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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 HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
abuse
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From this reading And when expostulation and friendly abuse had failed, the colonel sought out Judge Langford and Forsyth, joining forces cordially with the prisoner’s friends, but bringing nothing helpful in the way of additional information.
additional
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From this reading And when expostulation and friendly abuse had failed, the colonel sought out Judge Langford and Forsyth, joining forces cordially with the prisoner’s friends, but bringing nothing helpful in the way of additional information.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In this interval Colonel Bowran had returned, and, contrary to Brant’s expectation or desire, had at once championed his draughtsman’s cause.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been more than one stormy interview--they were tempestuous on the colonel’s part, at least--in which the chief engineer’s wrath was directed at Brant’s obduracy.
Bowran
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From this reading In this interval Colonel Bowran had returned, and, contrary to Brant’s expectation or desire, had at once championed his draughtsman’s cause.
Brant
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
Brant's
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From this reading In this interval Colonel Bowran had returned, and, contrary to Brant’s expectation or desire, had at once championed his draughtsman’s cause.
bringing
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From this reading And when expostulation and friendly abuse had failed, the colonel sought out Judge Langford and Forsyth, joining forces cordially with the prisoner’s friends, but bringing nothing helpful in the way of additional information.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And when expostulation and friendly abuse had failed, the colonel sought out Judge Langford and Forsyth, joining forces cordially with the prisoner’s friends, but bringing nothing helpful in the way of additional information.
came
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
case
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From this reading On the other hand, the prosecution lacked nothing but the culprit’s confession of having a complete case.
cause
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From this reading In this interval Colonel Bowran had returned, and, contrary to Brant’s expectation or desire, had at once championed his draughtsman’s cause.
championed
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From this reading In this interval Colonel Bowran had returned, and, contrary to Brant’s expectation or desire, had at once championed his draughtsman’s cause.
chief
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From this reading There had been more than one stormy interview--they were tempestuous on the colonel’s part, at least--in which the chief engineer’s wrath was directed at Brant’s obduracy.
client
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
closing
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
Colonel
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From this reading In this interval Colonel Bowran had returned, and, contrary to Brant’s expectation or desire, had at once championed his draughtsman’s cause.
colonel's
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From this reading There had been more than one stormy interview--they were tempestuous on the colonel’s part, at least--in which the chief engineer’s wrath was directed at Brant’s obduracy.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the other hand, the prosecution lacked nothing but the culprit’s confession of having a complete case.
confession
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From this reading On the other hand, the prosecution lacked nothing but the culprit’s confession of having a complete case.
contrary
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From this reading In this interval Colonel Bowran had returned, and, contrary to Brant’s expectation or desire, had at once championed his draughtsman’s cause.
cordially
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From this reading And when expostulation and friendly abuse had failed, the colonel sought out Judge Langford and Forsyth, joining forces cordially with the prisoner’s friends, but bringing nothing helpful in the way of additional information.
countermine
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
culprit's
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From this reading On the other hand, the prosecution lacked nothing but the culprit’s confession of having a complete case.
defending
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
desire
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From this reading In this interval Colonel Bowran had returned, and, contrary to Brant’s expectation or desire, had at once championed his draughtsman’s cause.
directed
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From this reading There had been more than one stormy interview--they were tempestuous on the colonel’s part, at least--in which the chief engineer’s wrath was directed at Brant’s obduracy.
discoveries
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
draughtsman's
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From this reading In this interval Colonel Bowran had returned, and, contrary to Brant’s expectation or desire, had at once championed his draughtsman’s cause.
engineer's
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From this reading There had been more than one stormy interview--they were tempestuous on the colonel’s part, at least--in which the chief engineer’s wrath was directed at Brant’s obduracy.
evidence
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
expectation
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From this reading In this interval Colonel Bowran had returned, and, contrary to Brant’s expectation or desire, had at once championed his draughtsman’s cause.
expostulation
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From this reading And when expostulation and friendly abuse had failed, the colonel sought out Judge Langford and Forsyth, joining forces cordially with the prisoner’s friends, but bringing nothing helpful in the way of additional information.
failed
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From this reading And when expostulation and friendly abuse had failed, the colonel sought out Judge Langford and Forsyth, joining forces cordially with the prisoner’s friends, but bringing nothing helpful in the way of additional information.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
forces
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From this reading And when expostulation and friendly abuse had failed, the colonel sought out Judge Langford and Forsyth, joining forces cordially with the prisoner’s friends, but bringing nothing helpful in the way of additional information.
Forsyth
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From this reading And when expostulation and friendly abuse had failed, the colonel sought out Judge Langford and Forsyth, joining forces cordially with the prisoner’s friends, but bringing nothing helpful in the way of additional information.
friendly
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From this reading And when expostulation and friendly abuse had failed, the colonel sought out Judge Langford and Forsyth, joining forces cordially with the prisoner’s friends, but bringing nothing helpful in the way of additional information.
friends
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From this reading And when expostulation and friendly abuse had failed, the colonel sought out Judge Langford and Forsyth, joining forces cordially with the prisoner’s friends, but bringing nothing helpful in the way of additional information.
