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Chapter XIII

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Then the judge, with a final glance at his notes, commenced to sum up on the evidence.
He stood singular among his fellow-jurists for plain and unostentatious demeanour, both on and off the bench.
In the matter of outward attire he could not be accused of extravagance.
A studied plainness of habit distinguished him on all occasions.
Careless, moreover, as to the fit of his garments as of their colour or quality.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Nevermore

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/60 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Then the judge, with a final glance at his notes, commenced to sum up on the evidence.
Line 2
He stood singular among his fellow-jurists for plain and unostentatious demeanour, both on and off the bench.
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In the matter of outward attire he could not be accused of extravagance.
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A studied plainness of habit distinguished him on all occasions.
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Careless, moreover, as to the fit of his garments as of their colour or quality.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “He stood singular among his fellow-jurists for plain and unostentatious demeanour, both on and off the bench.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “In the matter of outward attire he could not be accused of extravagance.”

Moreover adverb US /mɔːˈroʊvər/

in addition to what has just been said

From this reading “Careless, moreover, as to the fit of his garments as of their colour or quality.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He stood singular among his fellow-jurists for plain and unostentatious demeanour, both on and off the bench.”

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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 Then the judge, with a final glance at his notes, commenced to sum up on the evidence.

accused

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From this reading In the matter of outward attire he could not be accused of extravagance.

all

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From this reading A studied plainness of habit distinguished him on all occasions.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading He stood singular among his fellow-jurists for plain and unostentatious demeanour, both on and off the bench.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He stood singular among his fellow-jurists for plain and unostentatious demeanour, both on and off the bench.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Careless, moreover, as to the fit of his garments as of their colour or quality.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Then the judge, with a final glance at his notes, commenced to sum up on the evidence.

attire

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From this reading In the matter of outward attire he could not be accused of extravagance.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading In the matter of outward attire he could not be accused of extravagance.

bench

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From this reading He stood singular among his fellow-jurists for plain and unostentatious demeanour, both on and off the bench.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading He stood singular among his fellow-jurists for plain and unostentatious demeanour, both on and off the bench.

Careless

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From this reading Careless, moreover, as to the fit of his garments as of their colour or quality.

colour

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From this reading Careless, moreover, as to the fit of his garments as of their colour or quality.

commenced

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From this reading Then the judge, with a final glance at his notes, commenced to sum up on the evidence.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading In the matter of outward attire he could not be accused of extravagance.

demeanour

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From this reading He stood singular among his fellow-jurists for plain and unostentatious demeanour, both on and off the bench.

distinguished

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From this reading A studied plainness of habit distinguished him on all occasions.

evidence

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From this reading Then the judge, with a final glance at his notes, commenced to sum up on the evidence.

extravagance

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From this reading In the matter of outward attire he could not be accused of extravagance.

fellow-jurists

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From this reading He stood singular among his fellow-jurists for plain and unostentatious demeanour, both on and off the bench.

final

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From this reading Then the judge, with a final glance at his notes, commenced to sum up on the evidence.

fit

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From this reading Careless, moreover, as to the fit of his garments as of their colour or quality.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He stood singular among his fellow-jurists for plain and unostentatious demeanour, both on and off the bench.

garments

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From this reading Careless, moreover, as to the fit of his garments as of their colour or quality.

glance

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From this reading Then the judge, with a final glance at his notes, commenced to sum up on the evidence.

habit

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From this reading A studied plainness of habit distinguished him on all occasions.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He stood singular among his fellow-jurists for plain and unostentatious demeanour, both on and off the bench.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A studied plainness of habit distinguished him on all occasions.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Then the judge, with a final glance at his notes, commenced to sum up on the evidence.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In the matter of outward attire he could not be accused of extravagance.

judge

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From this reading Then the judge, with a final glance at his notes, commenced to sum up on the evidence.

matter

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From this reading In the matter of outward attire he could not be accused of extravagance.

moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/

in addition to what has just been said

From this reading Careless, moreover, as to the fit of his garments as of their colour or quality.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In the matter of outward attire he could not be accused of extravagance.

notes

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From this reading Then the judge, with a final glance at his notes, commenced to sum up on the evidence.

occasions

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From this reading A studied plainness of habit distinguished him on all occasions.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the matter of outward attire he could not be accused of extravagance.

off

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From this reading He stood singular among his fellow-jurists for plain and unostentatious demeanour, both on and off the bench.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Then the judge, with a final glance at his notes, commenced to sum up on the evidence.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Careless, moreover, as to the fit of his garments as of their colour or quality.

outward

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From this reading In the matter of outward attire he could not be accused of extravagance.

plain

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From this reading He stood singular among his fellow-jurists for plain and unostentatious demeanour, both on and off the bench.

plainness

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From this reading A studied plainness of habit distinguished him on all occasions.

quality

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From this reading Careless, moreover, as to the fit of his garments as of their colour or quality.

singular

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From this reading He stood singular among his fellow-jurists for plain and unostentatious demeanour, both on and off the bench.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He stood singular among his fellow-jurists for plain and unostentatious demeanour, both on and off the bench.

studied

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From this reading A studied plainness of habit distinguished him on all occasions.

sum

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From this reading Then the judge, with a final glance at his notes, commenced to sum up on the evidence.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Then the judge, with a final glance at his notes, commenced to sum up on the evidence.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Careless, moreover, as to the fit of his garments as of their colour or quality.

Then

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From this reading Then the judge, with a final glance at his notes, commenced to sum up on the evidence.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Then the judge, with a final glance at his notes, commenced to sum up on the evidence.

unostentatious

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From this reading He stood singular among his fellow-jurists for plain and unostentatious demeanour, both on and off the bench.

up

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From this reading Then the judge, with a final glance at his notes, commenced to sum up on the evidence.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Then the judge, with a final glance at his notes, commenced to sum up on the evidence.