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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 The trial took place on a Monday, so that he had at his command an entire week before he would be required to appear again in his church.
accuracy
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From this reading He had watched the case against Benjamin and Smiler very closely, and had known beforehand, almost with accuracy, what witnesses would appear and what would not at the great coming event at the Old Bailey.
adjuring
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From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
affectionately
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From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trial took place on a Monday, so that he had at his command an entire week before he would be required to appear again in his church.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had watched the case against Benjamin and Smiler very closely, and had known beforehand, almost with accuracy, what witnesses would appear and what would not at the great coming event at the Old Bailey.
all
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From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
almost
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From this reading He had watched the case against Benjamin and Smiler very closely, and had known beforehand, almost with accuracy, what witnesses would appear and what would not at the great coming event at the Old Bailey.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The trial took place on a Monday, so that he had at his command an entire week before he would be required to appear again in his church.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had watched the case against Benjamin and Smiler very closely, and had known beforehand, almost with accuracy, what witnesses would appear and what would not at the great coming event at the Old Bailey.
answer
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From this reading She wrote him a very short but a very gracious answer, thanking him for his solicitude, and explaining to him that her condition made it quite impossible that she should leave Portray.
appear
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From this reading The trial took place on a Monday, so that he had at his command an entire week before he would be required to appear again in his church.
assuring
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From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Once More at Portray On the very day of the trial Mr. Emilius travelled from London to Kilmarnock.
Bailey
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From this reading He had watched the case against Benjamin and Smiler very closely, and had known beforehand, almost with accuracy, what witnesses would appear and what would not at the great coming event at the Old Bailey.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The trial took place on a Monday, so that he had at his command an entire week before he would be required to appear again in his church.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The trial took place on a Monday, so that he had at his command an entire week before he would be required to appear again in his church.
beforehand
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From this reading He had watched the case against Benjamin and Smiler very closely, and had known beforehand, almost with accuracy, what witnesses would appear and what would not at the great coming event at the Old Bailey.
Benjamin
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From this reading He had watched the case against Benjamin and Smiler very closely, and had known beforehand, almost with accuracy, what witnesses would appear and what would not at the great coming event at the Old Bailey.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She wrote him a very short but a very gracious answer, thanking him for his solicitude, and explaining to him that her condition made it quite impossible that she should leave Portray.
case
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From this reading He had watched the case against Benjamin and Smiler very closely, and had known beforehand, almost with accuracy, what witnesses would appear and what would not at the great coming event at the Old Bailey.
church
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From this reading The trial took place on a Monday, so that he had at his command an entire week before he would be required to appear again in his church.
closely
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From this reading He had watched the case against Benjamin and Smiler very closely, and had known beforehand, almost with accuracy, what witnesses would appear and what would not at the great coming event at the Old Bailey.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
coming
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From this reading He had watched the case against Benjamin and Smiler very closely, and had known beforehand, almost with accuracy, what witnesses would appear and what would not at the great coming event at the Old Bailey.
command
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From this reading The trial took place on a Monday, so that he had at his command an entire week before he would be required to appear again in his church.
condition
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From this reading She wrote him a very short but a very gracious answer, thanking him for his solicitude, and explaining to him that her condition made it quite impossible that she should leave Portray.
day
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From this reading Once More at Portray On the very day of the trial Mr. Emilius travelled from London to Kilmarnock.
Emilius
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From this reading Once More at Portray On the very day of the trial Mr. Emilius travelled from London to Kilmarnock.
entire
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From this reading The trial took place on a Monday, so that he had at his command an entire week before he would be required to appear again in his church.
Eustace's
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From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
event
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From this reading He had watched the case against Benjamin and Smiler very closely, and had known beforehand, almost with accuracy, what witnesses would appear and what would not at the great coming event at the Old Bailey.
explaining
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From this reading She wrote him a very short but a very gracious answer, thanking him for his solicitude, and explaining to him that her condition made it quite impossible that she should leave Portray.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She wrote him a very short but a very gracious answer, thanking him for his solicitude, and explaining to him that her condition made it quite impossible that she should leave Portray.
friends
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From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once More at Portray On the very day of the trial Mr. Emilius travelled from London to Kilmarnock.
gracious
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From this reading She wrote him a very short but a very gracious answer, thanking him for his solicitude, and explaining to him that her condition made it quite impossible that she should leave Portray.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had watched the case against Benjamin and Smiler very closely, and had known beforehand, almost with accuracy, what witnesses would appear and what would not at the great coming event at the Old Bailey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The trial took place on a Monday, so that he had at his command an entire week before he would be required to appear again in his church.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The trial took place on a Monday, so that he had at his command an entire week before he would be required to appear again in his church.
health
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From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
heard
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From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She wrote him a very short but a very gracious answer, thanking him for his solicitude, and explaining to him that her condition made it quite impossible that she should leave Portray.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The trial took place on a Monday, so that he had at his command an entire week before he would be required to appear again in his church.
illness
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From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
impossible
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From this reading She wrote him a very short but a very gracious answer, thanking him for his solicitude, and explaining to him that her condition made it quite impossible that she should leave Portray.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The trial took place on a Monday, so that he had at his command an entire week before he would be required to appear again in his church.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She wrote him a very short but a very gracious answer, thanking him for his solicitude, and explaining to him that her condition made it quite impossible that she should leave Portray.
