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31st
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From this reading It was the very day--the 31st of August, at nine o’clock in the morning of which the condemned man was to perish on the gallows.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The death penalty in Brazil is generally commuted except in the case of negroes, but this time it was to be suffered by a white man.
allows
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From this reading Such are the penal arrangements relative to crimes in the diamond arrayal, for which, in the public interest, the law allows no appear to mercy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And so the order had come, and, as Judge Jarriquez had foreseen, it was an order requiring the immediate execution of the sentence pronounced on Joam Dacosta.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so the order had come, and, as Judge Jarriquez had foreseen, it was an order requiring the immediate execution of the sentence pronounced on Joam Dacosta.
appear
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From this reading Such are the penal arrangements relative to crimes in the diamond arrayal, for which, in the public interest, the law allows no appear to mercy.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such are the penal arrangements relative to crimes in the diamond arrayal, for which, in the public interest, the law allows no appear to mercy.
arrangements
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From this reading Such are the penal arrangements relative to crimes in the diamond arrayal, for which, in the public interest, the law allows no appear to mercy.
arrayal
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From this reading Such are the penal arrangements relative to crimes in the diamond arrayal, for which, in the public interest, the law allows no appear to mercy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And so the order had come, and, as Judge Jarriquez had foreseen, it was an order requiring the immediate execution of the sentence pronounced on Joam Dacosta.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the very day--the 31st of August, at nine o’clock in the morning of which the condemned man was to perish on the gallows.
August
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From this reading It was the very day--the 31st of August, at nine o’clock in the morning of which the condemned man was to perish on the gallows.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The death penalty in Brazil is generally commuted except in the case of negroes, but this time it was to be suffered by a white man.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No proof had been produced; justice must take its course.
Brazil
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From this reading The death penalty in Brazil is generally commuted except in the case of negroes, but this time it was to be suffered by a white man.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The death penalty in Brazil is generally commuted except in the case of negroes, but this time it was to be suffered by a white man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The death penalty in Brazil is generally commuted except in the case of negroes, but this time it was to be suffered by a white man.
case
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From this reading The death penalty in Brazil is generally commuted except in the case of negroes, but this time it was to be suffered by a white man.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so the order had come, and, as Judge Jarriquez had foreseen, it was an order requiring the immediate execution of the sentence pronounced on Joam Dacosta.
commuted
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From this reading The death penalty in Brazil is generally commuted except in the case of negroes, but this time it was to be suffered by a white man.
condemned
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From this reading It was the very day--the 31st of August, at nine o’clock in the morning of which the condemned man was to perish on the gallows.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No proof had been produced; justice must take its course.
crimes
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From this reading Such are the penal arrangements relative to crimes in the diamond arrayal, for which, in the public interest, the law allows no appear to mercy.
Dacosta
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From this reading And so the order had come, and, as Judge Jarriquez had foreseen, it was an order requiring the immediate execution of the sentence pronounced on Joam Dacosta.
day
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From this reading It was the very day--the 31st of August, at nine o’clock in the morning of which the condemned man was to perish on the gallows.
death
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From this reading The death penalty in Brazil is generally commuted except in the case of negroes, but this time it was to be suffered by a white man.
diamond
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From this reading Such are the penal arrangements relative to crimes in the diamond arrayal, for which, in the public interest, the law allows no appear to mercy.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The death penalty in Brazil is generally commuted except in the case of negroes, but this time it was to be suffered by a white man.
execution
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From this reading And so the order had come, and, as Judge Jarriquez had foreseen, it was an order requiring the immediate execution of the sentence pronounced on Joam Dacosta.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Such are the penal arrangements relative to crimes in the diamond arrayal, for which, in the public interest, the law allows no appear to mercy.
foreseen
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From this reading And so the order had come, and, as Judge Jarriquez had foreseen, it was an order requiring the immediate execution of the sentence pronounced on Joam Dacosta.
gallows
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From this reading It was the very day--the 31st of August, at nine o’clock in the morning of which the condemned man was to perish on the gallows.
generally
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From this reading The death penalty in Brazil is generally commuted except in the case of negroes, but this time it was to be suffered by a white man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And so the order had come, and, as Judge Jarriquez had foreseen, it was an order requiring the immediate execution of the sentence pronounced on Joam Dacosta.
immediate
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From this reading And so the order had come, and, as Judge Jarriquez had foreseen, it was an order requiring the immediate execution of the sentence pronounced on Joam Dacosta.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the very day--the 31st of August, at nine o’clock in the morning of which the condemned man was to perish on the gallows.
interest
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From this reading Such are the penal arrangements relative to crimes in the diamond arrayal, for which, in the public interest, the law allows no appear to mercy.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The death penalty in Brazil is generally commuted except in the case of negroes, but this time it was to be suffered by a white man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so the order had come, and, as Judge Jarriquez had foreseen, it was an order requiring the immediate execution of the sentence pronounced on Joam Dacosta.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading No proof had been produced; justice must take its course.
