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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 morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
acquired
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From this reading In exercising this important privilege, Mr. Pate displayed his great knowledge of human nature acquired by a thorough study of phrenology.
amphibious
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From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
announced
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From this reading The prisoner was put in the dock, when the Commonwealth's attorney and Mr. Pate announced themselves ready for trial, and were each furnished with a list of the jurors in attendance.
aspect
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From this reading On the morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
attendance
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From this reading The prisoner was put in the dock, when the Commonwealth's attorney and Mr. Pate announced themselves ready for trial, and were each furnished with a list of the jurors in attendance.
attorney
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From this reading The prisoner was put in the dock, when the Commonwealth's attorney and Mr. Pate announced themselves ready for trial, and were each furnished with a list of the jurors in attendance.
audience
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From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The offense charged in the indictment being felony, the prisoner was entitled to twenty peremptory challenges.
bipeds
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From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In exercising this important privilege, Mr. Pate displayed his great knowledge of human nature acquired by a thorough study of phrenology.
challenges
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From this reading The offense charged in the indictment being felony, the prisoner was entitled to twenty peremptory challenges.
charged
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From this reading The offense charged in the indictment being felony, the prisoner was entitled to twenty peremptory challenges.
Commonwealth's
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From this reading The prisoner was put in the dock, when the Commonwealth's attorney and Mr. Pate announced themselves ready for trial, and were each furnished with a list of the jurors in attendance.
court
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From this reading On the morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
day
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From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
delivery
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From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
displayed
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From this reading In exercising this important privilege, Mr. Pate displayed his great knowledge of human nature acquired by a thorough study of phrenology.
dock
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From this reading The prisoner was put in the dock, when the Commonwealth's attorney and Mr. Pate announced themselves ready for trial, and were each furnished with a list of the jurors in attendance.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The prisoner was put in the dock, when the Commonwealth's attorney and Mr. Pate announced themselves ready for trial, and were each furnished with a list of the jurors in attendance.
elaborate
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From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
entitled
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From this reading The offense charged in the indictment being felony, the prisoner was entitled to twenty peremptory challenges.
eventful
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From this reading On the morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
exercising
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From this reading In exercising this important privilege, Mr. Pate displayed his great knowledge of human nature acquired by a thorough study of phrenology.
feathered
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From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
felony
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From this reading The offense charged in the indictment being felony, the prisoner was entitled to twenty peremptory challenges.
felt
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From this reading On the morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
frequent
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From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
fully
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From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
furnished
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From this reading The prisoner was put in the dock, when the Commonwealth's attorney and Mr. Pate announced themselves ready for trial, and were each furnished with a list of the jurors in attendance.
grave
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From this reading On the morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
great
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From this reading In exercising this important privilege, Mr. Pate displayed his great knowledge of human nature acquired by a thorough study of phrenology.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
human
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From this reading In exercising this important privilege, Mr. Pate displayed his great knowledge of human nature acquired by a thorough study of phrenology.
important
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From this reading In exercising this important privilege, Mr. Pate displayed his great knowledge of human nature acquired by a thorough study of phrenology.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
indicated
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From this reading On the morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
indictment
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From this reading The offense charged in the indictment being felony, the prisoner was entitled to twenty peremptory challenges.
jurors
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From this reading The prisoner was put in the dock, when the Commonwealth's attorney and Mr. Pate announced themselves ready for trial, and were each furnished with a list of the jurors in attendance.
knowledge
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From this reading In exercising this important privilege, Mr. Pate displayed his great knowledge of human nature acquired by a thorough study of phrenology.
list
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From this reading The prisoner was put in the dock, when the Commonwealth's attorney and Mr. Pate announced themselves ready for trial, and were each furnished with a list of the jurors in attendance.
M
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From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
morning
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From this reading On the morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
Mr
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From this reading The prisoner was put in the dock, when the Commonwealth's attorney and Mr. Pate announced themselves ready for trial, and were each furnished with a list of the jurors in attendance.
nature
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From this reading In exercising this important privilege, Mr. Pate displayed his great knowledge of human nature acquired by a thorough study of phrenology.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
offense
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From this reading The offense charged in the indictment being felony, the prisoner was entitled to twenty peremptory challenges.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
Pate
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From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
peremptory
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From this reading The offense charged in the indictment being felony, the prisoner was entitled to twenty peremptory challenges.
phrenology
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From this reading In exercising this important privilege, Mr. Pate displayed his great knowledge of human nature acquired by a thorough study of phrenology.
prepared
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From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
prisoner
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From this reading The prisoner was put in the dock, when the Commonwealth's attorney and Mr. Pate announced themselves ready for trial, and were each furnished with a list of the jurors in attendance.
privilege
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From this reading In exercising this important privilege, Mr. Pate displayed his great knowledge of human nature acquired by a thorough study of phrenology.
put
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From this reading The prisoner was put in the dock, when the Commonwealth's attorney and Mr. Pate announced themselves ready for trial, and were each furnished with a list of the jurors in attendance.
quadrupeds
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From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
ready
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From this reading The prisoner was put in the dock, when the Commonwealth's attorney and Mr. Pate announced themselves ready for trial, and were each furnished with a list of the jurors in attendance.
responsibility
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From this reading On the morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
rested
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From this reading On the morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
seated
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From this reading On the morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
seen
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From this reading On the morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
sensibly
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From this reading On the morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
speech
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From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
study
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From this reading In exercising this important privilege, Mr. Pate displayed his great knowledge of human nature acquired by a thorough study of phrenology.
T
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From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The prisoner was put in the dock, when the Commonwealth's attorney and Mr. Pate announced themselves ready for trial, and were each furnished with a list of the jurors in attendance.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In exercising this important privilege, Mr. Pate displayed his great knowledge of human nature acquired by a thorough study of phrenology.
thorough
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From this reading In exercising this important privilege, Mr. Pate displayed his great knowledge of human nature acquired by a thorough study of phrenology.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The offense charged in the indictment being felony, the prisoner was entitled to twenty peremptory challenges.
tremendous
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From this reading On the morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
trial
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From this reading The frequent delivery of his elaborate speech, before an audience of feathered bipeds and amphibious quadrupeds, had fully prepared M. T. Pate for the day of trial.
twenty
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From this reading The offense charged in the indictment being felony, the prisoner was entitled to twenty peremptory challenges.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading On the morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
weight
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From this reading On the morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The prisoner was put in the dock, when the Commonwealth's attorney and Mr. Pate announced themselves ready for trial, and were each furnished with a list of the jurors in attendance.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The prisoner was put in the dock, when the Commonwealth's attorney and Mr. Pate announced themselves ready for trial, and were each furnished with a list of the jurors in attendance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the morning of that eventful day he was seen seated in court with a grave aspect, which indicated that he sensibly felt the weight of the tremendous responsibility which rested upon him.
