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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 On the present occasion there were the same robes, the same disguises, and the same officers of the inquisition, as in the scene related in a previous chapter.
accused
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From this reading The only change was in the character of the judges, and in that of the accused.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the present occasion there were the same robes, the same disguises, and the same officers of the inquisition, as in the scene related in a previous chapter.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the present occasion there were the same robes, the same disguises, and the same officers of the inquisition, as in the scene related in a previous chapter.
aught
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From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
called
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From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
change
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From this reading The only change was in the character of the judges, and in that of the accused.
chapter
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From this reading On the present occasion there were the same robes, the same disguises, and the same officers of the inquisition, as in the scene related in a previous chapter.
character
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From this reading The only change was in the character of the judges, and in that of the accused.
connected
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From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
CouncilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
disguises
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From this reading On the present occasion there were the same robes, the same disguises, and the same officers of the inquisition, as in the scene related in a previous chapter.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_There_ the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor."
held
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From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
inquisitionnounUS /ˌɪn.kwɪˈzɪʃ.ən/
A period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation.
From this reading On the present occasion there were the same robes, the same disguises, and the same officers of the inquisition, as in the scene related in a previous chapter.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
JOB
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From this reading JOB.
judges
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From this reading The only change was in the character of the judges, and in that of the accused.
manner
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From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
meetings
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From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
more
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From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "_There_ the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor."
occasion
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From this reading On the present occasion there were the same robes, the same disguises, and the same officers of the inquisition, as in the scene related in a previous chapter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_There_ the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor."
officers
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From this reading On the present occasion there were the same robes, the same disguises, and the same officers of the inquisition, as in the scene related in a previous chapter.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the present occasion there were the same robes, the same disguises, and the same officers of the inquisition, as in the scene related in a previous chapter.
only
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From this reading The only change was in the character of the judges, and in that of the accused.
oppressor
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From this reading "_There_ the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor."
present
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From this reading On the present occasion there were the same robes, the same disguises, and the same officers of the inquisition, as in the scene related in a previous chapter.
previous
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From this reading On the present occasion there were the same robes, the same disguises, and the same officers of the inquisition, as in the scene related in a previous chapter.
prisoners
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From this reading "_There_ the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor."
public
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From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
related
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From this reading On the present occasion there were the same robes, the same disguises, and the same officers of the inquisition, as in the scene related in a previous chapter.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_There_ the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor."
robes
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From this reading On the present occasion there were the same robes, the same disguises, and the same officers of the inquisition, as in the scene related in a previous chapter.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the present occasion there were the same robes, the same disguises, and the same officers of the inquisition, as in the scene related in a previous chapter.
scene
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From this reading On the present occasion there were the same robes, the same disguises, and the same officers of the inquisition, as in the scene related in a previous chapter.
seen
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From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_There_ the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor."
There
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From this reading "_There_ the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_There_ the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor."
Three
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From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
together
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From this reading "_There_ the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor."
voice
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From this reading "_There_ the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The only change was in the character of the judges, and in that of the accused.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the present occasion there were the same robes, the same disguises, and the same officers of the inquisition, as in the scene related in a previous chapter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The manner in which the Council of Three held its more public meetings, if aught connected with that mysterious body could be called public, has already been seen.
