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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 When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
accused
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Joam Dacosta reflected for a minute as if hesitating to resume the order of his thoughts, and then answered as follows:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
back
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I should have thought that such proofs were those most worthy of being brought forward in matters of justice.”
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I should have thought that such proofs were those most worthy of being brought forward in matters of justice.”
chair
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
considered
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
Dacosta
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From this reading Joam Dacosta reflected for a minute as if hesitating to resume the order of his thoughts, and then answered as follows:
dignity
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From this reading “Up to the present, sir, I have only given you moral presumptions of my innocence grounded on the dignity, propriety, and honesty of the whole of my life.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
eyes
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
follows
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From this reading Joam Dacosta reflected for a minute as if hesitating to resume the order of his thoughts, and then answered as follows:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Joam Dacosta reflected for a minute as if hesitating to resume the order of his thoughts, and then answered as follows:
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should have thought that such proofs were those most worthy of being brought forward in matters of justice.”
front
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
given
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From this reading “Up to the present, sir, I have only given you moral presumptions of my innocence grounded on the dignity, propriety, and honesty of the whole of my life.
Go
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From this reading “Go on.”
grounded
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From this reading “Up to the present, sir, I have only given you moral presumptions of my innocence grounded on the dignity, propriety, and honesty of the whole of my life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Up to the present, sir, I have only given you moral presumptions of my innocence grounded on the dignity, propriety, and honesty of the whole of my life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
head
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
hesitating
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From this reading Joam Dacosta reflected for a minute as if hesitating to resume the order of his thoughts, and then answered as follows:
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
honesty
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From this reading “Up to the present, sir, I have only given you moral presumptions of my innocence grounded on the dignity, propriety, and honesty of the whole of my life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Up to the present, sir, I have only given you moral presumptions of my innocence grounded on the dignity, propriety, and honesty of the whole of my life.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Joam Dacosta reflected for a minute as if hesitating to resume the order of his thoughts, and then answered as follows:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
indifference
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
innocence
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From this reading “Up to the present, sir, I have only given you moral presumptions of my innocence grounded on the dignity, propriety, and honesty of the whole of my life.
Joam
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From this reading Joam Dacosta reflected for a minute as if hesitating to resume the order of his thoughts, and then answered as follows:
justice
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From this reading I should have thought that such proofs were those most worthy of being brought forward in matters of justice.”
leaned
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Up to the present, sir, I have only given you moral presumptions of my innocence grounded on the dignity, propriety, and honesty of the whole of my life.
like
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
looking
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
magistrate
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
man
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
master
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
matters
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From this reading I should have thought that such proofs were those most worthy of being brought forward in matters of justice.”
minute
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From this reading Joam Dacosta reflected for a minute as if hesitating to resume the order of his thoughts, and then answered as follows:
moral
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From this reading “Up to the present, sir, I have only given you moral presumptions of my innocence grounded on the dignity, propriety, and honesty of the whole of my life.
most
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Up to the present, sir, I have only given you moral presumptions of my innocence grounded on the dignity, propriety, and honesty of the whole of my life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
noticing
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Go on.”
only
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From this reading “Up to the present, sir, I have only given you moral presumptions of my innocence grounded on the dignity, propriety, and honesty of the whole of my life.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joam Dacosta reflected for a minute as if hesitating to resume the order of his thoughts, and then answered as follows:
perfect
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
perfectly
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
place
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
present
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From this reading “Up to the present, sir, I have only given you moral presumptions of my innocence grounded on the dignity, propriety, and honesty of the whole of my life.
presumptions
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From this reading “Up to the present, sir, I have only given you moral presumptions of my innocence grounded on the dignity, propriety, and honesty of the whole of my life.
proofs
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From this reading I should have thought that such proofs were those most worthy of being brought forward in matters of justice.”
propriety
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From this reading “Up to the present, sir, I have only given you moral presumptions of my innocence grounded on the dignity, propriety, and honesty of the whole of my life.
raised
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
reflected
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From this reading Joam Dacosta reflected for a minute as if hesitating to resume the order of his thoughts, and then answered as follows:
remarked
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
resume
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From this reading Joam Dacosta reflected for a minute as if hesitating to resume the order of his thoughts, and then answered as follows:
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have thought that such proofs were those most worthy of being brought forward in matters of justice.”
sir
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From this reading “Up to the present, sir, I have only given you moral presumptions of my innocence grounded on the dignity, propriety, and honesty of the whole of my life.
straight
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I should have thought that such proofs were those most worthy of being brought forward in matters of justice.”
taken
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I should have thought that such proofs were those most worthy of being brought forward in matters of justice.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
then
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From this reading Joam Dacosta reflected for a minute as if hesitating to resume the order of his thoughts, and then answered as follows:
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I should have thought that such proofs were those most worthy of being brought forward in matters of justice.”
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should have thought that such proofs were those most worthy of being brought forward in matters of justice.”
thoughts
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From this reading Joam Dacosta reflected for a minute as if hesitating to resume the order of his thoughts, and then answered as follows:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joam Dacosta reflected for a minute as if hesitating to resume the order of his thoughts, and then answered as follows:
tone
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From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
Up
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From this reading “Up to the present, sir, I have only given you moral presumptions of my innocence grounded on the dignity, propriety, and honesty of the whole of my life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I should have thought that such proofs were those most worthy of being brought forward in matters of justice.”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
whole
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From this reading “Up to the present, sir, I have only given you moral presumptions of my innocence grounded on the dignity, propriety, and honesty of the whole of my life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the magistrate had again taken his place, like a man who considered he was perfectly master of himself, he leaned back in his chair, and with his head raised and his eyes looking straight in front, as though not even noticing the accused, remarked, in a tone of the most perfect indifference:
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading I should have thought that such proofs were those most worthy of being brought forward in matters of justice.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Up to the present, sir, I have only given you moral presumptions of my innocence grounded on the dignity, propriety, and honesty of the whole of my life.
