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accused
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From this reading The Clerk of the Crown had collected his papers: he now stood up and called upon the accused:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Clerk of the Crown had collected his papers: he now stood up and called upon the accused:
answer
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From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE TRIAL The excitement, great as it was, had perforce to be kept in check.
Barham
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From this reading The prisoner having done so, Mr. Barham, the Queen's Sergeant, opened the contents of the indictment.
Baron
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From this reading "Robert, Duke of Wessex and of Dorchester, Earl of Launceston, Wexford and Bridthorpe, Baron of Greystone, Ullesthorpe and Edbrooke, Premier Peer of England, hold up thy right hand."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE TRIAL The excitement, great as it was, had perforce to be kept in check.
Bridthorpe
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From this reading "Robert, Duke of Wessex and of Dorchester, Earl of Launceston, Wexford and Bridthorpe, Baron of Greystone, Ullesthorpe and Edbrooke, Premier Peer of England, hold up thy right hand."
called
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From this reading The Clerk of the Crown had collected his papers: he now stood up and called upon the accused:
Catholic
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From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
charge
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From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
check
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From this reading THE TRIAL The excitement, great as it was, had perforce to be kept in check.
Clerk
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From this reading The Clerk of the Crown had collected his papers: he now stood up and called upon the accused:
collected
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From this reading The Clerk of the Crown had collected his papers: he now stood up and called upon the accused:
contents
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From this reading The prisoner having done so, Mr. Barham, the Queen's Sergeant, opened the contents of the indictment.
Crown
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From this reading The Clerk of the Crown had collected his papers: he now stood up and called upon the accused:
day
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From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
de
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From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
Don
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From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prisoner having done so, Mr. Barham, the Queen's Sergeant, opened the contents of the indictment.
Dorchester
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From this reading "Robert, Duke of Wessex and of Dorchester, Earl of Launceston, Wexford and Bridthorpe, Baron of Greystone, Ullesthorpe and Edbrooke, Premier Peer of England, hold up thy right hand."
Duke
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From this reading "Robert, Duke of Wessex and of Dorchester, Earl of Launceston, Wexford and Bridthorpe, Baron of Greystone, Ullesthorpe and Edbrooke, Premier Peer of England, hold up thy right hand."
Earl
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From this reading "Robert, Duke of Wessex and of Dorchester, Earl of Launceston, Wexford and Bridthorpe, Baron of Greystone, Ullesthorpe and Edbrooke, Premier Peer of England, hold up thy right hand."
Edbrooke
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From this reading "Robert, Duke of Wessex and of Dorchester, Earl of Launceston, Wexford and Bridthorpe, Baron of Greystone, Ullesthorpe and Edbrooke, Premier Peer of England, hold up thy right hand."
England
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From this reading "Robert, Duke of Wessex and of Dorchester, Earl of Launceston, Wexford and Bridthorpe, Baron of Greystone, Ullesthorpe and Edbrooke, Premier Peer of England, hold up thy right hand."
envoy
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From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
excitement
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From this reading THE TRIAL The excitement, great as it was, had perforce to be kept in check.
extraordinary
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From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
fourteenth
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From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
grandee
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From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TRIAL The excitement, great as it was, had perforce to be kept in check.
Greystone
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From this reading "Robert, Duke of Wessex and of Dorchester, Earl of Launceston, Wexford and Bridthorpe, Baron of Greystone, Ullesthorpe and Edbrooke, Premier Peer of England, hold up thy right hand."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TRIAL The excitement, great as it was, had perforce to be kept in check.
hand
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From this reading "Robert, Duke of Wessex and of Dorchester, Earl of Launceston, Wexford and Bridthorpe, Baron of Greystone, Ullesthorpe and Edbrooke, Premier Peer of England, hold up thy right hand."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The prisoner having done so, Mr. Barham, the Queen's Sergeant, opened the contents of the indictment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Clerk of the Crown had collected his papers: he now stood up and called upon the accused:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Clerk of the Crown had collected his papers: he now stood up and called upon the accused:
hold
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From this reading "Robert, Duke of Wessex and of Dorchester, Earl of Launceston, Wexford and Bridthorpe, Baron of Greystone, Ullesthorpe and Edbrooke, Premier Peer of England, hold up thy right hand."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TRIAL The excitement, great as it was, had perforce to be kept in check.
indictment
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From this reading The prisoner having done so, Mr. Barham, the Queen's Sergeant, opened the contents of the indictment.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE TRIAL The excitement, great as it was, had perforce to be kept in check.
kept
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From this reading THE TRIAL The excitement, great as it was, had perforce to be kept in check.
kill
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From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
King
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From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
Launceston
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From this reading "Robert, Duke of Wessex and of Dorchester, Earl of Launceston, Wexford and Bridthorpe, Baron of Greystone, Ullesthorpe and Edbrooke, Premier Peer of England, hold up thy right hand."
