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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 The Judges having to take part in a public demonstration out of doors, the Tribunal adjourned.
adjourned
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From this reading The Judges having to take part in a public demonstration out of doors, the Tribunal adjourned.
all
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From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
arms
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From this reading The quick noise and movement of the court’s emptying itself by many passages had not ceased, when Lucie stood stretching out her arms towards her husband, with nothing in her face but love and consolation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wretched wife of the innocent man thus doomed to die, fell under the sentence, as if she had been mortally stricken.
augment
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From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The wretched wife of the innocent man thus doomed to die, fell under the sentence, as if she had been mortally stricken.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The quick noise and movement of the court’s emptying itself by many passages had not ceased, when Lucie stood stretching out her arms towards her husband, with nothing in her face but love and consolation.
ceased
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From this reading The quick noise and movement of the court’s emptying itself by many passages had not ceased, when Lucie stood stretching out her arms towards her husband, with nothing in her face but love and consolation.
consolationnounUS /ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃən/
comfort received after sadness, disappointment, or loss
From this reading The quick noise and movement of the court’s emptying itself by many passages had not ceased, when Lucie stood stretching out her arms towards her husband, with nothing in her face but love and consolation.
court's
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From this reading The quick noise and movement of the court’s emptying itself by many passages had not ceased, when Lucie stood stretching out her arms towards her husband, with nothing in her face but love and consolation.
demonstration
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From this reading The Judges having to take part in a public demonstration out of doors, the Tribunal adjourned.
die
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From this reading The wretched wife of the innocent man thus doomed to die, fell under the sentence, as if she had been mortally stricken.
doomed
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From this reading The wretched wife of the innocent man thus doomed to die, fell under the sentence, as if she had been mortally stricken.
doors
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From this reading The Judges having to take part in a public demonstration out of doors, the Tribunal adjourned.
emptying
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From this reading The quick noise and movement of the court’s emptying itself by many passages had not ceased, when Lucie stood stretching out her arms towards her husband, with nothing in her face but love and consolation.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
face
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From this reading The quick noise and movement of the court’s emptying itself by many passages had not ceased, when Lucie stood stretching out her arms towards her husband, with nothing in her face but love and consolation.
fell
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From this reading The wretched wife of the innocent man thus doomed to die, fell under the sentence, as if she had been mortally stricken.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wretched wife of the innocent man thus doomed to die, fell under the sentence, as if she had been mortally stricken.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The Judges having to take part in a public demonstration out of doors, the Tribunal adjourned.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
husband
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From this reading The quick noise and movement of the court’s emptying itself by many passages had not ceased, when Lucie stood stretching out her arms towards her husband, with nothing in her face but love and consolation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If I might touch him!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The wretched wife of the innocent man thus doomed to die, fell under the sentence, as if she had been mortally stricken.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
innocent
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From this reading The wretched wife of the innocent man thus doomed to die, fell under the sentence, as if she had been mortally stricken.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The quick noise and movement of the court’s emptying itself by many passages had not ceased, when Lucie stood stretching out her arms towards her husband, with nothing in her face but love and consolation.
Judges
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From this reading The Judges having to take part in a public demonstration out of doors, the Tribunal adjourned.
love
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From this reading The quick noise and movement of the court’s emptying itself by many passages had not ceased, when Lucie stood stretching out her arms towards her husband, with nothing in her face but love and consolation.
