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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 His only plea was that this was the first time such a dreadful thing had happened.
account
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From this reading But he drew from Mr. Binney an account of the occurrences of the term, and amongst them of the attack that Piper had made upon him in his paper.
afterwards
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From this reading NEMESIS Dr. Toller left Mr. Binney an hour afterwards, chastened and repentant.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading But he drew from Mr. Binney an account of the occurrences of the term, and amongst them of the attack that Piper had made upon him in his paper.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading NEMESIS Dr. Toller left Mr. Binney an hour afterwards, chastened and repentant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEMESIS Dr. Toller left Mr. Binney an hour afterwards, chastened and repentant.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dr. Toller did not refer in direct terms to the _New Court Chronicle_, as he remembered in time that his wife had not told him before he left home how its numbers had fallen into her hands.
attack
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From this reading But he drew from Mr. Binney an account of the occurrences of the term, and amongst them of the attack that Piper had made upon him in his paper.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The full enormity of his crime had been brought home to him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Dr. Toller did not refer in direct terms to the _New Court Chronicle_, as he remembered in time that his wife had not told him before he left home how its numbers had fallen into her hands.
Binney
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From this reading NEMESIS Dr. Toller left Mr. Binney an hour afterwards, chastened and repentant.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The full enormity of his crime had been brought home to him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he drew from Mr. Binney an account of the occurrences of the term, and amongst them of the attack that Piper had made upon him in his paper.
chastened
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From this reading NEMESIS Dr. Toller left Mr. Binney an hour afterwards, chastened and repentant.
ChroniclenounUS /ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl/
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading Dr. Toller did not refer in direct terms to the _New Court Chronicle_, as he remembered in time that his wife had not told him before he left home how its numbers had fallen into her hands.
Court
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From this reading Dr. Toller did not refer in direct terms to the _New Court Chronicle_, as he remembered in time that his wife had not told him before he left home how its numbers had fallen into her hands.
crime
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From this reading The full enormity of his crime had been brought home to him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Dr. Toller did not refer in direct terms to the _New Court Chronicle_, as he remembered in time that his wife had not told him before he left home how its numbers had fallen into her hands.
direct
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From this reading Dr. Toller did not refer in direct terms to the _New Court Chronicle_, as he remembered in time that his wife had not told him before he left home how its numbers had fallen into her hands.
Dr
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From this reading NEMESIS Dr. Toller left Mr. Binney an hour afterwards, chastened and repentant.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading His only plea was that this was the first time such a dreadful thing had happened.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he drew from Mr. Binney an account of the occurrences of the term, and amongst them of the attack that Piper had made upon him in his paper.
enormity
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From this reading The full enormity of his crime had been brought home to him.
fallen
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From this reading Dr. Toller did not refer in direct terms to the _New Court Chronicle_, as he remembered in time that his wife had not told him before he left home how its numbers had fallen into her hands.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His only plea was that this was the first time such a dreadful thing had happened.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But he drew from Mr. Binney an account of the occurrences of the term, and amongst them of the attack that Piper had made upon him in his paper.
full
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From this reading The full enormity of his crime had been brought home to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The full enormity of his crime had been brought home to him.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Dr. Toller did not refer in direct terms to the _New Court Chronicle_, as he remembered in time that his wife had not told him before he left home how its numbers had fallen into her hands.
happened
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From this reading His only plea was that this was the first time such a dreadful thing had happened.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dr. Toller did not refer in direct terms to the _New Court Chronicle_, as he remembered in time that his wife had not told him before he left home how its numbers had fallen into her hands.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. Toller did not refer in direct terms to the _New Court Chronicle_, as he remembered in time that his wife had not told him before he left home how its numbers had fallen into her hands.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The full enormity of his crime had been brought home to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The full enormity of his crime had been brought home to him.
home
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From this reading The full enormity of his crime had been brought home to him.
hour
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From this reading NEMESIS Dr. Toller left Mr. Binney an hour afterwards, chastened and repentant.
