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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 Then the bailiff smote his desk a resounding blow and there was silence in the presence of the law.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It was a new thing to her, this power called the law and that accuser of all offenders, The People; and before she had finished she learned the great truth that no one is above the law.
accuser
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From this reading It was a new thing to her, this power called the law and that accuser of all offenders, The People; and before she had finished she learned the great truth that no one is above the law.
actual
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From this reading But though it was proved beyond the peradventure of a doubt that the Widow had attempted violence it was tacitly understood that, being a woman, there would be no actual commitment.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
all
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From this reading It was a new thing to her, this power called the law and that accuser of all offenders, The People; and before she had finished she learned the great truth that no one is above the law.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
attempted
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From this reading But though it was proved beyond the peradventure of a doubt that the Widow had attempted violence it was tacitly understood that, being a woman, there would be no actual commitment.
bailiff
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From this reading Then the bailiff smote his desk a resounding blow and there was silence in the presence of the law.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But though it was proved beyond the peradventure of a doubt that the Widow had attempted violence it was tacitly understood that, being a woman, there would be no actual commitment.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was a new thing to her, this power called the law and that accuser of all offenders, The People; and before she had finished she learned the great truth that no one is above the law.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But though it was proved beyond the peradventure of a doubt that the Widow had attempted violence it was tacitly understood that, being a woman, there would be no actual commitment.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading But though it was proved beyond the peradventure of a doubt that the Widow had attempted violence it was tacitly understood that, being a woman, there would be no actual commitment.
blow
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From this reading Then the bailiff smote his desk a resounding blow and there was silence in the presence of the law.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It governs us all and, but for the mercy of the courts, would land most of our hot-heads in jail.
called
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From this reading It was a new thing to her, this power called the law and that accuser of all offenders, The People; and before she had finished she learned the great truth that no one is above the law.
commit
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From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
commitment
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From this reading But though it was proved beyond the peradventure of a doubt that the Widow had attempted violence it was tacitly understood that, being a woman, there would be no actual commitment.
contempt
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From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
court
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From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
courts
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From this reading It governs us all and, but for the mercy of the courts, would land most of our hot-heads in jail.
desk
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From this reading Then the bailiff smote his desk a resounding blow and there was silence in the presence of the law.
doubt
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From this reading But though it was proved beyond the peradventure of a doubt that the Widow had attempted violence it was tacitly understood that, being a woman, there would be no actual commitment.
finished
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From this reading It was a new thing to her, this power called the law and that accuser of all offenders, The People; and before she had finished she learned the great truth that no one is above the law.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
governs
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From this reading It governs us all and, but for the mercy of the courts, would land most of our hot-heads in jail.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a new thing to her, this power called the law and that accuser of all offenders, The People; and before she had finished she learned the great truth that no one is above the law.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a new thing to her, this power called the law and that accuser of all offenders, The People; and before she had finished she learned the great truth that no one is above the law.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the bailiff smote his desk a resounding blow and there was silence in the presence of the law.
hot-heads
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From this reading It governs us all and, but for the mercy of the courts, would land most of our hot-heads in jail.
Huff
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From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a new thing to her, this power called the law and that accuser of all offenders, The People; and before she had finished she learned the great truth that no one is above the law.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a new thing to her, this power called the law and that accuser of all offenders, The People; and before she had finished she learned the great truth that no one is above the law.
jail
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From this reading It governs us all and, but for the mercy of the courts, would land most of our hot-heads in jail.
justice
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From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
land
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From this reading It governs us all and, but for the mercy of the courts, would land most of our hot-heads in jail.
law
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From this reading Then the bailiff smote his desk a resounding blow and there was silence in the presence of the law.
learned
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From this reading It was a new thing to her, this power called the law and that accuser of all offenders, The People; and before she had finished she learned the great truth that no one is above the law.
magistrate
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From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
match
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From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
mercy
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From this reading It governs us all and, but for the mercy of the courts, would land most of our hot-heads in jail.
met
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From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
most
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From this reading It governs us all and, but for the mercy of the courts, would land most of our hot-heads in jail.
new
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From this reading It was a new thing to her, this power called the law and that accuser of all offenders, The People; and before she had finished she learned the great truth that no one is above the law.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was a new thing to her, this power called the law and that accuser of all offenders, The People; and before she had finished she learned the great truth that no one is above the law.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
offenders
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From this reading It was a new thing to her, this power called the law and that accuser of all offenders, The People; and before she had finished she learned the great truth that no one is above the law.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a new thing to her, this power called the law and that accuser of all offenders, The People; and before she had finished she learned the great truth that no one is above the law.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It governs us all and, but for the mercy of the courts, would land most of our hot-heads in jail.
PEACE
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From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
People
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From this reading It was a new thing to her, this power called the law and that accuser of all offenders, The People; and before she had finished she learned the great truth that no one is above the law.
peradventure
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From this reading But though it was proved beyond the peradventure of a doubt that the Widow had attempted violence it was tacitly understood that, being a woman, there would be no actual commitment.
peremptorily
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From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
person
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From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
power
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From this reading It was a new thing to her, this power called the law and that accuser of all offenders, The People; and before she had finished she learned the great truth that no one is above the law.
presence
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From this reading Then the bailiff smote his desk a resounding blow and there was silence in the presence of the law.
PRICE
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From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
proved
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From this reading But though it was proved beyond the peradventure of a doubt that the Widow had attempted violence it was tacitly understood that, being a woman, there would be no actual commitment.
resounding
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From this reading Then the bailiff smote his desk a resounding blow and there was silence in the presence of the law.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Then the bailiff smote his desk a resounding blow and there was silence in the presence of the law.
smote
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From this reading Then the bailiff smote his desk a resounding blow and there was silence in the presence of the law.
tacitly
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From this reading But though it was proved beyond the peradventure of a doubt that the Widow had attempted violence it was tacitly understood that, being a woman, there would be no actual commitment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
Then
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From this reading Then the bailiff smote his desk a resounding blow and there was silence in the presence of the law.
there
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From this reading Then the bailiff smote his desk a resounding blow and there was silence in the presence of the law.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a new thing to her, this power called the law and that accuser of all offenders, The People; and before she had finished she learned the great truth that no one is above the law.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was a new thing to her, this power called the law and that accuser of all offenders, The People; and before she had finished she learned the great truth that no one is above the law.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But though it was proved beyond the peradventure of a doubt that the Widow had attempted violence it was tacitly understood that, being a woman, there would be no actual commitment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a new thing to her, this power called the law and that accuser of all offenders, The People; and before she had finished she learned the great truth that no one is above the law.
truth
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From this reading It was a new thing to her, this power called the law and that accuser of all offenders, The People; and before she had finished she learned the great truth that no one is above the law.
understood
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From this reading But though it was proved beyond the peradventure of a doubt that the Widow had attempted violence it was tacitly understood that, being a woman, there would be no actual commitment.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It governs us all and, but for the mercy of the courts, would land most of our hot-heads in jail.
Vegas
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From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
violence
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From this reading But though it was proved beyond the peradventure of a doubt that the Widow had attempted violence it was tacitly understood that, being a woman, there would be no actual commitment.
warned
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From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then the bailiff smote his desk a resounding blow and there was silence in the presence of the law.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
Widow
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From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
woman
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From this reading But though it was proved beyond the peradventure of a doubt that the Widow had attempted violence it was tacitly understood that, being a woman, there would be no actual commitment.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading PEACE--AND THE PRICE In the justice court at Vegas the Widow Huff met her match in the person of the magistrate, who warned her peremptorily that if she interrupted again he would commit her for contempt of court.
