amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The witnesses for the defense were now to be heard, and first and foremost among them appeared the prisoner’s mother.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The witnesses for the defense were now to be heard, and first and foremost among them appeared the prisoner’s mother.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The witnesses for the defense were now to be heard, and first and foremost among them appeared the prisoner’s mother.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She looked at her son as she lifted her veil to take the oath.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at her son as she lifted her veil to take the oath.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The witnesses for the defense were now to be heard, and first and foremost among them appeared the prisoner’s mother.
burstverbUS /bɜːrst/
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading He burst into tears.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE feeling of interest excited by the Trial was prodigiously increased on the fourth day.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE feeling of interest excited by the Trial was prodigiously increased on the fourth day.
defensenounUS /dɪˈfens/
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
From this reading The witnesses for the defense were now to be heard, and first and foremost among them appeared the prisoner’s mother.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading THE feeling of interest excited by the Trial was prodigiously increased on the fourth day.
extendedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstendəd/
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading At that moment the sympathy felt for the mother was generally extended to the unhappy son.
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading THE feeling of interest excited by the Trial was prodigiously increased on the fourth day.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading At that moment the sympathy felt for the mother was generally extended to the unhappy son.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The witnesses for the defense were now to be heard, and first and foremost among them appeared the prisoner’s mother.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The witnesses for the defense were now to be heard, and first and foremost among them appeared the prisoner’s mother.
foremostadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmoʊst/
ranking above all others
From this reading The witnesses for the defense were now to be heard, and first and foremost among them appeared the prisoner’s mother.
fourthnounUS /fɔːrθ/
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading THE feeling of interest excited by the Trial was prodigiously increased on the fourth day.
generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/
usually; as a rule
From this reading At that moment the sympathy felt for the mother was generally extended to the unhappy son.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He burst into tears.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The witnesses for the defense were now to be heard, and first and foremost among them appeared the prisoner’s mother.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked at her son as she lifted her veil to take the oath.
increasedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkriːst/
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading THE feeling of interest excited by the Trial was prodigiously increased on the fourth day.
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading THE feeling of interest excited by the Trial was prodigiously increased on the fourth day.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He burst into tears.
liftedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/
held up in the air
From this reading She looked at her son as she lifted her veil to take the oath.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked at her son as she lifted her veil to take the oath.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading At that moment the sympathy felt for the mother was generally extended to the unhappy son.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The witnesses for the defense were now to be heard, and first and foremost among them appeared the prisoner’s mother.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The witnesses for the defense were now to be heard, and first and foremost among them appeared the prisoner’s mother.
oathnounUS /oʊθ/
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading She looked at her son as she lifted her veil to take the oath.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE feeling of interest excited by the Trial was prodigiously increased on the fourth day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE feeling of interest excited by the Trial was prodigiously increased on the fourth day.
prisoner'snounUS /ˈprɪzənərz/
possessive form of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading The witnesses for the defense were now to be heard, and first and foremost among them appeared the prisoner’s mother.
prodigiouslyadverbUS /proʊˈdɪdʒɪsli/
to a prodigious degree
From this reading THE feeling of interest excited by the Trial was prodigiously increased on the fourth day.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at her son as she lifted her veil to take the oath.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading She looked at her son as she lifted her veil to take the oath.
sympathynounUS /ˈsɪmpəθi/
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading At that moment the sympathy felt for the mother was generally extended to the unhappy son.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading She looked at her son as she lifted her veil to take the oath.
tearsnounUS /terz/
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading He burst into tears.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that moment the sympathy felt for the mother was generally extended to the unhappy son.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE feeling of interest excited by the Trial was prodigiously increased on the fourth day.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The witnesses for the defense were now to be heard, and first and foremost among them appeared the prisoner’s mother.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The witnesses for the defense were now to be heard, and first and foremost among them appeared the prisoner’s mother.
TrialnounUS /ˈtraɪəl/
the act of testing something
From this reading THE feeling of interest excited by the Trial was prodigiously increased on the fourth day.
unhappyadjectiveUS /ənˈhæpi/
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading At that moment the sympathy felt for the mother was generally extended to the unhappy son.
veilnounUS /veɪl/
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading She looked at her son as she lifted her veil to take the oath.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE feeling of interest excited by the Trial was prodigiously increased on the fourth day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The witnesses for the defense were now to be heard, and first and foremost among them appeared the prisoner’s mother.
witnessesnounUS /ˈwɪtnəsəz/
plural of “witness” — someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading The witnesses for the defense were now to be heard, and first and foremost among them appeared the prisoner’s mother.
