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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 Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
Any
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From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
arms
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From this reading On it was a coat of arms, and a personage had been seen to descend from it and enter the prison.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On it was a coat of arms, and a personage had been seen to descend from it and enter the prison.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
carriage
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From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
coat
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From this reading On it was a coat of arms, and a personage had been seen to descend from it and enter the prison.
conjectured
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From this reading “Probably a magistrate,” conjectured the crowd.
crowd
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From this reading “Probably a magistrate,” conjectured the crowd.
DAYS
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From this reading THE KIND OF MAGISTRACY UNDER THE WIGS OF FORMER DAYS.
descend
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From this reading On it was a coat of arms, and a personage had been seen to descend from it and enter the prison.
enter
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From this reading On it was a coat of arms, and a personage had been seen to descend from it and enter the prison.
entrance
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From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
façade
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From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
few
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From this reading A few idlers surrounded the carriage.
FORMER
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From this reading THE KIND OF MAGISTRACY UNDER THE WIGS OF FORMER DAYS.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On it was a coat of arms, and a personage had been seen to descend from it and enter the prison.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On it was a coat of arms, and a personage had been seen to descend from it and enter the prison.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
high
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From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
idlers
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From this reading A few idlers surrounded the carriage.
imperial
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From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On it was a coat of arms, and a personage had been seen to descend from it and enter the prison.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
jail
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From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
KIND
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From this reading THE KIND OF MAGISTRACY UNDER THE WIGS OF FORMER DAYS.
MAGISTRACY
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From this reading THE KIND OF MAGISTRACY UNDER THE WIGS OF FORMER DAYS.
magistrate
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From this reading “Probably a magistrate,” conjectured the crowd.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
moment
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From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
monumental
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From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
observing
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From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE KIND OF MAGISTRACY UNDER THE WIGS OF FORMER DAYS.
official
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From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On it was a coat of arms, and a personage had been seen to descend from it and enter the prison.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
other
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From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
perceived
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From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
personage
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From this reading On it was a coat of arms, and a personage had been seen to descend from it and enter the prison.
prison
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From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
Probably
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From this reading “Probably a magistrate,” conjectured the crowd.
recognized
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From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
remarked
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From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
seen
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From this reading On it was a coat of arms, and a personage had been seen to descend from it and enter the prison.
side
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From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
Southwark
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From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
stationed
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From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
street
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From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
surrounded
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From this reading A few idlers surrounded the carriage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KIND OF MAGISTRACY UNDER THE WIGS OF FORMER DAYS.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
travelling
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From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE KIND OF MAGISTRACY UNDER THE WIGS OF FORMER DAYS.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On it was a coat of arms, and a personage had been seen to descend from it and enter the prison.
WIGS
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From this reading THE KIND OF MAGISTRACY UNDER THE WIGS OF FORMER DAYS.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Any one observing at that moment the other side of the prison--its façade--would have perceived the high street of Southwark, and might have remarked, stationed before the monumental and official entrance to the jail, a travelling carriage, recognized as such by its imperial.
