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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 To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
absolutely
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From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
acts
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From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
All
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From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
bamboo
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
bank
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
begin
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
BEGUM
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From this reading BEGUM SUMRO.
Benares
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
cage
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
chain
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
chair
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From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
chair's
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
confession
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From this reading The next morning Hugo resumed his confession:
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
court
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From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
depends
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
Ganges
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
hearing
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From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
heed
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning Hugo resumed his confession:
honorable
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From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
hope
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From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
Hugo
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From this reading The next morning Hugo resumed his confession:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
idolatry
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From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
intelligible
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From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
interpolated
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From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
interpolation
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
iron
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
large
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
man's
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
many
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From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
mention
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From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Hugo resumed his confession:
most
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From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
necessary
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From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
neighborhood
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Hugo resumed his confession:
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
pardon
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From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
paying
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
pole
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
polygamy
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From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
praiseworthy
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From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
prisoner
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
projects
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
prolong
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From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
prove
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From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
recital
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From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
regicide
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From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
render
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From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next morning Hugo resumed his confession:
seem
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From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
serious
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From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
stands
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
SUMRO
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From this reading BEGUM SUMRO.
tall
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Hugo resumed his confession:
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
thick
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
tower
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
transgressions
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From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
trifling
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From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
upper
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
waist
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
windows
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From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
wish
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From this reading I hope the honorable gentlemen of the court will pardon me, and not imagine I wish to prolong this hearing, if I mention what may seem trifling details.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To begin with--continued the prisoner, paying no heed to the chair's interpolation--from one of the upper windows of a tall tower that stands on the left bank of the Ganges, in the neighborhood of Benares, projects a bamboo pole as thick as a man's waist; and from it depends, by an iron chain, a large iron cage.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They are absolutely necessary to render intelligible the recital of my most serious transgressions: idolatry, polygamy, and regicide-- "All of which you will prove to have been so many praiseworthy acts!" interpolated the chair.
