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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 FAME OR NOTORIETY The office of county superintendent was, as a matter of course, the least desirable room of the court-house.
able
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From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
advisedly
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From this reading I say "room" advisedly, because it consisted of a single chamber of moderate size, provided with office furniture of the minimum quantity and maximum age.
age
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From this reading I say "room" advisedly, because it consisted of a single chamber of moderate size, provided with office furniture of the minimum quantity and maximum age.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I say "room" advisedly, because it consisted of a single chamber of moderate size, provided with office furniture of the minimum quantity and maximum age.
anticipated
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From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
arraignment
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From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FAME OR NOTORIETY The office of county superintendent was, as a matter of course, the least desirable room of the court-house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It opened off the central hall at the upper end of the stairway which led to the court room, and when court was in session, served the extraordinary needs of justice as a jury room.
bar
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From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
basement
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From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I say "room" advisedly, because it consisted of a single chamber of moderate size, provided with office furniture of the minimum quantity and maximum age.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At such times the county superintendent's desk was removed to the hall, where it stood in a noisy and confusing but very democratic publicity.
central
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From this reading It opened off the central hall at the upper end of the stairway which led to the court room, and when court was in session, served the extraordinary needs of justice as a jury room.
chamber
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From this reading I say "room" advisedly, because it consisted of a single chamber of moderate size, provided with office furniture of the minimum quantity and maximum age.
confusing
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From this reading At such times the county superintendent's desk was removed to the hall, where it stood in a noisy and confusing but very democratic publicity.
consisted
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From this reading I say "room" advisedly, because it consisted of a single chamber of moderate size, provided with office furniture of the minimum quantity and maximum age.
county
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From this reading FAME OR NOTORIETY The office of county superintendent was, as a matter of course, the least desirable room of the court-house.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FAME OR NOTORIETY The office of county superintendent was, as a matter of course, the least desirable room of the court-house.
court
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From this reading It opened off the central hall at the upper end of the stairway which led to the court room, and when court was in session, served the extraordinary needs of justice as a jury room.
court-house
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From this reading FAME OR NOTORIETY The office of county superintendent was, as a matter of course, the least desirable room of the court-house.
criticize
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From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
democratic
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From this reading At such times the county superintendent's desk was removed to the hall, where it stood in a noisy and confusing but very democratic publicity.
desirable
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From this reading FAME OR NOTORIETY The office of county superintendent was, as a matter of course, the least desirable room of the court-house.
desk
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From this reading At such times the county superintendent's desk was removed to the hall, where it stood in a noisy and confusing but very democratic publicity.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
end
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From this reading It opened off the central hall at the upper end of the stairway which led to the court room, and when court was in session, served the extraordinary needs of justice as a jury room.
examination
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From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
extraordinary
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From this reading It opened off the central hall at the upper end of the stairway which led to the court room, and when court was in session, served the extraordinary needs of justice as a jury room.
FAME
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From this reading FAME OR NOTORIETY The office of county superintendent was, as a matter of course, the least desirable room of the court-house.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
furniture
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From this reading I say "room" advisedly, because it consisted of a single chamber of moderate size, provided with office furniture of the minimum quantity and maximum age.
hall
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From this reading It opened off the central hall at the upper end of the stairway which led to the court room, and when court was in session, served the extraordinary needs of justice as a jury room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say "room" advisedly, because it consisted of a single chamber of moderate size, provided with office furniture of the minimum quantity and maximum age.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It opened off the central hall at the upper end of the stairway which led to the court room, and when court was in session, served the extraordinary needs of justice as a jury room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I say "room" advisedly, because it consisted of a single chamber of moderate size, provided with office furniture of the minimum quantity and maximum age.
jail
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From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
Jennie
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From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
jury
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From this reading It opened off the central hall at the upper end of the stairway which led to the court room, and when court was in session, served the extraordinary needs of justice as a jury room.
justice
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From this reading It opened off the central hall at the upper end of the stairway which led to the court room, and when court was in session, served the extraordinary needs of justice as a jury room.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FAME OR NOTORIETY The office of county superintendent was, as a matter of course, the least desirable room of the court-house.
led
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From this reading It opened off the central hall at the upper end of the stairway which led to the court room, and when court was in session, served the extraordinary needs of justice as a jury room.
March
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From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
matter
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From this reading FAME OR NOTORIETY The office of county superintendent was, as a matter of course, the least desirable room of the court-house.
maximum
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From this reading I say "room" advisedly, because it consisted of a single chamber of moderate size, provided with office furniture of the minimum quantity and maximum age.
method
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From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
minimum
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From this reading I say "room" advisedly, because it consisted of a single chamber of moderate size, provided with office furniture of the minimum quantity and maximum age.
moderate
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From this reading I say "room" advisedly, because it consisted of a single chamber of moderate size, provided with office furniture of the minimum quantity and maximum age.
needs
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From this reading It opened off the central hall at the upper end of the stairway which led to the court room, and when court was in session, served the extraordinary needs of justice as a jury room.
noisy
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From this reading At such times the county superintendent's desk was removed to the hall, where it stood in a noisy and confusing but very democratic publicity.
