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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 Felix Graham as he left the Alston court-house on the close of the first day of the trial was not in a happy state of mind.
accuse
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From this reading He did not actually accuse himself of having omitted any duty which he owed to his client; but he did accuse himself of having undertaken a duty for which he felt himself to be manifestly unfit.
actually
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From this reading He did not actually accuse himself of having omitted any duty which he owed to his client; but he did accuse himself of having undertaken a duty for which he felt himself to be manifestly unfit.
advocate
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From this reading Would it not have been better, as he said to himself, for that poor lady to have had any other possible advocate than himself?
Alston
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From this reading Felix Graham as he left the Alston court-house on the close of the first day of the trial was not in a happy state of mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then as he passed out in the company of Mr. Furnival and Mr. Chaffanbrass, the latter looked at him with a scorn which he did not know how to return.
any
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From this reading He did not actually accuse himself of having omitted any duty which he owed to his client; but he did accuse himself of having undertaken a duty for which he felt himself to be manifestly unfit.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Felix Graham as he left the Alston court-house on the close of the first day of the trial was not in a happy state of mind.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then as he passed out in the company of Mr. Furnival and Mr. Chaffanbrass, the latter looked at him with a scorn which he did not know how to return.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He did not actually accuse himself of having omitted any duty which he owed to his client; but he did accuse himself of having undertaken a duty for which he felt himself to be manifestly unfit.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Would it not have been better, as he said to himself, for that poor lady to have had any other possible advocate than himself?
better
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From this reading Would it not have been better, as he said to himself, for that poor lady to have had any other possible advocate than himself?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He did not actually accuse himself of having omitted any duty which he owed to his client; but he did accuse himself of having undertaken a duty for which he felt himself to be manifestly unfit.
Chaffanbrass
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From this reading Then as he passed out in the company of Mr. Furnival and Mr. Chaffanbrass, the latter looked at him with a scorn which he did not know how to return.
client
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From this reading He did not actually accuse himself of having omitted any duty which he owed to his client; but he did accuse himself of having undertaken a duty for which he felt himself to be manifestly unfit.
close
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From this reading Felix Graham as he left the Alston court-house on the close of the first day of the trial was not in a happy state of mind.
company
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From this reading Then as he passed out in the company of Mr. Furnival and Mr. Chaffanbrass, the latter looked at him with a scorn which he did not know how to return.
court-house
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From this reading Felix Graham as he left the Alston court-house on the close of the first day of the trial was not in a happy state of mind.
day
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From this reading Felix Graham as he left the Alston court-house on the close of the first day of the trial was not in a happy state of mind.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not actually accuse himself of having omitted any duty which he owed to his client; but he did accuse himself of having undertaken a duty for which he felt himself to be manifestly unfit.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading He did not actually accuse himself of having omitted any duty which he owed to his client; but he did accuse himself of having undertaken a duty for which he felt himself to be manifestly unfit.
Felix
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From this reading Felix Graham as he left the Alston court-house on the close of the first day of the trial was not in a happy state of mind.
felt
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From this reading He did not actually accuse himself of having omitted any duty which he owed to his client; but he did accuse himself of having undertaken a duty for which he felt himself to be manifestly unfit.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Felix Graham as he left the Alston court-house on the close of the first day of the trial was not in a happy state of mind.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He did not actually accuse himself of having omitted any duty which he owed to his client; but he did accuse himself of having undertaken a duty for which he felt himself to be manifestly unfit.
Furnival
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From this reading Then as he passed out in the company of Mr. Furnival and Mr. Chaffanbrass, the latter looked at him with a scorn which he did not know how to return.
Graham
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From this reading Felix Graham as he left the Alston court-house on the close of the first day of the trial was not in a happy state of mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Would it not have been better, as he said to himself, for that poor lady to have had any other possible advocate than himself?
happy
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From this reading Felix Graham as he left the Alston court-house on the close of the first day of the trial was not in a happy state of mind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Would it not have been better, as he said to himself, for that poor lady to have had any other possible advocate than himself?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He did not actually accuse himself of having omitted any duty which he owed to his client; but he did accuse himself of having undertaken a duty for which he felt himself to be manifestly unfit.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Felix Graham as he left the Alston court-house on the close of the first day of the trial was not in a happy state of mind.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then as he passed out in the company of Mr. Furnival and Mr. Chaffanbrass, the latter looked at him with a scorn which he did not know how to return.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He did not actually accuse himself of having omitted any duty which he owed to his client; but he did accuse himself of having undertaken a duty for which he felt himself to be manifestly unfit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He did not actually accuse himself of having omitted any duty which he owed to his client; but he did accuse himself of having undertaken a duty for which he felt himself to be manifestly unfit.
how
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From this reading Then as he passed out in the company of Mr. Furnival and Mr. Chaffanbrass, the latter looked at him with a scorn which he did not know how to return.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Felix Graham as he left the Alston court-house on the close of the first day of the trial was not in a happy state of mind.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Would it not have been better, as he said to himself, for that poor lady to have had any other possible advocate than himself?
