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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 On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
admission
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From this reading Every conceivable excuse to gain admission was offered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
appearing
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From this reading Some essayed force, others resorted to entreaty, whilst not a few relied upon strategy, appearing with law books under their arms, and following in the wake of counsel.
arms
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From this reading Some essayed force, others resorted to entreaty, whilst not a few relied upon strategy, appearing with law books under their arms, and following in the wake of counsel.
assailed
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From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
attracted
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From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Men claimed to be personal friends of the prisoner, and women brought him flowers.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Some essayed force, others resorted to entreaty, whilst not a few relied upon strategy, appearing with law books under their arms, and following in the wake of counsel.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Men claimed to be personal friends of the prisoner, and women brought him flowers.
claimed
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From this reading Men claimed to be personal friends of the prisoner, and women brought him flowers.
conceivable
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From this reading Every conceivable excuse to gain admission was offered.
counsel
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From this reading Some essayed force, others resorted to entreaty, whilst not a few relied upon strategy, appearing with law books under their arms, and following in the wake of counsel.
court-room
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From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
cross-examination
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From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
crowd
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From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
DAMAGING
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From this reading DAMAGING TESTIMONY.
day
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From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
doors
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From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
Dr
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From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
entreaty
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From this reading Some essayed force, others resorted to entreaty, whilst not a few relied upon strategy, appearing with law books under their arms, and following in the wake of counsel.
especially
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From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
essayed
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From this reading Some essayed force, others resorted to entreaty, whilst not a few relied upon strategy, appearing with law books under their arms, and following in the wake of counsel.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every conceivable excuse to gain admission was offered.
excuse
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From this reading Every conceivable excuse to gain admission was offered.
few
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From this reading Some essayed force, others resorted to entreaty, whilst not a few relied upon strategy, appearing with law books under their arms, and following in the wake of counsel.
flowers
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From this reading Men claimed to be personal friends of the prisoner, and women brought him flowers.
following
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From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
force
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From this reading Some essayed force, others resorted to entreaty, whilst not a few relied upon strategy, appearing with law books under their arms, and following in the wake of counsel.
friends
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From this reading Men claimed to be personal friends of the prisoner, and women brought him flowers.
gain
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From this reading Every conceivable excuse to gain admission was offered.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Men claimed to be personal friends of the prisoner, and women brought him flowers.
hour
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From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some essayed force, others resorted to entreaty, whilst not a few relied upon strategy, appearing with law books under their arms, and following in the wake of counsel.
law
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From this reading Some essayed force, others resorted to entreaty, whilst not a few relied upon strategy, appearing with law books under their arms, and following in the wake of counsel.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
Men
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From this reading Men claimed to be personal friends of the prisoner, and women brought him flowers.
Meredith
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From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
newspaper
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From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some essayed force, others resorted to entreaty, whilst not a few relied upon strategy, appearing with law books under their arms, and following in the wake of counsel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
offered
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From this reading Every conceivable excuse to gain admission was offered.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
opening
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From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
others
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From this reading Some essayed force, others resorted to entreaty, whilst not a few relied upon strategy, appearing with law books under their arms, and following in the wake of counsel.
personal
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From this reading Men claimed to be personal friends of the prisoner, and women brought him flowers.
prisoner
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From this reading Men claimed to be personal friends of the prisoner, and women brought him flowers.
relied
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From this reading Some essayed force, others resorted to entreaty, whilst not a few relied upon strategy, appearing with law books under their arms, and following in the wake of counsel.
resorted
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From this reading Some essayed force, others resorted to entreaty, whilst not a few relied upon strategy, appearing with law books under their arms, and following in the wake of counsel.
sharp
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From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
Some
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From this reading Some essayed force, others resorted to entreaty, whilst not a few relied upon strategy, appearing with law books under their arms, and following in the wake of counsel.
strategy
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From this reading Some essayed force, others resorted to entreaty, whilst not a few relied upon strategy, appearing with law books under their arms, and following in the wake of counsel.
TESTIMONY
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From this reading DAMAGING TESTIMONY.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some essayed force, others resorted to entreaty, whilst not a few relied upon strategy, appearing with law books under their arms, and following in the wake of counsel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every conceivable excuse to gain admission was offered.
tremendous
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From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
trial
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From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Some essayed force, others resorted to entreaty, whilst not a few relied upon strategy, appearing with law books under their arms, and following in the wake of counsel.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Some essayed force, others resorted to entreaty, whilst not a few relied upon strategy, appearing with law books under their arms, and following in the wake of counsel.
wake
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From this reading Some essayed force, others resorted to entreaty, whilst not a few relied upon strategy, appearing with law books under their arms, and following in the wake of counsel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every conceivable excuse to gain admission was offered.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the following day the newspaper accounts of the trial, and especially of the sharp cross-examination of Dr. Meredith, attracted a tremendous crowd, which assailed the doors of the court-room long before the hour for opening.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Some essayed force, others resorted to entreaty, whilst not a few relied upon strategy, appearing with law books under their arms, and following in the wake of counsel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some essayed force, others resorted to entreaty, whilst not a few relied upon strategy, appearing with law books under their arms, and following in the wake of counsel.
women
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From this reading Men claimed to be personal friends of the prisoner, and women brought him flowers.
