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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 younger world of barristers was clearly of opinion that Lady Mason was innocent; but a portion, an unhappy portion, was inclined to fear, that, in spite of her innocence, she would be found guilty.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Men about the Inns of Court speculated as to the verdict, offering to each other very confident opinions as to the result, and offering, on some occasions, bets as well as opinions.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The younger world of barristers was clearly of opinion that Lady Mason was innocent; but a portion, an unhappy portion, was inclined to fear, that, in spite of her innocence, she would be found guilty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day of the trial was now quickly coming on, and the London world, especially the world of lawyers, was beginning to talk much on the subject.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Men about the Inns of Court speculated as to the verdict, offering to each other very confident opinions as to the result, and offering, on some occasions, bets as well as opinions.
barristers
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From this reading The younger world of barristers was clearly of opinion that Lady Mason was innocent; but a portion, an unhappy portion, was inclined to fear, that, in spite of her innocence, she would be found guilty.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The younger world of barristers was clearly of opinion that Lady Mason was innocent; but a portion, an unhappy portion, was inclined to fear, that, in spite of her innocence, she would be found guilty.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The day of the trial was now quickly coming on, and the London world, especially the world of lawyers, was beginning to talk much on the subject.
belief
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From this reading The elder world of barristers was not, perhaps, so demonstrative, but in that world the belief in her innocence was not so strong, and the fear of her condemnation much stronger.
bets
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From this reading Men about the Inns of Court speculated as to the verdict, offering to each other very confident opinions as to the result, and offering, on some occasions, bets as well as opinions.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The younger world of barristers was clearly of opinion that Lady Mason was innocent; but a portion, an unhappy portion, was inclined to fear, that, in spite of her innocence, she would be found guilty.
clearly
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From this reading The younger world of barristers was clearly of opinion that Lady Mason was innocent; but a portion, an unhappy portion, was inclined to fear, that, in spite of her innocence, she would be found guilty.
coming
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From this reading The day of the trial was now quickly coming on, and the London world, especially the world of lawyers, was beginning to talk much on the subject.
condemnation
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From this reading The elder world of barristers was not, perhaps, so demonstrative, but in that world the belief in her innocence was not so strong, and the fear of her condemnation much stronger.
confident
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From this reading Men about the Inns of Court speculated as to the verdict, offering to each other very confident opinions as to the result, and offering, on some occasions, bets as well as opinions.
Court
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From this reading Men about the Inns of Court speculated as to the verdict, offering to each other very confident opinions as to the result, and offering, on some occasions, bets as well as opinions.
day
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From this reading The day of the trial was now quickly coming on, and the London world, especially the world of lawyers, was beginning to talk much on the subject.
demonstrative
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From this reading The elder world of barristers was not, perhaps, so demonstrative, but in that world the belief in her innocence was not so strong, and the fear of her condemnation much stronger.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Men about the Inns of Court speculated as to the verdict, offering to each other very confident opinions as to the result, and offering, on some occasions, bets as well as opinions.
elder
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From this reading The elder world of barristers was not, perhaps, so demonstrative, but in that world the belief in her innocence was not so strong, and the fear of her condemnation much stronger.
especially
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From this reading The day of the trial was now quickly coming on, and the London world, especially the world of lawyers, was beginning to talk much on the subject.
fear
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From this reading The younger world of barristers was clearly of opinion that Lady Mason was innocent; but a portion, an unhappy portion, was inclined to fear, that, in spite of her innocence, she would be found guilty.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The younger world of barristers was clearly of opinion that Lady Mason was innocent; but a portion, an unhappy portion, was inclined to fear, that, in spite of her innocence, she would be found guilty.
guilty
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From this reading The younger world of barristers was clearly of opinion that Lady Mason was innocent; but a portion, an unhappy portion, was inclined to fear, that, in spite of her innocence, she would be found guilty.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The younger world of barristers was clearly of opinion that Lady Mason was innocent; but a portion, an unhappy portion, was inclined to fear, that, in spite of her innocence, she would be found guilty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The younger world of barristers was clearly of opinion that Lady Mason was innocent; but a portion, an unhappy portion, was inclined to fear, that, in spite of her innocence, she would be found guilty.
inclined
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From this reading The younger world of barristers was clearly of opinion that Lady Mason was innocent; but a portion, an unhappy portion, was inclined to fear, that, in spite of her innocence, she would be found guilty.
innocence
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From this reading The younger world of barristers was clearly of opinion that Lady Mason was innocent; but a portion, an unhappy portion, was inclined to fear, that, in spite of her innocence, she would be found guilty.
innocent
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From this reading The younger world of barristers was clearly of opinion that Lady Mason was innocent; but a portion, an unhappy portion, was inclined to fear, that, in spite of her innocence, she would be found guilty.
Inns
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From this reading Men about the Inns of Court speculated as to the verdict, offering to each other very confident opinions as to the result, and offering, on some occasions, bets as well as opinions.
Lady
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From this reading The younger world of barristers was clearly of opinion that Lady Mason was innocent; but a portion, an unhappy portion, was inclined to fear, that, in spite of her innocence, she would be found guilty.
lawyers
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From this reading The day of the trial was now quickly coming on, and the London world, especially the world of lawyers, was beginning to talk much on the subject.
London
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From this reading The day of the trial was now quickly coming on, and the London world, especially the world of lawyers, was beginning to talk much on the subject.
Mason
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From this reading The younger world of barristers was clearly of opinion that Lady Mason was innocent; but a portion, an unhappy portion, was inclined to fear, that, in spite of her innocence, she would be found guilty.
