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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 Now, the bailiff's man is an outsider, an adventitious minister of justice, appearing to see that judgment is executed; he is, in fact, a kind of inferior executioner employed by the county court.
adventitious
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From this reading Now, the bailiff's man is an outsider, an adventitious minister of justice, appearing to see that judgment is executed; he is, in fact, a kind of inferior executioner employed by the county court.
agents
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From this reading Magistrates, councillors, jurisconsults, judges, barristers, officers for the crown, bailiffs, attorneys, clerks of the court, procurators, solicitors, and agents of various kinds, represent or misrepresent Justice.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now, the bailiff's man is an outsider, an adventitious minister of justice, appearing to see that judgment is executed; he is, in fact, a kind of inferior executioner employed by the county court.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Magistrates, councillors, jurisconsults, judges, barristers, officers for the crown, bailiffs, attorneys, clerks of the court, procurators, solicitors, and agents of various kinds, represent or misrepresent Justice.
appearing
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From this reading Now, the bailiff's man is an outsider, an adventitious minister of justice, appearing to see that judgment is executed; he is, in fact, a kind of inferior executioner employed by the county court.
applied
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From this reading But the word "lawyer" (homme de loi) is a depreciatory term applied to the legal profession.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The "lawyer" and the bailiff's men (commonly called "the brokers") are the two lowest rungs of the ladder.
attorneys
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From this reading Magistrates, councillors, jurisconsults, judges, barristers, officers for the crown, bailiffs, attorneys, clerks of the court, procurators, solicitors, and agents of various kinds, represent or misrepresent Justice.
bailiff's
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From this reading The "lawyer" and the bailiff's men (commonly called "the brokers") are the two lowest rungs of the ladder.
bailiffs
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From this reading Magistrates, councillors, jurisconsults, judges, barristers, officers for the crown, bailiffs, attorneys, clerks of the court, procurators, solicitors, and agents of various kinds, represent or misrepresent Justice.
barristers
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From this reading Magistrates, councillors, jurisconsults, judges, barristers, officers for the crown, bailiffs, attorneys, clerks of the court, procurators, solicitors, and agents of various kinds, represent or misrepresent Justice.
brokers
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From this reading The "lawyer" and the bailiff's men (commonly called "the brokers") are the two lowest rungs of the ladder.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the word "lawyer" (homme de loi) is a depreciatory term applied to the legal profession.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now, the bailiff's man is an outsider, an adventitious minister of justice, appearing to see that judgment is executed; he is, in fact, a kind of inferior executioner employed by the county court.
called
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From this reading The "lawyer" and the bailiff's men (commonly called "the brokers") are the two lowest rungs of the ladder.
calling
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From this reading Consuming professional jealousy finds similar disparaging epithets for fellow-travelers in every walk of life, and every calling has its special insult.
clerks
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commonly
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From this reading The "lawyer" and the bailiff's men (commonly called "the brokers") are the two lowest rungs of the ladder.
Consuming
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From this reading Consuming professional jealousy finds similar disparaging epithets for fellow-travelers in every walk of life, and every calling has its special insult.
councillors
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From this reading Magistrates, councillors, jurisconsults, judges, barristers, officers for the crown, bailiffs, attorneys, clerks of the court, procurators, solicitors, and agents of various kinds, represent or misrepresent Justice.
county
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From this reading Now, the bailiff's man is an outsider, an adventitious minister of justice, appearing to see that judgment is executed; he is, in fact, a kind of inferior executioner employed by the county court.
court
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crown
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de
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From this reading But the word "lawyer" (homme de loi) is a depreciatory term applied to the legal profession.
depreciatory
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From this reading But the word "lawyer" (homme de loi) is a depreciatory term applied to the legal profession.
disparaging
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From this reading Consuming professional jealousy finds similar disparaging epithets for fellow-travelers in every walk of life, and every calling has its special insult.
employed
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From this reading Now, the bailiff's man is an outsider, an adventitious minister of justice, appearing to see that judgment is executed; he is, in fact, a kind of inferior executioner employed by the county court.
epithets
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From this reading Consuming professional jealousy finds similar disparaging epithets for fellow-travelers in every walk of life, and every calling has its special insult.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Consuming professional jealousy finds similar disparaging epithets for fellow-travelers in every walk of life, and every calling has its special insult.
executed
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From this reading Now, the bailiff's man is an outsider, an adventitious minister of justice, appearing to see that judgment is executed; he is, in fact, a kind of inferior executioner employed by the county court.
