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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 LOLLIE GOES AWAY It seemed to "Swell" Crewe that the scene was curiously reminiscent of a trial in which he had once participated.
aloof
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From this reading The colonel, at the end of the long table, sat aloof and apparently noncommittal, a veritable judge and a merciless judge at that.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The colonel, at the end of the long table, sat aloof and apparently noncommittal, a veritable judge and a merciless judge at that.
apparently
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From this reading The colonel, at the end of the long table, sat aloof and apparently noncommittal, a veritable judge and a merciless judge at that.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lollie Marsh had no doubt as to why she had been summoned.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The colonel, at the end of the long table, sat aloof and apparently noncommittal, a veritable judge and a merciless judge at that.
AWAY
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From this reading LOLLIE GOES AWAY It seemed to "Swell" Crewe that the scene was curiously reminiscent of a trial in which he had once participated.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lollie Marsh had no doubt as to why she had been summoned.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Her pretty face was drawn, the hands which were clasped on the table before her were restless, but what Crewe noticed more particularly was a certain untidiness both in her costume and in her usually well-coiffured hair.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Pinto sat at his right, Selby on his left, and Crewe himself sat half-way between the girl at the farther end of the table and Pinto.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Her pretty face was drawn, the hands which were clasped on the table before her were restless, but what Crewe noticed more particularly was a certain untidiness both in her costume and in her usually well-coiffured hair.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her pretty face was drawn, the hands which were clasped on the table before her were restless, but what Crewe noticed more particularly was a certain untidiness both in her costume and in her usually well-coiffured hair.
certain
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From this reading Her pretty face was drawn, the hands which were clasped on the table before her were restless, but what Crewe noticed more particularly was a certain untidiness both in her costume and in her usually well-coiffured hair.
clasped
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From this reading Her pretty face was drawn, the hands which were clasped on the table before her were restless, but what Crewe noticed more particularly was a certain untidiness both in her costume and in her usually well-coiffured hair.
colonel
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From this reading The colonel, at the end of the long table, sat aloof and apparently noncommittal, a veritable judge and a merciless judge at that.
costume
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From this reading Her pretty face was drawn, the hands which were clasped on the table before her were restless, but what Crewe noticed more particularly was a certain untidiness both in her costume and in her usually well-coiffured hair.
Crewe
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From this reading LOLLIE GOES AWAY It seemed to "Swell" Crewe that the scene was curiously reminiscent of a trial in which he had once participated.
curiously
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From this reading LOLLIE GOES AWAY It seemed to "Swell" Crewe that the scene was curiously reminiscent of a trial in which he had once participated.
doubt
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From this reading Lollie Marsh had no doubt as to why she had been summoned.
drawn
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From this reading Her pretty face was drawn, the hands which were clasped on the table before her were restless, but what Crewe noticed more particularly was a certain untidiness both in her costume and in her usually well-coiffured hair.
end
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From this reading The colonel, at the end of the long table, sat aloof and apparently noncommittal, a veritable judge and a merciless judge at that.
face
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From this reading Her pretty face was drawn, the hands which were clasped on the table before her were restless, but what Crewe noticed more particularly was a certain untidiness both in her costume and in her usually well-coiffured hair.
farther
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From this reading Pinto sat at his right, Selby on his left, and Crewe himself sat half-way between the girl at the farther end of the table and Pinto.
girl
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From this reading Pinto sat at his right, Selby on his left, and Crewe himself sat half-way between the girl at the farther end of the table and Pinto.
GOES
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From this reading LOLLIE GOES AWAY It seemed to "Swell" Crewe that the scene was curiously reminiscent of a trial in which he had once participated.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LOLLIE GOES AWAY It seemed to "Swell" Crewe that the scene was curiously reminiscent of a trial in which he had once participated.
hair
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From this reading Her pretty face was drawn, the hands which were clasped on the table before her were restless, but what Crewe noticed more particularly was a certain untidiness both in her costume and in her usually well-coiffured hair.
half-waynounUS /half-way/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pinto sat at his right, Selby on his left, and Crewe himself sat half-way between the girl at the farther end of the table and Pinto.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Her pretty face was drawn, the hands which were clasped on the table before her were restless, but what Crewe noticed more particularly was a certain untidiness both in her costume and in her usually well-coiffured hair.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LOLLIE GOES AWAY It seemed to "Swell" Crewe that the scene was curiously reminiscent of a trial in which he had once participated.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her pretty face was drawn, the hands which were clasped on the table before her were restless, but what Crewe noticed more particularly was a certain untidiness both in her costume and in her usually well-coiffured hair.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Pinto sat at his right, Selby on his left, and Crewe himself sat half-way between the girl at the farther end of the table and Pinto.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pinto sat at his right, Selby on his left, and Crewe himself sat half-way between the girl at the farther end of the table and Pinto.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LOLLIE GOES AWAY It seemed to "Swell" Crewe that the scene was curiously reminiscent of a trial in which he had once participated.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LOLLIE GOES AWAY It seemed to "Swell" Crewe that the scene was curiously reminiscent of a trial in which he had once participated.
judge
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From this reading The colonel, at the end of the long table, sat aloof and apparently noncommittal, a veritable judge and a merciless judge at that.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pinto sat at his right, Selby on his left, and Crewe himself sat half-way between the girl at the farther end of the table and Pinto.
LOLLIE
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From this reading LOLLIE GOES AWAY It seemed to "Swell" Crewe that the scene was curiously reminiscent of a trial in which he had once participated.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The colonel, at the end of the long table, sat aloof and apparently noncommittal, a veritable judge and a merciless judge at that.
