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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 Beattie began the cross-examination with a sneering scorn of her good faith.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.
Beattie
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From this reading Beattie began the cross-examination with a sneering scorn of her good faith.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beattie began the cross-examination with a sneering scorn of her good faith.
buth
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From this reading “Ju swear tell tru thole tru noth buth tru thelpugod?”
Charity
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From this reading “Mrs. Charity Coe Cheever, take the stand....”
Cheever
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From this reading “Mrs. Charity Coe Cheever, take the stand....”
Coe
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From this reading “Mrs. Charity Coe Cheever, take the stand....”
cross-examination
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From this reading Beattie began the cross-examination with a sneering scorn of her good faith.
denials
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From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.
direct
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From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do.”
easily
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From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.
examination
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From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.
faith
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From this reading Beattie began the cross-examination with a sneering scorn of her good faith.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beattie began the cross-examination with a sneering scorn of her good faith.
guilt
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From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Beattie began the cross-examination with a sneering scorn of her good faith.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I do.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.
Ju
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From this reading “Ju swear tell tru thole tru noth buth tru thelpugod?”
McNiven
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From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.
Mrs
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From this reading “Mrs. Charity Coe Cheever, take the stand....”
noth
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From this reading “Ju swear tell tru thole tru noth buth tru thelpugod?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.
only
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From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.
proud
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From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.
questions
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From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.
scorn
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From this reading Beattie began the cross-examination with a sneering scorn of her good faith.
sneering
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From this reading Beattie began the cross-examination with a sneering scorn of her good faith.
stand
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From this reading “Mrs. Charity Coe Cheever, take the stand....”
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.
swear
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From this reading “Ju swear tell tru thole tru noth buth tru thelpugod?”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Charity Coe Cheever, take the stand....”
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ju swear tell tru thole tru noth buth tru thelpugod?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Mrs. Charity Coe Cheever, take the stand....”
thelpugod
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From this reading “Ju swear tell tru thole tru noth buth tru thelpugod?”
thole
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From this reading “Ju swear tell tru thole tru noth buth tru thelpugod?”
tru
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From this reading “Ju swear tell tru thole tru noth buth tru thelpugod?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading McNiven, in the direct examination, asked only such questions as Charity easily answered with proud denials of guilt.