1813
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From this reading It chanced in the year 1813 that Archie strayed one day into the Justiciary Court.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the dock, the centre of men’s eyes, there stood a whey-coloured, misbegotten caitiff, Duncan Jopp, on trial for his life.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He kept his head bowed and his hands clutched upon the rail; his hair dropped in his eyes and at times he flung it back; and now he glanced about the audience in a sudden fellness of terror, and now looked in the face of his judge and gulped.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
Archie
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From this reading It chanced in the year 1813 that Archie strayed one day into the Justiciary Court.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
audiencenounUS /ˈɑːdiəns/
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading He kept his head bowed and his hands clutched upon the rail; his hair dropped in his eyes and at times he flung it back; and now he glanced about the audience in a sudden fellness of terror, and now looked in the face of his judge and gulped.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He kept his head bowed and his hands clutched upon the rail; his hair dropped in his eyes and at times he flung it back; and now he glanced about the audience in a sudden fellness of terror, and now looked in the face of his judge and gulped.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
bowedadjectiveUS /baʊd/
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading He kept his head bowed and his hands clutched upon the rail; his hair dropped in his eyes and at times he flung it back; and now he glanced about the audience in a sudden fellness of terror, and now looked in the face of his judge and gulped.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
caitiffnoun
a cowardly and despicable person
From this reading In the dock, the centre of men’s eyes, there stood a whey-coloured, misbegotten caitiff, Duncan Jopp, on trial for his life.
centrenounUS /ˈsentər/
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading In the dock, the centre of men’s eyes, there stood a whey-coloured, misbegotten caitiff, Duncan Jopp, on trial for his life.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading It chanced in the year 1813 that Archie strayed one day into the Justiciary Court.
clutchedverbUS /klʌtʃt/
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading He kept his head bowed and his hands clutched upon the rail; his hair dropped in his eyes and at times he flung it back; and now he glanced about the audience in a sudden fellness of terror, and now looked in the face of his judge and gulped.
CourtnounUS /kɔːrt/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading It chanced in the year 1813 that Archie strayed one day into the Justiciary Court.
cowardicenounUS /ˈkaʊərdəs/
the trait of lacking courage
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
crimenounUS /kraɪm/
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It chanced in the year 1813 that Archie strayed one day into the Justiciary Court.
disgraceverbUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
docknounUS /dɑːk/
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading In the dock, the centre of men’s eyes, there stood a whey-coloured, misbegotten caitiff, Duncan Jopp, on trial for his life.
droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading He kept his head bowed and his hands clutched upon the rail; his hair dropped in his eyes and at times he flung it back; and now he glanced about the audience in a sudden fellness of terror, and now looked in the face of his judge and gulped.
DuncannounUS /ˈdʌŋkən/
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading In the dock, the centre of men’s eyes, there stood a whey-coloured, misbegotten caitiff, Duncan Jopp, on trial for his life.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading In the dock, the centre of men’s eyes, there stood a whey-coloured, misbegotten caitiff, Duncan Jopp, on trial for his life.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He kept his head bowed and his hands clutched upon the rail; his hair dropped in his eyes and at times he flung it back; and now he glanced about the audience in a sudden fellness of terror, and now looked in the face of his judge and gulped.
fellness
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From this reading He kept his head bowed and his hands clutched upon the rail; his hair dropped in his eyes and at times he flung it back; and now he glanced about the audience in a sudden fellness of terror, and now looked in the face of his judge and gulped.
flungverbUS /flʌŋ/
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading He kept his head bowed and his hands clutched upon the rail; his hair dropped in his eyes and at times he flung it back; and now he glanced about the audience in a sudden fellness of terror, and now looked in the face of his judge and gulped.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The macer made room for the son of the presiding judge.
forgotverbUS /fərˈɡɑːt/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
glancedverbUS /ɡlænst/
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He kept his head bowed and his hands clutched upon the rail; his hair dropped in his eyes and at times he flung it back; and now he glanced about the audience in a sudden fellness of terror, and now looked in the face of his judge and gulped.
gulpedverbUS /ɡʌlpt/
past form of “gulp” — to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
From this reading He kept his head bowed and his hands clutched upon the rail; his hair dropped in his eyes and at times he flung it back; and now he glanced about the audience in a sudden fellness of terror, and now looked in the face of his judge and gulped.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He kept his head bowed and his hands clutched upon the rail; his hair dropped in his eyes and at times he flung it back; and now he glanced about the audience in a sudden fellness of terror, and now looked in the face of his judge and gulped.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He kept his head bowed and his hands clutched upon the rail; his hair dropped in his eyes and at times he flung it back; and now he glanced about the audience in a sudden fellness of terror, and now looked in the face of his judge and gulped.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He kept his head bowed and his hands clutched upon the rail; his hair dropped in his eyes and at times he flung it back; and now he glanced about the audience in a sudden fellness of terror, and now looked in the face of his judge and gulped.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the dock, the centre of men’s eyes, there stood a whey-coloured, misbegotten caitiff, Duncan Jopp, on trial for his life.
horrornounUS /ˈhɔːrər/
intense and profound fear
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It chanced in the year 1813 that Archie strayed one day into the Justiciary Court.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It chanced in the year 1813 that Archie strayed one day into the Justiciary Court.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It chanced in the year 1813 that Archie strayed one day into the Justiciary Court.