Kilmarnock
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From this reading Once More at Portray On the very day of the trial Mr. Emilius travelled from London to Kilmarnock.
known
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From this reading He had watched the case against Benjamin and Smiler very closely, and had known beforehand, almost with accuracy, what witnesses would appear and what would not at the great coming event at the Old Bailey.
Lady
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From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
leave
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From this reading She wrote him a very short but a very gracious answer, thanking him for his solicitude, and explaining to him that her condition made it quite impossible that she should leave Portray.
letter
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From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
London
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From this reading Once More at Portray On the very day of the trial Mr. Emilius travelled from London to Kilmarnock.
made
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From this reading She wrote him a very short but a very gracious answer, thanking him for his solicitude, and explaining to him that her condition made it quite impossible that she should leave Portray.
Monday
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From this reading The trial took place on a Monday, so that he had at his command an entire week before he would be required to appear again in his church.
More
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From this reading Once More at Portray On the very day of the trial Mr. Emilius travelled from London to Kilmarnock.
most
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From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
Mr
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From this reading Once More at Portray On the very day of the trial Mr. Emilius travelled from London to Kilmarnock.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had watched the case against Benjamin and Smiler very closely, and had known beforehand, almost with accuracy, what witnesses would appear and what would not at the great coming event at the Old Bailey.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once More at Portray On the very day of the trial Mr. Emilius travelled from London to Kilmarnock.
Old
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From this reading He had watched the case against Benjamin and Smiler very closely, and had known beforehand, almost with accuracy, what witnesses would appear and what would not at the great coming event at the Old Bailey.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once More at Portray On the very day of the trial Mr. Emilius travelled from London to Kilmarnock.
Once
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From this reading Once More at Portray On the very day of the trial Mr. Emilius travelled from London to Kilmarnock.
opinion
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From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
pastoral
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From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
place
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From this reading The trial took place on a Monday, so that he had at his command an entire week before he would be required to appear again in his church.
Portray
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From this reading Once More at Portray On the very day of the trial Mr. Emilius travelled from London to Kilmarnock.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trial took place on a Monday, so that he had at his command an entire week before he would be required to appear again in his church.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading She wrote him a very short but a very gracious answer, thanking him for his solicitude, and explaining to him that her condition made it quite impossible that she should leave Portray.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She wrote him a very short but a very gracious answer, thanking him for his solicitude, and explaining to him that her condition made it quite impossible that she should leave Portray.
Smiler
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From this reading He had watched the case against Benjamin and Smiler very closely, and had known beforehand, almost with accuracy, what witnesses would appear and what would not at the great coming event at the Old Bailey.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The trial took place on a Monday, so that he had at his command an entire week before he would be required to appear again in his church.
solicitude
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From this reading She wrote him a very short but a very gracious answer, thanking him for his solicitude, and explaining to him that her condition made it quite impossible that she should leave Portray.
strongly
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From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
thanking
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From this reading She wrote him a very short but a very gracious answer, thanking him for his solicitude, and explaining to him that her condition made it quite impossible that she should leave Portray.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The trial took place on a Monday, so that he had at his command an entire week before he would be required to appear again in his church.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once More at Portray On the very day of the trial Mr. Emilius travelled from London to Kilmarnock.
things
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From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once More at Portray On the very day of the trial Mr. Emilius travelled from London to Kilmarnock.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trial took place on a Monday, so that he had at his command an entire week before he would be required to appear again in his church.
travelled
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From this reading Once More at Portray On the very day of the trial Mr. Emilius travelled from London to Kilmarnock.
trial
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From this reading Once More at Portray On the very day of the trial Mr. Emilius travelled from London to Kilmarnock.
up
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From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
very
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From this reading Once More at Portray On the very day of the trial Mr. Emilius travelled from London to Kilmarnock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
watched
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From this reading He had watched the case against Benjamin and Smiler very closely, and had known beforehand, almost with accuracy, what witnesses would appear and what would not at the great coming event at the Old Bailey.
week
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From this reading The trial took place on a Monday, so that he had at his command an entire week before he would be required to appear again in his church.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had watched the case against Benjamin and Smiler very closely, and had known beforehand, almost with accuracy, what witnesses would appear and what would not at the great coming event at the Old Bailey.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had watched the case against Benjamin and Smiler very closely, and had known beforehand, almost with accuracy, what witnesses would appear and what would not at the great coming event at the Old Bailey.
witnesses
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From this reading He had watched the case against Benjamin and Smiler very closely, and had known beforehand, almost with accuracy, what witnesses would appear and what would not at the great coming event at the Old Bailey.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The trial took place on a Monday, so that he had at his command an entire week before he would be required to appear again in his church.
wrote
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From this reading When he first heard of Lady Eustace's illness, he wrote to her a most affectionately pastoral letter, strongly adjuring her to think of her health before all things, and assuring her that in his opinion, and in that of all his friends, she was quite right not to come up to London.
