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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 They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
affected
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From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
all
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From this reading “Neither doubtful nor important,” said Hickman, calmly; “it was an effort, in all probability suggested by some crafty lawyer, to break several leases on the ground of forgery in the signatures.
AlthoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sure nothing short of Mr. Darcy's great difficulties would ever have permitted him to approve of such a proceeding.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
approve
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From this reading I am sure nothing short of Mr. Darcy's great difficulties would ever have permitted him to approve of such a proceeding.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I concluded,” said Heffernan, as he handed back the paper, “that the case was not deemed by you a very doubtful matter.”
back
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From this reading “I concluded,” said Heffernan, as he handed back the paper, “that the case was not deemed by you a very doubtful matter.”
beaten
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From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
break
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From this reading “Neither doubtful nor important,” said Hickman, calmly; “it was an effort, in all probability suggested by some crafty lawyer, to break several leases on the ground of forgery in the signatures.
brief
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From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
calmly
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From this reading “Neither doubtful nor important,” said Hickman, calmly; “it was an effort, in all probability suggested by some crafty lawyer, to break several leases on the ground of forgery in the signatures.
case
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From this reading “I concluded,” said Heffernan, as he handed back the paper, “that the case was not deemed by you a very doubtful matter.”
certain
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From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
concluded
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From this reading “I concluded,” said Heffernan, as he handed back the paper, “that the case was not deemed by you a very doubtful matter.”
court-house
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From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
crafty
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From this reading “Neither doubtful nor important,” said Hickman, calmly; “it was an effort, in all probability suggested by some crafty lawyer, to break several leases on the ground of forgery in the signatures.
Darcy's
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From this reading I am sure nothing short of Mr. Darcy's great difficulties would ever have permitted him to approve of such a proceeding.”
deemed
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From this reading “I concluded,” said Heffernan, as he handed back the paper, “that the case was not deemed by you a very doubtful matter.”
despatch
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From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
difficulties
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From this reading I am sure nothing short of Mr. Darcy's great difficulties would ever have permitted him to approve of such a proceeding.”
doubtful
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From this reading “I concluded,” said Heffernan, as he handed back the paper, “that the case was not deemed by you a very doubtful matter.”
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
easy
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From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
effort
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From this reading “Neither doubtful nor important,” said Hickman, calmly; “it was an effort, in all probability suggested by some crafty lawyer, to break several leases on the ground of forgery in the signatures.
ever
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From this reading I am sure nothing short of Mr. Darcy's great difficulties would ever have permitted him to approve of such a proceeding.”
few
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From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
forgery
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From this reading “Neither doubtful nor important,” said Hickman, calmly; “it was an effort, in all probability suggested by some crafty lawyer, to break several leases on the ground of forgery in the signatures.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
great
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From this reading I am sure nothing short of Mr. Darcy's great difficulties would ever have permitted him to approve of such a proceeding.”
ground
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From this reading “Neither doubtful nor important,” said Hickman, calmly; “it was an effort, in all probability suggested by some crafty lawyer, to break several leases on the ground of forgery in the signatures.
handed
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From this reading “I concluded,” said Heffernan, as he handed back the paper, “that the case was not deemed by you a very doubtful matter.”
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am sure nothing short of Mr. Darcy's great difficulties would ever have permitted him to approve of such a proceeding.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
Heffernan
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From this reading “I concluded,” said Heffernan, as he handed back the paper, “that the case was not deemed by you a very doubtful matter.”
Hefferuan
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From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
Hickman
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From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am sure nothing short of Mr. Darcy's great difficulties would ever have permitted him to approve of such a proceeding.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I concluded,” said Heffernan, as he handed back the paper, “that the case was not deemed by you a very doubtful matter.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
important
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From this reading “Neither doubtful nor important,” said Hickman, calmly; “it was an effort, in all probability suggested by some crafty lawyer, to break several leases on the ground of forgery in the signatures.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
inquired
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From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
issue
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From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Neither doubtful nor important,” said Hickman, calmly; “it was an effort, in all probability suggested by some crafty lawyer, to break several leases on the ground of forgery in the signatures.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
lawyer
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From this reading “Neither doubtful nor important,” said Hickman, calmly; “it was an effort, in all probability suggested by some crafty lawyer, to break several leases on the ground of forgery in the signatures.