Majesty
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From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
Marquis
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From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
Miguel
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From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
Most
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From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
Mr
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From this reading The prisoner having done so, Mr. Barham, the Queen's Sergeant, opened the contents of the indictment.
murder
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From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
now
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From this reading The Clerk of the Crown had collected his papers: he now stood up and called upon the accused:
October
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From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Clerk of the Crown had collected his papers: he now stood up and called upon the accused:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
opened
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From this reading The prisoner having done so, Mr. Barham, the Queen's Sergeant, opened the contents of the indictment.
papers
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From this reading The Clerk of the Crown had collected his papers: he now stood up and called upon the accused:
Peer
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From this reading "Robert, Duke of Wessex and of Dorchester, Earl of Launceston, Wexford and Bridthorpe, Baron of Greystone, Ullesthorpe and Edbrooke, Premier Peer of England, hold up thy right hand."
perforce
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From this reading THE TRIAL The excitement, great as it was, had perforce to be kept in check.
Premier
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From this reading "Robert, Duke of Wessex and of Dorchester, Earl of Launceston, Wexford and Bridthorpe, Baron of Greystone, Ullesthorpe and Edbrooke, Premier Peer of England, hold up thy right hand."
prisoner
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From this reading The prisoner having done so, Mr. Barham, the Queen's Sergeant, opened the contents of the indictment.
Queen's
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From this reading The prisoner having done so, Mr. Barham, the Queen's Sergeant, opened the contents of the indictment.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Robert, Duke of Wessex and of Dorchester, Earl of Launceston, Wexford and Bridthorpe, Baron of Greystone, Ullesthorpe and Edbrooke, Premier Peer of England, hold up thy right hand."
Robert
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From this reading "Robert, Duke of Wessex and of Dorchester, Earl of Launceston, Wexford and Bridthorpe, Baron of Greystone, Ullesthorpe and Edbrooke, Premier Peer of England, hold up thy right hand."
said
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From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
Sergeant
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From this reading The prisoner having done so, Mr. Barham, the Queen's Sergeant, opened the contents of the indictment.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The prisoner having done so, Mr. Barham, the Queen's Sergeant, opened the contents of the indictment.
Spain
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From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Clerk of the Crown had collected his papers: he now stood up and called upon the accused:
Suarez
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From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRIAL The excitement, great as it was, had perforce to be kept in check.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Robert, Duke of Wessex and of Dorchester, Earl of Launceston, Wexford and Bridthorpe, Baron of Greystone, Ullesthorpe and Edbrooke, Premier Peer of England, hold up thy right hand."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TRIAL The excitement, great as it was, had perforce to be kept in check.
TRIAL
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From this reading THE TRIAL The excitement, great as it was, had perforce to be kept in check.
Ullesthorpe
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From this reading "Robert, Duke of Wessex and of Dorchester, Earl of Launceston, Wexford and Bridthorpe, Baron of Greystone, Ullesthorpe and Edbrooke, Premier Peer of England, hold up thy right hand."
unlawfully
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From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
up
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From this reading The Clerk of the Crown had collected his papers: he now stood up and called upon the accused:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Clerk of the Crown had collected his papers: he now stood up and called upon the accused:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TRIAL The excitement, great as it was, had perforce to be kept in check.
Wessex
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From this reading "Robert, Duke of Wessex and of Dorchester, Earl of Launceston, Wexford and Bridthorpe, Baron of Greystone, Ullesthorpe and Edbrooke, Premier Peer of England, hold up thy right hand."
Wexford
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From this reading "Robert, Duke of Wessex and of Dorchester, Earl of Launceston, Wexford and Bridthorpe, Baron of Greystone, Ullesthorpe and Edbrooke, Premier Peer of England, hold up thy right hand."
WhereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading "Whereas it is said that on the fourteenth day of October thou didst unlawfully kill Don Miguel, Marquis de Suarez, grandee of Spain and envoy extraordinary of His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain, thou art therefore to make answer to this charge of murder.
