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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 THE CULPRIT AT THE BAR The book could not have been so very big, for Justice of the Peace Fee lived in a very small house.
almost
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From this reading It was almost concealed among trees fifty yards or so up the road.
altogether
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From this reading He was altogether removed from that obnoxious thing, the small town lawyer.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It was almost concealed among trees fifty yards or so up the road.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CULPRIT AT THE BAR The book could not have been so very big, for Justice of the Peace Fee lived in a very small house.
away
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From this reading Justice Fee was one of those shrewd, easy-going, stern but good-natured, lawyers that one meets away off in the country.
BAR
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From this reading THE CULPRIT AT THE BAR The book could not have been so very big, for Justice of the Peace Fee lived in a very small house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE CULPRIT AT THE BAR The book could not have been so very big, for Justice of the Peace Fee lived in a very small house.
big
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From this reading THE CULPRIT AT THE BAR The book could not have been so very big, for Justice of the Peace Fee lived in a very small house.
book
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From this reading THE CULPRIT AT THE BAR The book could not have been so very big, for Justice of the Peace Fee lived in a very small house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Justice Fee was one of those shrewd, easy-going, stern but good-natured, lawyers that one meets away off in the country.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Up in the edge of his gray hair rested a pair of spectacles, with octagon shaped lenses, almost completely camouflaged by his grizzled locks.
camouflaged
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From this reading Up in the edge of his gray hair rested a pair of spectacles, with octagon shaped lenses, almost completely camouflaged by his grizzled locks.
completely
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From this reading Up in the edge of his gray hair rested a pair of spectacles, with octagon shaped lenses, almost completely camouflaged by his grizzled locks.
concealed
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From this reading It was almost concealed among trees fifty yards or so up the road.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE CULPRIT AT THE BAR The book could not have been so very big, for Justice of the Peace Fee lived in a very small house.
country
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From this reading Justice Fee was one of those shrewd, easy-going, stern but good-natured, lawyers that one meets away off in the country.
CULPRIT
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From this reading THE CULPRIT AT THE BAR The book could not have been so very big, for Justice of the Peace Fee lived in a very small house.
easy-going
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From this reading Justice Fee was one of those shrewd, easy-going, stern but good-natured, lawyers that one meets away off in the country.
edge
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From this reading Up in the edge of his gray hair rested a pair of spectacles, with octagon shaped lenses, almost completely camouflaged by his grizzled locks.
Fee
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From this reading THE CULPRIT AT THE BAR The book could not have been so very big, for Justice of the Peace Fee lived in a very small house.
fifty
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From this reading It was almost concealed among trees fifty yards or so up the road.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE CULPRIT AT THE BAR The book could not have been so very big, for Justice of the Peace Fee lived in a very small house.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was altogether removed from that obnoxious thing, the small town lawyer.
good-natured
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From this reading Justice Fee was one of those shrewd, easy-going, stern but good-natured, lawyers that one meets away off in the country.
gray
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From this reading Up in the edge of his gray hair rested a pair of spectacles, with octagon shaped lenses, almost completely camouflaged by his grizzled locks.
grizzled
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From this reading Up in the edge of his gray hair rested a pair of spectacles, with octagon shaped lenses, almost completely camouflaged by his grizzled locks.
hair
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From this reading Up in the edge of his gray hair rested a pair of spectacles, with octagon shaped lenses, almost completely camouflaged by his grizzled locks.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE CULPRIT AT THE BAR The book could not have been so very big, for Justice of the Peace Fee lived in a very small house.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was altogether removed from that obnoxious thing, the small town lawyer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Up in the edge of his gray hair rested a pair of spectacles, with octagon shaped lenses, almost completely camouflaged by his grizzled locks.
house
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From this reading THE CULPRIT AT THE BAR The book could not have been so very big, for Justice of the Peace Fee lived in a very small house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CULPRIT AT THE BAR The book could not have been so very big, for Justice of the Peace Fee lived in a very small house.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was almost concealed among trees fifty yards or so up the road.
