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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 The next day Monsieur Robert Darzac was released on bail, while Daddy Jacques received the immediate benefit of a “no cause for action.”
action
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From this reading The next day Monsieur Robert Darzac was released on bail, while Daddy Jacques received the immediate benefit of a “no cause for action.”
adjourned
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From this reading The case was adjourned.
adjournment
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From this reading Maître Henri Robert called for an adjournment of the trial and was supported in his motion by the public prosecutor himself.
agitated
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From this reading The court-room became agitated with the murmurings of suppressed applause.
Always
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From this reading In Which it is Proved That One Does not Always Think of Everything Great excitement prevailed when Rouletabille had finished.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Maître Henri Robert called for an adjournment of the trial and was supported in his motion by the public prosecutor himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maître Henri Robert called for an adjournment of the trial and was supported in his motion by the public prosecutor himself.
applause
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From this reading The court-room became agitated with the murmurings of suppressed applause.
bail
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From this reading The next day Monsieur Robert Darzac was released on bail, while Daddy Jacques received the immediate benefit of a “no cause for action.”
became
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From this reading The court-room became agitated with the murmurings of suppressed applause.
benefit
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From this reading The next day Monsieur Robert Darzac was released on bail, while Daddy Jacques received the immediate benefit of a “no cause for action.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Maître Henri Robert called for an adjournment of the trial and was supported in his motion by the public prosecutor himself.
called
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From this reading Maître Henri Robert called for an adjournment of the trial and was supported in his motion by the public prosecutor himself.
case
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From this reading The case was adjourned.
cause
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From this reading The next day Monsieur Robert Darzac was released on bail, while Daddy Jacques received the immediate benefit of a “no cause for action.”
court-room
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From this reading The court-room became agitated with the murmurings of suppressed applause.
Daddy
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From this reading The next day Monsieur Robert Darzac was released on bail, while Daddy Jacques received the immediate benefit of a “no cause for action.”
Darzac
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From this reading The next day Monsieur Robert Darzac was released on bail, while Daddy Jacques received the immediate benefit of a “no cause for action.”
day
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From this reading The next day Monsieur Robert Darzac was released on bail, while Daddy Jacques received the immediate benefit of a “no cause for action.”
Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Which it is Proved That One Does not Always Think of Everything Great excitement prevailed when Rouletabille had finished.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading In Which it is Proved That One Does not Always Think of Everything Great excitement prevailed when Rouletabille had finished.
excitement
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From this reading In Which it is Proved That One Does not Always Think of Everything Great excitement prevailed when Rouletabille had finished.
finished
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From this reading In Which it is Proved That One Does not Always Think of Everything Great excitement prevailed when Rouletabille had finished.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Maître Henri Robert called for an adjournment of the trial and was supported in his motion by the public prosecutor himself.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Which it is Proved That One Does not Always Think of Everything Great excitement prevailed when Rouletabille had finished.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In Which it is Proved That One Does not Always Think of Everything Great excitement prevailed when Rouletabille had finished.
Henri
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From this reading Maître Henri Robert called for an adjournment of the trial and was supported in his motion by the public prosecutor himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Maître Henri Robert called for an adjournment of the trial and was supported in his motion by the public prosecutor himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Maître Henri Robert called for an adjournment of the trial and was supported in his motion by the public prosecutor himself.
immediate
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From this reading The next day Monsieur Robert Darzac was released on bail, while Daddy Jacques received the immediate benefit of a “no cause for action.”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Which it is Proved That One Does not Always Think of Everything Great excitement prevailed when Rouletabille had finished.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Which it is Proved That One Does not Always Think of Everything Great excitement prevailed when Rouletabille had finished.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In Which it is Proved That One Does not Always Think of Everything Great excitement prevailed when Rouletabille had finished.
Jacques
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From this reading The next day Monsieur Robert Darzac was released on bail, while Daddy Jacques received the immediate benefit of a “no cause for action.”
Maître
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From this reading Maître Henri Robert called for an adjournment of the trial and was supported in his motion by the public prosecutor himself.
Monsieur
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From this reading The next day Monsieur Robert Darzac was released on bail, while Daddy Jacques received the immediate benefit of a “no cause for action.”
motion
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From this reading Maître Henri Robert called for an adjournment of the trial and was supported in his motion by the public prosecutor himself.
murmurings
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From this reading The court-room became agitated with the murmurings of suppressed applause.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day Monsieur Robert Darzac was released on bail, while Daddy Jacques received the immediate benefit of a “no cause for action.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The next day Monsieur Robert Darzac was released on bail, while Daddy Jacques received the immediate benefit of a “no cause for action.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In Which it is Proved That One Does not Always Think of Everything Great excitement prevailed when Rouletabille had finished.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In Which it is Proved That One Does not Always Think of Everything Great excitement prevailed when Rouletabille had finished.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next day Monsieur Robert Darzac was released on bail, while Daddy Jacques received the immediate benefit of a “no cause for action.”
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In Which it is Proved That One Does not Always Think of Everything Great excitement prevailed when Rouletabille had finished.
prevailed
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From this reading In Which it is Proved That One Does not Always Think of Everything Great excitement prevailed when Rouletabille had finished.
prosecutor
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From this reading Maître Henri Robert called for an adjournment of the trial and was supported in his motion by the public prosecutor himself.
Proved
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From this reading In Which it is Proved That One Does not Always Think of Everything Great excitement prevailed when Rouletabille had finished.
public
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From this reading Maître Henri Robert called for an adjournment of the trial and was supported in his motion by the public prosecutor himself.
received
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From this reading The next day Monsieur Robert Darzac was released on bail, while Daddy Jacques received the immediate benefit of a “no cause for action.”
released
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From this reading The next day Monsieur Robert Darzac was released on bail, while Daddy Jacques received the immediate benefit of a “no cause for action.”
Robert
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From this reading Maître Henri Robert called for an adjournment of the trial and was supported in his motion by the public prosecutor himself.
Rouletabille
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From this reading In Which it is Proved That One Does not Always Think of Everything Great excitement prevailed when Rouletabille had finished.
supported
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From this reading Maître Henri Robert called for an adjournment of the trial and was supported in his motion by the public prosecutor himself.
suppressed
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From this reading The court-room became agitated with the murmurings of suppressed applause.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In Which it is Proved That One Does not Always Think of Everything Great excitement prevailed when Rouletabille had finished.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The court-room became agitated with the murmurings of suppressed applause.
ThinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Which it is Proved That One Does not Always Think of Everything Great excitement prevailed when Rouletabille had finished.
trial
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From this reading Maître Henri Robert called for an adjournment of the trial and was supported in his motion by the public prosecutor himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maître Henri Robert called for an adjournment of the trial and was supported in his motion by the public prosecutor himself.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In Which it is Proved That One Does not Always Think of Everything Great excitement prevailed when Rouletabille had finished.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In Which it is Proved That One Does not Always Think of Everything Great excitement prevailed when Rouletabille had finished.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The next day Monsieur Robert Darzac was released on bail, while Daddy Jacques received the immediate benefit of a “no cause for action.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The court-room became agitated with the murmurings of suppressed applause.
