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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 ACT II A Court of Justice, on a foggy October afternoon crowded with barristers, solicitors, reporters, ushers, and jurymen.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading FALDER is sitting exactly opposite to the JUDGE, who, raised above the clamour of the court, also seems unconscious of and indifferent to everything.
ACT
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From this reading ACT II A Court of Justice, on a foggy October afternoon crowded with barristers, solicitors, reporters, ushers, and jurymen.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ACT II A Court of Justice, on a foggy October afternoon crowded with barristers, solicitors, reporters, ushers, and jurymen.
age
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From this reading HAROLD CLEAVER, the counsel for the Crown, is a dried, yellowish man, of more than middle age, in a wig worn almost to the colour of his face.
almost
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From this reading HAROLD CLEAVER, the counsel for the Crown, is a dried, yellowish man, of more than middle age, in a wig worn almost to the colour of his face.
also
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From this reading FALDER is sitting exactly opposite to the JUDGE, who, raised above the clamour of the court, also seems unconscious of and indifferent to everything.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ACT II A Court of Justice, on a foggy October afternoon crowded with barristers, solicitors, reporters, ushers, and jurymen.
barristers
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From this reading ACT II A Court of Justice, on a foggy October afternoon crowded with barristers, solicitors, reporters, ushers, and jurymen.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sitting in the large, solid dock is FALDER, with a warder on either side of him, placed there for his safe custody, but seemingly indifferent to and unconscious of his presence.
clamour
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From this reading FALDER is sitting exactly opposite to the JUDGE, who, raised above the clamour of the court, also seems unconscious of and indifferent to everything.
CLEAVER
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From this reading HAROLD CLEAVER, the counsel for the Crown, is a dried, yellowish man, of more than middle age, in a wig worn almost to the colour of his face.
colour
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From this reading HAROLD CLEAVER, the counsel for the Crown, is a dried, yellowish man, of more than middle age, in a wig worn almost to the colour of his face.
counsel
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From this reading HAROLD CLEAVER, the counsel for the Crown, is a dried, yellowish man, of more than middle age, in a wig worn almost to the colour of his face.
Court
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From this reading ACT II A Court of Justice, on a foggy October afternoon crowded with barristers, solicitors, reporters, ushers, and jurymen.
crowded
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From this reading ACT II A Court of Justice, on a foggy October afternoon crowded with barristers, solicitors, reporters, ushers, and jurymen.
Crown
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From this reading HAROLD CLEAVER, the counsel for the Crown, is a dried, yellowish man, of more than middle age, in a wig worn almost to the colour of his face.
curtain
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From this reading The curtain falls.
custody
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From this reading Sitting in the large, solid dock is FALDER, with a warder on either side of him, placed there for his safe custody, but seemingly indifferent to and unconscious of his presence.
dock
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From this reading Sitting in the large, solid dock is FALDER, with a warder on either side of him, placed there for his safe custody, but seemingly indifferent to and unconscious of his presence.
dried
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From this reading HAROLD CLEAVER, the counsel for the Crown, is a dried, yellowish man, of more than middle age, in a wig worn almost to the colour of his face.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Sitting in the large, solid dock is FALDER, with a warder on either side of him, placed there for his safe custody, but seemingly indifferent to and unconscious of his presence.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading FALDER is sitting exactly opposite to the JUDGE, who, raised above the clamour of the court, also seems unconscious of and indifferent to everything.
exactly
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From this reading FALDER is sitting exactly opposite to the JUDGE, who, raised above the clamour of the court, also seems unconscious of and indifferent to everything.
face
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From this reading HAROLD CLEAVER, the counsel for the Crown, is a dried, yellowish man, of more than middle age, in a wig worn almost to the colour of his face.
FALDER
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From this reading Sitting in the large, solid dock is FALDER, with a warder on either side of him, placed there for his safe custody, but seemingly indifferent to and unconscious of his presence.
falls
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From this reading The curtain falls.
foggy
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From this reading ACT II A Court of Justice, on a foggy October afternoon crowded with barristers, solicitors, reporters, ushers, and jurymen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sitting in the large, solid dock is FALDER, with a warder on either side of him, placed there for his safe custody, but seemingly indifferent to and unconscious of his presence.
HAROLD
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From this reading HAROLD CLEAVER, the counsel for the Crown, is a dried, yellowish man, of more than middle age, in a wig worn almost to the colour of his face.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sitting in the large, solid dock is FALDER, with a warder on either side of him, placed there for his safe custody, but seemingly indifferent to and unconscious of his presence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sitting in the large, solid dock is FALDER, with a warder on either side of him, placed there for his safe custody, but seemingly indifferent to and unconscious of his presence.
II
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From this reading ACT II A Court of Justice, on a foggy October afternoon crowded with barristers, solicitors, reporters, ushers, and jurymen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sitting in the large, solid dock is FALDER, with a warder on either side of him, placed there for his safe custody, but seemingly indifferent to and unconscious of his presence.
indifferent
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From this reading Sitting in the large, solid dock is FALDER, with a warder on either side of him, placed there for his safe custody, but seemingly indifferent to and unconscious of his presence.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sitting in the large, solid dock is FALDER, with a warder on either side of him, placed there for his safe custody, but seemingly indifferent to and unconscious of his presence.
