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80
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From this reading In the glass-fronted TV booth, where the 80-year-old Edward R. Murrow had created something of a stir by his unexpected appearance a few moments earlier, newsmen stopped talking to let the viewers see and hear for themselves what was happening.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Around the Earth, and above it, too, from South Africa and Franz Joseph Land to the satellite stations adrift through the black morning, two hundred million pairs of eyes focussed on the gaunt figure that moved so deliberately across the television screen.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
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adrift
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Africa
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Around the Earth, and above it, too, from South Africa and Franz Joseph Land to the satellite stations adrift through the black morning, two hundred million pairs of eyes focussed on the gaunt figure that moved so deliberately across the television screen.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the glass-fronted TV booth, where the 80-year-old Edward R. Murrow had created something of a stir by his unexpected appearance a few moments earlier, newsmen stopped talking to let the viewers see and hear for themselves what was happening.
AroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around the Earth, and above it, too, from South Africa and Franz Joseph Land to the satellite stations adrift through the black morning, two hundred million pairs of eyes focussed on the gaunt figure that moved so deliberately across the television screen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jake halted in front of the witness stand, both hands cupped over the gold head of the cane that had been his trademark, in and out of court, for most of a half century.
black
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booth
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bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Jake halted in front of the witness stand, both hands cupped over the gold head of the cane that had been his trademark, in and out of court, for most of a half century.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the glass-fronted TV booth, where the 80-year-old Edward R. Murrow had created something of a stir by his unexpected appearance a few moments earlier, newsmen stopped talking to let the viewers see and hear for themselves what was happening.
cane
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century
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court
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courtroom
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created
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cupped
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defend
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deliberately
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earlier
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Earth
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Edward
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Emspak
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EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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eyes
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few
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figure
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finest
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focussed
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the glass-fronted TV booth, where the 80-year-old Edward R. Murrow had created something of a stir by his unexpected appearance a few moments earlier, newsmen stopped talking to let the viewers see and hear for themselves what was happening.
Franz
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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front
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gathered
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gaunt
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glass-fronted
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gold
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From this reading Jake halted in front of the witness stand, both hands cupped over the gold head of the cane that had been his trademark, in and out of court, for most of a half century.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the glass-fronted TV booth, where the 80-year-old Edward R. Murrow had created something of a stir by his unexpected appearance a few moments earlier, newsmen stopped talking to let the viewers see and hear for themselves what was happening.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jake halted in front of the witness stand, both hands cupped over the gold head of the cane that had been his trademark, in and out of court, for most of a half century.
halted
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From this reading Jake halted in front of the witness stand, both hands cupped over the gold head of the cane that had been his trademark, in and out of court, for most of a half century.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Jake halted in front of the witness stand, both hands cupped over the gold head of the cane that had been his trademark, in and out of court, for most of a half century.
happening
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head
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hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the glass-fronted TV booth, where the 80-year-old Edward R. Murrow had created something of a stir by his unexpected appearance a few moments earlier, newsmen stopped talking to let the viewers see and hear for themselves what was happening.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the glass-fronted TV booth, where the 80-year-old Edward R. Murrow had created something of a stir by his unexpected appearance a few moments earlier, newsmen stopped talking to let the viewers see and hear for themselves what was happening.
hundred
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hushed
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From this reading A paradox indeed--the world's finest minds gathered to defend a punk killer...._ Every pair of eyes in the hushed courtroom watched Jake Emspak walk slowly toward the prospective juror.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A paradox indeed--the world's finest minds gathered to defend a punk killer...._ Every pair of eyes in the hushed courtroom watched Jake Emspak walk slowly toward the prospective juror.
indeed
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From this reading A paradox indeed--the world's finest minds gathered to defend a punk killer...._ Every pair of eyes in the hushed courtroom watched Jake Emspak walk slowly toward the prospective juror.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _What is a Man?...
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Jake
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Joseph
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juror
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killer
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Land
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letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading In the glass-fronted TV booth, where the 80-year-old Edward R. Murrow had created something of a stir by his unexpected appearance a few moments earlier, newsmen stopped talking to let the viewers see and hear for themselves what was happening.
Man
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From this reading _What is a Man?...
million
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minds
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From this reading A paradox indeed--the world's finest minds gathered to defend a punk killer...._ Every pair of eyes in the hushed courtroom watched Jake Emspak walk slowly toward the prospective juror.
moments
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morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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most
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From this reading Jake halted in front of the witness stand, both hands cupped over the gold head of the cane that had been his trademark, in and out of court, for most of a half century.
moved
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From this reading Around the Earth, and above it, too, from South Africa and Franz Joseph Land to the satellite stations adrift through the black morning, two hundred million pairs of eyes focussed on the gaunt figure that moved so deliberately across the television screen.
