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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 END OF A TRIAL.
abetted
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
aided
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
all
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From this reading Circumstantial evidence has sent many a man to the death penalty, but where will you find that it has done so in the case of a woman--and particularly a beautiful woman who still possesses that greatest of all attractions--youth?
always
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From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
any
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From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
attracted
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
attractions
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From this reading Circumstantial evidence has sent many a man to the death penalty, but where will you find that it has done so in the case of a woman--and particularly a beautiful woman who still possesses that greatest of all attractions--youth?
Babbington
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
beautiful
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From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
best
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From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Circumstantial evidence has sent many a man to the death penalty, but where will you find that it has done so in the case of a woman--and particularly a beautiful woman who still possesses that greatest of all attractions--youth?
case
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From this reading Circumstantial evidence has sent many a man to the death penalty, but where will you find that it has done so in the case of a woman--and particularly a beautiful woman who still possesses that greatest of all attractions--youth?
Cephas
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
charged
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
chivalry
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From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
Circumstantial
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From this reading Circumstantial evidence has sent many a man to the death penalty, but where will you find that it has done so in the case of a woman--and particularly a beautiful woman who still possesses that greatest of all attractions--youth?
committing
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
condemn
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From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
convict
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From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
convincing
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From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
cousin
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
crimes
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From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
daughter
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
death
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From this reading Circumstantial evidence has sent many a man to the death penalty, but where will you find that it has done so in the case of a woman--and particularly a beautiful woman who still possesses that greatest of all attractions--youth?
degree
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
deliberate
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
direct
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From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
dwells
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From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
Edythe
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
END
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From this reading THE END OF A TRIAL.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
evidence
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From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
find
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From this reading Circumstantial evidence has sent many a man to the death penalty, but where will you find that it has done so in the case of a woman--and particularly a beautiful woman who still possesses that greatest of all attractions--youth?
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
germ
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From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
greatest
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From this reading Circumstantial evidence has sent many a man to the death penalty, but where will you find that it has done so in the case of a woman--and particularly a beautiful woman who still possesses that greatest of all attractions--youth?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Circumstantial evidence has sent many a man to the death penalty, but where will you find that it has done so in the case of a woman--and particularly a beautiful woman who still possesses that greatest of all attractions--youth?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
heiress
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
Hurd-Babbington
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
inclined
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From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
indictment
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
instigated
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
instinctive
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From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
J
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
judge
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From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
Juries
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From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
law
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From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
leniency
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From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
Lynne
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
Madge
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
man
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From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
many
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From this reading Circumstantial evidence has sent many a man to the death penalty, but where will you find that it has done so in the case of a woman--and particularly a beautiful woman who still possesses that greatest of all attractions--youth?
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
mercy
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From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
murder
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
notice
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF A TRIAL.
offered
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From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
only
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
particularly
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From this reading Circumstantial evidence has sent many a man to the death penalty, but where will you find that it has done so in the case of a woman--and particularly a beautiful woman who still possesses that greatest of all attractions--youth?
penalty
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From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
posed
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
possesses
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From this reading Circumstantial evidence has sent many a man to the death penalty, but where will you find that it has done so in the case of a woman--and particularly a beautiful woman who still possesses that greatest of all attractions--youth?
premeditated
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
present
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From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
prosecution
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
read
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
recommendationnounUS /ˌrɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/
a quality or fact that makes someone or something suitable
From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
reluctance
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From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
said
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
sent
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From this reading Circumstantial evidence has sent many a man to the death penalty, but where will you find that it has done so in the case of a woman--and particularly a beautiful woman who still possesses that greatest of all attractions--youth?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Circumstantial evidence has sent many a man to the death penalty, but where will you find that it has done so in the case of a woman--and particularly a beautiful woman who still possesses that greatest of all attractions--youth?
soul
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From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Circumstantial evidence has sent many a man to the death penalty, but where will you find that it has done so in the case of a woman--and particularly a beautiful woman who still possesses that greatest of all attractions--youth?
strong
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From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
testimony
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From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF A TRIAL.
then
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From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
there
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From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
Thomas
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
TRIAL
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From this reading THE END OF A TRIAL.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
usually
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From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
utmost
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From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The testimony against her must be of the best, and it must be direct, for the germ of chivalry dwells in the soul of every man, and there is always present in his conscience that instinctive reluctance to condemn any woman, whatever her crimes may have been, to the utmost penalty of the law.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Circumstantial evidence has sent many a man to the death penalty, but where will you find that it has done so in the case of a woman--and particularly a beautiful woman who still possesses that greatest of all attractions--youth?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Circumstantial evidence has sent many a man to the death penalty, but where will you find that it has done so in the case of a woman--and particularly a beautiful woman who still possesses that greatest of all attractions--youth?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Circumstantial evidence has sent many a man to the death penalty, but where will you find that it has done so in the case of a woman--and particularly a beautiful woman who still possesses that greatest of all attractions--youth?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
woman
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From this reading Juries are not inclined to convict a beautiful woman unless the evidence offered against her is entirely convincing; and, even then, it is done with reluctance, and usually with a strong recommendation to the judge for mercy and leniency.
world-wide
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From this reading It was so in the Babbington case--in that great case which attracted such world-wide notice at the time of the trial--the prosecution of Madge Hurd-Babbington for murder in the first degree, in that she was charged--so the indictment read--with having instigated, aided, and abetted one Thomas Lynne, who posed for the time under the name of his cousin, J. Cephas Lynne, in committing the deliberate and premeditated murder of Edythe Lynne, only daughter and heiress of the said J. Cephas Lynne.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Circumstantial evidence has sent many a man to the death penalty, but where will you find that it has done so in the case of a woman--and particularly a beautiful woman who still possesses that greatest of all attractions--youth?
youth
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From this reading Circumstantial evidence has sent many a man to the death penalty, but where will you find that it has done so in the case of a woman--and particularly a beautiful woman who still possesses that greatest of all attractions--youth?
