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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 SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
absorbed
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From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
accept
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From this reading It was his habit, known and deferred to, never to accept at such times the hospitality sure to be pressed upon him.
accepted
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From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
any
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From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
April
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From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for Lewis Rand and the next election--if he wanted to be Governor of Virginia, men who heard him in the court room were not the ones to say him nay!
assuredly
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From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was his habit, known and deferred to, never to accept at such times the hospitality sure to be pressed upon him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was his habit, known and deferred to, never to accept at such times the hospitality sure to be pressed upon him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
called
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From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
case
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From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
client's
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From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
conviction
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From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
county
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From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
court
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From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
deferred
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From this reading It was his habit, known and deferred to, never to accept at such times the hospitality sure to be pressed upon him.
election
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From this reading As for Lewis Rand and the next election--if he wanted to be Governor of Virginia, men who heard him in the court room were not the ones to say him nay!
field
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From this reading A great lawyer was like a great general--headquarters on the field.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for Lewis Rand and the next election--if he wanted to be Governor of Virginia, men who heard him in the court room were not the ones to say him nay!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
general
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From this reading A great lawyer was like a great general--headquarters on the field.
given
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From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
Governor
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From this reading As for Lewis Rand and the next election--if he wanted to be Governor of Virginia, men who heard him in the court room were not the ones to say him nay!
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great lawyer was like a great general--headquarters on the field.
guarding
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From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
habit
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From this reading It was his habit, known and deferred to, never to accept at such times the hospitality sure to be pressed upon him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for Lewis Rand and the next election--if he wanted to be Governor of Virginia, men who heard him in the court room were not the ones to say him nay!
headquarters
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From this reading A great lawyer was like a great general--headquarters on the field.
heard
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From this reading As for Lewis Rand and the next election--if he wanted to be Governor of Virginia, men who heard him in the court room were not the ones to say him nay!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was his habit, known and deferred to, never to accept at such times the hospitality sure to be pressed upon him.
home
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From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
hospitality
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From this reading It was his habit, known and deferred to, never to accept at such times the hospitality sure to be pressed upon him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As for Lewis Rand and the next election--if he wanted to be Governor of Virginia, men who heard him in the court room were not the ones to say him nay!
important
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From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
interests
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From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was his habit, known and deferred to, never to accept at such times the hospitality sure to be pressed upon him.
kept
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From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
known
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From this reading It was his habit, known and deferred to, never to accept at such times the hospitality sure to be pressed upon him.
lawyer
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From this reading A great lawyer was like a great general--headquarters on the field.
Lewis
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From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
like
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From this reading A great lawyer was like a great general--headquarters on the field.
litigation
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From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
man
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From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
men
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From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading As for Lewis Rand and the next election--if he wanted to be Governor of Virginia, men who heard him in the court room were not the ones to say him nay!
neighbouring
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From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was his habit, known and deferred to, never to accept at such times the hospitality sure to be pressed upon him.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for Lewis Rand and the next election--if he wanted to be Governor of Virginia, men who heard him in the court room were not the ones to say him nay!
nod
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From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As for Lewis Rand and the next election--if he wanted to be Governor of Virginia, men who heard him in the court room were not the ones to say him nay!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
ones
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From this reading As for Lewis Rand and the next election--if he wanted to be Governor of Virginia, men who heard him in the court room were not the ones to say him nay!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
pressed
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From this reading It was his habit, known and deferred to, never to accept at such times the hospitality sure to be pressed upon him.
prominent
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From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
Rand
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From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
refusal
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From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
relied
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From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
RIGHTnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
rode
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From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
room
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From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
say
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From this reading As for Lewis Rand and the next election--if he wanted to be Governor of Virginia, men who heard him in the court room were not the ones to say him nay!
SIMPLE
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From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
small
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From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
strong
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From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was his habit, known and deferred to, never to accept at such times the hospitality sure to be pressed upon him.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was his habit, known and deferred to, never to accept at such times the hospitality sure to be pressed upon him.
tavern
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From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
times
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From this reading It was his habit, known and deferred to, never to accept at such times the hospitality sure to be pressed upon him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was his habit, known and deferred to, never to accept at such times the hospitality sure to be pressed upon him.
town's
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From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
understanding
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From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
untidy
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From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was his habit, known and deferred to, never to accept at such times the hospitality sure to be pressed upon him.
urged
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From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
Virginia
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From this reading As for Lewis Rand and the next election--if he wanted to be Governor of Virginia, men who heard him in the court room were not the ones to say him nay!
wanted
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From this reading As for Lewis Rand and the next election--if he wanted to be Governor of Virginia, men who heard him in the court room were not the ones to say him nay!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was his habit, known and deferred to, never to accept at such times the hospitality sure to be pressed upon him.
watching
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From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
week
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From this reading THE SIMPLE RIGHT An important case in a neighbouring county called Lewis Rand from home, and kept him an April week in the court room or in a small town's untidy tavern.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As for Lewis Rand and the next election--if he wanted to be Governor of Virginia, men who heard him in the court room were not the ones to say him nay!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As for Lewis Rand and the next election--if he wanted to be Governor of Virginia, men who heard him in the court room were not the ones to say him nay!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The prominent men of his party urged him home with them, but accepted his refusal with a nod of understanding, and rode on strong in the conviction that a man so absorbed, so given over to watching and guarding his client's interests, was assuredly a man to be relied upon in any litigation.
