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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 LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
according
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading At nine-thirty Boone Morgan brought in the defendant, freshly shaven and with his hair plastered down across his forehead, and sat with him near the jail door.
al
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From this reading A trio of bums who had passed the night _al fresco_ on the park benches hustled past the astounded caretaker and bestowed themselves luxuriously on the front seats.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
astounded
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From this reading A trio of bums who had passed the night _al fresco_ on the park benches hustled past the astounded caretaker and bestowed themselves luxuriously on the front seats.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At nine-thirty Boone Morgan brought in the defendant, freshly shaven and with his hair plastered down across his forehead, and sat with him near the jail door.
bailiff
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From this reading Only the special venire of jurymen took their time in the matter and the sweating bailiff had to pass them in through the side door in order to get them seated inside the railing.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
benches
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From this reading A trio of bums who had passed the night _al fresco_ on the park benches hustled past the astounded caretaker and bestowed themselves luxuriously on the front seats.
bestowed
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From this reading A trio of bums who had passed the night _al fresco_ on the park benches hustled past the astounded caretaker and bestowed themselves luxuriously on the front seats.
Boone
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From this reading At nine-thirty Boone Morgan brought in the defendant, freshly shaven and with his hair plastered down across his forehead, and sat with him near the jail door.
breakfasts
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
brotherhood
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At nine-thirty Boone Morgan brought in the defendant, freshly shaven and with his hair plastered down across his forehead, and sat with him near the jail door.
bums
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From this reading A trio of bums who had passed the night _al fresco_ on the park benches hustled past the astounded caretaker and bestowed themselves luxuriously on the front seats.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
care
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
caretaker
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From this reading A trio of bums who had passed the night _al fresco_ on the park benches hustled past the astounded caretaker and bestowed themselves luxuriously on the front seats.
chamber
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
citizens
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
court-house
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
court-room
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
custom
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
Dalhart
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
defendant
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From this reading At nine-thirty Boone Morgan brought in the defendant, freshly shaven and with his hair plastered down across his forehead, and sat with him near the jail door.
dischargedverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
released from a duty or job
From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
door
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From this reading Only the special venire of jurymen took their time in the matter and the sweating bailiff had to pass them in through the side door in order to get them seated inside the railing.
doors
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
down
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From this reading At nine-thirty Boone Morgan brought in the defendant, freshly shaven and with his hair plastered down across his forehead, and sat with him near the jail door.
drifted
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
eager
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
EVIDENCE
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
feet
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
flood
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
forehead
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From this reading At nine-thirty Boone Morgan brought in the defendant, freshly shaven and with his hair plastered down across his forehead, and sat with him near the jail door.
fresco
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From this reading A trio of bums who had passed the night _al fresco_ on the park benches hustled past the astounded caretaker and bestowed themselves luxuriously on the front seats.
freshly
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From this reading At nine-thirty Boone Morgan brought in the defendant, freshly shaven and with his hair plastered down across his forehead, and sat with him near the jail door.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
front
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From this reading A trio of bums who had passed the night _al fresco_ on the park benches hustled past the astounded caretaker and bestowed themselves luxuriously on the front seats.
Geronimo
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
get
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From this reading Only the special venire of jurymen took their time in the matter and the sweating bailiff had to pass them in through the side door in order to get them seated inside the railing.
glorious
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
guests
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A trio of bums who had passed the night _al fresco_ on the park benches hustled past the astounded caretaker and bestowed themselves luxuriously on the front seats.
hair
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From this reading At nine-thirty Boone Morgan brought in the defendant, freshly shaven and with his hair plastered down across his forehead, and sat with him near the jail door.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At nine-thirty Boone Morgan brought in the defendant, freshly shaven and with his hair plastered down across his forehead, and sat with him near the jail door.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
hurried
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
hustled
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From this reading A trio of bums who had passed the night _al fresco_ on the park benches hustled past the astounded caretaker and bestowed themselves luxuriously on the front seats.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
inside
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From this reading Only the special venire of jurymen took their time in the matter and the sweating bailiff had to pass them in through the side door in order to get them seated inside the railing.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
jail
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From this reading At nine-thirty Boone Morgan brought in the defendant, freshly shaven and with his hair plastered down across his forehead, and sat with him near the jail door.
janitor
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
jurymen
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From this reading Only the special venire of jurymen took their time in the matter and the sweating bailiff had to pass them in through the side door in order to get them seated inside the railing.
justice
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
LAW
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
light
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
luxuriously
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From this reading A trio of bums who had passed the night _al fresco_ on the park benches hustled past the astounded caretaker and bestowed themselves luxuriously on the front seats.
matter
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From this reading Only the special venire of jurymen took their time in the matter and the sweating bailiff had to pass them in through the side door in order to get them seated inside the railing.
