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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 It was only a pleasant clubby discussion of the problem of Jim's and Charity's innocence that delayed the jury's verdict.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seems to me, gentlemen, that when a man and wife have quarreled as bitterly as those two and have taken their troubles to court, there is no use trying to force them together again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was only a pleasant clubby discussion of the problem of Jim's and Charity's innocence that delayed the jury's verdict.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
benevolent
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From this reading A very benevolent old gentleman who sympathized with everybody concerned made a little speech:
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading “It seems to me, gentlemen, that when a man and wife have quarreled as bitterly as those two and have taken their troubles to court, there is no use trying to force them together again.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
Charity's
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From this reading It was only a pleasant clubby discussion of the problem of Jim's and Charity's innocence that delayed the jury's verdict.
clubby
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From this reading It was only a pleasant clubby discussion of the problem of Jim's and Charity's innocence that delayed the jury's verdict.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As one of the ten put it: “That Dyckman guy may have gone out into the rain, but, believe me, he knew enough to come in out of the wet.”
concerned
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From this reading A very benevolent old gentleman who sympathized with everybody concerned made a little speech:
court
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From this reading “It seems to me, gentlemen, that when a man and wife have quarreled as bitterly as those two and have taken their troubles to court, there is no use trying to force them together again.
delayed
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From this reading It was only a pleasant clubby discussion of the problem of Jim's and Charity's innocence that delayed the jury's verdict.
discussion
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From this reading It was only a pleasant clubby discussion of the problem of Jim's and Charity's innocence that delayed the jury's verdict.
Dyckman
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From this reading As one of the ten put it: “That Dyckman guy may have gone out into the rain, but, believe me, he knew enough to come in out of the wet.”
enough
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From this reading As one of the ten put it: “That Dyckman guy may have gone out into the rain, but, believe me, he knew enough to come in out of the wet.”
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading A very benevolent old gentleman who sympathized with everybody concerned made a little speech:
fairy-stories
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From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
fools
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From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
force
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From this reading “It seems to me, gentlemen, that when a man and wife have quarreled as bitterly as those two and have taken their troubles to court, there is no use trying to force them together again.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A very benevolent old gentleman who sympathized with everybody concerned made a little speech:
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seems to me, gentlemen, that when a man and wife have quarreled as bitterly as those two and have taken their troubles to court, there is no use trying to force them together again.
gone
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From this reading As one of the ten put it: “That Dyckman guy may have gone out into the rain, but, believe me, he knew enough to come in out of the wet.”
guy
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From this reading As one of the ten put it: “That Dyckman guy may have gone out into the rain, but, believe me, he knew enough to come in out of the wet.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As one of the ten put it: “That Dyckman guy may have gone out into the rain, but, believe me, he knew enough to come in out of the wet.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As one of the ten put it: “That Dyckman guy may have gone out into the rain, but, believe me, he knew enough to come in out of the wet.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
innocence
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From this reading It was only a pleasant clubby discussion of the problem of Jim's and Charity's innocence that delayed the jury's verdict.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As one of the ten put it: “That Dyckman guy may have gone out into the rain, but, believe me, he knew enough to come in out of the wet.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It seems to me, gentlemen, that when a man and wife have quarreled as bitterly as those two and have taken their troubles to court, there is no use trying to force them together again.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was only a pleasant clubby discussion of the problem of Jim's and Charity's innocence that delayed the jury's verdict.
Jim's
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From this reading It was only a pleasant clubby discussion of the problem of Jim's and Charity's innocence that delayed the jury's verdict.
jury's
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From this reading It was only a pleasant clubby discussion of the problem of Jim's and Charity's innocence that delayed the jury's verdict.
knew
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From this reading As one of the ten put it: “That Dyckman guy may have gone out into the rain, but, believe me, he knew enough to come in out of the wet.”
laughed
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From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A very benevolent old gentleman who sympathized with everybody concerned made a little speech:
made
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From this reading A very benevolent old gentleman who sympathized with everybody concerned made a little speech:
majority
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From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
man
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From this reading “It seems to me, gentlemen, that when a man and wife have quarreled as bitterly as those two and have taken their troubles to court, there is no use trying to force them together again.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading As one of the ten put it: “That Dyckman guy may have gone out into the rain, but, believe me, he knew enough to come in out of the wet.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As one of the ten put it: “That Dyckman guy may have gone out into the rain, but, believe me, he knew enough to come in out of the wet.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “It seems to me, gentlemen, that when a man and wife have quarreled as bitterly as those two and have taken their troubles to court, there is no use trying to force them together again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was only a pleasant clubby discussion of the problem of Jim's and Charity's innocence that delayed the jury's verdict.
