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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 A higher Judge had taken the matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out to him.
able
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From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Gregson and Lestrade will be wild about his death,” Holmes remarked, as we chatted it over next evening.
advertisement
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From this reading “Where will their grand advertisement be now?”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
all
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From this reading We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A higher Judge had taken the matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out to him.
aneurism
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From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
appearverbUS /əˈpɪr/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
back
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From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A higher Judge had taken the matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out to him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony.
burst
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From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony.
came
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From this reading We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony.
capture
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From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
chatted
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From this reading “Gregson and Lestrade will be wild about his death,” Holmes remarked, as we chatted it over next evening.
death
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From this reading “Gregson and Lestrade will be wild about his death,” Holmes remarked, as we chatted it over next evening.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
dying
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From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
evening
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From this reading “Gregson and Lestrade will be wild about his death,” Holmes remarked, as we chatted it over next evening.
face
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From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
floor
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From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
grand
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From this reading “Where will their grand advertisement be now?”
Gregson
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From this reading “Gregson and Lestrade will be wild about his death,” Holmes remarked, as we chatted it over next evening.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony.
hand
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From this reading A higher Judge had taken the matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out to him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
higher
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From this reading A higher Judge had taken the matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A higher Judge had taken the matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
Holmes
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From this reading “Gregson and Lestrade will be wild about his death,” Holmes remarked, as we chatted it over next evening.
Hope
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From this reading A higher Judge had taken the matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out to him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A higher Judge had taken the matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out to him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Gregson and Lestrade will be wild about his death,” Holmes remarked, as we chatted it over next evening.
Jefferson
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From this reading A higher Judge had taken the matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out to him.
Judge
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From this reading A higher Judge had taken the matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out to him.
justice
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From this reading A higher Judge had taken the matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out to him.
Lestrade
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From this reading “Gregson and Lestrade will be wild about his death,” Holmes remarked, as we chatted it over next evening.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
magistratesplural nounUS /ˈmædʒɪstreɪts/
civil officers who administer local law
From this reading We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony.
matter
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From this reading A higher Judge had taken the matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out to him.
meted
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From this reading A higher Judge had taken the matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out to him.
moments
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From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gregson and Lestrade will be wild about his death,” Holmes remarked, as we chatted it over next evening.
night
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From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony.
now
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From this reading “Where will their grand advertisement be now?”
occasion
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From this reading We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony.
out
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From this reading A higher Judge had taken the matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out to him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Gregson and Lestrade will be wild about his death,” Holmes remarked, as we chatted it over next evening.
placid
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From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
remarked
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From this reading “Gregson and Lestrade will be wild about his death,” Holmes remarked, as we chatted it over next evening.
smile
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From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
stretched
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From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
strict
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From this reading A higher Judge had taken the matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out to him.
summoned
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From this reading A higher Judge had taken the matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out to him.
taken
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From this reading A higher Judge had taken the matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out to him.
testimony
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From this reading We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Where will their grand advertisement be now?”
there
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From this reading We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
Thursday
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From this reading We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony.
tribunal
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From this reading A higher Judge had taken the matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out to him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony.
useful
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From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
very
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From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
warned
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From this reading We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony.
well
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From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We had all been warned to appear before the magistrates upon the Thursday; but when the Thursday came there was no occasion for our testimony.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A higher Judge had taken the matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out to him.
wild
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From this reading “Gregson and Lestrade will be wild about his death,” Holmes remarked, as we chatted it over next evening.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Gregson and Lestrade will be wild about his death,” Holmes remarked, as we chatted it over next evening.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
work
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From this reading On the very night after his capture the aneurism burst, and he was found in the morning stretched upon the floor of the cell, with a placid smile upon his face, as though he had been able in his dying moments to look back upon a useful life, and on work well done.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A higher Judge had taken the matter in hand, and Jefferson Hope had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out to him.
