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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 "A PECULIAR BRICK" It was Fenton who most nearly voiced the public sorrow at the death of Warrick Raridan.
address
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From this reading His address at the memorial meeting of the Clarkson Bar Association surprised the community, which knew Fenton only as a corporation lawyer who rarely made speeches, even to juries.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Raridan was a lawyer with an imagination, Fenton said, thus seizing what had been considered a weakness of character and making it count as an element of strength.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fenton put into words the general appraisement of Warry Raridan--his social grace and charm, his wit and variety.
appraisement
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From this reading Fenton put into words the general appraisement of Warry Raridan--his social grace and charm, his wit and variety.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His address at the memorial meeting of the Clarkson Bar Association surprised the community, which knew Fenton only as a corporation lawyer who rarely made speeches, even to juries.
Association
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From this reading His address at the memorial meeting of the Clarkson Bar Association surprised the community, which knew Fenton only as a corporation lawyer who rarely made speeches, even to juries.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "A PECULIAR BRICK" It was Fenton who most nearly voiced the public sorrow at the death of Warrick Raridan.
Bar
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From this reading His address at the memorial meeting of the Clarkson Bar Association surprised the community, which knew Fenton only as a corporation lawyer who rarely made speeches, even to juries.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading People who hardly knew that Raridan had been a lawyer were surprised that the leader of the Clarkson bar dwelt upon his instinctive grasp of legal questions, "the thoroughness of his research and the clarity and force with which he presented legal propositions."
BRICK
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From this reading "A PECULIAR BRICK" It was Fenton who most nearly voiced the public sorrow at the death of Warrick Raridan.
character
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From this reading Raridan was a lawyer with an imagination, Fenton said, thus seizing what had been considered a weakness of character and making it count as an element of strength.
charm
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From this reading Fenton put into words the general appraisement of Warry Raridan--his social grace and charm, his wit and variety.
clarity
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From this reading People who hardly knew that Raridan had been a lawyer were surprised that the leader of the Clarkson bar dwelt upon his instinctive grasp of legal questions, "the thoroughness of his research and the clarity and force with which he presented legal propositions."
Clarkson
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From this reading His address at the memorial meeting of the Clarkson Bar Association surprised the community, which knew Fenton only as a corporation lawyer who rarely made speeches, even to juries.
community
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From this reading His address at the memorial meeting of the Clarkson Bar Association surprised the community, which knew Fenton only as a corporation lawyer who rarely made speeches, even to juries.
considered
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From this reading Raridan was a lawyer with an imagination, Fenton said, thus seizing what had been considered a weakness of character and making it count as an element of strength.
corporation
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From this reading His address at the memorial meeting of the Clarkson Bar Association surprised the community, which knew Fenton only as a corporation lawyer who rarely made speeches, even to juries.
count
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From this reading Raridan was a lawyer with an imagination, Fenton said, thus seizing what had been considered a weakness of character and making it count as an element of strength.
death
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From this reading "A PECULIAR BRICK" It was Fenton who most nearly voiced the public sorrow at the death of Warrick Raridan.
dwelt
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From this reading People who hardly knew that Raridan had been a lawyer were surprised that the leader of the Clarkson bar dwelt upon his instinctive grasp of legal questions, "the thoroughness of his research and the clarity and force with which he presented legal propositions."
element
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From this reading Raridan was a lawyer with an imagination, Fenton said, thus seizing what had been considered a weakness of character and making it count as an element of strength.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His address at the memorial meeting of the Clarkson Bar Association surprised the community, which knew Fenton only as a corporation lawyer who rarely made speeches, even to juries.
Fenton
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From this reading "A PECULIAR BRICK" It was Fenton who most nearly voiced the public sorrow at the death of Warrick Raridan.
force
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From this reading People who hardly knew that Raridan had been a lawyer were surprised that the leader of the Clarkson bar dwelt upon his instinctive grasp of legal questions, "the thoroughness of his research and the clarity and force with which he presented legal propositions."
general
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From this reading Fenton put into words the general appraisement of Warry Raridan--his social grace and charm, his wit and variety.
grace
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From this reading Fenton put into words the general appraisement of Warry Raridan--his social grace and charm, his wit and variety.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading People who hardly knew that Raridan had been a lawyer were surprised that the leader of the Clarkson bar dwelt upon his instinctive grasp of legal questions, "the thoroughness of his research and the clarity and force with which he presented legal propositions."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading People who hardly knew that Raridan had been a lawyer were surprised that the leader of the Clarkson bar dwelt upon his instinctive grasp of legal questions, "the thoroughness of his research and the clarity and force with which he presented legal propositions."
hardly
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From this reading People who hardly knew that Raridan had been a lawyer were surprised that the leader of the Clarkson bar dwelt upon his instinctive grasp of legal questions, "the thoroughness of his research and the clarity and force with which he presented legal propositions."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading People who hardly knew that Raridan had been a lawyer were surprised that the leader of the Clarkson bar dwelt upon his instinctive grasp of legal questions, "the thoroughness of his research and the clarity and force with which he presented legal propositions."