FRIENDSHIP
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In this interval Colonel Bowran had returned, and, contrary to Brant’s expectation or desire, had at once championed his draughtsman’s cause.
hand
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From this reading On the other hand, the prosecution lacked nothing but the culprit’s confession of having a complete case.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading On the other hand, the prosecution lacked nothing but the culprit’s confession of having a complete case.
helpful
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From this reading And when expostulation and friendly abuse had failed, the colonel sought out Judge Langford and Forsyth, joining forces cordially with the prisoner’s friends, but bringing nothing helpful in the way of additional information.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
HOW
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
information
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From this reading And when expostulation and friendly abuse had failed, the colonel sought out Judge Langford and Forsyth, joining forces cordially with the prisoner’s friends, but bringing nothing helpful in the way of additional information.
interval
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From this reading In this interval Colonel Bowran had returned, and, contrary to Brant’s expectation or desire, had at once championed his draughtsman’s cause.
interview
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
joining
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From this reading And when expostulation and friendly abuse had failed, the colonel sought out Judge Langford and Forsyth, joining forces cordially with the prisoner’s friends, but bringing nothing helpful in the way of additional information.
Judge
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From this reading And when expostulation and friendly abuse had failed, the colonel sought out Judge Langford and Forsyth, joining forces cordially with the prisoner’s friends, but bringing nothing helpful in the way of additional information.
judge's
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
lacked
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From this reading On the other hand, the prosecution lacked nothing but the culprit’s confession of having a complete case.
Langford
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From this reading And when expostulation and friendly abuse had failed, the colonel sought out Judge Langford and Forsyth, joining forces cordially with the prisoner’s friends, but bringing nothing helpful in the way of additional information.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been more than one stormy interview--they were tempestuous on the colonel’s part, at least--in which the chief engineer’s wrath was directed at Brant’s obduracy.
LOVE
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
MAIN
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
more
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From this reading There had been more than one stormy interview--they were tempestuous on the colonel’s part, at least--in which the chief engineer’s wrath was directed at Brant’s obduracy.
new
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And when expostulation and friendly abuse had failed, the colonel sought out Judge Langford and Forsyth, joining forces cordially with the prisoner’s friends, but bringing nothing helpful in the way of additional information.
obduracy
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From this reading There had been more than one stormy interview--they were tempestuous on the colonel’s part, at least--in which the chief engineer’s wrath was directed at Brant’s obduracy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There had been more than one stormy interview--they were tempestuous on the colonel’s part, at least--in which the chief engineer’s wrath was directed at Brant’s obduracy.
once
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From this reading In this interval Colonel Bowran had returned, and, contrary to Brant’s expectation or desire, had at once championed his draughtsman’s cause.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There had been more than one stormy interview--they were tempestuous on the colonel’s part, at least--in which the chief engineer’s wrath was directed at Brant’s obduracy.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In this interval Colonel Bowran had returned, and, contrary to Brant’s expectation or desire, had at once championed his draughtsman’s cause.
other
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From this reading On the other hand, the prosecution lacked nothing but the culprit’s confession of having a complete case.
out
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From this reading And when expostulation and friendly abuse had failed, the colonel sought out Judge Langford and Forsyth, joining forces cordially with the prisoner’s friends, but bringing nothing helpful in the way of additional information.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been more than one stormy interview--they were tempestuous on the colonel’s part, at least--in which the chief engineer’s wrath was directed at Brant’s obduracy.
possibility
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
prisoner's
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From this reading And when expostulation and friendly abuse had failed, the colonel sought out Judge Langford and Forsyth, joining forces cordially with the prisoner’s friends, but bringing nothing helpful in the way of additional information.
prosecution
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From this reading On the other hand, the prosecution lacked nothing but the culprit’s confession of having a complete case.
receded
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In this interval Colonel Bowran had returned, and, contrary to Brant’s expectation or desire, had at once championed his draughtsman’s cause.
slowly
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
sought
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From this reading And when expostulation and friendly abuse had failed, the colonel sought out Judge Langford and Forsyth, joining forces cordially with the prisoner’s friends, but bringing nothing helpful in the way of additional information.
steadily
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
stormy
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From this reading There had been more than one stormy interview--they were tempestuous on the colonel’s part, at least--in which the chief engineer’s wrath was directed at Brant’s obduracy.
successfully
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
surely
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
tempestuous
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From this reading There had been more than one stormy interview--they were tempestuous on the colonel’s part, at least--in which the chief engineer’s wrath was directed at Brant’s obduracy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There had been more than one stormy interview--they were tempestuous on the colonel’s part, at least--in which the chief engineer’s wrath was directed at Brant’s obduracy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
There
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From this reading There had been more than one stormy interview--they were tempestuous on the colonel’s part, at least--in which the chief engineer’s wrath was directed at Brant’s obduracy.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There had been more than one stormy interview--they were tempestuous on the colonel’s part, at least--in which the chief engineer’s wrath was directed at Brant’s obduracy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this interval Colonel Bowran had returned, and, contrary to Brant’s expectation or desire, had at once championed his draughtsman’s cause.
THREW
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
two
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
unwilling
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
wall
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
way
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From this reading And when expostulation and friendly abuse had failed, the colonel sought out Judge Langford and Forsyth, joining forces cordially with the prisoner’s friends, but bringing nothing helpful in the way of additional information.
weeks
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From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There had been more than one stormy interview--they were tempestuous on the colonel’s part, at least--in which the chief engineer’s wrath was directed at Brant’s obduracy.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when expostulation and friendly abuse had failed, the colonel sought out Judge Langford and Forsyth, joining forces cordially with the prisoner’s friends, but bringing nothing helpful in the way of additional information.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THREW A MAIN FOR two weeks after the judge’s first interview with his unwilling client the possibility of successfully defending Brant receded steadily, and no new discoveries came to countermine the wall of evidence which was slowly and surely closing in upon him.
wrath
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From this reading There had been more than one stormy interview--they were tempestuous on the colonel’s part, at least--in which the chief engineer’s wrath was directed at Brant’s obduracy.
