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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 "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
absent
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From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
addressed
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From this reading Mr. O'Malley then rose, but before he began to cross-examine the witness, he addressed the judge.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Keegan was sitting on the bench immediately under that of the barrister, among the attorneys employed in court.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
answers
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From this reading It is material that he should not hear the answers which this witness may give, I mean Mr. Hyacinth Keegan, my lord, who is sitting beneath me."
attorneys
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From this reading Keegan was sitting on the bench immediately under that of the barrister, among the attorneys employed in court.
barrister
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From this reading Keegan was sitting on the bench immediately under that of the barrister, among the attorneys employed in court.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mr. O'Malley then rose, but before he began to cross-examine the witness, he addressed the judge.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. O'Malley then rose, but before he began to cross-examine the witness, he addressed the judge.
bench
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From this reading Keegan was sitting on the bench immediately under that of the barrister, among the attorneys employed in court.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It is material that he should not hear the answers which this witness may give, I mean Mr. Hyacinth Keegan, my lord, who is sitting beneath me."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. O'Malley then rose, but before he began to cross-examine the witness, he addressed the judge.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
chair
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From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
court
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From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
cross-examine
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From this reading Mr. O'Malley then rose, but before he began to cross-examine the witness, he addressed the judge.
DEFENCE
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From this reading THE PRISONER'S DEFENCE.
directed
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From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
employed
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From this reading Keegan was sitting on the bench immediately under that of the barrister, among the attorneys employed in court.
examination
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From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
examine
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From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
give
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From this reading It is material that he should not hear the answers which this witness may give, I mean Mr. Hyacinth Keegan, my lord, who is sitting beneath me."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. O'Malley then rose, but before he began to cross-examine the witness, he addressed the judge.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is material that he should not hear the answers which this witness may give, I mean Mr. Hyacinth Keegan, my lord, who is sitting beneath me."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
Hyacinth
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From this reading It is material that he should not hear the answers which this witness may give, I mean Mr. Hyacinth Keegan, my lord, who is sitting beneath me."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
immediately
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From this reading Keegan was sitting on the bench immediately under that of the barrister, among the attorneys employed in court.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is material that he should not hear the answers which this witness may give, I mean Mr. Hyacinth Keegan, my lord, who is sitting beneath me."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is material that he should not hear the answers which this witness may give, I mean Mr. Hyacinth Keegan, my lord, who is sitting beneath me."
judge
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From this reading Mr. O'Malley then rose, but before he began to cross-examine the witness, he addressed the judge.
Keegan
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From this reading It is material that he should not hear the answers which this witness may give, I mean Mr. Hyacinth Keegan, my lord, who is sitting beneath me."
lord
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From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
material
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From this reading It is material that he should not hear the answers which this witness may give, I mean Mr. Hyacinth Keegan, my lord, who is sitting beneath me."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is material that he should not hear the answers which this witness may give, I mean Mr. Hyacinth Keegan, my lord, who is sitting beneath me."
mean
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From this reading It is material that he should not hear the answers which this witness may give, I mean Mr. Hyacinth Keegan, my lord, who is sitting beneath me."
Mr
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From this reading Mr. O'Malley then rose, but before he began to cross-examine the witness, he addressed the judge.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is material that he should not hear the answers which this witness may give, I mean Mr. Hyacinth Keegan, my lord, who is sitting beneath me."
now
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From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
O'Malley
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From this reading Mr. O'Malley then rose, but before he began to cross-examine the witness, he addressed the judge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
PRISONER'S
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From this reading THE PRISONER'S DEFENCE.
request
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From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
rose
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From this reading Mr. O'Malley then rose, but before he began to cross-examine the witness, he addressed the judge.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It is material that he should not hear the answers which this witness may give, I mean Mr. Hyacinth Keegan, my lord, who is sitting beneath me."
sitting
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From this reading It is material that he should not hear the answers which this witness may give, I mean Mr. Hyacinth Keegan, my lord, who is sitting beneath me."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRISONER'S DEFENCE.
then
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From this reading Mr. O'Malley then rose, but before he began to cross-examine the witness, he addressed the judge.
There's
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From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is material that he should not hear the answers which this witness may give, I mean Mr. Hyacinth Keegan, my lord, who is sitting beneath me."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. O'Malley then rose, but before he began to cross-examine the witness, he addressed the judge.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Keegan was sitting on the bench immediately under that of the barrister, among the attorneys employed in court.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Keegan was sitting on the bench immediately under that of the barrister, among the attorneys employed in court.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is material that he should not hear the answers which this witness may give, I mean Mr. Hyacinth Keegan, my lord, who is sitting beneath me."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It is material that he should not hear the answers which this witness may give, I mean Mr. Hyacinth Keegan, my lord, who is sitting beneath me."
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There's a witness in court, my lord, whom I shall have to examine by and by on the defence, and I must request that he may be directed to absent himself during my examination of the witness now in the chair.
witness
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From this reading Mr. O'Malley then rose, but before he began to cross-examine the witness, he addressed the judge.