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His address at the memorial meeting of the Clarkson Bar Association surprised the community, which knew Fenton only as a corporation lawyer who rarely made speeches, even to juries.
imagination
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From this reading Raridan was a lawyer with an imagination, Fenton said, thus seizing what had been considered a weakness of character and making it count as an element of strength.
instinctive
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From this reading People who hardly knew that Raridan had been a lawyer were surprised that the leader of the Clarkson bar dwelt upon his instinctive grasp of legal questions, "the thoroughness of his research and the clarity and force with which he presented legal propositions."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Fenton put into words the general appraisement of Warry Raridan--his social grace and charm, his wit and variety.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "A PECULIAR BRICK" It was Fenton who most nearly voiced the public sorrow at the death of Warrick Raridan.
juries
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From this reading His address at the memorial meeting of the Clarkson Bar Association surprised the community, which knew Fenton only as a corporation lawyer who rarely made speeches, even to juries.
knew
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From this reading His address at the memorial meeting of the Clarkson Bar Association surprised the community, which knew Fenton only as a corporation lawyer who rarely made speeches, even to juries.
lawyer
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From this reading His address at the memorial meeting of the Clarkson Bar Association surprised the community, which knew Fenton only as a corporation lawyer who rarely made speeches, even to juries.
leader
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From this reading People who hardly knew that Raridan had been a lawyer were surprised that the leader of the Clarkson bar dwelt upon his instinctive grasp of legal questions, "the thoroughness of his research and the clarity and force with which he presented legal propositions."
legal
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From this reading People who hardly knew that Raridan had been a lawyer were surprised that the leader of the Clarkson bar dwelt upon his instinctive grasp of legal questions, "the thoroughness of his research and the clarity and force with which he presented legal propositions."
made
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From this reading His address at the memorial meeting of the Clarkson Bar Association surprised the community, which knew Fenton only as a corporation lawyer who rarely made speeches, even to juries.
making
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From this reading Raridan was a lawyer with an imagination, Fenton said, thus seizing what had been considered a weakness of character and making it count as an element of strength.
meeting
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From this reading His address at the memorial meeting of the Clarkson Bar Association surprised the community, which knew Fenton only as a corporation lawyer who rarely made speeches, even to juries.
memorial
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From this reading His address at the memorial meeting of the Clarkson Bar Association surprised the community, which knew Fenton only as a corporation lawyer who rarely made speeches, even to juries.
most
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From this reading "A PECULIAR BRICK" It was Fenton who most nearly voiced the public sorrow at the death of Warrick Raridan.
nearly
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From this reading "A PECULIAR BRICK" It was Fenton who most nearly voiced the public sorrow at the death of Warrick Raridan.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A PECULIAR BRICK" It was Fenton who most nearly voiced the public sorrow at the death of Warrick Raridan.
only
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From this reading His address at the memorial meeting of the Clarkson Bar Association surprised the community, which knew Fenton only as a corporation lawyer who rarely made speeches, even to juries.
PECULIAR
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From this reading "A PECULIAR BRICK" It was Fenton who most nearly voiced the public sorrow at the death of Warrick Raridan.
People
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From this reading People who hardly knew that Raridan had been a lawyer were surprised that the leader of the Clarkson bar dwelt upon his instinctive grasp of legal questions, "the thoroughness of his research and the clarity and force with which he presented legal propositions."
presented
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From this reading People who hardly knew that Raridan had been a lawyer were surprised that the leader of the Clarkson bar dwelt upon his instinctive grasp of legal questions, "the thoroughness of his research and the clarity and force with which he presented legal propositions."
propositions
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From this reading People who hardly knew that Raridan had been a lawyer were surprised that the leader of the Clarkson bar dwelt upon his instinctive grasp of legal questions, "the thoroughness of his research and the clarity and force with which he presented legal propositions."
public
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From this reading "A PECULIAR BRICK" It was Fenton who most nearly voiced the public sorrow at the death of Warrick Raridan.
put
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From this reading Fenton put into words the general appraisement of Warry Raridan--his social grace and charm, his wit and variety.
questions
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From this reading People who hardly knew that Raridan had been a lawyer were surprised that the leader of the Clarkson bar dwelt upon his instinctive grasp of legal questions, "the thoroughness of his research and the clarity and force with which he presented legal propositions."
rarely
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From this reading His address at the memorial meeting of the Clarkson Bar Association surprised the community, which knew Fenton only as a corporation lawyer who rarely made speeches, even to juries.
