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also
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From this reading I had also avoided any personal investigation as I did not wish to form conclusions, preferring to give an unprejudiced hearing to the evidence as it was offered from the lips of the witnesses on the stand.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I had also avoided any personal investigation as I did not wish to form conclusions, preferring to give an unprejudiced hearing to the evidence as it was offered from the lips of the witnesses on the stand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I entered upon the scene, the usual pomp and circumstance of such proceeding were present.
any
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From this reading Since my interview with the Inspector, reported in the last chapter, I had seen no one likely to throw any light upon the case.
appointed
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From this reading THE INQUEST The next day at the time appointed, three o'clock, I attended, as representative of the State, the Coroner's hearing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE INQUEST The next day at the time appointed, three o'clock, I attended, as representative of the State, the Coroner's hearing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE INQUEST The next day at the time appointed, three o'clock, I attended, as representative of the State, the Coroner's hearing.
attended
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From this reading THE INQUEST The next day at the time appointed, three o'clock, I attended, as representative of the State, the Coroner's hearing.
avoided
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From this reading I had also avoided any personal investigation as I did not wish to form conclusions, preferring to give an unprejudiced hearing to the evidence as it was offered from the lips of the witnesses on the stand.
became
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From this reading Behind his desk sat the Coroner, serious and dignified, as became the presiding officer of the occasion.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind his desk sat the Coroner, serious and dignified, as became the presiding officer of the occasion.
case
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From this reading Since my interview with the Inspector, reported in the last chapter, I had seen no one likely to throw any light upon the case.
chapter
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From this reading Since my interview with the Inspector, reported in the last chapter, I had seen no one likely to throw any light upon the case.
circumstance
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From this reading When I entered upon the scene, the usual pomp and circumstance of such proceeding were present.
conclusions
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From this reading I had also avoided any personal investigation as I did not wish to form conclusions, preferring to give an unprejudiced hearing to the evidence as it was offered from the lips of the witnesses on the stand.
Coroner
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From this reading Behind his desk sat the Coroner, serious and dignified, as became the presiding officer of the occasion.
Coroner's
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From this reading THE INQUEST The next day at the time appointed, three o'clock, I attended, as representative of the State, the Coroner's hearing.
day
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From this reading THE INQUEST The next day at the time appointed, three o'clock, I attended, as representative of the State, the Coroner's hearing.
desk
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From this reading Behind his desk sat the Coroner, serious and dignified, as became the presiding officer of the occasion.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I had also avoided any personal investigation as I did not wish to form conclusions, preferring to give an unprejudiced hearing to the evidence as it was offered from the lips of the witnesses on the stand.
dignified
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From this reading Behind his desk sat the Coroner, serious and dignified, as became the presiding officer of the occasion.
entered
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From this reading When I entered upon the scene, the usual pomp and circumstance of such proceeding were present.
evidence
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From this reading I had also avoided any personal investigation as I did not wish to form conclusions, preferring to give an unprejudiced hearing to the evidence as it was offered from the lips of the witnesses on the stand.
form
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From this reading I had also avoided any personal investigation as I did not wish to form conclusions, preferring to give an unprejudiced hearing to the evidence as it was offered from the lips of the witnesses on the stand.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had also avoided any personal investigation as I did not wish to form conclusions, preferring to give an unprejudiced hearing to the evidence as it was offered from the lips of the witnesses on the stand.
give
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From this reading I had also avoided any personal investigation as I did not wish to form conclusions, preferring to give an unprejudiced hearing to the evidence as it was offered from the lips of the witnesses on the stand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since my interview with the Inspector, reported in the last chapter, I had seen no one likely to throw any light upon the case.
hearing
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From this reading THE INQUEST The next day at the time appointed, three o'clock, I attended, as representative of the State, the Coroner's hearing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Behind his desk sat the Coroner, serious and dignified, as became the presiding officer of the occasion.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE INQUEST The next day at the time appointed, three o'clock, I attended, as representative of the State, the Coroner's hearing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Since my interview with the Inspector, reported in the last chapter, I had seen no one likely to throw any light upon the case.
INQUEST
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From this reading THE INQUEST The next day at the time appointed, three o'clock, I attended, as representative of the State, the Coroner's hearing.
Inspector
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From this reading Since my interview with the Inspector, reported in the last chapter, I had seen no one likely to throw any light upon the case.
interview
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From this reading Since my interview with the Inspector, reported in the last chapter, I had seen no one likely to throw any light upon the case.
investigation
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From this reading I had also avoided any personal investigation as I did not wish to form conclusions, preferring to give an unprejudiced hearing to the evidence as it was offered from the lips of the witnesses on the stand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had also avoided any personal investigation as I did not wish to form conclusions, preferring to give an unprejudiced hearing to the evidence as it was offered from the lips of the witnesses on the stand.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since my interview with the Inspector, reported in the last chapter, I had seen no one likely to throw any light upon the case.
light
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From this reading Since my interview with the Inspector, reported in the last chapter, I had seen no one likely to throw any light upon the case.
likely
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From this reading Since my interview with the Inspector, reported in the last chapter, I had seen no one likely to throw any light upon the case.