NOTORIETY
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From this reading FAME OR NOTORIETY The office of county superintendent was, as a matter of course, the least desirable room of the court-house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FAME OR NOTORIETY The office of county superintendent was, as a matter of course, the least desirable room of the court-house.
off
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From this reading It opened off the central hall at the upper end of the stairway which led to the court room, and when court was in session, served the extraordinary needs of justice as a jury room.
offenders
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From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
office
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From this reading FAME OR NOTORIETY The office of county superintendent was, as a matter of course, the least desirable room of the court-house.
opened
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From this reading It opened off the central hall at the upper end of the stairway which led to the court room, and when court was in session, served the extraordinary needs of justice as a jury room.
ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading FAME OR NOTORIETY The office of county superintendent was, as a matter of course, the least desirable room of the court-house.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
papers
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From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
passing
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From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
peek
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From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
provided
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From this reading I say "room" advisedly, because it consisted of a single chamber of moderate size, provided with office furniture of the minimum quantity and maximum age.
publicity
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From this reading At such times the county superintendent's desk was removed to the hall, where it stood in a noisy and confusing but very democratic publicity.
quantity
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From this reading I say "room" advisedly, because it consisted of a single chamber of moderate size, provided with office furniture of the minimum quantity and maximum age.
removed
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From this reading At such times the county superintendent's desk was removed to the hall, where it stood in a noisy and confusing but very democratic publicity.
room
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From this reading FAME OR NOTORIETY The office of county superintendent was, as a matter of course, the least desirable room of the court-house.
say
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From this reading I say "room" advisedly, because it consisted of a single chamber of moderate size, provided with office furniture of the minimum quantity and maximum age.
served
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From this reading It opened off the central hall at the upper end of the stairway which led to the court room, and when court was in session, served the extraordinary needs of justice as a jury room.
session
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From this reading It opened off the central hall at the upper end of the stairway which led to the court room, and when court was in session, served the extraordinary needs of justice as a jury room.
shoulders
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From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
single
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From this reading I say "room" advisedly, because it consisted of a single chamber of moderate size, provided with office furniture of the minimum quantity and maximum age.
size
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From this reading I say "room" advisedly, because it consisted of a single chamber of moderate size, provided with office furniture of the minimum quantity and maximum age.
stairway
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From this reading It opened off the central hall at the upper end of the stairway which led to the court room, and when court was in session, served the extraordinary needs of justice as a jury room.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At such times the county superintendent's desk was removed to the hall, where it stood in a noisy and confusing but very democratic publicity.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At such times the county superintendent's desk was removed to the hall, where it stood in a noisy and confusing but very democratic publicity.
superintendent
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From this reading FAME OR NOTORIETY The office of county superintendent was, as a matter of course, the least desirable room of the court-house.
superintendent's
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From this reading At such times the county superintendent's desk was removed to the hall, where it stood in a noisy and confusing but very democratic publicity.
term
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From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FAME OR NOTORIETY The office of county superintendent was, as a matter of course, the least desirable room of the court-house.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
times
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From this reading At such times the county superintendent's desk was removed to the hall, where it stood in a noisy and confusing but very democratic publicity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It opened off the central hall at the upper end of the stairway which led to the court room, and when court was in session, served the extraordinary needs of justice as a jury room.
treating
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From this reading Superintendent Jennie might have anticipated the time when, during the March term, offenders passing from the county jail in the basement to arraignment at the bar of justice might be able to peek over her shoulders and criticize her method of treating examination papers.
upper
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From this reading It opened off the central hall at the upper end of the stairway which led to the court room, and when court was in session, served the extraordinary needs of justice as a jury room.
very
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From this reading At such times the county superintendent's desk was removed to the hall, where it stood in a noisy and confusing but very democratic publicity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FAME OR NOTORIETY The office of county superintendent was, as a matter of course, the least desirable room of the court-house.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It opened off the central hall at the upper end of the stairway which led to the court room, and when court was in session, served the extraordinary needs of justice as a jury room.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At such times the county superintendent's desk was removed to the hall, where it stood in a noisy and confusing but very democratic publicity.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It opened off the central hall at the upper end of the stairway which led to the court room, and when court was in session, served the extraordinary needs of justice as a jury room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I say "room" advisedly, because it consisted of a single chamber of moderate size, provided with office furniture of the minimum quantity and maximum age.