Jarriquez
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From this reading And so the order had come, and, as Judge Jarriquez had foreseen, it was an order requiring the immediate execution of the sentence pronounced on Joam Dacosta.
Joam
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From this reading And so the order had come, and, as Judge Jarriquez had foreseen, it was an order requiring the immediate execution of the sentence pronounced on Joam Dacosta.
Judge
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From this reading And so the order had come, and, as Judge Jarriquez had foreseen, it was an order requiring the immediate execution of the sentence pronounced on Joam Dacosta.
justice
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From this reading No proof had been produced; justice must take its course.
law
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From this reading Such are the penal arrangements relative to crimes in the diamond arrayal, for which, in the public interest, the law allows no appear to mercy.
man
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From this reading It was the very day--the 31st of August, at nine o’clock in the morning of which the condemned man was to perish on the gallows.
mercy
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From this reading Such are the penal arrangements relative to crimes in the diamond arrayal, for which, in the public interest, the law allows no appear to mercy.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the very day--the 31st of August, at nine o’clock in the morning of which the condemned man was to perish on the gallows.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading No proof had been produced; justice must take its course.
negroes
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From this reading The death penalty in Brazil is generally commuted except in the case of negroes, but this time it was to be suffered by a white man.
nine
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From this reading It was the very day--the 31st of August, at nine o’clock in the morning of which the condemned man was to perish on the gallows.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No proof had been produced; justice must take its course.
o'clock
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From this reading It was the very day--the 31st of August, at nine o’clock in the morning of which the condemned man was to perish on the gallows.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so the order had come, and, as Judge Jarriquez had foreseen, it was an order requiring the immediate execution of the sentence pronounced on Joam Dacosta.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And so the order had come, and, as Judge Jarriquez had foreseen, it was an order requiring the immediate execution of the sentence pronounced on Joam Dacosta.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so the order had come, and, as Judge Jarriquez had foreseen, it was an order requiring the immediate execution of the sentence pronounced on Joam Dacosta.
penal
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From this reading Such are the penal arrangements relative to crimes in the diamond arrayal, for which, in the public interest, the law allows no appear to mercy.
penalty
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From this reading The death penalty in Brazil is generally commuted except in the case of negroes, but this time it was to be suffered by a white man.
perish
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From this reading It was the very day--the 31st of August, at nine o’clock in the morning of which the condemned man was to perish on the gallows.
produced
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From this reading No proof had been produced; justice must take its course.
pronounced
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From this reading And so the order had come, and, as Judge Jarriquez had foreseen, it was an order requiring the immediate execution of the sentence pronounced on Joam Dacosta.
proof
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From this reading No proof had been produced; justice must take its course.
public
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From this reading Such are the penal arrangements relative to crimes in the diamond arrayal, for which, in the public interest, the law allows no appear to mercy.
relative
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From this reading Such are the penal arrangements relative to crimes in the diamond arrayal, for which, in the public interest, the law allows no appear to mercy.
requiring
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From this reading And so the order had come, and, as Judge Jarriquez had foreseen, it was an order requiring the immediate execution of the sentence pronounced on Joam Dacosta.
sentence
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From this reading And so the order had come, and, as Judge Jarriquez had foreseen, it was an order requiring the immediate execution of the sentence pronounced on Joam Dacosta.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so the order had come, and, as Judge Jarriquez had foreseen, it was an order requiring the immediate execution of the sentence pronounced on Joam Dacosta.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such are the penal arrangements relative to crimes in the diamond arrayal, for which, in the public interest, the law allows no appear to mercy.
suffered
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From this reading The death penalty in Brazil is generally commuted except in the case of negroes, but this time it was to be suffered by a white man.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No proof had been produced; justice must take its course.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so the order had come, and, as Judge Jarriquez had foreseen, it was an order requiring the immediate execution of the sentence pronounced on Joam Dacosta.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The death penalty in Brazil is generally commuted except in the case of negroes, but this time it was to be suffered by a white man.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The death penalty in Brazil is generally commuted except in the case of negroes, but this time it was to be suffered by a white man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the very day--the 31st of August, at nine o’clock in the morning of which the condemned man was to perish on the gallows.
very
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From this reading It was the very day--the 31st of August, at nine o’clock in the morning of which the condemned man was to perish on the gallows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so the order had come, and, as Judge Jarriquez had foreseen, it was an order requiring the immediate execution of the sentence pronounced on Joam Dacosta.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the very day--the 31st of August, at nine o’clock in the morning of which the condemned man was to perish on the gallows.
white
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From this reading The death penalty in Brazil is generally commuted except in the case of negroes, but this time it was to be suffered by a white man.
