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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 _Old Judge Anderson feared the inevitable--he was to be replaced by a Cyber!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A machine that dealt out decisions free of human errors and emotions.
Anderson
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Attorney
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Old Judge Anderson feared the inevitable--he was to be replaced by a Cyber!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Old Judge Anderson feared the inevitable--he was to be replaced by a Cyber!
called
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campaign
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Cyber
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dealt
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decisions
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District
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emotions
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errors
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feared
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freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading A machine that dealt out decisions free of human errors and emotions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That's what the District Attorney had called it in his campaign speech last night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Old Judge Anderson feared the inevitable--he was to be replaced by a Cyber!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That's what the District Attorney had called it in his campaign speech last night.
Holmes
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From this reading What would Justice Holmes think?_ "Cyber justice!"
human
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inevitable
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Judge
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Justice
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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machine
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night
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A machine that dealt out decisions free of human errors and emotions.
Old
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out
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replaced
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speech
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A machine that dealt out decisions free of human errors and emotions.
That's
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Old Judge Anderson feared the inevitable--he was to be replaced by a Cyber!
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What would Justice Holmes think?_ "Cyber justice!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Old Judge Anderson feared the inevitable--he was to be replaced by a Cyber!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Old Judge Anderson feared the inevitable--he was to be replaced by a Cyber!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would Justice Holmes think?_ "Cyber justice!"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would Justice Holmes think?_ "Cyber justice!"