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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 Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
arose
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From this reading When Mr. Dudley arose to open the case for the defence, the crowded court-room was as silent as the grave, so intense was the interest.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Mr. Dudley arose to open the case for the defence, the crowded court-room was as silent as the grave, so intense was the interest.
assailed
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From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He spoke in slow, measured tones, with no effort at rhetorical effect.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the lawyer claimed that the chain was not flawless.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
case
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From this reading When Mr. Dudley arose to open the case for the defence, the crowded court-room was as silent as the grave, so intense was the interest.
chain
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From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
circumstantial
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From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
claimed
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From this reading But the lawyer claimed that the chain was not flawless.
client
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From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
conviction
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From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
court-room
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From this reading When Mr. Dudley arose to open the case for the defence, the crowded court-room was as silent as the grave, so intense was the interest.
crowded
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From this reading When Mr. Dudley arose to open the case for the defence, the crowded court-room was as silent as the grave, so intense was the interest.
DEFENCE
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From this reading FOR THE DEFENCE.
doom
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From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
drag
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From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
Dudley
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From this reading When Mr. Dudley arose to open the case for the defence, the crowded court-room was as silent as the grave, so intense was the interest.
effect
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From this reading He spoke in slow, measured tones, with no effort at rhetorical effect.
effort
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From this reading He spoke in slow, measured tones, with no effort at rhetorical effect.
encircled
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From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
enough
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From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
evidence
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From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
flawless
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From this reading But the lawyer claimed that the chain was not flawless.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR THE DEFENCE.
grave
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From this reading When Mr. Dudley arose to open the case for the defence, the crowded court-room was as silent as the grave, so intense was the interest.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spoke in slow, measured tones, with no effort at rhetorical effect.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He spoke in slow, measured tones, with no effort at rhetorical effect.
intense
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From this reading When Mr. Dudley arose to open the case for the defence, the crowded court-room was as silent as the grave, so intense was the interest.
interest
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From this reading When Mr. Dudley arose to open the case for the defence, the crowded court-room was as silent as the grave, so intense was the interest.
lawyer
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From this reading But the lawyer claimed that the chain was not flawless.
measured
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From this reading He spoke in slow, measured tones, with no effort at rhetorical effect.
Mr
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From this reading When Mr. Dudley arose to open the case for the defence, the crowded court-room was as silent as the grave, so intense was the interest.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He spoke in slow, measured tones, with no effort at rhetorical effect.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the lawyer claimed that the chain was not flawless.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading When Mr. Dudley arose to open the case for the defence, the crowded court-room was as silent as the grave, so intense was the interest.
pictured
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From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
position
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From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
rhetorical
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From this reading He spoke in slow, measured tones, with no effort at rhetorical effect.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
silent
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From this reading When Mr. Dudley arose to open the case for the defence, the crowded court-room was as silent as the grave, so intense was the interest.
slow
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From this reading He spoke in slow, measured tones, with no effort at rhetorical effect.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When Mr. Dudley arose to open the case for the defence, the crowded court-room was as silent as the grave, so intense was the interest.
spoke
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From this reading He spoke in slow, measured tones, with no effort at rhetorical effect.
strong
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From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
Tersely
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From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the lawyer claimed that the chain was not flawless.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOR THE DEFENCE.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Mr. Dudley arose to open the case for the defence, the crowded court-room was as silent as the grave, so intense was the interest.
tones
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From this reading He spoke in slow, measured tones, with no effort at rhetorical effect.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Mr. Dudley arose to open the case for the defence, the crowded court-room was as silent as the grave, so intense was the interest.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Mr. Dudley arose to open the case for the defence, the crowded court-room was as silent as the grave, so intense was the interest.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He spoke in slow, measured tones, with no effort at rhetorical effect.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Tersely he pictured the position of his client, assailed by circumstantial evidence, and encircled by a chain which seemed strong enough to drag him to the dreadful doom which would be his upon conviction.