leases
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From this reading “Neither doubtful nor important,” said Hickman, calmly; “it was an effort, in all probability suggested by some crafty lawyer, to break several leases on the ground of forgery in the signatures.
made
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From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
matter
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From this reading “I concluded,” said Heffernan, as he handed back the paper, “that the case was not deemed by you a very doubtful matter.”
more
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From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
morning
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From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
Mr
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From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
narrating
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From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither doubtful nor important,” said Hickman, calmly; “it was an effort, in all probability suggested by some crafty lawyer, to break several leases on the ground of forgery in the signatures.
news
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From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “Neither doubtful nor important,” said Hickman, calmly; “it was an effort, in all probability suggested by some crafty lawyer, to break several leases on the ground of forgery in the signatures.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I concluded,” said Heffernan, as he handed back the paper, “that the case was not deemed by you a very doubtful matter.”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I am sure nothing short of Mr. Darcy's great difficulties would ever have permitted him to approve of such a proceeding.”
O'Reilly
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From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Neither doubtful nor important,” said Hickman, calmly; “it was an effort, in all probability suggested by some crafty lawyer, to break several leases on the ground of forgery in the signatures.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
own
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From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
paper
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From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
pencil
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From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
permitted
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From this reading I am sure nothing short of Mr. Darcy's great difficulties would ever have permitted him to approve of such a proceeding.”
probability
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From this reading “Neither doubtful nor important,” said Hickman, calmly; “it was an effort, in all probability suggested by some crafty lawyer, to break several leases on the ground of forgery in the signatures.
proceeding
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From this reading I am sure nothing short of Mr. Darcy's great difficulties would ever have permitted him to approve of such a proceeding.”
progress
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From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
putting
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From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
received
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From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
regarding
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From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
reply
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From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
said
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From this reading “I concluded,” said Heffernan, as he handed back the paper, “that the case was not deemed by you a very doubtful matter.”
satisfactory
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From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
several
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From this reading “Neither doubtful nor important,” said Hickman, calmly; “it was an effort, in all probability suggested by some crafty lawyer, to break several leases on the ground of forgery in the signatures.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading I am sure nothing short of Mr. Darcy's great difficulties would ever have permitted him to approve of such a proceeding.”
signatures
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From this reading “Neither doubtful nor important,” said Hickman, calmly; “it was an effort, in all probability suggested by some crafty lawyer, to break several leases on the ground of forgery in the signatures.
significant
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From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
slip
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From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
some
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From this reading “Neither doubtful nor important,” said Hickman, calmly; “it was an effort, in all probability suggested by some crafty lawyer, to break several leases on the ground of forgery in the signatures.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I am sure nothing short of Mr. Darcy's great difficulties would ever have permitted him to approve of such a proceeding.”
suggested
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From this reading “Neither doubtful nor important,” said Hickman, calmly; “it was an effort, in all probability suggested by some crafty lawyer, to break several leases on the ground of forgery in the signatures.
sure
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From this reading I am sure nothing short of Mr. Darcy's great difficulties would ever have permitted him to approve of such a proceeding.”
tact
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From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I concluded,” said Heffernan, as he handed back the paper, “that the case was not deemed by you a very doubtful matter.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Neither doubtful nor important,” said Hickman, calmly; “it was an effort, in all probability suggested by some crafty lawyer, to break several leases on the ground of forgery in the signatures.
trial
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From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
unconcern
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From this reading Although Mr. Hickman O'Reilly affected an easy unconcern regarding the issue of the trial, he received during the morning more than one despatch from the court-house narrating its progress.
verdict
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From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
very
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From this reading “I concluded,” said Heffernan, as he handed back the paper, “that the case was not deemed by you a very doubtful matter.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
words
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From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I am sure nothing short of Mr. Darcy's great difficulties would ever have permitted him to approve of such a proceeding.”
written
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From this reading They were brief but significant; and when Hefferuan, with his own tact, inquired if the news were satisfactory, the reply was made by putting into his hands a slip of paper with a few words written in pencil: “They are beaten,-the verdict is certain.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I concluded,” said Heffernan, as he handed back the paper, “that the case was not deemed by you a very doubtful matter.”