lips
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From this reading I had also avoided any personal investigation as I did not wish to form conclusions, preferring to give an unprejudiced hearing to the evidence as it was offered from the lips of the witnesses on the stand.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Since my interview with the Inspector, reported in the last chapter, I had seen no one likely to throw any light upon the case.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE INQUEST The next day at the time appointed, three o'clock, I attended, as representative of the State, the Coroner's hearing.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Since my interview with the Inspector, reported in the last chapter, I had seen no one likely to throw any light upon the case.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had also avoided any personal investigation as I did not wish to form conclusions, preferring to give an unprejudiced hearing to the evidence as it was offered from the lips of the witnesses on the stand.
o'clock
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From this reading THE INQUEST The next day at the time appointed, three o'clock, I attended, as representative of the State, the Coroner's hearing.
occasion
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From this reading Behind his desk sat the Coroner, serious and dignified, as became the presiding officer of the occasion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE INQUEST The next day at the time appointed, three o'clock, I attended, as representative of the State, the Coroner's hearing.
offered
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From this reading I had also avoided any personal investigation as I did not wish to form conclusions, preferring to give an unprejudiced hearing to the evidence as it was offered from the lips of the witnesses on the stand.
officer
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From this reading Behind his desk sat the Coroner, serious and dignified, as became the presiding officer of the occasion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had also avoided any personal investigation as I did not wish to form conclusions, preferring to give an unprejudiced hearing to the evidence as it was offered from the lips of the witnesses on the stand.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Since my interview with the Inspector, reported in the last chapter, I had seen no one likely to throw any light upon the case.
personal
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From this reading I had also avoided any personal investigation as I did not wish to form conclusions, preferring to give an unprejudiced hearing to the evidence as it was offered from the lips of the witnesses on the stand.
pomp
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From this reading When I entered upon the scene, the usual pomp and circumstance of such proceeding were present.
preferring
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From this reading I had also avoided any personal investigation as I did not wish to form conclusions, preferring to give an unprejudiced hearing to the evidence as it was offered from the lips of the witnesses on the stand.
present
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From this reading When I entered upon the scene, the usual pomp and circumstance of such proceeding were present.
presiding
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From this reading Behind his desk sat the Coroner, serious and dignified, as became the presiding officer of the occasion.
proceeding
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From this reading When I entered upon the scene, the usual pomp and circumstance of such proceeding were present.
reported
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From this reading Since my interview with the Inspector, reported in the last chapter, I had seen no one likely to throw any light upon the case.
representative
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From this reading THE INQUEST The next day at the time appointed, three o'clock, I attended, as representative of the State, the Coroner's hearing.
sat
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From this reading Behind his desk sat the Coroner, serious and dignified, as became the presiding officer of the occasion.
scene
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From this reading When I entered upon the scene, the usual pomp and circumstance of such proceeding were present.
seen
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From this reading Since my interview with the Inspector, reported in the last chapter, I had seen no one likely to throw any light upon the case.
serious
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From this reading Behind his desk sat the Coroner, serious and dignified, as became the presiding officer of the occasion.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since my interview with the Inspector, reported in the last chapter, I had seen no one likely to throw any light upon the case.
stand
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From this reading I had also avoided any personal investigation as I did not wish to form conclusions, preferring to give an unprejudiced hearing to the evidence as it was offered from the lips of the witnesses on the stand.
State
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From this reading THE INQUEST The next day at the time appointed, three o'clock, I attended, as representative of the State, the Coroner's hearing.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading When I entered upon the scene, the usual pomp and circumstance of such proceeding were present.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INQUEST The next day at the time appointed, three o'clock, I attended, as representative of the State, the Coroner's hearing.
three
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From this reading THE INQUEST The next day at the time appointed, three o'clock, I attended, as representative of the State, the Coroner's hearing.
throw
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From this reading Since my interview with the Inspector, reported in the last chapter, I had seen no one likely to throw any light upon the case.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE INQUEST The next day at the time appointed, three o'clock, I attended, as representative of the State, the Coroner's hearing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since my interview with the Inspector, reported in the last chapter, I had seen no one likely to throw any light upon the case.
unprejudiced
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From this reading I had also avoided any personal investigation as I did not wish to form conclusions, preferring to give an unprejudiced hearing to the evidence as it was offered from the lips of the witnesses on the stand.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Since my interview with the Inspector, reported in the last chapter, I had seen no one likely to throw any light upon the case.
usual
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From this reading When I entered upon the scene, the usual pomp and circumstance of such proceeding were present.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had also avoided any personal investigation as I did not wish to form conclusions, preferring to give an unprejudiced hearing to the evidence as it was offered from the lips of the witnesses on the stand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I entered upon the scene, the usual pomp and circumstance of such proceeding were present.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I entered upon the scene, the usual pomp and circumstance of such proceeding were present.
wish
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From this reading I had also avoided any personal investigation as I did not wish to form conclusions, preferring to give an unprejudiced hearing to the evidence as it was offered from the lips of the witnesses on the stand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Since my interview with the Inspector, reported in the last chapter, I had seen no one likely to throw any light upon the case.
witnesses
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From this reading I had also avoided any personal investigation as I did not wish to form conclusions, preferring to give an unprejudiced hearing to the evidence as it was offered from the lips of the witnesses on the stand.