Justice
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From this reading THE CULPRIT AT THE BAR The book could not have been so very big, for Justice of the Peace Fee lived in a very small house.
lawyer
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From this reading He was altogether removed from that obnoxious thing, the small town lawyer.
lawyers
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From this reading Justice Fee was one of those shrewd, easy-going, stern but good-natured, lawyers that one meets away off in the country.
lenses
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From this reading Up in the edge of his gray hair rested a pair of spectacles, with octagon shaped lenses, almost completely camouflaged by his grizzled locks.
lived
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From this reading THE CULPRIT AT THE BAR The book could not have been so very big, for Justice of the Peace Fee lived in a very small house.
locks
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From this reading Up in the edge of his gray hair rested a pair of spectacles, with octagon shaped lenses, almost completely camouflaged by his grizzled locks.
meets
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From this reading Justice Fee was one of those shrewd, easy-going, stern but good-natured, lawyers that one meets away off in the country.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE CULPRIT AT THE BAR The book could not have been so very big, for Justice of the Peace Fee lived in a very small house.
obnoxious
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From this reading He was altogether removed from that obnoxious thing, the small town lawyer.
octagon
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From this reading Up in the edge of his gray hair rested a pair of spectacles, with octagon shaped lenses, almost completely camouflaged by his grizzled locks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CULPRIT AT THE BAR The book could not have been so very big, for Justice of the Peace Fee lived in a very small house.
off
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From this reading Justice Fee was one of those shrewd, easy-going, stern but good-natured, lawyers that one meets away off in the country.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Justice Fee was one of those shrewd, easy-going, stern but good-natured, lawyers that one meets away off in the country.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was almost concealed among trees fifty yards or so up the road.
pair
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From this reading Up in the edge of his gray hair rested a pair of spectacles, with octagon shaped lenses, almost completely camouflaged by his grizzled locks.
Peace
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From this reading THE CULPRIT AT THE BAR The book could not have been so very big, for Justice of the Peace Fee lived in a very small house.
removed
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From this reading He was altogether removed from that obnoxious thing, the small town lawyer.
rested
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From this reading Up in the edge of his gray hair rested a pair of spectacles, with octagon shaped lenses, almost completely camouflaged by his grizzled locks.
road
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From this reading It was almost concealed among trees fifty yards or so up the road.
shaped
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From this reading Up in the edge of his gray hair rested a pair of spectacles, with octagon shaped lenses, almost completely camouflaged by his grizzled locks.
shrewd
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From this reading Justice Fee was one of those shrewd, easy-going, stern but good-natured, lawyers that one meets away off in the country.
small
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From this reading THE CULPRIT AT THE BAR The book could not have been so very big, for Justice of the Peace Fee lived in a very small house.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE CULPRIT AT THE BAR The book could not have been so very big, for Justice of the Peace Fee lived in a very small house.
spectacles
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From this reading Up in the edge of his gray hair rested a pair of spectacles, with octagon shaped lenses, almost completely camouflaged by his grizzled locks.
stern
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From this reading Justice Fee was one of those shrewd, easy-going, stern but good-natured, lawyers that one meets away off in the country.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Justice Fee was one of those shrewd, easy-going, stern but good-natured, lawyers that one meets away off in the country.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CULPRIT AT THE BAR The book could not have been so very big, for Justice of the Peace Fee lived in a very small house.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was altogether removed from that obnoxious thing, the small town lawyer.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Justice Fee was one of those shrewd, easy-going, stern but good-natured, lawyers that one meets away off in the country.
town
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From this reading He was altogether removed from that obnoxious thing, the small town lawyer.
trees
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From this reading It was almost concealed among trees fifty yards or so up the road.
up
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From this reading It was almost concealed among trees fifty yards or so up the road.
very
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From this reading THE CULPRIT AT THE BAR The book could not have been so very big, for Justice of the Peace Fee lived in a very small house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was almost concealed among trees fifty yards or so up the road.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Up in the edge of his gray hair rested a pair of spectacles, with octagon shaped lenses, almost completely camouflaged by his grizzled locks.
yards
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From this reading It was almost concealed among trees fifty yards or so up the road.
