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The Cyber and Justice Holmes
The Cyber and Justice Holmes

Chapter I

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_Old Judge Anderson feared the inevitable--he was to be replaced by a Cyber!
A machine that dealt out decisions free of human errors and emotions.
What would Justice Holmes think?_ "Cyber justice!"
That's what the District Attorney had called it in his campaign speech last night.
"Cyber justice!"
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The Cyber and Justice Holmes

Chapter I

Reading 1/71 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Old Judge Anderson feared the inevitable--he was to be replaced by a Cyber!
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A machine that dealt out decisions free of human errors and emotions.
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What would Justice Holmes think?_ "Cyber justice!"
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That's what the District Attorney had called it in his campaign speech last night.
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"Cyber justice!"

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Free adjective US /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading “A machine that dealt out decisions free of human errors and emotions.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That's what the District Attorney had called it in his campaign speech last night.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “What would Justice Holmes think?_ "Cyber justice!"”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “What would Justice Holmes think?_ "Cyber justice!"”

All words in this reading · 42

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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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From this reading _Old Judge Anderson feared the inevitable--he was to be replaced by a Cyber!

Attorney

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From this reading That's what the District Attorney had called it in his campaign speech last night.

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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From this reading That's what the District Attorney had called it in his campaign speech last night.

campaign

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From this reading That's what the District Attorney had called it in his campaign speech last night.

Cyber

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From this reading _Old Judge Anderson feared the inevitable--he was to be replaced by a Cyber!

dealt

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From this reading A machine that dealt out decisions free of human errors and emotions.

decisions

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From this reading A machine that dealt out decisions free of human errors and emotions.

District

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From this reading That's what the District Attorney had called it in his campaign speech last night.

emotions

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From this reading A machine that dealt out decisions free of human errors and emotions.

errors

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From this reading A machine that dealt out decisions free of human errors and emotions.

feared

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From this reading _Old Judge Anderson feared the inevitable--he was to be replaced by a Cyber!

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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From this reading A machine that dealt out decisions free of human errors and emotions.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading That's what the District Attorney had called it in his campaign speech last night.

inevitable

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From this reading _Old Judge Anderson feared the inevitable--he was to be replaced by a Cyber!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading That's what the District Attorney had called it in his campaign speech last night.

Judge

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From this reading _Old Judge Anderson feared the inevitable--he was to be replaced by a Cyber!

Justice

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From this reading What would Justice Holmes think?_ "Cyber justice!"

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That's what the District Attorney had called it in his campaign speech last night.

machine

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From this reading A machine that dealt out decisions free of human errors and emotions.

night

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From this reading That's what the District Attorney had called it in his campaign speech last night.

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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From this reading _Old Judge Anderson feared the inevitable--he was to be replaced by a Cyber!

out

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From this reading A machine that dealt out decisions free of human errors and emotions.

replaced

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From this reading _Old Judge Anderson feared the inevitable--he was to be replaced by a Cyber!

speech

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From this reading That's what the District Attorney had called it in his campaign speech last night.

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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From this reading That's what the District Attorney had called it in his campaign speech last night.

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!"