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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 trial came on in a couple of days after, and proceeded with a celerity unknown in England or Scotland either.
acted
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From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The trial came on in a couple of days after, and proceeded with a celerity unknown in England or Scotland either.
all
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From this reading We were all examined, and previously were sworn, not on a Bible, but over two sword-blades held in the form of a cross,--for such is the old chivalric custom in a Spanish court of law.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The trial came on in a couple of days after, and proceeded with a celerity unknown in England or Scotland either.
Antonio
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From this reading Without hesitation the judges found Antonio guilty; he was sentenced to die by the _garotte_; and heard his doom with apparent apathy.
apathy
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From this reading Without hesitation the judges found Antonio guilty; he was sentenced to die by the _garotte_; and heard his doom with apparent apathy.
apparent
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From this reading Without hesitation the judges found Antonio guilty; he was sentenced to die by the _garotte_; and heard his doom with apparent apathy.
appear
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From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
Benito
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From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
Bible
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From this reading We were all examined, and previously were sworn, not on a Bible, but over two sword-blades held in the form of a cross,--for such is the old chivalric custom in a Spanish court of law.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We were all examined, and previously were sworn, not on a Bible, but over two sword-blades held in the form of a cross,--for such is the old chivalric custom in a Spanish court of law.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Without hesitation the judges found Antonio guilty; he was sentenced to die by the _garotte_; and heard his doom with apparent apathy.
came
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From this reading The trial came on in a couple of days after, and proceeded with a celerity unknown in England or Scotland either.
CAORA
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From this reading THE OLD DRAGON-TREE OF CAORA.
celerity
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From this reading The trial came on in a couple of days after, and proceeded with a celerity unknown in England or Scotland either.
chains
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From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
chivalric
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From this reading We were all examined, and previously were sworn, not on a Bible, but over two sword-blades held in the form of a cross,--for such is the old chivalric custom in a Spanish court of law.
compulsion
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From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading The trial came on in a couple of days after, and proceeded with a celerity unknown in England or Scotland either.
court
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From this reading We were all examined, and previously were sworn, not on a Bible, but over two sword-blades held in the form of a cross,--for such is the old chivalric custom in a Spanish court of law.
cross
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From this reading We were all examined, and previously were sworn, not on a Bible, but over two sword-blades held in the form of a cross,--for such is the old chivalric custom in a Spanish court of law.
custom
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From this reading We were all examined, and previously were sworn, not on a Bible, but over two sword-blades held in the form of a cross,--for such is the old chivalric custom in a Spanish court of law.
days
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From this reading The trial came on in a couple of days after, and proceeded with a celerity unknown in England or Scotland either.
die
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From this reading Without hesitation the judges found Antonio guilty; he was sentenced to die by the _garotte_; and heard his doom with apparent apathy.
doom
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From this reading Without hesitation the judges found Antonio guilty; he was sentenced to die by the _garotte_; and heard his doom with apparent apathy.
DRAGON-TREE
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From this reading THE OLD DRAGON-TREE OF CAORA.
eight
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From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The trial came on in a couple of days after, and proceeded with a celerity unknown in England or Scotland either.
England
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From this reading The trial came on in a couple of days after, and proceeded with a celerity unknown in England or Scotland either.
examined
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From this reading We were all examined, and previously were sworn, not on a Bible, but over two sword-blades held in the form of a cross,--for such is the old chivalric custom in a Spanish court of law.
felons
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From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We were all examined, and previously were sworn, not on a Bible, but over two sword-blades held in the form of a cross,--for such is the old chivalric custom in a Spanish court of law.
form
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From this reading We were all examined, and previously were sworn, not on a Bible, but over two sword-blades held in the form of a cross,--for such is the old chivalric custom in a Spanish court of law.
fortifications
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From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without hesitation the judges found Antonio guilty; he was sentenced to die by the _garotte_; and heard his doom with apparent apathy.
galley-slaves
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From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
garotte
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From this reading Without hesitation the judges found Antonio guilty; he was sentenced to die by the _garotte_; and heard his doom with apparent apathy.
guilty
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From this reading Without hesitation the judges found Antonio guilty; he was sentenced to die by the _garotte_; and heard his doom with apparent apathy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without hesitation the judges found Antonio guilty; he was sentenced to die by the _garotte_; and heard his doom with apparent apathy.
heard
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From this reading Without hesitation the judges found Antonio guilty; he was sentenced to die by the _garotte_; and heard his doom with apparent apathy.
