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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.
angrily
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From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."
bear
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From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
bounds
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bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
buzz
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From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
clear
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From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
confusion
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From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.
court
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From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.
DEATH
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From this reading JUSTICE, SACRIFICE, DEATH.
feet
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Frank
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From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.
JUSTICE
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From this reading JUSTICE, SACRIFICE, DEATH.
Lamotte
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From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
leave
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From this reading "That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."
lips
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Mr
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."
O'Meara's
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opening
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permitted
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Rand
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reseats
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rings
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rises
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room
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From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.
SACRIFICE
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From this reading JUSTICE, SACRIFICE, DEATH.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.
then
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there
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From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.
voice
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From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.
witness
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From this reading "That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."