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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 arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in the immediate vicinity of the courthouse there was already some stir.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The lord lieutenant's carriage was drawn up outside, and there was an unusual muster of magistrates.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Early on the following morning Mr. Thurwell ordered his dog cart, and drove into Mallory.
arrest
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From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
assault
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From this reading As a rule the cases brought before their jurisdiction were trivial in the extreme, consisting chiefly of drunkenness, varied by an occasional petty assault.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As a rule the cases brought before their jurisdiction were trivial in the extreme, consisting chiefly of drunkenness, varied by an occasional petty assault.
Bernard
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From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As a rule the cases brought before their jurisdiction were trivial in the extreme, consisting chiefly of drunkenness, varied by an occasional petty assault.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the immediate vicinity of the courthouse there was already some stir.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As a rule the cases brought before their jurisdiction were trivial in the extreme, consisting chiefly of drunkenness, varied by an occasional petty assault.
carriage
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From this reading The lord lieutenant's carriage was drawn up outside, and there was an unusual muster of magistrates.
cart
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From this reading COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Early on the following morning Mr. Thurwell ordered his dog cart, and drove into Mallory.
cases
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From this reading As a rule the cases brought before their jurisdiction were trivial in the extreme, consisting chiefly of drunkenness, varied by an occasional petty assault.
chiefly
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From this reading As a rule the cases brought before their jurisdiction were trivial in the extreme, consisting chiefly of drunkenness, varied by an occasional petty assault.
COMMITTED
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From this reading COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Early on the following morning Mr. Thurwell ordered his dog cart, and drove into Mallory.
consisting
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From this reading As a rule the cases brought before their jurisdiction were trivial in the extreme, consisting chiefly of drunkenness, varied by an occasional petty assault.
courthouse
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From this reading But in the immediate vicinity of the courthouse there was already some stir.
dog
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From this reading COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Early on the following morning Mr. Thurwell ordered his dog cart, and drove into Mallory.
drawn
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From this reading The lord lieutenant's carriage was drawn up outside, and there was an unusual muster of magistrates.
drove
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From this reading COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Early on the following morning Mr. Thurwell ordered his dog cart, and drove into Mallory.
drunkenness
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From this reading As a rule the cases brought before their jurisdiction were trivial in the extreme, consisting chiefly of drunkenness, varied by an occasional petty assault.
Early
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From this reading COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Early on the following morning Mr. Thurwell ordered his dog cart, and drove into Mallory.
excitement
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From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
extreme
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From this reading As a rule the cases brought before their jurisdiction were trivial in the extreme, consisting chiefly of drunkenness, varied by an occasional petty assault.
following
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From this reading COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Early on the following morning Mr. Thurwell ordered his dog cart, and drove into Mallory.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Early on the following morning Mr. Thurwell ordered his dog cart, and drove into Mallory.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Early on the following morning Mr. Thurwell ordered his dog cart, and drove into Mallory.
immediate
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From this reading But in the immediate vicinity of the courthouse there was already some stir.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in the immediate vicinity of the courthouse there was already some stir.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Early on the following morning Mr. Thurwell ordered his dog cart, and drove into Mallory.
jurisdiction
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From this reading As a rule the cases brought before their jurisdiction were trivial in the extreme, consisting chiefly of drunkenness, varied by an occasional petty assault.
kept
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From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
known
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From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
lieutenant's
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From this reading The lord lieutenant's carriage was drawn up outside, and there was an unusual muster of magistrates.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
lord
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From this reading The lord lieutenant's carriage was drawn up outside, and there was an unusual muster of magistrates.
Maddison
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From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
magistratesplural nounUS /ˈmædʒɪstreɪts/
civil officers who administer local law
From this reading The lord lieutenant's carriage was drawn up outside, and there was an unusual muster of magistrates.
Mallory
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From this reading COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Early on the following morning Mr. Thurwell ordered his dog cart, and drove into Mallory.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Early on the following morning Mr. Thurwell ordered his dog cart, and drove into Mallory.
Mr
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From this reading COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Early on the following morning Mr. Thurwell ordered his dog cart, and drove into Mallory.
muster
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From this reading The lord lieutenant's carriage was drawn up outside, and there was an unusual muster of magistrates.
news
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From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
occasional
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From this reading As a rule the cases brought before their jurisdiction were trivial in the extreme, consisting chiefly of drunkenness, varied by an occasional petty assault.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Early on the following morning Mr. Thurwell ordered his dog cart, and drove into Mallory.
ordered
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From this reading COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Early on the following morning Mr. Thurwell ordered his dog cart, and drove into Mallory.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The lord lieutenant's carriage was drawn up outside, and there was an unusual muster of magistrates.
petty
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From this reading As a rule the cases brought before their jurisdiction were trivial in the extreme, consisting chiefly of drunkenness, varied by an occasional petty assault.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
rule
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From this reading As a rule the cases brought before their jurisdiction were trivial in the extreme, consisting chiefly of drunkenness, varied by an occasional petty assault.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
some
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From this reading But in the immediate vicinity of the courthouse there was already some stir.
soon
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From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
state
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From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
stir
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From this reading But in the immediate vicinity of the courthouse there was already some stir.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Early on the following morning Mr. Thurwell ordered his dog cart, and drove into Mallory.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As a rule the cases brought before their jurisdiction were trivial in the extreme, consisting chiefly of drunkenness, varied by an occasional petty assault.
there
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From this reading But in the immediate vicinity of the courthouse there was already some stir.
throw
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From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
Thurwell
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From this reading COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Early on the following morning Mr. Thurwell ordered his dog cart, and drove into Mallory.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
town
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From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
TRIAL
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From this reading COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Early on the following morning Mr. Thurwell ordered his dog cart, and drove into Mallory.
trivial
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From this reading As a rule the cases brought before their jurisdiction were trivial in the extreme, consisting chiefly of drunkenness, varied by an occasional petty assault.
unusual
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From this reading The lord lieutenant's carriage was drawn up outside, and there was an unusual muster of magistrates.
up
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From this reading The lord lieutenant's carriage was drawn up outside, and there was an unusual muster of magistrates.
varied
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From this reading As a rule the cases brought before their jurisdiction were trivial in the extreme, consisting chiefly of drunkenness, varied by an occasional petty assault.
vicinity
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From this reading But in the immediate vicinity of the courthouse there was already some stir.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As a rule the cases brought before their jurisdiction were trivial in the extreme, consisting chiefly of drunkenness, varied by an occasional petty assault.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The arrest of Bernard Maddison had been kept quite secret, and nothing was known as yet of the news which was soon to throw the little town into a state of great excitement.
