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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am dumb.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Were you the doctor, and I knew you not?”
ascended
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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
conflict
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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
conjectures
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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Were you the doctor, and I knew you not?”
dumb
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From this reading “I am dumb.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.
elapsed
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From this reading During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
five
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From this reading During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am dumb.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
individual
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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
Judge
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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
knew
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From this reading Were you the doctor, and I knew you not?”
latter
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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
Major
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From this reading During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.
minutes
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From this reading During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.
most
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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Were you the doctor, and I knew you not?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.
reappeared
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From this reading During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.
recount
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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
result
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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
services
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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
Shakespeare
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From this reading --Shakespeare.
sheriff
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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
six
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From this reading During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.
Temple
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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
terrace
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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Were you the doctor, and I knew you not?”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
together
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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
volunteers
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From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were you the doctor, and I knew you not?”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Judge Temple and the sheriff together with most of the volunteers, ascended to the terrace, where the latter began to express their conjectures of the result, and to recount their individual services in the conflict.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Were you the doctor, and I knew you not?”
youth
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From this reading During the five or six minutes that elapsed before the youth and Major reappeared.