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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 Judge Erskine had been a silent and attentive listener.
All
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From this reading All through the solemnities of the sermon, that seemed written for his sake, and to point right at him, he had never moved his keen, steady eyes away from the preacher's face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All through the solemnities of the sermon, that seemed written for his sake, and to point right at him, he had never moved his keen, steady eyes away from the preacher's face.
attention
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From this reading He had just come home from the evening meeting, the last meeting of the series that had held the attention of so many hearts during four weeks of harvest time.
attentive
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away
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From this reading All through the solemnities of the sermon, that seemed written for his sake, and to point right at him, he had never moved his keen, steady eyes away from the preacher's face.
back
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From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Judge Erskine had been a silent and attentive listener.
come
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From this reading He had just come home from the evening meeting, the last meeting of the series that had held the attention of so many hearts during four weeks of harvest time.
deep
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From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He had just come home from the evening meeting, the last meeting of the series that had held the attention of so many hearts during four weeks of harvest time.
ERSKINE
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From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
evening
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From this reading He had just come home from the evening meeting, the last meeting of the series that had held the attention of so many hearts during four weeks of harvest time.
expression
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From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
eyes
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From this reading All through the solemnities of the sermon, that seemed written for his sake, and to point right at him, he had never moved his keen, steady eyes away from the preacher's face.
face
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From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All through the solemnities of the sermon, that seemed written for his sake, and to point right at him, he had never moved his keen, steady eyes away from the preacher's face.
forehead
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From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
forth
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From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
four
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From this reading He had just come home from the evening meeting, the last meeting of the series that had held the attention of so many hearts during four weeks of harvest time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had just come home from the evening meeting, the last meeting of the series that had held the attention of so many hearts during four weeks of harvest time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had just come home from the evening meeting, the last meeting of the series that had held the attention of so many hearts during four weeks of harvest time.
harvest
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From this reading He had just come home from the evening meeting, the last meeting of the series that had held the attention of so many hearts during four weeks of harvest time.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had just come home from the evening meeting, the last meeting of the series that had held the attention of so many hearts during four weeks of harvest time.
hearts
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From this reading He had just come home from the evening meeting, the last meeting of the series that had held the attention of so many hearts during four weeks of harvest time.
heavy
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held
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From this reading He had just come home from the evening meeting, the last meeting of the series that had held the attention of so many hearts during four weeks of harvest time.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All through the solemnities of the sermon, that seemed written for his sake, and to point right at him, he had never moved his keen, steady eyes away from the preacher's face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
home
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From this reading He had just come home from the evening meeting, the last meeting of the series that had held the attention of so many hearts during four weeks of harvest time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
involved
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From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
JUDGE
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From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
just
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From this reading He had just come home from the evening meeting, the last meeting of the series that had held the attention of so many hearts during four weeks of harvest time.
keen
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From this reading All through the solemnities of the sermon, that seemed written for his sake, and to point right at him, he had never moved his keen, steady eyes away from the preacher's face.
last
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From this reading He had just come home from the evening meeting, the last meeting of the series that had held the attention of so many hearts during four weeks of harvest time.
library
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From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
lined
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From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
listener
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From this reading Judge Erskine had been a silent and attentive listener.
many
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From this reading He had just come home from the evening meeting, the last meeting of the series that had held the attention of so many hearts during four weeks of harvest time.
meeting
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From this reading He had just come home from the evening meeting, the last meeting of the series that had held the attention of so many hearts during four weeks of harvest time.
moved
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From this reading All through the solemnities of the sermon, that seemed written for his sake, and to point right at him, he had never moved his keen, steady eyes away from the preacher's face.
never
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From this reading All through the solemnities of the sermon, that seemed written for his sake, and to point right at him, he had never moved his keen, steady eyes away from the preacher's face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
pacing
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From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading All through the solemnities of the sermon, that seemed written for his sake, and to point right at him, he had never moved his keen, steady eyes away from the preacher's face.
preacher's
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From this reading All through the solemnities of the sermon, that seemed written for his sake, and to point right at him, he had never moved his keen, steady eyes away from the preacher's face.
right
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From this reading All through the solemnities of the sermon, that seemed written for his sake, and to point right at him, he had never moved his keen, steady eyes away from the preacher's face.
sake
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From this reading All through the solemnities of the sermon, that seemed written for his sake, and to point right at him, he had never moved his keen, steady eyes away from the preacher's face.
seemed
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From this reading All through the solemnities of the sermon, that seemed written for his sake, and to point right at him, he had never moved his keen, steady eyes away from the preacher's face.
series
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From this reading He had just come home from the evening meeting, the last meeting of the series that had held the attention of so many hearts during four weeks of harvest time.
sermon
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From this reading All through the solemnities of the sermon, that seemed written for his sake, and to point right at him, he had never moved his keen, steady eyes away from the preacher's face.
silent
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From this reading Judge Erskine had been a silent and attentive listener.
slowly
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From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had just come home from the evening meeting, the last meeting of the series that had held the attention of so many hearts during four weeks of harvest time.
solemnities
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From this reading All through the solemnities of the sermon, that seemed written for his sake, and to point right at him, he had never moved his keen, steady eyes away from the preacher's face.
steady
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From this reading All through the solemnities of the sermon, that seemed written for his sake, and to point right at him, he had never moved his keen, steady eyes away from the preacher's face.
STORY
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From this reading THE STRANGE STORY.
STRANGE
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From this reading THE STRANGE STORY.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had just come home from the evening meeting, the last meeting of the series that had held the attention of so many hearts during four weeks of harvest time.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRANGE STORY.
thoughtnounUS /ˈthought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All through the solemnities of the sermon, that seemed written for his sake, and to point right at him, he had never moved his keen, steady eyes away from the preacher's face.
time
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From this reading He had just come home from the evening meeting, the last meeting of the series that had held the attention of so many hearts during four weeks of harvest time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All through the solemnities of the sermon, that seemed written for his sake, and to point right at him, he had never moved his keen, steady eyes away from the preacher's face.
troubled
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From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
wearing
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From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
weeks
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From this reading He had just come home from the evening meeting, the last meeting of the series that had held the attention of so many hearts during four weeks of harvest time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
wrinkles
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From this reading JUDGE ERSKINE was in his library, pacing slowly back and forth, his forehead lined with heavy wrinkles, and his face wearing the expression of one involved in deep and troubled thought.
written
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From this reading All through the solemnities of the sermon, that seemed written for his sake, and to point right at him, he had never moved his keen, steady eyes away from the preacher's face.
