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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 All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
accused
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From this reading A trial which, seeing that the accused had confessed to the crime, could but end in a sentence of death.
ado
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From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
All
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From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
any
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From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
arraigned
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From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
back
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From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
business
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From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A trial which, seeing that the accused had confessed to the crime, could but end in a sentence of death.
CHANCELLOR'S
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charge
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From this reading The trial of His Grace the Duke of Wessex on a charge of murder!
City
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From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
common
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From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
concerned
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From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
confessed
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From this reading A trial which, seeing that the accused had confessed to the crime, could but end in a sentence of death.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A trial which, seeing that the accused had confessed to the crime, could but end in a sentence of death.
COURT
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From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
crime
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From this reading A trial which, seeing that the accused had confessed to the crime, could but end in a sentence of death.
crowd
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day
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From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
death
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From this reading A trial which, seeing that the accused had confessed to the crime, could but end in a sentence of death.
doing
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From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
Duke
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From this reading The trial of His Grace the Duke of Wessex on a charge of murder!
early
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From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
end
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From this reading A trial which, seeing that the accused had confessed to the crime, could but end in a sentence of death.
enforced
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From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
far
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From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
Fleet
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From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
folk
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From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
given
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From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
goings-on
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From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
Grace
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From this reading The trial of His Grace the Duke of Wessex on a charge of murder!
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
Hall
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From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
hangman's
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From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The trial of His Grace the Duke of Wessex on a charge of murder!
holiday
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From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
hour
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From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
how
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From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
humbler
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From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
keep
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From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
Knight
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From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
London
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From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
LORD
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From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
Marshal
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From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
merchants
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From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
much
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From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
murder
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From this reading The trial of His Grace the Duke of Wessex on a charge of murder!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
nobleman
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From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
note
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From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
occurring
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From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The trial of His Grace the Duke of Wessex on a charge of murder!
people
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From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
proud
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From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
rope
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From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
see
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From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
seeing
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From this reading A trial which, seeing that the accused had confessed to the crime, could but end in a sentence of death.
sentence
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From this reading A trial which, seeing that the accused had confessed to the crime, could but end in a sentence of death.
servants
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From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
surely
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From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
taking
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From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A trial which, seeing that the accused had confessed to the crime, could but end in a sentence of death.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
there
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From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
threatened
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From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
thronged
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From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
tipstaves
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From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
to-day
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From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
trial
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From this reading The trial of His Grace the Duke of Wessex on a charge of murder!
vagabond
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From this reading It is not every day that it is given to humbler folk to see so proud a gentleman arraigned as any common vagabond might be, and to note how a great nobleman may look when threatened with the hangman's rope.
WardennounUS /ˈwɔːr.dən/
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
Wessex
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From this reading The trial of His Grace the Duke of Wessex on a charge of murder!
Westminster
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From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A trial which, seeing that the accused had confessed to the crime, could but end in a sentence of death.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S COURT The great Hall at Westminster was already thronged with people at an early hour of the morning, and the servants of the Knight Marshal and the Lord Warden of the Fleet had much ado to keep the crowd back with their tipstaves.
workers
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From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading All London was taking a holiday to-day: an enforced holiday as far as the workers and merchants were concerned, for there surely would be no business doing in the City when such great goings-on were occurring at Westminster.