Morgan
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From this reading At nine-thirty Boone Morgan brought in the defendant, freshly shaven and with his hair plastered down across his forehead, and sat with him near the jail door.
near
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From this reading At nine-thirty Boone Morgan brought in the defendant, freshly shaven and with his hair plastered down across his forehead, and sat with him near the jail door.
night
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From this reading A trio of bums who had passed the night _al fresco_ on the park benches hustled past the astounded caretaker and bestowed themselves luxuriously on the front seats.
nine-thirty
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From this reading At nine-thirty Boone Morgan brought in the defendant, freshly shaven and with his hair plastered down across his forehead, and sat with him near the jail door.
occupied
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A trio of bums who had passed the night _al fresco_ on the park benches hustled past the astounded caretaker and bestowed themselves luxuriously on the front seats.
only
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
opened
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only the special venire of jurymen took their time in the matter and the sweating bailiff had to pass them in through the side door in order to get them seated inside the railing.
others
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
over-night
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
pageantry
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
park
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From this reading A trio of bums who had passed the night _al fresco_ on the park benches hustled past the astounded caretaker and bestowed themselves luxuriously on the front seats.
pass
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From this reading Only the special venire of jurymen took their time in the matter and the sweating bailiff had to pass them in through the side door in order to get them seated inside the railing.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A trio of bums who had passed the night _al fresco_ on the park benches hustled past the astounded caretaker and bestowed themselves luxuriously on the front seats.
past
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From this reading A trio of bums who had passed the night _al fresco_ on the park benches hustled past the astounded caretaker and bestowed themselves luxuriously on the front seats.
plastered
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From this reading At nine-thirty Boone Morgan brought in the defendant, freshly shaven and with his hair plastered down across his forehead, and sat with him near the jail door.
poured
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
railing
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From this reading Only the special venire of jurymen took their time in the matter and the sweating bailiff had to pass them in through the side door in order to get them seated inside the railing.
rising
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
room
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
saloons
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
sat
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From this reading At nine-thirty Boone Morgan brought in the defendant, freshly shaven and with his hair plastered down across his forehead, and sat with him near the jail door.
scene
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
scuffling
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
seated
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From this reading Only the special venire of jurymen took their time in the matter and the sweating bailiff had to pass them in through the side door in order to get them seated inside the railing.
seats
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From this reading A trio of bums who had passed the night _al fresco_ on the park benches hustled past the astounded caretaker and bestowed themselves luxuriously on the front seats.
shaven
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From this reading At nine-thirty Boone Morgan brought in the defendant, freshly shaven and with his hair plastered down across his forehead, and sat with him near the jail door.
side
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From this reading Only the special venire of jurymen took their time in the matter and the sweating bailiff had to pass them in through the side door in order to get them seated inside the railing.
snatched
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
solid
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
special
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From this reading Only the special venire of jurymen took their time in the matter and the sweating bailiff had to pass them in through the side door in order to get them seated inside the railing.
square
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
stock
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
sun
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
sweating
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From this reading Only the special venire of jurymen took their time in the matter and the sweating bailiff had to pass them in through the side door in order to get them seated inside the railing.
sweep
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
swift-moving
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
taken
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
teeming
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Only the special venire of jurymen took their time in the matter and the sweating bailiff had to pass them in through the side door in order to get them seated inside the railing.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading A trio of bums who had passed the night _al fresco_ on the park benches hustled past the astounded caretaker and bestowed themselves luxuriously on the front seats.
there
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
threw
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Only the special venire of jurymen took their time in the matter and the sweating bailiff had to pass them in through the side door in order to get them seated inside the railing.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only the special venire of jurymen took their time in the matter and the sweating bailiff had to pass them in through the side door in order to get them seated inside the railing.
trial
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From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
trio
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From this reading A trio of bums who had passed the night _al fresco_ on the park benches hustled past the astounded caretaker and bestowed themselves luxuriously on the front seats.
up
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From this reading As the saloons opened up and discharged their over-night guests others of the brotherhood drifted in and occupied the seats behind, and by the time the solid citizens of Geronimo had taken care of their stock, snatched their breakfasts, and hurried to the scene there was standing room only in the teeming chamber of justice.
venire
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From this reading Only the special venire of jurymen took their time in the matter and the sweating bailiff had to pass them in through the side door in order to get them seated inside the railing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A trio of bums who had passed the night _al fresco_ on the park benches hustled past the astounded caretaker and bestowed themselves luxuriously on the front seats.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At nine-thirty Boone Morgan brought in the defendant, freshly shaven and with his hair plastered down across his forehead, and sat with him near the jail door.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE As the rising sun poured its flood of glorious light into the court-house square and the janitor, according to his custom, threw open the court-room doors to sweep, there was a scuffling of eager feet from without and the swift-moving pageantry of the Dalhart trial began.
