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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 After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
agitations
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From this reading Nearly three weeks passed--short flashing weeks, crowded with agitations, inward or outward, for all the persons of this story.
Aldous
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From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
all
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From this reading Nearly three weeks passed--short flashing weeks, crowded with agitations, inward or outward, for all the persons of this story.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
animus
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From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But they are my life, and when they are criticised, or even treated coldly, I cannot bear it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
bear
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From this reading But they are my life, and when they are criticised, or even treated coldly, I cannot bear it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
bench
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From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they are my life, and when they are criticised, or even treated coldly, I cannot bear it.
cannot
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From this reading But they are my life, and when they are criticised, or even treated coldly, I cannot bear it.
coldly
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From this reading But they are my life, and when they are criticised, or even treated coldly, I cannot bear it.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't come over to see me for a little while," it ran.
committal
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From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
companions
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From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
conducted
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From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
criticised
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From this reading But they are my life, and when they are criticised, or even treated coldly, I cannot bear it.
crowded
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From this reading Nearly three weeks passed--short flashing weeks, crowded with agitations, inward or outward, for all the persons of this story.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "My mind is all given over to feelings which must seem to you--which, I know, do seem to you--unreasonable and unjust.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't come over to see me for a little while," it ran.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they are my life, and when they are criticised, or even treated coldly, I cannot bear it.
feelings
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From this reading "My mind is all given over to feelings which must seem to you--which, I know, do seem to you--unreasonable and unjust.
five
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From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
flashing
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From this reading Nearly three weeks passed--short flashing weeks, crowded with agitations, inward or outward, for all the persons of this story.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nearly three weeks passed--short flashing weeks, crowded with agitations, inward or outward, for all the persons of this story.
given
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From this reading "My mind is all given over to feelings which must seem to you--which, I know, do seem to you--unreasonable and unjust.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
Hurd
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From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
hurt
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From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My mind is all given over to feelings which must seem to you--which, I know, do seem to you--unreasonable and unjust.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
inquiry
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From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
inward
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From this reading Nearly three weeks passed--short flashing weeks, crowded with agitations, inward or outward, for all the persons of this story.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My mind is all given over to feelings which must seem to you--which, I know, do seem to you--unreasonable and unjust.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Don't come over to see me for a little while," it ran.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My mind is all given over to feelings which must seem to you--which, I know, do seem to you--unreasonable and unjust.
letter
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From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they are my life, and when they are criticised, or even treated coldly, I cannot bear it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't come over to see me for a little while," it ran.
magistratesplural nounUS /ˈmædʒɪstreɪts/
civil officers who administer local law
From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
Marcella
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From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
marked
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From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't come over to see me for a little while," it ran.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My mind is all given over to feelings which must seem to you--which, I know, do seem to you--unreasonable and unjust.
most
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From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "My mind is all given over to feelings which must seem to you--which, I know, do seem to you--unreasonable and unjust.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My mind is all given over to feelings which must seem to you--which, I know, do seem to you--unreasonable and unjust.
Nearly
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From this reading Nearly three weeks passed--short flashing weeks, crowded with agitations, inward or outward, for all the persons of this story.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nearly three weeks passed--short flashing weeks, crowded with agitations, inward or outward, for all the persons of this story.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nearly three weeks passed--short flashing weeks, crowded with agitations, inward or outward, for all the persons of this story.
outward
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From this reading Nearly three weeks passed--short flashing weeks, crowded with agitations, inward or outward, for all the persons of this story.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Don't come over to see me for a little while," it ran.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nearly three weeks passed--short flashing weeks, crowded with agitations, inward or outward, for all the persons of this story.
passionately
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From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
persons
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From this reading Nearly three weeks passed--short flashing weeks, crowded with agitations, inward or outward, for all the persons of this story.
police
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From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
prisoners
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From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
Raeburn
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From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
ran
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From this reading "Don't come over to see me for a little while," it ran.
resulted
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From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
see
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From this reading "Don't come over to see me for a little while," it ran.
seem
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From this reading "My mind is all given over to feelings which must seem to you--which, I know, do seem to you--unreasonable and unjust.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Nearly three weeks passed--short flashing weeks, crowded with agitations, inward or outward, for all the persons of this story.
sorely
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From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
story
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From this reading Nearly three weeks passed--short flashing weeks, crowded with agitations, inward or outward, for all the persons of this story.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nearly three weeks passed--short flashing weeks, crowded with agitations, inward or outward, for all the persons of this story.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they are my life, and when they are criticised, or even treated coldly, I cannot bear it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nearly three weeks passed--short flashing weeks, crowded with agitations, inward or outward, for all the persons of this story.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
three
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From this reading Nearly three weeks passed--short flashing weeks, crowded with agitations, inward or outward, for all the persons of this story.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't come over to see me for a little while," it ran.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
treated
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From this reading But they are my life, and when they are criticised, or even treated coldly, I cannot bear it.
trial
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From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
unjust
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From this reading "My mind is all given over to feelings which must seem to you--which, I know, do seem to you--unreasonable and unjust.
unreasonable
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From this reading "My mind is all given over to feelings which must seem to you--which, I know, do seem to you--unreasonable and unjust.
weeks
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From this reading Nearly three weeks passed--short flashing weeks, crowded with agitations, inward or outward, for all the persons of this story.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But they are my life, and when they are criticised, or even treated coldly, I cannot bear it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Don't come over to see me for a little while," it ran.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nearly three weeks passed--short flashing weeks, crowded with agitations, inward or outward, for all the persons of this story.
wrote
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From this reading After the inquiry before the magistrates--conducted, as she passionately thought, with the most marked animus on the part of the bench and police towards the prisoners--had resulted in the committal for trial of Hurd and his five companions, Marcella wrote Aldous Raeburn a letter which hurt him sorely.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My mind is all given over to feelings which must seem to you--which, I know, do seem to you--unreasonable and unjust.
