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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 prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
absorb
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From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It was snowy and it was uneven.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Mr. Cumberland, is there anything you would like to say in your own defence before I close this examination?”
appealed
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From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Mr. Cumberland, is there anything you would like to say in your own defence before I close this examination?”
close
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crossing
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From this reading I stumbled more than once in crossing the links.”
crowd
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From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
Cumberland
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defence
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examination
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eye
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From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
face
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From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
finally
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From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he straightened himself, and in a quiet and perfectly natural voice, uttered these simple words:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he straightened himself, and in a quiet and perfectly natural voice, uttered these simple words:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stumbled more than once in crossing the links.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I stumbled more than once in crossing the links.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mr. Cumberland, is there anything you would like to say in your own defence before I close this examination?”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was snowy and it was uneven.
judge
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From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
jury
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From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
lifted
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From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
like
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From this reading “Mr. Cumberland, is there anything you would like to say in your own defence before I close this examination?”
links
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From this reading I stumbled more than once in crossing the links.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
meet
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From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
moment
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From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
more
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From this reading I stumbled more than once in crossing the links.”
Mr
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natural
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From this reading Then he straightened himself, and in a quiet and perfectly natural voice, uttered these simple words:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
once
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From this reading I stumbled more than once in crossing the links.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
own
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perfectly
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prisoner
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From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
quiet
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From this reading Then he straightened himself, and in a quiet and perfectly natural voice, uttered these simple words:
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
say
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simple
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snowy
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From this reading “It was snowy and it was uneven.
straightened
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stumbled
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From this reading I stumbled more than once in crossing the links.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I stumbled more than once in crossing the links.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I stumbled more than once in crossing the links.”
then
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From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
there
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From this reading “Mr. Cumberland, is there anything you would like to say in your own defence before I close this examination?”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Then he straightened himself, and in a quiet and perfectly natural voice, uttered these simple words:
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Mr. Cumberland, is there anything you would like to say in your own defence before I close this examination?”
thus
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From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mr. Cumberland, is there anything you would like to say in your own defence before I close this examination?”
uneven
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From this reading “It was snowy and it was uneven.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then he straightened himself, and in a quiet and perfectly natural voice, uttered these simple words:
voice
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From this reading Then he straightened himself, and in a quiet and perfectly natural voice, uttered these simple words:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was snowy and it was uneven.
white
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From this reading The prisoner thus appealed to, let his eye rest for a moment on the judge, then on the jury, and finally on one little white face lifted from the crowd before him as if to meet and absorb his look.
words
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From this reading Then he straightened himself, and in a quiet and perfectly natural voice, uttered these simple words:
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Mr. Cumberland, is there anything you would like to say in your own defence before I close this examination?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mr. Cumberland, is there anything you would like to say in your own defence before I close this examination?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mr. Cumberland, is there anything you would like to say in your own defence before I close this examination?”
