE _V._ JOHN DOE _alias_ GABRIEL CONROY, AND JANE ROE _alias_ JULIE CONROY.
BEFORE BOOMPOINTER, J.
The day of the trial was one of exacting and absorbing interest to One Horse Gulch.
Long before ten o'clock the Court-room, and even the halls and corridors of the lately rehabilitated Court House, were thronged with spectators.
It is only fair to say that by this time the main points at issue were forgotten.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Gabriel Conroy

Chapter XXXV

Reading 1/64 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE PEOPLE _V._ JOHN DOE _alias_ GABRIEL CONROY, AND JANE ROE _alias_ JULIE CONROY.
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BEFORE BOOMPOINTER, J.
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The day of the trial was one of exacting and absorbing interest to One Horse Gulch.
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Long before ten o'clock the Court-room, and even the halls and corridors of the lately rehabilitated Court House, were thronged with spectators.
Line 5
It is only fair to say that by this time the main points at issue were forgotten.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

BEFORE preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “BEFORE BOOMPOINTER, J.”

Even noun US /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.”

Fair noun US /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.”

Forgotten adjective US /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.”

JOHN noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE PEOPLE _V._ JOHN DOE _alias_ GABRIEL CONROY, AND JANE ROE _alias_ JULIE CONROY.”

Long noun US /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.”

One pronoun US /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.”

Time noun US /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.”

All words in this reading · 55

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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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From this reading It is only fair to say that by this time the main points at issue were forgotten.

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.