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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 A great many carriages followed the mistress of Redmon to her last long home; and, in the foremost, two ladies, robed in sable, and vailed in crape, rode.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after the inquest, the funeral took place.
all
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From this reading As the clock of Speckport cathedral chimed in sonorous sweetness the hour of ten, all that was earthly of Mrs. Leroy was placed in the hearse, and the gloomy cortege started.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the clock of Speckport cathedral chimed in sonorous sweetness the hour of ten, all that was earthly of Mrs. Leroy was placed in the hearse, and the gloomy cortege started.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the clock of Speckport cathedral chimed in sonorous sweetness the hour of ten, all that was earthly of Mrs. Leroy was placed in the hearse, and the gloomy cortege started.
August
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From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
awaiting
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From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
carriages
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From this reading A great many carriages followed the mistress of Redmon to her last long home; and, in the foremost, two ladies, robed in sable, and vailed in crape, rode.
cathedral
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From this reading As the clock of Speckport cathedral chimed in sonorous sweetness the hour of ten, all that was earthly of Mrs. Leroy was placed in the hearse, and the gloomy cortege started.
chimed
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From this reading As the clock of Speckport cathedral chimed in sonorous sweetness the hour of ten, all that was earthly of Mrs. Leroy was placed in the hearse, and the gloomy cortege started.
clock
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From this reading As the clock of Speckport cathedral chimed in sonorous sweetness the hour of ten, all that was earthly of Mrs. Leroy was placed in the hearse, and the gloomy cortege started.
commit
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From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
cortege
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From this reading As the clock of Speckport cathedral chimed in sonorous sweetness the hour of ten, all that was earthly of Mrs. Leroy was placed in the hearse, and the gloomy cortege started.
crape
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From this reading A great many carriages followed the mistress of Redmon to her last long home; and, in the foremost, two ladies, robed in sable, and vailed in crape, rode.
crime
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From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
DARKENING
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From this reading THE DARKENING SKY.
day
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From this reading The day after the inquest, the funeral took place.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
deeper
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From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
deuil
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From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
doomed
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From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
earthly
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From this reading As the clock of Speckport cathedral chimed in sonorous sweetness the hour of ten, all that was earthly of Mrs. Leroy was placed in the hearse, and the gloomy cortege started.
followed
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From this reading A great many carriages followed the mistress of Redmon to her last long home; and, in the foremost, two ladies, robed in sable, and vailed in crape, rode.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
foremostnounUS /ˈforemost/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A great many carriages followed the mistress of Redmon to her last long home; and, in the foremost, two ladies, robed in sable, and vailed in crape, rode.
funeral
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From this reading The day after the inquest, the funeral took place.
gloomy
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From this reading As the clock of Speckport cathedral chimed in sonorous sweetness the hour of ten, all that was earthly of Mrs. Leroy was placed in the hearse, and the gloomy cortege started.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great many carriages followed the mistress of Redmon to her last long home; and, in the foremost, two ladies, robed in sable, and vailed in crape, rode.
greatest
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From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
hearse
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From this reading As the clock of Speckport cathedral chimed in sonorous sweetness the hour of ten, all that was earthly of Mrs. Leroy was placed in the hearse, and the gloomy cortege started.
heart
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From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A great many carriages followed the mistress of Redmon to her last long home; and, in the foremost, two ladies, robed in sable, and vailed in crape, rode.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
home
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From this reading A great many carriages followed the mistress of Redmon to her last long home; and, in the foremost, two ladies, robed in sable, and vailed in crape, rode.
hour
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From this reading As the clock of Speckport cathedral chimed in sonorous sweetness the hour of ten, all that was earthly of Mrs. Leroy was placed in the hearse, and the gloomy cortege started.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the clock of Speckport cathedral chimed in sonorous sweetness the hour of ten, all that was earthly of Mrs. Leroy was placed in the hearse, and the gloomy cortege started.
inflict
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From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
inquest
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From this reading The day after the inquest, the funeral took place.
jail
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From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
ladies
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From this reading A great many carriages followed the mistress of Redmon to her last long home; and, in the foremost, two ladies, robed in sable, and vailed in crape, rode.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great many carriages followed the mistress of Redmon to her last long home; and, in the foremost, two ladies, robed in sable, and vailed in crape, rode.
