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accused
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From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
all
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From this reading Once there I pulled my chair up to the fire, lighted my pipe, and sat down to think it all over.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EVENING AT THE CLUB Upon the conclusion of the hearing I left at once and, avoiding any chance of interruption, went directly to my rooms.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN EVENING AT THE CLUB Upon the conclusion of the hearing I left at once and, avoiding any chance of interruption, went directly to my rooms.
any
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From this reading AN EVENING AT THE CLUB Upon the conclusion of the hearing I left at once and, avoiding any chance of interruption, went directly to my rooms.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN EVENING AT THE CLUB Upon the conclusion of the hearing I left at once and, avoiding any chance of interruption, went directly to my rooms.
avoiding
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From this reading AN EVENING AT THE CLUB Upon the conclusion of the hearing I left at once and, avoiding any chance of interruption, went directly to my rooms.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They must be deliberate and be logically deduced from the evidence.
case
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From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
chair
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From this reading Once there I pulled my chair up to the fire, lighted my pipe, and sat down to think it all over.
chance
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From this reading AN EVENING AT THE CLUB Upon the conclusion of the hearing I left at once and, avoiding any chance of interruption, went directly to my rooms.
CLUB
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From this reading AN EVENING AT THE CLUB Upon the conclusion of the hearing I left at once and, avoiding any chance of interruption, went directly to my rooms.
conclusion
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From this reading AN EVENING AT THE CLUB Upon the conclusion of the hearing I left at once and, avoiding any chance of interruption, went directly to my rooms.
conclusions
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From this reading Hasty conclusions would not do.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
deduced
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From this reading They must be deliberate and be logically deduced from the evidence.
deliberate
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From this reading They must be deliberate and be logically deduced from the evidence.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN EVENING AT THE CLUB Upon the conclusion of the hearing I left at once and, avoiding any chance of interruption, went directly to my rooms.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Hasty conclusions would not do.
down
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From this reading Once there I pulled my chair up to the fire, lighted my pipe, and sat down to think it all over.
establish
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From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
EVENING
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From this reading AN EVENING AT THE CLUB Upon the conclusion of the hearing I left at once and, avoiding any chance of interruption, went directly to my rooms.
evidence
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From this reading They must be deliberate and be logically deduced from the evidence.
fact
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From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
fire
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From this reading Once there I pulled my chair up to the fire, lighted my pipe, and sat down to think it all over.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They must be deliberate and be logically deduced from the evidence.
going
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From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
Hasty
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From this reading Hasty conclusions would not do.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
hearing
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From this reading AN EVENING AT THE CLUB Upon the conclusion of the hearing I left at once and, avoiding any chance of interruption, went directly to my rooms.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AN EVENING AT THE CLUB Upon the conclusion of the hearing I left at once and, avoiding any chance of interruption, went directly to my rooms.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
innocent
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From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
intelligently
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From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
interruption
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From this reading AN EVENING AT THE CLUB Upon the conclusion of the hearing I left at once and, avoiding any chance of interruption, went directly to my rooms.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once there I pulled my chair up to the fire, lighted my pipe, and sat down to think it all over.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN EVENING AT THE CLUB Upon the conclusion of the hearing I left at once and, avoiding any chance of interruption, went directly to my rooms.
lighted
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From this reading Once there I pulled my chair up to the fire, lighted my pipe, and sat down to think it all over.
logically
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From this reading They must be deliberate and be logically deduced from the evidence.
meant
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From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AN EVENING AT THE CLUB Upon the conclusion of the hearing I left at once and, avoiding any chance of interruption, went directly to my rooms.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hasty conclusions would not do.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN EVENING AT THE CLUB Upon the conclusion of the hearing I left at once and, avoiding any chance of interruption, went directly to my rooms.
once
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From this reading AN EVENING AT THE CLUB Upon the conclusion of the hearing I left at once and, avoiding any chance of interruption, went directly to my rooms.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Once there I pulled my chair up to the fire, lighted my pipe, and sat down to think it all over.
pipe
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From this reading Once there I pulled my chair up to the fire, lighted my pipe, and sat down to think it all over.
proceed
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From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once there I pulled my chair up to the fire, lighted my pipe, and sat down to think it all over.
reason
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From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
rooms
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From this reading AN EVENING AT THE CLUB Upon the conclusion of the hearing I left at once and, avoiding any chance of interruption, went directly to my rooms.
sat
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From this reading Once there I pulled my chair up to the fire, lighted my pipe, and sat down to think it all over.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN EVENING AT THE CLUB Upon the conclusion of the hearing I left at once and, avoiding any chance of interruption, went directly to my rooms.
theory
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From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
there
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From this reading Once there I pulled my chair up to the fire, lighted my pipe, and sat down to think it all over.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They must be deliberate and be logically deduced from the evidence.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once there I pulled my chair up to the fire, lighted my pipe, and sat down to think it all over.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN EVENING AT THE CLUB Upon the conclusion of the hearing I left at once and, avoiding any chance of interruption, went directly to my rooms.
try
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From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
up
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From this reading Once there I pulled my chair up to the fire, lighted my pipe, and sat down to think it all over.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading AN EVENING AT THE CLUB Upon the conclusion of the hearing I left at once and, avoiding any chance of interruption, went directly to my rooms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN EVENING AT THE CLUB Upon the conclusion of the hearing I left at once and, avoiding any chance of interruption, went directly to my rooms.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
work
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From this reading If I were going to work intelligently upon this case I must understand it, and if I meant to proceed upon the theory that the accused was innocent and try to establish that fact, I must have good reason for such course.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hasty conclusions would not do.