how
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From this reading Dr. Toller did not refer in direct terms to the _New Court Chronicle_, as he remembered in time that his wife had not told him before he left home how its numbers had fallen into her hands.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dr. Toller did not refer in direct terms to the _New Court Chronicle_, as he remembered in time that his wife had not told him before he left home how its numbers had fallen into her hands.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dr. Toller did not refer in direct terms to the _New Court Chronicle_, as he remembered in time that his wife had not told him before he left home how its numbers had fallen into her hands.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. Toller did not refer in direct terms to the _New Court Chronicle_, as he remembered in time that his wife had not told him before he left home how its numbers had fallen into her hands.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEMESIS Dr. Toller left Mr. Binney an hour afterwards, chastened and repentant.
made
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From this reading But he drew from Mr. Binney an account of the occurrences of the term, and amongst them of the attack that Piper had made upon him in his paper.
Mr
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From this reading NEMESIS Dr. Toller left Mr. Binney an hour afterwards, chastened and repentant.
NEMESIS
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From this reading NEMESIS Dr. Toller left Mr. Binney an hour afterwards, chastened and repentant.
New
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From this reading Dr. Toller did not refer in direct terms to the _New Court Chronicle_, as he remembered in time that his wife had not told him before he left home how its numbers had fallen into her hands.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dr. Toller did not refer in direct terms to the _New Court Chronicle_, as he remembered in time that his wife had not told him before he left home how its numbers had fallen into her hands.
numbers
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From this reading Dr. Toller did not refer in direct terms to the _New Court Chronicle_, as he remembered in time that his wife had not told him before he left home how its numbers had fallen into her hands.
occurrences
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From this reading But he drew from Mr. Binney an account of the occurrences of the term, and amongst them of the attack that Piper had made upon him in his paper.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The full enormity of his crime had been brought home to him.
only
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From this reading His only plea was that this was the first time such a dreadful thing had happened.
paper
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From this reading But he drew from Mr. Binney an account of the occurrences of the term, and amongst them of the attack that Piper had made upon him in his paper.
Piper
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From this reading But he drew from Mr. Binney an account of the occurrences of the term, and amongst them of the attack that Piper had made upon him in his paper.
plea
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From this reading His only plea was that this was the first time such a dreadful thing had happened.
refer
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From this reading Dr. Toller did not refer in direct terms to the _New Court Chronicle_, as he remembered in time that his wife had not told him before he left home how its numbers had fallen into her hands.
remembered
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From this reading Dr. Toller did not refer in direct terms to the _New Court Chronicle_, as he remembered in time that his wife had not told him before he left home how its numbers had fallen into her hands.
repentant
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From this reading NEMESIS Dr. Toller left Mr. Binney an hour afterwards, chastened and repentant.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading His only plea was that this was the first time such a dreadful thing had happened.
term
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From this reading But he drew from Mr. Binney an account of the occurrences of the term, and amongst them of the attack that Piper had made upon him in his paper.
terms
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From this reading Dr. Toller did not refer in direct terms to the _New Court Chronicle_, as he remembered in time that his wife had not told him before he left home how its numbers had fallen into her hands.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His only plea was that this was the first time such a dreadful thing had happened.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The full enormity of his crime had been brought home to him.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But he drew from Mr. Binney an account of the occurrences of the term, and amongst them of the attack that Piper had made upon him in his paper.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His only plea was that this was the first time such a dreadful thing had happened.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading His only plea was that this was the first time such a dreadful thing had happened.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His only plea was that this was the first time such a dreadful thing had happened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The full enormity of his crime had been brought home to him.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Toller did not refer in direct terms to the _New Court Chronicle_, as he remembered in time that his wife had not told him before he left home how its numbers had fallen into her hands.
Toller
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From this reading NEMESIS Dr. Toller left Mr. Binney an hour afterwards, chastened and repentant.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But he drew from Mr. Binney an account of the occurrences of the term, and amongst them of the attack that Piper had made upon him in his paper.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His only plea was that this was the first time such a dreadful thing had happened.
wife
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From this reading Dr. Toller did not refer in direct terms to the _New Court Chronicle_, as he remembered in time that his wife had not told him before he left home how its numbers had fallen into her hands.