held
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From this reading We were all examined, and previously were sworn, not on a Bible, but over two sword-blades held in the form of a cross,--for such is the old chivalric custom in a Spanish court of law.
hesitation
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From this reading Without hesitation the judges found Antonio guilty; he was sentenced to die by the _garotte_; and heard his doom with apparent apathy.
highways
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From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Without hesitation the judges found Antonio guilty; he was sentenced to die by the _garotte_; and heard his doom with apparent apathy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The trial came on in a couple of days after, and proceeded with a celerity unknown in England or Scotland either.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We were all examined, and previously were sworn, not on a Bible, but over two sword-blades held in the form of a cross,--for such is the old chivalric custom in a Spanish court of law.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
judges
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From this reading Without hesitation the judges found Antonio guilty; he was sentenced to die by the _garotte_; and heard his doom with apparent apathy.
Lascars
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From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
law
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From this reading We were all examined, and previously were sworn, not on a Bible, but over two sword-blades held in the form of a cross,--for such is the old chivalric custom in a Spanish court of law.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We were all examined, and previously were sworn, not on a Bible, but over two sword-blades held in the form of a cross,--for such is the old chivalric custom in a Spanish court of law.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OLD DRAGON-TREE OF CAORA.
Ojeda
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From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
OLD
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From this reading THE OLD DRAGON-TREE OF CAORA.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The trial came on in a couple of days after, and proceeded with a celerity unknown in England or Scotland either.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The trial came on in a couple of days after, and proceeded with a celerity unknown in England or Scotland either.
other
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From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We were all examined, and previously were sworn, not on a Bible, but over two sword-blades held in the form of a cross,--for such is the old chivalric custom in a Spanish court of law.
previously
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From this reading We were all examined, and previously were sworn, not on a Bible, but over two sword-blades held in the form of a cross,--for such is the old chivalric custom in a Spanish court of law.
proceeded
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From this reading The trial came on in a couple of days after, and proceeded with a celerity unknown in England or Scotland either.
released
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From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
Scotland
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From this reading The trial came on in a couple of days after, and proceeded with a celerity unknown in England or Scotland either.
seamen
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From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
sentenced
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From this reading Without hesitation the judges found Antonio guilty; he was sentenced to die by the _garotte_; and heard his doom with apparent apathy.
Spanish
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From this reading We were all examined, and previously were sworn, not on a Bible, but over two sword-blades held in the form of a cross,--for such is the old chivalric custom in a Spanish court of law.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We were all examined, and previously were sworn, not on a Bible, but over two sword-blades held in the form of a cross,--for such is the old chivalric custom in a Spanish court of law.
sword-blades
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From this reading We were all examined, and previously were sworn, not on a Bible, but over two sword-blades held in the form of a cross,--for such is the old chivalric custom in a Spanish court of law.
sworn
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From this reading We were all examined, and previously were sworn, not on a Bible, but over two sword-blades held in the form of a cross,--for such is the old chivalric custom in a Spanish court of law.
ten
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From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD DRAGON-TREE OF CAORA.
tindal
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From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Without hesitation the judges found Antonio guilty; he was sentenced to die by the _garotte_; and heard his doom with apparent apathy.
trial
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From this reading The trial came on in a couple of days after, and proceeded with a celerity unknown in England or Scotland either.
two
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From this reading We were all examined, and previously were sworn, not on a Bible, but over two sword-blades held in the form of a cross,--for such is the old chivalric custom in a Spanish court of law.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
unknown
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From this reading The trial came on in a couple of days after, and proceeded with a celerity unknown in England or Scotland either.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Without hesitation the judges found Antonio guilty; he was sentenced to die by the _garotte_; and heard his doom with apparent apathy.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were all examined, and previously were sworn, not on a Bible, but over two sword-blades held in the form of a cross,--for such is the old chivalric custom in a Spanish court of law.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were all examined, and previously were sworn, not on a Bible, but over two sword-blades held in the form of a cross,--for such is the old chivalric custom in a Spanish court of law.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The trial came on in a couple of days after, and proceeded with a celerity unknown in England or Scotland either.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without hesitation the judges found Antonio guilty; he was sentenced to die by the _garotte_; and heard his doom with apparent apathy.
work
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From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
years
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From this reading The _tindal_ of the Lascars was released, as it would appear that he had acted under compulsion; but Benito Ojeda and eight other Spanish seamen were sentenced to work in the fortifications or on the highways for ten years, in chains, as felons or galley-slaves.