Raridan
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From this reading "A PECULIAR BRICK" It was Fenton who most nearly voiced the public sorrow at the death of Warrick Raridan.
research
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From this reading People who hardly knew that Raridan had been a lawyer were surprised that the leader of the Clarkson bar dwelt upon his instinctive grasp of legal questions, "the thoroughness of his research and the clarity and force with which he presented legal propositions."
said
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From this reading Raridan was a lawyer with an imagination, Fenton said, thus seizing what had been considered a weakness of character and making it count as an element of strength.
seizing
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From this reading Raridan was a lawyer with an imagination, Fenton said, thus seizing what had been considered a weakness of character and making it count as an element of strength.
social
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From this reading Fenton put into words the general appraisement of Warry Raridan--his social grace and charm, his wit and variety.
sorrow
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From this reading "A PECULIAR BRICK" It was Fenton who most nearly voiced the public sorrow at the death of Warrick Raridan.
speeches
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From this reading His address at the memorial meeting of the Clarkson Bar Association surprised the community, which knew Fenton only as a corporation lawyer who rarely made speeches, even to juries.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Raridan was a lawyer with an imagination, Fenton said, thus seizing what had been considered a weakness of character and making it count as an element of strength.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His address at the memorial meeting of the Clarkson Bar Association surprised the community, which knew Fenton only as a corporation lawyer who rarely made speeches, even to juries.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading People who hardly knew that Raridan had been a lawyer were surprised that the leader of the Clarkson bar dwelt upon his instinctive grasp of legal questions, "the thoroughness of his research and the clarity and force with which he presented legal propositions."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A PECULIAR BRICK" It was Fenton who most nearly voiced the public sorrow at the death of Warrick Raridan.
thoroughness
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From this reading People who hardly knew that Raridan had been a lawyer were surprised that the leader of the Clarkson bar dwelt upon his instinctive grasp of legal questions, "the thoroughness of his research and the clarity and force with which he presented legal propositions."
thus
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From this reading Raridan was a lawyer with an imagination, Fenton said, thus seizing what had been considered a weakness of character and making it count as an element of strength.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His address at the memorial meeting of the Clarkson Bar Association surprised the community, which knew Fenton only as a corporation lawyer who rarely made speeches, even to juries.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading People who hardly knew that Raridan had been a lawyer were surprised that the leader of the Clarkson bar dwelt upon his instinctive grasp of legal questions, "the thoroughness of his research and the clarity and force with which he presented legal propositions."
variety
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From this reading Fenton put into words the general appraisement of Warry Raridan--his social grace and charm, his wit and variety.
voiced
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From this reading "A PECULIAR BRICK" It was Fenton who most nearly voiced the public sorrow at the death of Warrick Raridan.
Warrick
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From this reading "A PECULIAR BRICK" It was Fenton who most nearly voiced the public sorrow at the death of Warrick Raridan.
Warry
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From this reading Fenton put into words the general appraisement of Warry Raridan--his social grace and charm, his wit and variety.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A PECULIAR BRICK" It was Fenton who most nearly voiced the public sorrow at the death of Warrick Raridan.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading Raridan was a lawyer with an imagination, Fenton said, thus seizing what had been considered a weakness of character and making it count as an element of strength.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading People who hardly knew that Raridan had been a lawyer were surprised that the leader of the Clarkson bar dwelt upon his instinctive grasp of legal questions, "the thoroughness of his research and the clarity and force with which he presented legal propositions."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Raridan was a lawyer with an imagination, Fenton said, thus seizing what had been considered a weakness of character and making it count as an element of strength.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His address at the memorial meeting of the Clarkson Bar Association surprised the community, which knew Fenton only as a corporation lawyer who rarely made speeches, even to juries.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "A PECULIAR BRICK" It was Fenton who most nearly voiced the public sorrow at the death of Warrick Raridan.
wit
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From this reading Fenton put into words the general appraisement of Warry Raridan--his social grace and charm, his wit and variety.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading People who hardly knew that Raridan had been a lawyer were surprised that the leader of the Clarkson bar dwelt upon his instinctive grasp of legal questions, "the thoroughness of his research and the clarity and force with which he presented legal propositions."
words
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From this reading Fenton put into words the general appraisement of Warry Raridan--his social grace and charm, his wit and variety.
