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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 He had not a friend or acquaintance in either House whom he did not seek out and labour with.
acquaintance
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From this reading He had not a friend or acquaintance in either House whom he did not seek out and labour with.
action
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From this reading During this week Judge Rutherford's every hour was filled with action and excitement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During this week Judge Rutherford's every hour was filled with action and excitement.
anxiety
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From this reading He walked down the avenue holding the arm of his latest capture, his trustworthy countenance heated by his interest and anxiety, his hat thrust on the back of his head.
arguing
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From this reading He was to be seen in the lobby, in the corridors, in committee-rooms, arguing and explaining, with sheafs of papers in his hands and bundles of documents bulging out of his pockets.
arm
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From this reading He walked down the avenue holding the arm of his latest capture, his trustworthy countenance heated by his interest and anxiety, his hat thrust on the back of his head.
avenue
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From this reading He walked down the avenue holding the arm of his latest capture, his trustworthy countenance heated by his interest and anxiety, his hat thrust on the back of his head.
back
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From this reading He walked down the avenue holding the arm of his latest capture, his trustworthy countenance heated by his interest and anxiety, his hat thrust on the back of his head.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was to be seen in the lobby, in the corridors, in committee-rooms, arguing and explaining, with sheafs of papers in his hands and bundles of documents bulging out of his pockets.
bulging
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From this reading He was to be seen in the lobby, in the corridors, in committee-rooms, arguing and explaining, with sheafs of papers in his hands and bundles of documents bulging out of his pockets.
bundles
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From this reading He was to be seen in the lobby, in the corridors, in committee-rooms, arguing and explaining, with sheafs of papers in his hands and bundles of documents bulging out of his pockets.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He walked down the avenue holding the arm of his latest capture, his trustworthy countenance heated by his interest and anxiety, his hat thrust on the back of his head.
capture
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From this reading He walked down the avenue holding the arm of his latest capture, his trustworthy countenance heated by his interest and anxiety, his hat thrust on the back of his head.
committee-rooms
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From this reading He was to be seen in the lobby, in the corridors, in committee-rooms, arguing and explaining, with sheafs of papers in his hands and bundles of documents bulging out of his pockets.
corridors
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From this reading He was to be seen in the lobby, in the corridors, in committee-rooms, arguing and explaining, with sheafs of papers in his hands and bundles of documents bulging out of his pockets.
countenance
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From this reading He walked down the avenue holding the arm of his latest capture, his trustworthy countenance heated by his interest and anxiety, his hat thrust on the back of his head.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had not a friend or acquaintance in either House whom he did not seek out and labour with.
documents
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From this reading He was to be seen in the lobby, in the corridors, in committee-rooms, arguing and explaining, with sheafs of papers in his hands and bundles of documents bulging out of his pockets.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There's got to be justice done," he would protest.
down
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From this reading He walked down the avenue holding the arm of his latest capture, his trustworthy countenance heated by his interest and anxiety, his hat thrust on the back of his head.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During this week Judge Rutherford's every hour was filled with action and excitement.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading He had not a friend or acquaintance in either House whom he did not seek out and labour with.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading During this week Judge Rutherford's every hour was filled with action and excitement.
excitement
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From this reading During this week Judge Rutherford's every hour was filled with action and excitement.
explaining
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From this reading He was to be seen in the lobby, in the corridors, in committee-rooms, arguing and explaining, with sheafs of papers in his hands and bundles of documents bulging out of his pockets.
filled
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From this reading During this week Judge Rutherford's every hour was filled with action and excitement.
friend
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From this reading He had not a friend or acquaintance in either House whom he did not seek out and labour with.
got
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From this reading "There's got to be justice done," he would protest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not a friend or acquaintance in either House whom he did not seek out and labour with.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He was to be seen in the lobby, in the corridors, in committee-rooms, arguing and explaining, with sheafs of papers in his hands and bundles of documents bulging out of his pockets.
hat
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From this reading He walked down the avenue holding the arm of his latest capture, his trustworthy countenance heated by his interest and anxiety, his hat thrust on the back of his head.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not a friend or acquaintance in either House whom he did not seek out and labour with.
head
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From this reading He walked down the avenue holding the arm of his latest capture, his trustworthy countenance heated by his interest and anxiety, his hat thrust on the back of his head.
heated
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From this reading He walked down the avenue holding the arm of his latest capture, his trustworthy countenance heated by his interest and anxiety, his hat thrust on the back of his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was to be seen in the lobby, in the corridors, in committee-rooms, arguing and explaining, with sheafs of papers in his hands and bundles of documents bulging out of his pockets.
holding
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From this reading He walked down the avenue holding the arm of his latest capture, his trustworthy countenance heated by his interest and anxiety, his hat thrust on the back of his head.
hour
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From this reading During this week Judge Rutherford's every hour was filled with action and excitement.