JUDGES
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From this reading THE TWO JUDGES.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then as he passed out in the company of Mr. Furnival and Mr. Chaffanbrass, the latter looked at him with a scorn which he did not know how to return.
lady
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From this reading Would it not have been better, as he said to himself, for that poor lady to have had any other possible advocate than himself?
latter
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From this reading Then as he passed out in the company of Mr. Furnival and Mr. Chaffanbrass, the latter looked at him with a scorn which he did not know how to return.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Felix Graham as he left the Alston court-house on the close of the first day of the trial was not in a happy state of mind.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then as he passed out in the company of Mr. Furnival and Mr. Chaffanbrass, the latter looked at him with a scorn which he did not know how to return.
manifestly
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From this reading He did not actually accuse himself of having omitted any duty which he owed to his client; but he did accuse himself of having undertaken a duty for which he felt himself to be manifestly unfit.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Felix Graham as he left the Alston court-house on the close of the first day of the trial was not in a happy state of mind.
Mr
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From this reading Then as he passed out in the company of Mr. Furnival and Mr. Chaffanbrass, the latter looked at him with a scorn which he did not know how to return.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Felix Graham as he left the Alston court-house on the close of the first day of the trial was not in a happy state of mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Felix Graham as he left the Alston court-house on the close of the first day of the trial was not in a happy state of mind.
omitted
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From this reading He did not actually accuse himself of having omitted any duty which he owed to his client; but he did accuse himself of having undertaken a duty for which he felt himself to be manifestly unfit.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Felix Graham as he left the Alston court-house on the close of the first day of the trial was not in a happy state of mind.
other
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From this reading Would it not have been better, as he said to himself, for that poor lady to have had any other possible advocate than himself?
out
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From this reading Then as he passed out in the company of Mr. Furnival and Mr. Chaffanbrass, the latter looked at him with a scorn which he did not know how to return.
owed
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From this reading He did not actually accuse himself of having omitted any duty which he owed to his client; but he did accuse himself of having undertaken a duty for which he felt himself to be manifestly unfit.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then as he passed out in the company of Mr. Furnival and Mr. Chaffanbrass, the latter looked at him with a scorn which he did not know how to return.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Would it not have been better, as he said to himself, for that poor lady to have had any other possible advocate than himself?
possible
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From this reading Would it not have been better, as he said to himself, for that poor lady to have had any other possible advocate than himself?
return
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From this reading Then as he passed out in the company of Mr. Furnival and Mr. Chaffanbrass, the latter looked at him with a scorn which he did not know how to return.
said
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From this reading Would it not have been better, as he said to himself, for that poor lady to have had any other possible advocate than himself?
scorn
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From this reading Then as he passed out in the company of Mr. Furnival and Mr. Chaffanbrass, the latter looked at him with a scorn which he did not know how to return.
state
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From this reading Felix Graham as he left the Alston court-house on the close of the first day of the trial was not in a happy state of mind.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Would it not have been better, as he said to himself, for that poor lady to have had any other possible advocate than himself?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Would it not have been better, as he said to himself, for that poor lady to have had any other possible advocate than himself?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWO JUDGES.
Then
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From this reading Then as he passed out in the company of Mr. Furnival and Mr. Chaffanbrass, the latter looked at him with a scorn which he did not know how to return.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He did not actually accuse himself of having omitted any duty which he owed to his client; but he did accuse himself of having undertaken a duty for which he felt himself to be manifestly unfit.
trial
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From this reading Felix Graham as he left the Alston court-house on the close of the first day of the trial was not in a happy state of mind.
TWO
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From this reading THE TWO JUDGES.
undertaken
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From this reading He did not actually accuse himself of having omitted any duty which he owed to his client; but he did accuse himself of having undertaken a duty for which he felt himself to be manifestly unfit.
unfit
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From this reading He did not actually accuse himself of having omitted any duty which he owed to his client; but he did accuse himself of having undertaken a duty for which he felt himself to be manifestly unfit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Felix Graham as he left the Alston court-house on the close of the first day of the trial was not in a happy state of mind.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He did not actually accuse himself of having omitted any duty which he owed to his client; but he did accuse himself of having undertaken a duty for which he felt himself to be manifestly unfit.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then as he passed out in the company of Mr. Furnival and Mr. Chaffanbrass, the latter looked at him with a scorn which he did not know how to return.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would it not have been better, as he said to himself, for that poor lady to have had any other possible advocate than himself?