Marsh
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From this reading Lollie Marsh had no doubt as to why she had been summoned.
merciless
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From this reading The colonel, at the end of the long table, sat aloof and apparently noncommittal, a veritable judge and a merciless judge at that.
more
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From this reading Her pretty face was drawn, the hands which were clasped on the table before her were restless, but what Crewe noticed more particularly was a certain untidiness both in her costume and in her usually well-coiffured hair.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Lollie Marsh had no doubt as to why she had been summoned.
noncommittal
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From this reading The colonel, at the end of the long table, sat aloof and apparently noncommittal, a veritable judge and a merciless judge at that.
noticed
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From this reading Her pretty face was drawn, the hands which were clasped on the table before her were restless, but what Crewe noticed more particularly was a certain untidiness both in her costume and in her usually well-coiffured hair.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LOLLIE GOES AWAY It seemed to "Swell" Crewe that the scene was curiously reminiscent of a trial in which he had once participated.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pinto sat at his right, Selby on his left, and Crewe himself sat half-way between the girl at the farther end of the table and Pinto.
once
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From this reading LOLLIE GOES AWAY It seemed to "Swell" Crewe that the scene was curiously reminiscent of a trial in which he had once participated.
participated
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From this reading LOLLIE GOES AWAY It seemed to "Swell" Crewe that the scene was curiously reminiscent of a trial in which he had once participated.
particularly
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From this reading Her pretty face was drawn, the hands which were clasped on the table before her were restless, but what Crewe noticed more particularly was a certain untidiness both in her costume and in her usually well-coiffured hair.
Pinto
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From this reading Pinto sat at his right, Selby on his left, and Crewe himself sat half-way between the girl at the farther end of the table and Pinto.
pretty
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From this reading Her pretty face was drawn, the hands which were clasped on the table before her were restless, but what Crewe noticed more particularly was a certain untidiness both in her costume and in her usually well-coiffured hair.
reminiscent
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From this reading LOLLIE GOES AWAY It seemed to "Swell" Crewe that the scene was curiously reminiscent of a trial in which he had once participated.
restless
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From this reading Her pretty face was drawn, the hands which were clasped on the table before her were restless, but what Crewe noticed more particularly was a certain untidiness both in her costume and in her usually well-coiffured hair.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pinto sat at his right, Selby on his left, and Crewe himself sat half-way between the girl at the farther end of the table and Pinto.
sat
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From this reading The colonel, at the end of the long table, sat aloof and apparently noncommittal, a veritable judge and a merciless judge at that.
scene
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From this reading LOLLIE GOES AWAY It seemed to "Swell" Crewe that the scene was curiously reminiscent of a trial in which he had once participated.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LOLLIE GOES AWAY It seemed to "Swell" Crewe that the scene was curiously reminiscent of a trial in which he had once participated.
Selby
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From this reading Pinto sat at his right, Selby on his left, and Crewe himself sat half-way between the girl at the farther end of the table and Pinto.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lollie Marsh had no doubt as to why she had been summoned.
summoned
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From this reading Lollie Marsh had no doubt as to why she had been summoned.
Swell
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From this reading LOLLIE GOES AWAY It seemed to "Swell" Crewe that the scene was curiously reminiscent of a trial in which he had once participated.
table
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From this reading The colonel, at the end of the long table, sat aloof and apparently noncommittal, a veritable judge and a merciless judge at that.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LOLLIE GOES AWAY It seemed to "Swell" Crewe that the scene was curiously reminiscent of a trial in which he had once participated.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOLLIE GOES AWAY It seemed to "Swell" Crewe that the scene was curiously reminiscent of a trial in which he had once participated.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOLLIE GOES AWAY It seemed to "Swell" Crewe that the scene was curiously reminiscent of a trial in which he had once participated.
trial
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From this reading LOLLIE GOES AWAY It seemed to "Swell" Crewe that the scene was curiously reminiscent of a trial in which he had once participated.
untidiness
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From this reading Her pretty face was drawn, the hands which were clasped on the table before her were restless, but what Crewe noticed more particularly was a certain untidiness both in her costume and in her usually well-coiffured hair.
usually
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From this reading Her pretty face was drawn, the hands which were clasped on the table before her were restless, but what Crewe noticed more particularly was a certain untidiness both in her costume and in her usually well-coiffured hair.
veritable
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From this reading The colonel, at the end of the long table, sat aloof and apparently noncommittal, a veritable judge and a merciless judge at that.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOLLIE GOES AWAY It seemed to "Swell" Crewe that the scene was curiously reminiscent of a trial in which he had once participated.
well-coiffured
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From this reading Her pretty face was drawn, the hands which were clasped on the table before her were restless, but what Crewe noticed more particularly was a certain untidiness both in her costume and in her usually well-coiffured hair.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her pretty face was drawn, the hands which were clasped on the table before her were restless, but what Crewe noticed more particularly was a certain untidiness both in her costume and in her usually well-coiffured hair.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Her pretty face was drawn, the hands which were clasped on the table before her were restless, but what Crewe noticed more particularly was a certain untidiness both in her costume and in her usually well-coiffured hair.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading LOLLIE GOES AWAY It seemed to "Swell" Crewe that the scene was curiously reminiscent of a trial in which he had once participated.
why
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From this reading Lollie Marsh had no doubt as to why she had been summoned.