Lucie
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From this reading The quick noise and movement of the court’s emptying itself by many passages had not ceased, when Lucie stood stretching out her arms towards her husband, with nothing in her face but love and consolation.
man
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From this reading The wretched wife of the innocent man thus doomed to die, fell under the sentence, as if she had been mortally stricken.
many
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From this reading The quick noise and movement of the court’s emptying itself by many passages had not ceased, when Lucie stood stretching out her arms towards her husband, with nothing in her face but love and consolation.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “If I might touch him!
misery
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From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
mortally
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From this reading The wretched wife of the innocent man thus doomed to die, fell under the sentence, as if she had been mortally stricken.
movement
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From this reading The quick noise and movement of the court’s emptying itself by many passages had not ceased, when Lucie stood stretching out her arms towards her husband, with nothing in her face but love and consolation.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
noise
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From this reading The quick noise and movement of the court’s emptying itself by many passages had not ceased, when Lucie stood stretching out her arms towards her husband, with nothing in her face but love and consolation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The quick noise and movement of the court’s emptying itself by many passages had not ceased, when Lucie stood stretching out her arms towards her husband, with nothing in her face but love and consolation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wretched wife of the innocent man thus doomed to die, fell under the sentence, as if she had been mortally stricken.
out
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From this reading The Judges having to take part in a public demonstration out of doors, the Tribunal adjourned.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Judges having to take part in a public demonstration out of doors, the Tribunal adjourned.
passages
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From this reading The quick noise and movement of the court’s emptying itself by many passages had not ceased, when Lucie stood stretching out her arms towards her husband, with nothing in her face but love and consolation.
public
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From this reading The Judges having to take part in a public demonstration out of doors, the Tribunal adjourned.
quick
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From this reading The quick noise and movement of the court’s emptying itself by many passages had not ceased, when Lucie stood stretching out her arms towards her husband, with nothing in her face but love and consolation.
quickly
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From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
raised
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From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
representingverb, present participleUS /ˌreprɪˈzentɪŋ/
presenting a thought or duty strongly to the mind as true or necessary
From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
sentence
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From this reading The wretched wife of the innocent man thus doomed to die, fell under the sentence, as if she had been mortally stricken.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wretched wife of the innocent man thus doomed to die, fell under the sentence, as if she had been mortally stricken.
shock
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From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
sound
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From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The quick noise and movement of the court’s emptying itself by many passages had not ceased, when Lucie stood stretching out her arms towards her husband, with nothing in her face but love and consolation.
stretchingverb, present participleUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
extending one's arms outward to their full length
From this reading The quick noise and movement of the court’s emptying itself by many passages had not ceased, when Lucie stood stretching out her arms towards her husband, with nothing in her face but love and consolation.
stricken
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From this reading The wretched wife of the innocent man thus doomed to die, fell under the sentence, as if she had been mortally stricken.
strong
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From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Judges having to take part in a public demonstration out of doors, the Tribunal adjourned.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wretched wife of the innocent man thus doomed to die, fell under the sentence, as if she had been mortally stricken.
thus
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From this reading The wretched wife of the innocent man thus doomed to die, fell under the sentence, as if she had been mortally stricken.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wretched wife of the innocent man thus doomed to die, fell under the sentence, as if she had been mortally stricken.
touch
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From this reading “If I might touch him!
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The quick noise and movement of the court’s emptying itself by many passages had not ceased, when Lucie stood stretching out her arms towards her husband, with nothing in her face but love and consolation.
Tribunal
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From this reading The Judges having to take part in a public demonstration out of doors, the Tribunal adjourned.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The wretched wife of the innocent man thus doomed to die, fell under the sentence, as if she had been mortally stricken.
uphold
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From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
voice
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From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The quick noise and movement of the court’s emptying itself by many passages had not ceased, when Lucie stood stretching out her arms towards her husband, with nothing in her face but love and consolation.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
wife
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From this reading The wretched wife of the innocent man thus doomed to die, fell under the sentence, as if she had been mortally stricken.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The quick noise and movement of the court’s emptying itself by many passages had not ceased, when Lucie stood stretching out her arms towards her husband, with nothing in her face but love and consolation.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
world
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From this reading But, she uttered no sound; and so strong was the voice within her, representing that it was she of all the world who must uphold him in his misery and not augment it, that it quickly raised her, even from that shock.
wretched
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From this reading The wretched wife of the innocent man thus doomed to die, fell under the sentence, as if she had been mortally stricken.
