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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 Irene held her husband’s hand in a nervous grasp.
all
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From this reading She had vaguely imagined a vast hall, stately and imposing paraphernalia, all the pomp and circumstance of the law.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading They were sitting together among a crowd of well-dressed men and women, many of them friends of Hugh, in the reserved places on the judge’s bench.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were sitting together among a crowd of well-dressed men and women, many of them friends of Hugh, in the reserved places on the judge’s bench.
aspect
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From this reading Yesterday, in her unfamiliarity with the historic court of the Old Bailey, its first aspect had shocked her sense of the fitness of things.
Bailey
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bench
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circumstance
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court
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crowd
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day
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From this reading It was the second day of the trial.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yesterday, in her unfamiliarity with the historic court of the Old Bailey, its first aspect had shocked her sense of the fitness of things.
fitness
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friends
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From this reading They were sitting together among a crowd of well-dressed men and women, many of them friends of Hugh, in the reserved places on the judge’s bench.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading Irene held her husband’s hand in a nervous grasp.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yesterday, in her unfamiliarity with the historic court of the Old Bailey, its first aspect had shocked her sense of the fitness of things.
hall
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From this reading She had vaguely imagined a vast hall, stately and imposing paraphernalia, all the pomp and circumstance of the law.
hand
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From this reading Irene held her husband’s hand in a nervous grasp.
held
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From this reading Irene held her husband’s hand in a nervous grasp.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Irene held her husband’s hand in a nervous grasp.
historic
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Hugh
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husband's
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From this reading Irene held her husband’s hand in a nervous grasp.
imagined
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From this reading She had vaguely imagined a vast hall, stately and imposing paraphernalia, all the pomp and circumstance of the law.
imposing
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Irene held her husband’s hand in a nervous grasp.
Irene
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From this reading Irene held her husband’s hand in a nervous grasp.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the second day of the trial.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Yesterday, in her unfamiliarity with the historic court of the Old Bailey, its first aspect had shocked her sense of the fitness of things.
judge's
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From this reading They were sitting together among a crowd of well-dressed men and women, many of them friends of Hugh, in the reserved places on the judge’s bench.
law
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many
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From this reading They were sitting together among a crowd of well-dressed men and women, many of them friends of Hugh, in the reserved places on the judge’s bench.
men
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From this reading They were sitting together among a crowd of well-dressed men and women, many of them friends of Hugh, in the reserved places on the judge’s bench.
nervous
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From this reading Irene held her husband’s hand in a nervous grasp.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the second day of the trial.
Old
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were sitting together among a crowd of well-dressed men and women, many of them friends of Hugh, in the reserved places on the judge’s bench.
paraphernalia
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places
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pomp
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From this reading She had vaguely imagined a vast hall, stately and imposing paraphernalia, all the pomp and circumstance of the law.
reserved
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From this reading They were sitting together among a crowd of well-dressed men and women, many of them friends of Hugh, in the reserved places on the judge’s bench.
second
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From this reading It was the second day of the trial.
sense
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From this reading Yesterday, in her unfamiliarity with the historic court of the Old Bailey, its first aspect had shocked her sense of the fitness of things.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had vaguely imagined a vast hall, stately and imposing paraphernalia, all the pomp and circumstance of the law.
shocked
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From this reading Yesterday, in her unfamiliarity with the historic court of the Old Bailey, its first aspect had shocked her sense of the fitness of things.
sitting
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From this reading They were sitting together among a crowd of well-dressed men and women, many of them friends of Hugh, in the reserved places on the judge’s bench.
stately
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From this reading She had vaguely imagined a vast hall, stately and imposing paraphernalia, all the pomp and circumstance of the law.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the second day of the trial.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were sitting together among a crowd of well-dressed men and women, many of them friends of Hugh, in the reserved places on the judge’s bench.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were sitting together among a crowd of well-dressed men and women, many of them friends of Hugh, in the reserved places on the judge’s bench.
things
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From this reading Yesterday, in her unfamiliarity with the historic court of the Old Bailey, its first aspect had shocked her sense of the fitness of things.
together
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From this reading They were sitting together among a crowd of well-dressed men and women, many of them friends of Hugh, in the reserved places on the judge’s bench.
trial
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From this reading It was the second day of the trial.
unfamiliarity
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From this reading Yesterday, in her unfamiliarity with the historic court of the Old Bailey, its first aspect had shocked her sense of the fitness of things.
vaguely
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From this reading She had vaguely imagined a vast hall, stately and imposing paraphernalia, all the pomp and circumstance of the law.
vast
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From this reading She had vaguely imagined a vast hall, stately and imposing paraphernalia, all the pomp and circumstance of the law.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the second day of the trial.
well-dressed
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From this reading They were sitting together among a crowd of well-dressed men and women, many of them friends of Hugh, in the reserved places on the judge’s bench.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were sitting together among a crowd of well-dressed men and women, many of them friends of Hugh, in the reserved places on the judge’s bench.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yesterday, in her unfamiliarity with the historic court of the Old Bailey, its first aspect had shocked her sense of the fitness of things.
women
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From this reading They were sitting together among a crowd of well-dressed men and women, many of them friends of Hugh, in the reserved places on the judge’s bench.
Yesterday
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From this reading Yesterday, in her unfamiliarity with the historic court of the Old Bailey, its first aspect had shocked her sense of the fitness of things.
