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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 This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
absolute
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From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
allow
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From this reading “Since it is you who do me the honor of so much confidence,” replied Massol, “allow me to make one observation.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the journalist-lawyer wrote as follows:-- “The forms of the law have nothing to do with this sad event.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
attache
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From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
avoided
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From this reading “Allow me, my dear sir; with two sentences this difficulty may be avoided.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Allow me, my dear sir; with two sentences this difficulty may be avoided.”
bear
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From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
coming
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From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
comments
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From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Since it is you who do me the honor of so much confidence,” replied Massol, “allow me to make one observation.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
Courts
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From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
de
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From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
dear
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From this reading “Allow me, my dear sir; with two sentences this difficulty may be avoided.”
difficulty
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From this reading “Allow me, my dear sir; with two sentences this difficulty may be avoided.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Since it is you who do me the honor of so much confidence,” replied Massol, “allow me to make one observation.
enough
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From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
event
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From this reading And the journalist-lawyer wrote as follows:-- “The forms of the law have nothing to do with this sad event.
follows
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From this reading And the journalist-lawyer wrote as follows:-- “The forms of the law have nothing to do with this sad event.
forms
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From this reading And the journalist-lawyer wrote as follows:-- “The forms of the law have nothing to do with this sad event.
give
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From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
Granville
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From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And the journalist-lawyer wrote as follows:-- “The forms of the law have nothing to do with this sad event.
honor
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From this reading “Since it is you who do me the honor of so much confidence,” replied Massol, “allow me to make one observation.
how
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From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
journalist-lawyer
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From this reading And the journalist-lawyer wrote as follows:-- “The forms of the law have nothing to do with this sad event.
justice
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From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
law
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From this reading And the journalist-lawyer wrote as follows:-- “The forms of the law have nothing to do with this sad event.
lawyer
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From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
magistrate
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From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Since it is you who do me the honor of so much confidence,” replied Massol, “allow me to make one observation.
Massol
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From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Allow me, my dear sir; with two sentences this difficulty may be avoided.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Since it is you who do me the honor of so much confidence,” replied Massol, “allow me to make one observation.
Monsieur
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From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
much
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From this reading “Since it is you who do me the honor of so much confidence,” replied Massol, “allow me to make one observation.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Allow me, my dear sir; with two sentences this difficulty may be avoided.”
necessary
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From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And the journalist-lawyer wrote as follows:-- “The forms of the law have nothing to do with this sad event.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Since it is you who do me the honor of so much confidence,” replied Massol, “allow me to make one observation.
odious
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From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Since it is you who do me the honor of so much confidence,” replied Massol, “allow me to make one observation.
out
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From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
paragraph
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From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
preserve
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From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
pride
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From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Since it is you who do me the honor of so much confidence,” replied Massol, “allow me to make one observation.
requested
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From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
rise
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From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
sad
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From this reading And the journalist-lawyer wrote as follows:-- “The forms of the law have nothing to do with this sad event.
said
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From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
sentences
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From this reading “Allow me, my dear sir; with two sentences this difficulty may be avoided.”
service
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From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Since it is you who do me the honor of so much confidence,” replied Massol, “allow me to make one observation.
sir
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From this reading “Allow me, my dear sir; with two sentences this difficulty may be avoided.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Since it is you who do me the honor of so much confidence,” replied Massol, “allow me to make one observation.
strong
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From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
trained
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From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
two
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From this reading “Allow me, my dear sir; with two sentences this difficulty may be avoided.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Since it is you who do me the honor of so much confidence,” replied Massol, “allow me to make one observation.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This paragraph will give rise to odious comments on the course of justice----” “Justice is strong enough to bear them,” said the young attache to the Courts, with the pride of a coming magistrate trained by Monsieur de Granville.
wrote
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From this reading And the journalist-lawyer wrote as follows:-- “The forms of the law have nothing to do with this sad event.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
young
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From this reading “I need not point out to you,” said the young lawyer to Massol, “how necessary it is to preserve absolute silence as to the little service requested of you.”