House
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From this reading He had not a friend or acquaintance in either House whom he did not seek out and labour with.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had not a friend or acquaintance in either House whom he did not seek out and labour with.
interest
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From this reading He walked down the avenue holding the arm of his latest capture, his trustworthy countenance heated by his interest and anxiety, his hat thrust on the back of his head.
Judge
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From this reading During this week Judge Rutherford's every hour was filled with action and excitement.
justice
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From this reading "There's got to be justice done," he would protest.
labour
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From this reading He had not a friend or acquaintance in either House whom he did not seek out and labour with.
latest
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From this reading He walked down the avenue holding the arm of his latest capture, his trustworthy countenance heated by his interest and anxiety, his hat thrust on the back of his head.
lobby
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From this reading He was to be seen in the lobby, in the corridors, in committee-rooms, arguing and explaining, with sheafs of papers in his hands and bundles of documents bulging out of his pockets.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not a friend or acquaintance in either House whom he did not seek out and labour with.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was to be seen in the lobby, in the corridors, in committee-rooms, arguing and explaining, with sheafs of papers in his hands and bundles of documents bulging out of his pockets.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He walked down the avenue holding the arm of his latest capture, his trustworthy countenance heated by his interest and anxiety, his hat thrust on the back of his head.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had not a friend or acquaintance in either House whom he did not seek out and labour with.
out
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From this reading He had not a friend or acquaintance in either House whom he did not seek out and labour with.
papers
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From this reading He was to be seen in the lobby, in the corridors, in committee-rooms, arguing and explaining, with sheafs of papers in his hands and bundles of documents bulging out of his pockets.
pockets
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From this reading He was to be seen in the lobby, in the corridors, in committee-rooms, arguing and explaining, with sheafs of papers in his hands and bundles of documents bulging out of his pockets.
protest
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From this reading "There's got to be justice done," he would protest.
Rutherford's
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From this reading During this week Judge Rutherford's every hour was filled with action and excitement.
seek
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From this reading He had not a friend or acquaintance in either House whom he did not seek out and labour with.
seen
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From this reading He was to be seen in the lobby, in the corridors, in committee-rooms, arguing and explaining, with sheafs of papers in his hands and bundles of documents bulging out of his pockets.
sheafs
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From this reading He was to be seen in the lobby, in the corridors, in committee-rooms, arguing and explaining, with sheafs of papers in his hands and bundles of documents bulging out of his pockets.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was to be seen in the lobby, in the corridors, in committee-rooms, arguing and explaining, with sheafs of papers in his hands and bundles of documents bulging out of his pockets.
There's
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From this reading "There's got to be justice done," he would protest.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading During this week Judge Rutherford's every hour was filled with action and excitement.
thrust
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From this reading He walked down the avenue holding the arm of his latest capture, his trustworthy countenance heated by his interest and anxiety, his hat thrust on the back of his head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was to be seen in the lobby, in the corridors, in committee-rooms, arguing and explaining, with sheafs of papers in his hands and bundles of documents bulging out of his pockets.
trustworthy
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From this reading He walked down the avenue holding the arm of his latest capture, his trustworthy countenance heated by his interest and anxiety, his hat thrust on the back of his head.
walked
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From this reading He walked down the avenue holding the arm of his latest capture, his trustworthy countenance heated by his interest and anxiety, his hat thrust on the back of his head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During this week Judge Rutherford's every hour was filled with action and excitement.
week
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From this reading During this week Judge Rutherford's every hour was filled with action and excitement.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had not a friend or acquaintance in either House whom he did not seek out and labour with.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading During this week Judge Rutherford's every hour was filled with action and excitement.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "There's got to be justice done," he would protest.
