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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 John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He tells some rambling story about Attymar sending him to meet a man at Highgate.
admits
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From this reading “He said nothing except that he went to Attymar’s house--oh, yes, he admits that--by appointment.
allowed
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From this reading He says Attymar kept him waiting for some time before he opened the door, and then only allowed him to come into the lobby.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He says Attymar kept him waiting for some time before he opened the door, and then only allowed him to come into the lobby.
answer
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From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
appointment
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From this reading “He said nothing except that he went to Attymar’s house--oh, yes, he admits that--by appointment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
Attymar
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From this reading He says Attymar kept him waiting for some time before he opened the door, and then only allowed him to come into the lobby.
Attymar's
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From this reading “He said nothing except that he went to Attymar’s house--oh, yes, he admits that--by appointment.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He says Attymar kept him waiting for some time before he opened the door, and then only allowed him to come into the lobby.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
brief
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From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
clerk
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From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He says Attymar kept him waiting for some time before he opened the door, and then only allowed him to come into the lobby.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
Court
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From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
dazed
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From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
door
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From this reading He says Attymar kept him waiting for some time before he opened the door, and then only allowed him to come into the lobby.
earlier
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From this reading Gaylor had seen him earlier in the morning.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading “He said nothing except that he went to Attymar’s house--oh, yes, he admits that--by appointment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He says Attymar kept him waiting for some time before he opened the door, and then only allowed him to come into the lobby.
Gaylor
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From this reading Gaylor had seen him earlier in the morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gaylor had seen him earlier in the morning.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
Highgate
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From this reading He tells some rambling story about Attymar sending him to meet a man at Highgate.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
house
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From this reading “He said nothing except that he went to Attymar’s house--oh, yes, he admits that--by appointment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gaylor had seen him earlier in the morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He says Attymar kept him waiting for some time before he opened the door, and then only allowed him to come into the lobby.
John
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From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
kept
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From this reading He says Attymar kept him waiting for some time before he opened the door, and then only allowed him to come into the lobby.
lobby
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From this reading He says Attymar kept him waiting for some time before he opened the door, and then only allowed him to come into the lobby.
London
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From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
made
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From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
magistrate's
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From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
man
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From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
meet
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From this reading He tells some rambling story about Attymar sending him to meet a man at Highgate.
more
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From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gaylor had seen him earlier in the morning.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “He said nothing except that he went to Attymar’s house--oh, yes, he admits that--by appointment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
oh
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From this reading “He said nothing except that he went to Attymar’s house--oh, yes, he admits that--by appointment.
only
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From this reading He says Attymar kept him waiting for some time before he opened the door, and then only allowed him to come into the lobby.
opened
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From this reading He says Attymar kept him waiting for some time before he opened the door, and then only allowed him to come into the lobby.
overwhelmed
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From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
Police
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From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
position
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From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
put
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From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
questions
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From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
rambling
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From this reading He tells some rambling story about Attymar sending him to meet a man at Highgate.
said
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From this reading “He said nothing except that he went to Attymar’s house--oh, yes, he admits that--by appointment.
says
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From this reading He says Attymar kept him waiting for some time before he opened the door, and then only allowed him to come into the lobby.
seen
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From this reading Gaylor had seen him earlier in the morning.
sending
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From this reading He tells some rambling story about Attymar sending him to meet a man at Highgate.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
some
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From this reading He says Attymar kept him waiting for some time before he opened the door, and then only allowed him to come into the lobby.
Southers
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From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
story
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From this reading He tells some rambling story about Attymar sending him to meet a man at Highgate.
tells
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From this reading He tells some rambling story about Attymar sending him to meet a man at Highgate.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
then
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From this reading He says Attymar kept him waiting for some time before he opened the door, and then only allowed him to come into the lobby.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He says Attymar kept him waiting for some time before he opened the door, and then only allowed him to come into the lobby.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
Tower
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From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
waiting
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From this reading He says Attymar kept him waiting for some time before he opened the door, and then only allowed him to come into the lobby.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He said nothing except that he went to Attymar’s house--oh, yes, he admits that--by appointment.
yes
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From this reading “He said nothing except that he went to Attymar’s house--oh, yes, he admits that--by appointment.
young
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From this reading John Southers made a brief appearance at the Tower of London Police Court--a dazed, bewildered young man, so overwhelmed by his position that he could do no more than answer the questions put to him by the magistrate’s clerk.