Leroy
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From this reading As the clock of Speckport cathedral chimed in sonorous sweetness the hour of ten, all that was earthly of Mrs. Leroy was placed in the hearse, and the gloomy cortege started.
living
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From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great many carriages followed the mistress of Redmon to her last long home; and, in the foremost, two ladies, robed in sable, and vailed in crape, rode.
man
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From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
many
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From this reading A great many carriages followed the mistress of Redmon to her last long home; and, in the foremost, two ladies, robed in sable, and vailed in crape, rode.
mistress
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From this reading A great many carriages followed the mistress of Redmon to her last long home; and, in the foremost, two ladies, robed in sable, and vailed in crape, rode.
mourning
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From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
Mrs
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From this reading As the clock of Speckport cathedral chimed in sonorous sweetness the hour of ten, all that was earthly of Mrs. Leroy was placed in the hearse, and the gloomy cortege started.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the clock of Speckport cathedral chimed in sonorous sweetness the hour of ten, all that was earthly of Mrs. Leroy was placed in the hearse, and the gloomy cortege started.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
outward
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From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
penalty
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From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
perhaps
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From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
place
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From this reading The day after the inquest, the funeral took place.
placed
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From this reading As the clock of Speckport cathedral chimed in sonorous sweetness the hour of ten, all that was earthly of Mrs. Leroy was placed in the hearse, and the gloomy cortege started.
prisoner
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From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
Redmon
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From this reading A great many carriages followed the mistress of Redmon to her last long home; and, in the foremost, two ladies, robed in sable, and vailed in crape, rode.
robed
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From this reading A great many carriages followed the mistress of Redmon to her last long home; and, in the foremost, two ladies, robed in sable, and vailed in crape, rode.
rode
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From this reading A great many carriages followed the mistress of Redmon to her last long home; and, in the foremost, two ladies, robed in sable, and vailed in crape, rode.
sable
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From this reading A great many carriages followed the mistress of Redmon to her last long home; and, in the foremost, two ladies, robed in sable, and vailed in crape, rode.
SKY
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From this reading THE DARKENING SKY.
sonorous
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From this reading As the clock of Speckport cathedral chimed in sonorous sweetness the hour of ten, all that was earthly of Mrs. Leroy was placed in the hearse, and the gloomy cortege started.
Speckport
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From this reading As the clock of Speckport cathedral chimed in sonorous sweetness the hour of ten, all that was earthly of Mrs. Leroy was placed in the hearse, and the gloomy cortege started.
started
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From this reading As the clock of Speckport cathedral chimed in sonorous sweetness the hour of ten, all that was earthly of Mrs. Leroy was placed in the hearse, and the gloomy cortege started.
suffer
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From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
sweetness
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From this reading As the clock of Speckport cathedral chimed in sonorous sweetness the hour of ten, all that was earthly of Mrs. Leroy was placed in the hearse, and the gloomy cortege started.
ten
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From this reading As the clock of Speckport cathedral chimed in sonorous sweetness the hour of ten, all that was earthly of Mrs. Leroy was placed in the hearse, and the gloomy cortege started.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the clock of Speckport cathedral chimed in sonorous sweetness the hour of ten, all that was earthly of Mrs. Leroy was placed in the hearse, and the gloomy cortege started.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DARKENING SKY.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A great many carriages followed the mistress of Redmon to her last long home; and, in the foremost, two ladies, robed in sable, and vailed in crape, rode.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day after the inquest, the funeral took place.
trial
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From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
two
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From this reading A great many carriages followed the mistress of Redmon to her last long home; and, in the foremost, two ladies, robed in sable, and vailed in crape, rode.
vailed
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From this reading A great many carriages followed the mistress of Redmon to her last long home; and, in the foremost, two ladies, robed in sable, and vailed in crape, rode.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the clock of Speckport cathedral chimed in sonorous sweetness the hour of ten, all that was earthly of Mrs. Leroy was placed in the hearse, and the gloomy cortege started.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
wretched
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From this reading The outward mourning was for the dead, the deeper _deuil_ of the heart for the living--for him who, on this wretched August day, was a prisoner in Speckport jail, awaiting his trial for the greatest crime man can commit, doomed to suffer, perhaps, the greatest penalty man can inflict.
