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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 It was a day of orators, and eloquence was spilled like water.
Aaron
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From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
ability
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From this reading The Chief Justice summed up, exhaustively, with extraordinary ability, and with all the impartiality humanly possible to a Federalist Chief Justice dealing with a Republican prosecution.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
all
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From this reading The Chief Justice summed up, exhaustively, with extraordinary ability, and with all the impartiality humanly possible to a Federalist Chief Justice dealing with a Republican prosecution.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
artillery
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From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The jury, as is known, brought in a Scotch verdict, whereupon the prisoner was immediately upon his feet with a vehement protest.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the case rested.
Botts
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From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The jury, as is known, brought in a Scotch verdict, whereupon the prisoner was immediately upon his feet with a vehement protest.
Burr
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From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
bursts
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From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
case
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From this reading At last the case rested.
Chief
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From this reading The Chief Justice summed up, exhaustively, with extraordinary ability, and with all the impartiality humanly possible to a Federalist Chief Justice dealing with a Republican prosecution.
crackling
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From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
day
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From this reading It was a day of orators, and eloquence was spilled like water.
days
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From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
dealing
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From this reading The Chief Justice summed up, exhaustively, with extraordinary ability, and with all the impartiality humanly possible to a Federalist Chief Justice dealing with a Republican prosecution.
Edmund
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From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
eloquencenounUS /ˈel.ə.kwəns/
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading It was a day of orators, and eloquence was spilled like water.
exhaustively
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From this reading The Chief Justice summed up, exhaustively, with extraordinary ability, and with all the impartiality humanly possible to a Federalist Chief Justice dealing with a Republican prosecution.
extraordinary
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From this reading The Chief Justice summed up, exhaustively, with extraordinary ability, and with all the impartiality humanly possible to a Federalist Chief Justice dealing with a Republican prosecution.
Federalist
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From this reading The Chief Justice summed up, exhaustively, with extraordinary ability, and with all the impartiality humanly possible to a Federalist Chief Justice dealing with a Republican prosecution.
feet
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From this reading The jury, as is known, brought in a Scotch verdict, whereupon the prisoner was immediately upon his feet with a vehement protest.
fire
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From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
Government
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From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
Hay
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From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
heavy
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From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The jury, as is known, brought in a Scotch verdict, whereupon the prisoner was immediately upon his feet with a vehement protest.
humanly
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From this reading The Chief Justice summed up, exhaustively, with extraordinary ability, and with all the impartiality humanly possible to a Federalist Chief Justice dealing with a Republican prosecution.
immediately
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From this reading The jury, as is known, brought in a Scotch verdict, whereupon the prisoner was immediately upon his feet with a vehement protest.
impartiality
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From this reading The Chief Justice summed up, exhaustively, with extraordinary ability, and with all the impartiality humanly possible to a Federalist Chief Justice dealing with a Republican prosecution.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The jury, as is known, brought in a Scotch verdict, whereupon the prisoner was immediately upon his feet with a vehement protest.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The jury, as is known, brought in a Scotch verdict, whereupon the prisoner was immediately upon his feet with a vehement protest.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a day of orators, and eloquence was spilled like water.
jury
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From this reading The jury, as is known, brought in a Scotch verdict, whereupon the prisoner was immediately upon his feet with a vehement protest.
Justice
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From this reading The Chief Justice summed up, exhaustively, with extraordinary ability, and with all the impartiality humanly possible to a Federalist Chief Justice dealing with a Republican prosecution.
known
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From this reading The jury, as is known, brought in a Scotch verdict, whereupon the prisoner was immediately upon his feet with a vehement protest.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the case rested.
Lee
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From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
like
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From this reading It was a day of orators, and eloquence was spilled like water.
Luther
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From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
Martin
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From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
McRae
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From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
musketry
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From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
orators
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From this reading It was a day of orators, and eloquence was spilled like water.
possible
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From this reading The Chief Justice summed up, exhaustively, with extraordinary ability, and with all the impartiality humanly possible to a Federalist Chief Justice dealing with a Republican prosecution.
prisoner
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From this reading The jury, as is known, brought in a Scotch verdict, whereupon the prisoner was immediately upon his feet with a vehement protest.
prosecution
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From this reading The Chief Justice summed up, exhaustively, with extraordinary ability, and with all the impartiality humanly possible to a Federalist Chief Justice dealing with a Republican prosecution.
protest
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From this reading The jury, as is known, brought in a Scotch verdict, whereupon the prisoner was immediately upon his feet with a vehement protest.
Randolph
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From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
Republican
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From this reading The Chief Justice summed up, exhaustively, with extraordinary ability, and with all the impartiality humanly possible to a Federalist Chief Justice dealing with a Republican prosecution.
rested
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From this reading At last the case rested.
RIVER
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From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
ROAD
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From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
Scotch
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From this reading The jury, as is known, brought in a Scotch verdict, whereupon the prisoner was immediately upon his feet with a vehement protest.
speeches
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From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
spilled
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From this reading It was a day of orators, and eloquence was spilled like water.
summed
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From this reading The Chief Justice summed up, exhaustively, with extraordinary ability, and with all the impartiality humanly possible to a Federalist Chief Justice dealing with a Republican prosecution.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Chief Justice summed up, exhaustively, with extraordinary ability, and with all the impartiality humanly possible to a Federalist Chief Justice dealing with a Republican prosecution.
up
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From this reading The Chief Justice summed up, exhaustively, with extraordinary ability, and with all the impartiality humanly possible to a Federalist Chief Justice dealing with a Republican prosecution.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The jury, as is known, brought in a Scotch verdict, whereupon the prisoner was immediately upon his feet with a vehement protest.
vehement
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From this reading The jury, as is known, brought in a Scotch verdict, whereupon the prisoner was immediately upon his feet with a vehement protest.
verdict
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From this reading The jury, as is known, brought in a Scotch verdict, whereupon the prisoner was immediately upon his feet with a vehement protest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a day of orators, and eloquence was spilled like water.
water
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From this reading It was a day of orators, and eloquence was spilled like water.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
whereupon
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From this reading The jury, as is known, brought in a Scotch verdict, whereupon the prisoner was immediately upon his feet with a vehement protest.
Wickham
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From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
Wirt
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From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE RIVER ROAD The days of speeches, for the Government and for Aaron Burr,--Hay, Wirt, and McRae against Edmund Randolph, Wickham, Botts, Lee, and Luther Martin,--went crackling by with bursts of heavy artillery and with running fire of musketry.
