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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 TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About sundown the Sergeant entered my cell and found me lying on the rough bed-place with my face turned to the wall.
accounted
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From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
all
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From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
bed-place
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From this reading About sundown the Sergeant entered my cell and found me lying on the rough bed-place with my face turned to the wall.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
blow
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From this reading The truth was the blow had fallen and my mind was set at rest once and for all.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
came
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From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
dared
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From this reading Of Sheilah I dared not think.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first I was like a man dead, but now that my wits had returned to me, I was like a man who had still to die.
die
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From this reading At first I was like a man dead, but now that my wits had returned to me, I was like a man who had still to die.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
easier
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From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
entered
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From this reading About sundown the Sergeant entered my cell and found me lying on the rough bed-place with my face turned to the wall.
face
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From this reading About sundown the Sergeant entered my cell and found me lying on the rough bed-place with my face turned to the wall.
fact
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From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
fallen
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From this reading The truth was the blow had fallen and my mind was set at rest once and for all.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first I was like a man dead, but now that my wits had returned to me, I was like a man who had still to die.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
house
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From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
how
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From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
like
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From this reading At first I was like a man dead, but now that my wits had returned to me, I was like a man who had still to die.
lying
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From this reading About sundown the Sergeant entered my cell and found me lying on the rough bed-place with my face turned to the wall.
man
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From this reading At first I was like a man dead, but now that my wits had returned to me, I was like a man who had still to die.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At first I was like a man dead, but now that my wits had returned to me, I was like a man who had still to die.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
now
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From this reading At first I was like a man dead, but now that my wits had returned to me, I was like a man who had still to die.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of Sheilah I dared not think.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading About sundown the Sergeant entered my cell and found me lying on the rough bed-place with my face turned to the wall.
once
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From this reading The truth was the blow had fallen and my mind was set at rest once and for all.
Pete's
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From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
police
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From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The truth was the blow had fallen and my mind was set at rest once and for all.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At first I was like a man dead, but now that my wits had returned to me, I was like a man who had still to die.
rough
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From this reading About sundown the Sergeant entered my cell and found me lying on the rough bed-place with my face turned to the wall.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
Sergeant
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From this reading About sundown the Sergeant entered my cell and found me lying on the rough bed-place with my face turned to the wall.
set
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From this reading The truth was the blow had fallen and my mind was set at rest once and for all.
Sheilah
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From this reading Of Sheilah I dared not think.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
station
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From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first I was like a man dead, but now that my wits had returned to me, I was like a man who had still to die.
strange
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From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
sundown
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From this reading About sundown the Sergeant entered my cell and found me lying on the rough bed-place with my face turned to the wall.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of Sheilah I dared not think.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
TRIAL
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From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
truth
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From this reading The truth was the blow had fallen and my mind was set at rest once and for all.
turned
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From this reading About sundown the Sergeant entered my cell and found me lying on the rough bed-place with my face turned to the wall.
visit
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From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
wall
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From this reading About sundown the Sergeant entered my cell and found me lying on the rough bed-place with my face turned to the wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE TRIAL It was strange, but nevertheless a fact, how to be accounted for I do not know, that when I came to my senses again and found myself in the cell at the police station, I was easier in my mind than I had been at all since Pete's visit to my house.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At first I was like a man dead, but now that my wits had returned to me, I was like a man who had still to die.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading About sundown the Sergeant entered my cell and found me lying on the rough bed-place with my face turned to the wall.
wits
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From this reading At first I was like a man dead, but now that my wits had returned to me, I was like a man who had still to die.