Jopp
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From this reading In the dock, the centre of men’s eyes, there stood a whey-coloured, misbegotten caitiff, Duncan Jopp, on trial for his life.
judgeverbUS /dʒʌdʒ/
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading The macer made room for the son of the presiding judge.
Justiciarynoun
formerly a high judicial officer
From this reading It chanced in the year 1813 that Archie strayed one day into the Justiciary Court.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading He kept his head bowed and his hands clutched upon the rail; his hair dropped in his eyes and at times he flung it back; and now he glanced about the audience in a sudden fellness of terror, and now looked in the face of his judge and gulped.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading In the dock, the centre of men’s eyes, there stood a whey-coloured, misbegotten caitiff, Duncan Jopp, on trial for his life.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He kept his head bowed and his hands clutched upon the rail; his hair dropped in his eyes and at times he flung it back; and now he glanced about the audience in a sudden fellness of terror, and now looked in the face of his judge and gulped.
macernoun
an official who carries a mace of office
From this reading The macer made room for the son of the presiding judge.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The macer made room for the son of the presiding judge.
men'snounUS /menz/
a public toilet for men
From this reading In the dock, the centre of men’s eyes, there stood a whey-coloured, misbegotten caitiff, Duncan Jopp, on trial for his life.
misbegottenadjectiveUS /ˌmɪsbəˈɡɑːtən/
born out of wedlock
From this reading In the dock, the centre of men’s eyes, there stood a whey-coloured, misbegotten caitiff, Duncan Jopp, on trial for his life.
nakednessnoun
the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He kept his head bowed and his hands clutched upon the rail; his hair dropped in his eyes and at times he flung it back; and now he glanced about the audience in a sudden fellness of terror, and now looked in the face of his judge and gulped.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The macer made room for the son of the presiding judge.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the dock, the centre of men’s eyes, there stood a whey-coloured, misbegotten caitiff, Duncan Jopp, on trial for his life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It chanced in the year 1813 that Archie strayed one day into the Justiciary Court.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
presidingverbUS /prɪˈzaɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “preside” — act as president
From this reading The macer made room for the son of the presiding judge.
publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading He kept his head bowed and his hands clutched upon the rail; his hair dropped in his eyes and at times he flung it back; and now he glanced about the audience in a sudden fellness of terror, and now looked in the face of his judge and gulped.
rakedverbUS /reɪkt/
past form of “rake” — move through with or as if with a rake
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The macer made room for the son of the presiding judge.
scenenounUS /siːn/
the place where some action occurs
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
shamenounUS /ʃeɪm/
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading The macer made room for the son of the presiding judge.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading In the dock, the centre of men’s eyes, there stood a whey-coloured, misbegotten caitiff, Duncan Jopp, on trial for his life.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
strayedverbUS /streɪd/
past form of “stray” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading It chanced in the year 1813 that Archie strayed one day into the Justiciary Court.
suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading He kept his head bowed and his hands clutched upon the rail; his hair dropped in his eyes and at times he flung it back; and now he glanced about the audience in a sudden fellness of terror, and now looked in the face of his judge and gulped.
terrornounUS /ˈterər/
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading He kept his head bowed and his hands clutched upon the rail; his hair dropped in his eyes and at times he flung it back; and now he glanced about the audience in a sudden fellness of terror, and now looked in the face of his judge and gulped.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It chanced in the year 1813 that Archie strayed one day into the Justiciary Court.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It chanced in the year 1813 that Archie strayed one day into the Justiciary Court.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading In the dock, the centre of men’s eyes, there stood a whey-coloured, misbegotten caitiff, Duncan Jopp, on trial for his life.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
trialnounUS /ˈtraɪəl/
the act of testing something
From this reading In the dock, the centre of men’s eyes, there stood a whey-coloured, misbegotten caitiff, Duncan Jopp, on trial for his life.
understoodadjectiveUS /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He kept his head bowed and his hands clutched upon the rail; his hair dropped in his eyes and at times he flung it back; and now he glanced about the audience in a sudden fellness of terror, and now looked in the face of his judge and gulped.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
vicenounUS /vaɪs/
moral weakness
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His story, as it was raked out before him in that public scene, was one of disgrace and vice and cowardice, the very nakedness of crime; and the creature heard and it seemed at times as though he understood—as if at times he forgot the horror of the place he stood in, and remembered the shame of what had brought him there.
whey-coloured
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the dock, the centre of men’s eyes, there stood a whey-coloured, misbegotten caitiff, Duncan Jopp, on trial for his life.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It chanced in the year 1813 that Archie strayed one day into the Justiciary Court.