Murrow
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newsmen
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A paradox indeed--the world's finest minds gathered to defend a punk killer...._ Every pair of eyes in the hushed courtroom watched Jake Emspak walk slowly toward the prospective juror.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Around the Earth, and above it, too, from South Africa and Franz Joseph Land to the satellite stations adrift through the black morning, two hundred million pairs of eyes focussed on the gaunt figure that moved so deliberately across the television screen.
out
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From this reading Jake halted in front of the witness stand, both hands cupped over the gold head of the cane that had been his trademark, in and out of court, for most of a half century.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Jake halted in front of the witness stand, both hands cupped over the gold head of the cane that had been his trademark, in and out of court, for most of a half century.
pair
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pairs
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paradox
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prospective
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punk
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R
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satellite
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screen
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see
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slowly
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Around the Earth, and above it, too, from South Africa and Franz Joseph Land to the satellite stations adrift through the black morning, two hundred million pairs of eyes focussed on the gaunt figure that moved so deliberately across the television screen.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In the glass-fronted TV booth, where the 80-year-old Edward R. Murrow had created something of a stir by his unexpected appearance a few moments earlier, newsmen stopped talking to let the viewers see and hear for themselves what was happening.
South
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stand
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From this reading Jake halted in front of the witness stand, both hands cupped over the gold head of the cane that had been his trademark, in and out of court, for most of a half century.
stations
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stir
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stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the glass-fronted TV booth, where the 80-year-old Edward R. Murrow had created something of a stir by his unexpected appearance a few moments earlier, newsmen stopped talking to let the viewers see and hear for themselves what was happening.
talking
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television
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Around the Earth, and above it, too, from South Africa and Franz Joseph Land to the satellite stations adrift through the black morning, two hundred million pairs of eyes focussed on the gaunt figure that moved so deliberately across the television screen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A paradox indeed--the world's finest minds gathered to defend a punk killer...._ Every pair of eyes in the hushed courtroom watched Jake Emspak walk slowly toward the prospective juror.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In the glass-fronted TV booth, where the 80-year-old Edward R. Murrow had created something of a stir by his unexpected appearance a few moments earlier, newsmen stopped talking to let the viewers see and hear for themselves what was happening.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Around the Earth, and above it, too, from South Africa and Franz Joseph Land to the satellite stations adrift through the black morning, two hundred million pairs of eyes focussed on the gaunt figure that moved so deliberately across the television screen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A paradox indeed--the world's finest minds gathered to defend a punk killer...._ Every pair of eyes in the hushed courtroom watched Jake Emspak walk slowly toward the prospective juror.
too
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towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading A paradox indeed--the world's finest minds gathered to defend a punk killer...._ Every pair of eyes in the hushed courtroom watched Jake Emspak walk slowly toward the prospective juror.
trademark
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From this reading Jake halted in front of the witness stand, both hands cupped over the gold head of the cane that had been his trademark, in and out of court, for most of a half century.
TV
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From this reading In the glass-fronted TV booth, where the 80-year-old Edward R. Murrow had created something of a stir by his unexpected appearance a few moments earlier, newsmen stopped talking to let the viewers see and hear for themselves what was happening.
two
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unexpected
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viewers
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walk
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From this reading A paradox indeed--the world's finest minds gathered to defend a punk killer...._ Every pair of eyes in the hushed courtroom watched Jake Emspak walk slowly toward the prospective juror.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the glass-fronted TV booth, where the 80-year-old Edward R. Murrow had created something of a stir by his unexpected appearance a few moments earlier, newsmen stopped talking to let the viewers see and hear for themselves what was happening.
watched
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From this reading A paradox indeed--the world's finest minds gathered to defend a punk killer...._ Every pair of eyes in the hushed courtroom watched Jake Emspak walk slowly toward the prospective juror.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _What is a Man?...
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In the glass-fronted TV booth, where the 80-year-old Edward R. Murrow had created something of a stir by his unexpected appearance a few moments earlier, newsmen stopped talking to let the viewers see and hear for themselves what was happening.
witness
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From this reading Jake halted in front of the witness stand, both hands cupped over the gold head of the cane that had been his trademark, in and out of court, for most of a half century.
world's
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From this reading A paradox indeed--the world's finest minds gathered to defend a punk killer...._ Every pair of eyes in the hushed courtroom watched Jake Emspak walk slowly toward the prospective juror.
year-old
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