old
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From this reading A very benevolent old gentleman who sympathized with everybody concerned made a little speech:
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
only
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From this reading It was only a pleasant clubby discussion of the problem of Jim's and Charity's innocence that delayed the jury's verdict.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
out
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From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was only a pleasant clubby discussion of the problem of Jim's and Charity's innocence that delayed the jury's verdict.
problem
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From this reading It was only a pleasant clubby discussion of the problem of Jim's and Charity's innocence that delayed the jury's verdict.
put
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From this reading As one of the ten put it: “That Dyckman guy may have gone out into the rain, but, believe me, he knew enough to come in out of the wet.”
quarreled
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From this reading “It seems to me, gentlemen, that when a man and wife have quarreled as bitterly as those two and have taken their troubles to court, there is no use trying to force them together again.
rain
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From this reading As one of the ten put it: “That Dyckman guy may have gone out into the rain, but, believe me, he knew enough to come in out of the wet.”
seems
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From this reading “It seems to me, gentlemen, that when a man and wife have quarreled as bitterly as those two and have taken their troubles to court, there is no use trying to force them together again.
sneaking
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From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
speech
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From this reading A very benevolent old gentleman who sympathized with everybody concerned made a little speech:
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
suspicion
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From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
sympathized
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From this reading A very benevolent old gentleman who sympathized with everybody concerned made a little speech:
taken
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From this reading “It seems to me, gentlemen, that when a man and wife have quarreled as bitterly as those two and have taken their troubles to court, there is no use trying to force them together again.
ten
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From this reading As one of the ten put it: “That Dyckman guy may have gone out into the rain, but, believe me, he knew enough to come in out of the wet.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was only a pleasant clubby discussion of the problem of Jim's and Charity's innocence that delayed the jury's verdict.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was only a pleasant clubby discussion of the problem of Jim's and Charity's innocence that delayed the jury's verdict.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “It seems to me, gentlemen, that when a man and wife have quarreled as bitterly as those two and have taken their troubles to court, there is no use trying to force them together again.
there
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From this reading “It seems to me, gentlemen, that when a man and wife have quarreled as bitterly as those two and have taken their troubles to court, there is no use trying to force them together again.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “It seems to me, gentlemen, that when a man and wife have quarreled as bitterly as those two and have taken their troubles to court, there is no use trying to force them together again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
together
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From this reading “It seems to me, gentlemen, that when a man and wife have quarreled as bitterly as those two and have taken their troubles to court, there is no use trying to force them together again.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
troubles
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From this reading “It seems to me, gentlemen, that when a man and wife have quarreled as bitterly as those two and have taken their troubles to court, there is no use trying to force them together again.
truth
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From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
trying
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From this reading “It seems to me, gentlemen, that when a man and wife have quarreled as bitterly as those two and have taken their troubles to court, there is no use trying to force them together again.
twelve
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From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
two
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From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
use
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From this reading “It seems to me, gentlemen, that when a man and wife have quarreled as bitterly as those two and have taken their troubles to court, there is no use trying to force them together again.
verdict
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From this reading It was only a pleasant clubby discussion of the problem of Jim's and Charity's innocence that delayed the jury's verdict.
very
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From this reading A very benevolent old gentleman who sympathized with everybody concerned made a little speech:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was only a pleasant clubby discussion of the problem of Jim's and Charity's innocence that delayed the jury's verdict.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
wet
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From this reading As one of the ten put it: “That Dyckman guy may have gone out into the rain, but, believe me, he knew enough to come in out of the wet.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “It seems to me, gentlemen, that when a man and wife have quarreled as bitterly as those two and have taken their troubles to court, there is no use trying to force them together again.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
wife
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From this reading “It seems to me, gentlemen, that when a man and wife have quarreled as bitterly as those two and have taken their troubles to court, there is no use trying to force them together again.
wiser
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From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A very benevolent old gentleman who sympathized with everybody concerned made a little speech:
wits
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From this reading One or two of the twelve had a sneaking suspicion that they had told the truth, but these were laughed out of their wits by the wiser majority who were not such fools as to believe in fairy-stories.