Men
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From this reading Men about the Inns of Court speculated as to the verdict, offering to each other very confident opinions as to the result, and offering, on some occasions, bets as well as opinions.
much
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From this reading The day of the trial was now quickly coming on, and the London world, especially the world of lawyers, was beginning to talk much on the subject.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The elder world of barristers was not, perhaps, so demonstrative, but in that world the belief in her innocence was not so strong, and the fear of her condemnation much stronger.
now
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From this reading The day of the trial was now quickly coming on, and the London world, especially the world of lawyers, was beginning to talk much on the subject.
occasions
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From this reading Men about the Inns of Court speculated as to the verdict, offering to each other very confident opinions as to the result, and offering, on some occasions, bets as well as opinions.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STATE OF PUBLIC OPINION.
offering
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From this reading Men about the Inns of Court speculated as to the verdict, offering to each other very confident opinions as to the result, and offering, on some occasions, bets as well as opinions.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The day of the trial was now quickly coming on, and the London world, especially the world of lawyers, was beginning to talk much on the subject.
OPINION
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From this reading THE STATE OF PUBLIC OPINION.
opinions
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From this reading Men about the Inns of Court speculated as to the verdict, offering to each other very confident opinions as to the result, and offering, on some occasions, bets as well as opinions.
other
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From this reading Men about the Inns of Court speculated as to the verdict, offering to each other very confident opinions as to the result, and offering, on some occasions, bets as well as opinions.
perhaps
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From this reading The elder world of barristers was not, perhaps, so demonstrative, but in that world the belief in her innocence was not so strong, and the fear of her condemnation much stronger.
portion
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From this reading The younger world of barristers was clearly of opinion that Lady Mason was innocent; but a portion, an unhappy portion, was inclined to fear, that, in spite of her innocence, she would be found guilty.
PUBLIC
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From this reading THE STATE OF PUBLIC OPINION.
quickly
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From this reading The day of the trial was now quickly coming on, and the London world, especially the world of lawyers, was beginning to talk much on the subject.
result
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From this reading Men about the Inns of Court speculated as to the verdict, offering to each other very confident opinions as to the result, and offering, on some occasions, bets as well as opinions.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The younger world of barristers was clearly of opinion that Lady Mason was innocent; but a portion, an unhappy portion, was inclined to fear, that, in spite of her innocence, she would be found guilty.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The elder world of barristers was not, perhaps, so demonstrative, but in that world the belief in her innocence was not so strong, and the fear of her condemnation much stronger.
some
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From this reading Men about the Inns of Court speculated as to the verdict, offering to each other very confident opinions as to the result, and offering, on some occasions, bets as well as opinions.
speculated
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From this reading Men about the Inns of Court speculated as to the verdict, offering to each other very confident opinions as to the result, and offering, on some occasions, bets as well as opinions.
spite
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From this reading The younger world of barristers was clearly of opinion that Lady Mason was innocent; but a portion, an unhappy portion, was inclined to fear, that, in spite of her innocence, she would be found guilty.
STATE
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From this reading THE STATE OF PUBLIC OPINION.
strong
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From this reading The elder world of barristers was not, perhaps, so demonstrative, but in that world the belief in her innocence was not so strong, and the fear of her condemnation much stronger.
stronger
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From this reading The elder world of barristers was not, perhaps, so demonstrative, but in that world the belief in her innocence was not so strong, and the fear of her condemnation much stronger.
subject
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From this reading The day of the trial was now quickly coming on, and the London world, especially the world of lawyers, was beginning to talk much on the subject.
talk
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From this reading The day of the trial was now quickly coming on, and the London world, especially the world of lawyers, was beginning to talk much on the subject.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The younger world of barristers was clearly of opinion that Lady Mason was innocent; but a portion, an unhappy portion, was inclined to fear, that, in spite of her innocence, she would be found guilty.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STATE OF PUBLIC OPINION.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day of the trial was now quickly coming on, and the London world, especially the world of lawyers, was beginning to talk much on the subject.
trial
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From this reading The day of the trial was now quickly coming on, and the London world, especially the world of lawyers, was beginning to talk much on the subject.
unhappy
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From this reading The younger world of barristers was clearly of opinion that Lady Mason was innocent; but a portion, an unhappy portion, was inclined to fear, that, in spite of her innocence, she would be found guilty.
verdict
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From this reading Men about the Inns of Court speculated as to the verdict, offering to each other very confident opinions as to the result, and offering, on some occasions, bets as well as opinions.
very
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From this reading Men about the Inns of Court speculated as to the verdict, offering to each other very confident opinions as to the result, and offering, on some occasions, bets as well as opinions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day of the trial was now quickly coming on, and the London world, especially the world of lawyers, was beginning to talk much on the subject.
well
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From this reading Men about the Inns of Court speculated as to the verdict, offering to each other very confident opinions as to the result, and offering, on some occasions, bets as well as opinions.
world
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From this reading The day of the trial was now quickly coming on, and the London world, especially the world of lawyers, was beginning to talk much on the subject.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The younger world of barristers was clearly of opinion that Lady Mason was innocent; but a portion, an unhappy portion, was inclined to fear, that, in spite of her innocence, she would be found guilty.
younger
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From this reading The younger world of barristers was clearly of opinion that Lady Mason was innocent; but a portion, an unhappy portion, was inclined to fear, that, in spite of her innocence, she would be found guilty.
