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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 _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
arrest
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
Baron
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From this reading Perhaps the last of the race was Mr. Baron Dowse.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
Bench
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
Bombay
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
brilliant
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From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
case
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
cautioned
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
cemeterynounUS /ˈcemetery/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
charge
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
circus
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
city
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
Collaring
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
confess
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From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
constantly
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From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
contempt
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
correspondent
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
court
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
courts
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From this reading THERE is plenty of light as well as gloom to be found in the law courts, especially in Ireland.
defence
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
discipline
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
Dowse
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From this reading Perhaps the last of the race was Mr. Baron Dowse.
driver
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
duties
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
especially
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From this reading THERE is plenty of light as well as gloom to be found in the law courts, especially in Ireland.
evidence
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From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
examples
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From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
facie
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
ferat
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE is plenty of light as well as gloom to be found in the law courts, especially in Ireland.
German
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
giving
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From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
gloom
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From this reading THERE is plenty of light as well as gloom to be found in the law courts, especially in Ireland.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
grievance
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
gross
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
heard
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From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
How
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
humorists
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From this reading Until recently, the Irish Bench included many humorists.
humour
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
included
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From this reading Until recently, the Irish Bench included many humorists.
infantry
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
Ireland
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
Irish
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE is plenty of light as well as gloom to be found in the law courts, especially in Ireland.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
judge
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From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
judge's
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
Justice
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps the last of the race was Mr. Baron Dowse.
law
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From this reading THERE is plenty of light as well as gloom to be found in the law courts, especially in Ireland.
Lawson
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
light
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From this reading THERE is plenty of light as well as gloom to be found in the law courts, especially in Ireland.
loot
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
many
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From this reading Until recently, the Irish Bench included many humorists.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
meruit
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
mistaken
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
most
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From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
Mr
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
original
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From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
Palmam
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps the last of the race was Mr. Baron Dowse.
pig
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
plenty
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From this reading THERE is plenty of light as well as gloom to be found in the law courts, especially in Ireland.
policeman
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
Pommelling
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
prima
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
prisoner
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
prosecution
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
purged
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
qui
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
race
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From this reading Perhaps the last of the race was Mr. Baron Dowse.
rather
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From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
real
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
Reasonably
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
recently
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From this reading Until recently, the Irish Bench included many humorists.
regarded
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From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
reporter
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
Reporters
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From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
riotous
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
sallies
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From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
scope
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
shared
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
susceptible
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From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
suspected
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
theft
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
THERE
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From this reading THERE is plenty of light as well as gloom to be found in the law courts, especially in Ireland.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
tram-car
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
treat
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until recently, the Irish Bench included many humorists.
violin
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
war
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From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The humour of the Irish Bench--A circus at Bombay--Mr. Justice Lawson--The theft of a pig--“Reasonably suspected”--A prima facie case for the prosecution--The defence--The judge’s charge--The scope of a judge’s duties in Ireland--Collaring a prisoner--A gross contempt of court--How the contempt was purged--The riotous city--The reporter as a war correspondent--“Good mixed shooting”--The tram-car driver cautioned--The “loot” mistaken for a violin--The arrest in the cemetery--Pommelling a policeman--A treat not to be shared--A case of discipline--The German infantry--A real grievance--“Palmam qui meruit ferat.”_
well
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From this reading THERE is plenty of light as well as gloom to be found in the law courts, especially in Ireland.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Reporters were constantly giving me accounts of the brilliant sallies of this judge; but I must confess it seemed to me that most of the examples which I heard were susceptible of being regarded as evidence of the judge’s good memory rather than of his original powers.