executioner
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From this reading Now, the bailiff's man is an outsider, an adventitious minister of justice, appearing to see that judgment is executed; he is, in fact, a kind of inferior executioner employed by the county court.
fact
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From this reading Now, the bailiff's man is an outsider, an adventitious minister of justice, appearing to see that judgment is executed; he is, in fact, a kind of inferior executioner employed by the county court.
fellow-travelers
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From this reading Consuming professional jealousy finds similar disparaging epithets for fellow-travelers in every walk of life, and every calling has its special insult.
finds
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From this reading Consuming professional jealousy finds similar disparaging epithets for fellow-travelers in every walk of life, and every calling has its special insult.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Magistrates, councillors, jurisconsults, judges, barristers, officers for the crown, bailiffs, attorneys, clerks of the court, procurators, solicitors, and agents of various kinds, represent or misrepresent Justice.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Consuming professional jealousy finds similar disparaging epithets for fellow-travelers in every walk of life, and every calling has its special insult.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, the bailiff's man is an outsider, an adventitious minister of justice, appearing to see that judgment is executed; he is, in fact, a kind of inferior executioner employed by the county court.
homme
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From this reading But the word "lawyer" (homme de loi) is a depreciatory term applied to the legal profession.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, the bailiff's man is an outsider, an adventitious minister of justice, appearing to see that judgment is executed; he is, in fact, a kind of inferior executioner employed by the county court.
inferior
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From this reading Now, the bailiff's man is an outsider, an adventitious minister of justice, appearing to see that judgment is executed; he is, in fact, a kind of inferior executioner employed by the county court.
insult
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From this reading Consuming professional jealousy finds similar disparaging epithets for fellow-travelers in every walk of life, and every calling has its special insult.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, the bailiff's man is an outsider, an adventitious minister of justice, appearing to see that judgment is executed; he is, in fact, a kind of inferior executioner employed by the county court.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Consuming professional jealousy finds similar disparaging epithets for fellow-travelers in every walk of life, and every calling has its special insult.
jealousy
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From this reading Consuming professional jealousy finds similar disparaging epithets for fellow-travelers in every walk of life, and every calling has its special insult.
judges
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From this reading Magistrates, councillors, jurisconsults, judges, barristers, officers for the crown, bailiffs, attorneys, clerks of the court, procurators, solicitors, and agents of various kinds, represent or misrepresent Justice.
judgment
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From this reading Now, the bailiff's man is an outsider, an adventitious minister of justice, appearing to see that judgment is executed; he is, in fact, a kind of inferior executioner employed by the county court.
jurisconsults
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From this reading Magistrates, councillors, jurisconsults, judges, barristers, officers for the crown, bailiffs, attorneys, clerks of the court, procurators, solicitors, and agents of various kinds, represent or misrepresent Justice.
Justice
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kind
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From this reading Now, the bailiff's man is an outsider, an adventitious minister of justice, appearing to see that judgment is executed; he is, in fact, a kind of inferior executioner employed by the county court.
kinds
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From this reading Magistrates, councillors, jurisconsults, judges, barristers, officers for the crown, bailiffs, attorneys, clerks of the court, procurators, solicitors, and agents of various kinds, represent or misrepresent Justice.
ladder
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From this reading The "lawyer" and the bailiff's men (commonly called "the brokers") are the two lowest rungs of the ladder.
lawyer
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From this reading The "lawyer" and the bailiff's men (commonly called "the brokers") are the two lowest rungs of the ladder.
legal
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From this reading But the word "lawyer" (homme de loi) is a depreciatory term applied to the legal profession.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Consuming professional jealousy finds similar disparaging epithets for fellow-travelers in every walk of life, and every calling has its special insult.
loi
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From this reading But the word "lawyer" (homme de loi) is a depreciatory term applied to the legal profession.
lowest
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From this reading The "lawyer" and the bailiff's men (commonly called "the brokers") are the two lowest rungs of the ladder.