JUDGE
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From this reading FALDER is sitting exactly opposite to the JUDGE, who, raised above the clamour of the court, also seems unconscious of and indifferent to everything.
jurymen
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From this reading ACT II A Court of Justice, on a foggy October afternoon crowded with barristers, solicitors, reporters, ushers, and jurymen.
Justice
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From this reading ACT II A Court of Justice, on a foggy October afternoon crowded with barristers, solicitors, reporters, ushers, and jurymen.
large
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From this reading Sitting in the large, solid dock is FALDER, with a warder on either side of him, placed there for his safe custody, but seemingly indifferent to and unconscious of his presence.
man
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From this reading HAROLD CLEAVER, the counsel for the Crown, is a dried, yellowish man, of more than middle age, in a wig worn almost to the colour of his face.
middle
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From this reading HAROLD CLEAVER, the counsel for the Crown, is a dried, yellowish man, of more than middle age, in a wig worn almost to the colour of his face.
more
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From this reading HAROLD CLEAVER, the counsel for the Crown, is a dried, yellowish man, of more than middle age, in a wig worn almost to the colour of his face.
October
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From this reading ACT II A Court of Justice, on a foggy October afternoon crowded with barristers, solicitors, reporters, ushers, and jurymen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ACT II A Court of Justice, on a foggy October afternoon crowded with barristers, solicitors, reporters, ushers, and jurymen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ACT II A Court of Justice, on a foggy October afternoon crowded with barristers, solicitors, reporters, ushers, and jurymen.
opposite
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From this reading FALDER is sitting exactly opposite to the JUDGE, who, raised above the clamour of the court, also seems unconscious of and indifferent to everything.
placed
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From this reading Sitting in the large, solid dock is FALDER, with a warder on either side of him, placed there for his safe custody, but seemingly indifferent to and unconscious of his presence.
presence
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From this reading Sitting in the large, solid dock is FALDER, with a warder on either side of him, placed there for his safe custody, but seemingly indifferent to and unconscious of his presence.
raised
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From this reading FALDER is sitting exactly opposite to the JUDGE, who, raised above the clamour of the court, also seems unconscious of and indifferent to everything.
reporters
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From this reading ACT II A Court of Justice, on a foggy October afternoon crowded with barristers, solicitors, reporters, ushers, and jurymen.
safe
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From this reading Sitting in the large, solid dock is FALDER, with a warder on either side of him, placed there for his safe custody, but seemingly indifferent to and unconscious of his presence.
seemingly
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From this reading Sitting in the large, solid dock is FALDER, with a warder on either side of him, placed there for his safe custody, but seemingly indifferent to and unconscious of his presence.
seems
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From this reading FALDER is sitting exactly opposite to the JUDGE, who, raised above the clamour of the court, also seems unconscious of and indifferent to everything.
side
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From this reading Sitting in the large, solid dock is FALDER, with a warder on either side of him, placed there for his safe custody, but seemingly indifferent to and unconscious of his presence.
Sitting
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From this reading Sitting in the large, solid dock is FALDER, with a warder on either side of him, placed there for his safe custody, but seemingly indifferent to and unconscious of his presence.
solicitors
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From this reading ACT II A Court of Justice, on a foggy October afternoon crowded with barristers, solicitors, reporters, ushers, and jurymen.
solid
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From this reading Sitting in the large, solid dock is FALDER, with a warder on either side of him, placed there for his safe custody, but seemingly indifferent to and unconscious of his presence.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading HAROLD CLEAVER, the counsel for the Crown, is a dried, yellowish man, of more than middle age, in a wig worn almost to the colour of his face.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The curtain falls.
there
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From this reading Sitting in the large, solid dock is FALDER, with a warder on either side of him, placed there for his safe custody, but seemingly indifferent to and unconscious of his presence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sitting in the large, solid dock is FALDER, with a warder on either side of him, placed there for his safe custody, but seemingly indifferent to and unconscious of his presence.
unconscious
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From this reading Sitting in the large, solid dock is FALDER, with a warder on either side of him, placed there for his safe custody, but seemingly indifferent to and unconscious of his presence.
ushers
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From this reading ACT II A Court of Justice, on a foggy October afternoon crowded with barristers, solicitors, reporters, ushers, and jurymen.
warder
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From this reading Sitting in the large, solid dock is FALDER, with a warder on either side of him, placed there for his safe custody, but seemingly indifferent to and unconscious of his presence.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading FALDER is sitting exactly opposite to the JUDGE, who, raised above the clamour of the court, also seems unconscious of and indifferent to everything.
wig
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From this reading HAROLD CLEAVER, the counsel for the Crown, is a dried, yellowish man, of more than middle age, in a wig worn almost to the colour of his face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ACT II A Court of Justice, on a foggy October afternoon crowded with barristers, solicitors, reporters, ushers, and jurymen.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading HAROLD CLEAVER, the counsel for the Crown, is a dried, yellowish man, of more than middle age, in a wig worn almost to the colour of his face.
yellowish
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From this reading HAROLD CLEAVER, the counsel for the Crown, is a dried, yellowish man, of more than middle age, in a wig worn almost to the colour of his face.
