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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His throne was a knock-kneed, broken chair.
administration
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From this reading In front of him stood a large scarred table, whereon rested the equipment of well-thumbed tomes which bolstered him in his administration of justice.
B
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From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
bench
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From this reading In the room beyond stood a few scattered chairs, a long bench or two.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In the room beyond stood a few scattered chairs, a long bench or two.
Blackman
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From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
bolstered
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From this reading In front of him stood a large scarred table, whereon rested the equipment of well-thumbed tomes which bolstered him in his administration of justice.
brick
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From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His throne was a knock-kneed, broken chair.
buildings
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From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On one wall, by way of ornament, was a steel engraving of Daniel Webster.
chair
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From this reading His throne was a knock-kneed, broken chair.
chairs
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From this reading In the room beyond stood a few scattered chairs, a long bench or two.
COURT
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From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
Daniel
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From this reading On one wall, by way of ornament, was a steel engraving of Daniel Webster.
engraving
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From this reading On one wall, by way of ornament, was a steel engraving of Daniel Webster.
equipment
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From this reading In front of him stood a large scarred table, whereon rested the equipment of well-thumbed tomes which bolstered him in his administration of justice.
few
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From this reading In the room beyond stood a few scattered chairs, a long bench or two.
framed
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From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
front
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From this reading In front of him stood a large scarred table, whereon rested the equipment of well-thumbed tomes which bolstered him in his administration of justice.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In front of him stood a large scarred table, whereon rested the equipment of well-thumbed tomes which bolstered him in his administration of justice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
J
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From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
Justice
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From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
knock-kneed
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From this reading His throne was a knock-kneed, broken chair.
large
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From this reading In front of him stood a large scarred table, whereon rested the equipment of well-thumbed tomes which bolstered him in his administration of justice.
law
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From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the room beyond stood a few scattered chairs, a long bench or two.
majesty
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From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
narrow
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From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On one wall, by way of ornament, was a steel engraving of Daniel Webster.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
OPENverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the room beyond stood a few scattered chairs, a long bench or two.
ornament
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From this reading On one wall, by way of ornament, was a steel engraving of Daniel Webster.
Peace
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From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
public
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From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
rested
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From this reading In front of him stood a large scarred table, whereon rested the equipment of well-thumbed tomes which bolstered him in his administration of justice.
room
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From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
sat
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From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
scarred
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From this reading In front of him stood a large scarred table, whereon rested the equipment of well-thumbed tomes which bolstered him in his administration of justice.
scattered
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From this reading In the room beyond stood a few scattered chairs, a long bench or two.
Spring
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From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
square
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From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
steel
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From this reading On one wall, by way of ornament, was a steel engraving of Daniel Webster.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In front of him stood a large scarred table, whereon rested the equipment of well-thumbed tomes which bolstered him in his administration of justice.
table
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From this reading In front of him stood a large scarred table, whereon rested the equipment of well-thumbed tomes which bolstered him in his administration of justice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
throne
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From this reading His throne was a knock-kneed, broken chair.
tomes
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From this reading In front of him stood a large scarred table, whereon rested the equipment of well-thumbed tomes which bolstered him in his administration of justice.
two
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From this reading In the room beyond stood a few scattered chairs, a long bench or two.
two-story
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From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
upholder
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From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
upstairs
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From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
Valley
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From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
wall
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From this reading On one wall, by way of ornament, was a steel engraving of Daniel Webster.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His throne was a knock-kneed, broken chair.
way
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From this reading On one wall, by way of ornament, was a steel engraving of Daniel Webster.
Webster
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From this reading On one wall, by way of ornament, was a steel engraving of Daniel Webster.
well-thumbed
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From this reading In front of him stood a large scarred table, whereon rested the equipment of well-thumbed tomes which bolstered him in his administration of justice.
whereon
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From this reading In front of him stood a large scarred table, whereon rested the equipment of well-thumbed tomes which bolstered him in his administration of justice.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN OPEN COURT In his narrow little room upstairs in one of the two-story brick buildings which framed the public square of Spring Valley sat J. B. Blackman, Justice of the Peace, upholder of the majesty of the law.