Magistratesplural nounUS /ˈmædʒɪstreɪts/
civil officers who administer local law
From this reading Magistrates, councillors, jurisconsults, judges, barristers, officers for the crown, bailiffs, attorneys, clerks of the court, procurators, solicitors, and agents of various kinds, represent or misrepresent Justice.
man
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From this reading Now, the bailiff's man is an outsider, an adventitious minister of justice, appearing to see that judgment is executed; he is, in fact, a kind of inferior executioner employed by the county court.
men
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From this reading The "lawyer" and the bailiff's men (commonly called "the brokers") are the two lowest rungs of the ladder.
minister
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From this reading Now, the bailiff's man is an outsider, an adventitious minister of justice, appearing to see that judgment is executed; he is, in fact, a kind of inferior executioner employed by the county court.
misrepresent
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From this reading Magistrates, councillors, jurisconsults, judges, barristers, officers for the crown, bailiffs, attorneys, clerks of the court, procurators, solicitors, and agents of various kinds, represent or misrepresent Justice.
Now
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From this reading Now, the bailiff's man is an outsider, an adventitious minister of justice, appearing to see that judgment is executed; he is, in fact, a kind of inferior executioner employed by the county court.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Magistrates, councillors, jurisconsults, judges, barristers, officers for the crown, bailiffs, attorneys, clerks of the court, procurators, solicitors, and agents of various kinds, represent or misrepresent Justice.
officers
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From this reading Magistrates, councillors, jurisconsults, judges, barristers, officers for the crown, bailiffs, attorneys, clerks of the court, procurators, solicitors, and agents of various kinds, represent or misrepresent Justice.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Magistrates, councillors, jurisconsults, judges, barristers, officers for the crown, bailiffs, attorneys, clerks of the court, procurators, solicitors, and agents of various kinds, represent or misrepresent Justice.
outsidernounUS /ˌaʊtˈsaɪ.dər/
A person who does not belong to a particular group or community; a stranger.
From this reading Now, the bailiff's man is an outsider, an adventitious minister of justice, appearing to see that judgment is executed; he is, in fact, a kind of inferior executioner employed by the county court.
procurators
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From this reading Magistrates, councillors, jurisconsults, judges, barristers, officers for the crown, bailiffs, attorneys, clerks of the court, procurators, solicitors, and agents of various kinds, represent or misrepresent Justice.
profession
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From this reading But the word "lawyer" (homme de loi) is a depreciatory term applied to the legal profession.
professional
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From this reading Consuming professional jealousy finds similar disparaging epithets for fellow-travelers in every walk of life, and every calling has its special insult.
represent
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From this reading Magistrates, councillors, jurisconsults, judges, barristers, officers for the crown, bailiffs, attorneys, clerks of the court, procurators, solicitors, and agents of various kinds, represent or misrepresent Justice.
rungs
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From this reading The "lawyer" and the bailiff's men (commonly called "the brokers") are the two lowest rungs of the ladder.
see
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From this reading Now, the bailiff's man is an outsider, an adventitious minister of justice, appearing to see that judgment is executed; he is, in fact, a kind of inferior executioner employed by the county court.
similar
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From this reading Consuming professional jealousy finds similar disparaging epithets for fellow-travelers in every walk of life, and every calling has its special insult.
solicitors
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From this reading Magistrates, councillors, jurisconsults, judges, barristers, officers for the crown, bailiffs, attorneys, clerks of the court, procurators, solicitors, and agents of various kinds, represent or misrepresent Justice.
special
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From this reading Consuming professional jealousy finds similar disparaging epithets for fellow-travelers in every walk of life, and every calling has its special insult.
term
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From this reading But the word "lawyer" (homme de loi) is a depreciatory term applied to the legal profession.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, the bailiff's man is an outsider, an adventitious minister of justice, appearing to see that judgment is executed; he is, in fact, a kind of inferior executioner employed by the county court.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Magistrates, councillors, jurisconsults, judges, barristers, officers for the crown, bailiffs, attorneys, clerks of the court, procurators, solicitors, and agents of various kinds, represent or misrepresent Justice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, the bailiff's man is an outsider, an adventitious minister of justice, appearing to see that judgment is executed; he is, in fact, a kind of inferior executioner employed by the county court.
two
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From this reading The "lawyer" and the bailiff's men (commonly called "the brokers") are the two lowest rungs of the ladder.
various
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From this reading Magistrates, councillors, jurisconsults, judges, barristers, officers for the crown, bailiffs, attorneys, clerks of the court, procurators, solicitors, and agents of various kinds, represent or misrepresent Justice.
walk
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From this reading Consuming professional jealousy finds similar disparaging epithets for fellow-travelers in every walk of life, and every calling has its special insult.
word
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From this reading But the word "lawyer" (homme de loi) is a depreciatory term applied to the legal profession.
