adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
acquittedadjectiveUS /əˈkwɪtɪd/
declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless
From this reading Bail was refused for him, but at the trial he was acquitted for want of evidence.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
aidingverbUS /ˈeɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “aid” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
apprehendedadjectiveUS /ˌæprɪˈhendɪd/
fully understood or grasped
From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
assaultnounUS /əˈsɔːlt/
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bail was refused for him, but at the trial he was acquitted for want of evidence.
BailverbUS /beɪl/
release after a security has been paid
From this reading Bail was refused for him, but at the trial he was acquitted for want of evidence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bail was refused for him, but at the trial he was acquitted for want of evidence.
chargeverbUS /tʃɑːrdʒ/
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
concealverbUS /kənˈsiːl/
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading He made no great effort to conceal it.
dangerousadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
defiedverbUS /dɪˈfaɪd/
inflected form of “defy” — resist or confront with resistance
From this reading But he defied the whole legal power of England to prove him guilty.
Dornham's
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From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
Dr
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From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
effortnounUS /ˈefərt/
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading He made no great effort to conceal it.
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading But he defied the whole legal power of England to prove him guilty.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one knew he was guilty.
evidencenounUS /ˈevədəns/
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Bail was refused for him, but at the trial he was acquitted for want of evidence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bail was refused for him, but at the trial he was acquitted for want of evidence.
gamekeepersnounUS /ˈɡeɪmkiːpərs/
plural of “gamekeeper” — a person employed to take care of game and wildlife
From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He made no great effort to conceal it.
guiltyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪlti/
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading Every one knew he was guilty.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bail was refused for him, but at the trial he was acquitted for want of evidence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bail was refused for him, but at the trial he was acquitted for want of evidence.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He made no great effort to conceal it.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Every one knew he was guilty.
legaladjectiveUS /ˈliːɡəl/
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
From this reading But he defied the whole legal power of England to prove him guilty.
Letsom's
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From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made no great effort to conceal it.
Margaret
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From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He made no great effort to conceal it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one knew he was guilty.
poachingnounUS /ˈpoʊtʃɪŋ/
cooking in simmering liquid
From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/
possession of controlling influence
From this reading But he defied the whole legal power of England to prove him guilty.
proveverbUS /pruːv/
be shown or be found to be
From this reading But he defied the whole legal power of England to prove him guilty.
refusedverbUS /rəˈfjuːzd/
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading Bail was refused for him, but at the trial he was acquitted for want of evidence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He made no great effort to conceal it.
trialnounUS /ˈtraɪəl/
the act of testing something
From this reading Bail was refused for him, but at the trial he was acquitted for want of evidence.
Turton's
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From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Bail was refused for him, but at the trial he was acquitted for want of evidence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the day after Dr. Letsom's death, Margaret Dornham's husband was apprehended on a charge of poaching and aiding in a dangerous assault on Lord Turton's gamekeepers.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading But he defied the whole legal power of England to prove him guilty.
