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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 When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A hushed whisper ran round among the spectators below that the judge wasn't fit to try the case before him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
anxiety
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From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
assert
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From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A hushed whisper ran round among the spectators below that the judge wasn't fit to try the case before him.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading A hushed whisper ran round among the spectators below that the judge wasn't fit to try the case before him.
bench
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From this reading When he took his seat on the bench in court that morning, he looked so haggard and ill with fatigue and remorse that even Elma Clifford herself pitied him.
bronzed
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From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
case
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From this reading A hushed whisper ran round among the spectators below that the judge wasn't fit to try the case before him.
cheek
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From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
Clifford
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From this reading When he took his seat on the bench in court that morning, he looked so haggard and ill with fatigue and remorse that even Elma Clifford herself pitied him.
court
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From this reading When he took his seat on the bench in court that morning, he looked so haggard and ill with fatigue and remorse that even Elma Clifford herself pitied him.
doubt
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From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
Elma
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From this reading When he took his seat on the bench in court that morning, he looked so haggard and ill with fatigue and remorse that even Elma Clifford herself pitied him.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he took his seat on the bench in court that morning, he looked so haggard and ill with fatigue and remorse that even Elma Clifford herself pitied him.
EVIDENCE
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From this reading UNEXPECTED EVIDENCE.
fatigue
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From this reading When he took his seat on the bench in court that morning, he looked so haggard and ill with fatigue and remorse that even Elma Clifford herself pitied him.
fit
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From this reading A hushed whisper ran round among the spectators below that the judge wasn't fit to try the case before him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
frame
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From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
Gilbert
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From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
Gildersleeve
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From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
glow
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From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
haggard
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From this reading When he took his seat on the bench in court that morning, he looked so haggard and ill with fatigue and remorse that even Elma Clifford herself pitied him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
health
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From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When he took his seat on the bench in court that morning, he looked so haggard and ill with fatigue and remorse that even Elma Clifford herself pitied him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he took his seat on the bench in court that morning, he looked so haggard and ill with fatigue and remorse that even Elma Clifford herself pitied him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
hushed
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From this reading A hushed whisper ran round among the spectators below that the judge wasn't fit to try the case before him.
ill
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From this reading When he took his seat on the bench in court that morning, he looked so haggard and ill with fatigue and remorse that even Elma Clifford herself pitied him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
indeed
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From this reading And indeed he wasn't.
iron
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From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
judge
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From this reading A hushed whisper ran round among the spectators below that the judge wasn't fit to try the case before him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he took his seat on the bench in court that morning, he looked so haggard and ill with fatigue and remorse that even Elma Clifford herself pitied him.
man's
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From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he took his seat on the bench in court that morning, he looked so haggard and ill with fatigue and remorse that even Elma Clifford herself pitied him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
pitied
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From this reading When he took his seat on the bench in court that morning, he looked so haggard and ill with fatigue and remorse that even Elma Clifford herself pitied him.
ran
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From this reading A hushed whisper ran round among the spectators below that the judge wasn't fit to try the case before him.
recovered
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From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
red
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From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
remorse
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From this reading When he took his seat on the bench in court that morning, he looked so haggard and ill with fatigue and remorse that even Elma Clifford herself pitied him.
repentance
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From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
round
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From this reading A hushed whisper ran round among the spectators below that the judge wasn't fit to try the case before him.
ruddy
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From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
seat
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From this reading When he took his seat on the bench in court that morning, he looked so haggard and ill with fatigue and remorse that even Elma Clifford herself pitied him.
Sir
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From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When he took his seat on the bench in court that morning, he looked so haggard and ill with fatigue and remorse that even Elma Clifford herself pitied him.
somehow
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From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
Spa
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From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
spectators
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From this reading A hushed whisper ran round among the spectators below that the judge wasn't fit to try the case before him.
spite
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From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he took his seat on the bench in court that morning, he looked so haggard and ill with fatigue and remorse that even Elma Clifford herself pitied him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A hushed whisper ran round among the spectators below that the judge wasn't fit to try the case before him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he took his seat on the bench in court that morning, he looked so haggard and ill with fatigue and remorse that even Elma Clifford herself pitied him.
try
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From this reading A hushed whisper ran round among the spectators below that the judge wasn't fit to try the case before him.
UNEXPECTED
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From this reading UNEXPECTED EVIDENCE.
wasn't
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From this reading A hushed whisper ran round among the spectators below that the judge wasn't fit to try the case before him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
whisper
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From this reading A hushed whisper ran round among the spectators below that the judge wasn't fit to try the case before him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When Sir Gilbert Gildersleeve left Spa, he left with a ruddy glow of recovered health on his bronzed red cheek; for in spite of anxiety and repentance and doubt, the man's iron frame would somehow still assert itself.
