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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 baronet took the road to Sunbridge, and, picking up a brother magistrate en route, drove with him direct to the jail.
act
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From this reading There Roden Marsh was at once summoned before them, and having been severely lectured for his insane act, was forthwith ordered to be set at liberty.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
ALL
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From this reading WITH ALL SPEED.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Drelincourt's voluntary confession that he, and he alone, was the guilty person obviated all necessity for Rodd's further confinement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
baronet
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From this reading The baronet took the road to Sunbridge, and, picking up a brother magistrate en route, drove with him direct to the jail.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There Roden Marsh was at once summoned before them, and having been severely lectured for his insane act, was forthwith ordered to be set at liberty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There Roden Marsh was at once summoned before them, and having been severely lectured for his insane act, was forthwith ordered to be set at liberty.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There Roden Marsh was at once summoned before them, and having been severely lectured for his insane act, was forthwith ordered to be set at liberty.
brother
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From this reading The baronet took the road to Sunbridge, and, picking up a brother magistrate en route, drove with him direct to the jail.
confession
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From this reading Mr. Drelincourt's voluntary confession that he, and he alone, was the guilty person obviated all necessity for Rodd's further confinement.
confinement
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From this reading Mr. Drelincourt's voluntary confession that he, and he alone, was the guilty person obviated all necessity for Rodd's further confinement.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
direct
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From this reading The baronet took the road to Sunbridge, and, picking up a brother magistrate en route, drove with him direct to the jail.
Drelincourt
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From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
Drelincourt's
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From this reading Mr. Drelincourt's voluntary confession that he, and he alone, was the guilty person obviated all necessity for Rodd's further confinement.
drove
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From this reading The baronet took the road to Sunbridge, and, picking up a brother magistrate en route, drove with him direct to the jail.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
en
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From this reading The baronet took the road to Sunbridge, and, picking up a brother magistrate en route, drove with him direct to the jail.
Fairlawn
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From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There Roden Marsh was at once summoned before them, and having been severely lectured for his insane act, was forthwith ordered to be set at liberty.
forthwith
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From this reading There Roden Marsh was at once summoned before them, and having been severely lectured for his insane act, was forthwith ordered to be set at liberty.
further
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From this reading Mr. Drelincourt's voluntary confession that he, and he alone, was the guilty person obviated all necessity for Rodd's further confinement.
gates
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From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
going
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From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
guilty
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From this reading Mr. Drelincourt's voluntary confession that he, and he alone, was the guilty person obviated all necessity for Rodd's further confinement.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading There Roden Marsh was at once summoned before them, and having been severely lectured for his insane act, was forthwith ordered to be set at liberty.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Drelincourt's voluntary confession that he, and he alone, was the guilty person obviated all necessity for Rodd's further confinement.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The baronet took the road to Sunbridge, and, picking up a brother magistrate en route, drove with him direct to the jail.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
insane
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From this reading There Roden Marsh was at once summoned before them, and having been severely lectured for his insane act, was forthwith ordered to be set at liberty.
interview
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From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
jail
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From this reading The baronet took the road to Sunbridge, and, picking up a brother magistrate en route, drove with him direct to the jail.
John
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From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
lectured
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From this reading There Roden Marsh was at once summoned before them, and having been severely lectured for his insane act, was forthwith ordered to be set at liberty.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading There Roden Marsh was at once summoned before them, and having been severely lectured for his insane act, was forthwith ordered to be set at liberty.
magistrate
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From this reading The baronet took the road to Sunbridge, and, picking up a brother magistrate en route, drove with him direct to the jail.
Marsh
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From this reading There Roden Marsh was at once summoned before them, and having been severely lectured for his insane act, was forthwith ordered to be set at liberty.
Mr
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From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
Musgrave
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From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
necessity
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From this reading Mr. Drelincourt's voluntary confession that he, and he alone, was the guilty person obviated all necessity for Rodd's further confinement.
obviated
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From this reading Mr. Drelincourt's voluntary confession that he, and he alone, was the guilty person obviated all necessity for Rodd's further confinement.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
once
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From this reading There Roden Marsh was at once summoned before them, and having been severely lectured for his insane act, was forthwith ordered to be set at liberty.
ordered
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From this reading There Roden Marsh was at once summoned before them, and having been severely lectured for his insane act, was forthwith ordered to be set at liberty.
Ormsby
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From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
own
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From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
park
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From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
parted
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From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
person
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From this reading Mr. Drelincourt's voluntary confession that he, and he alone, was the guilty person obviated all necessity for Rodd's further confinement.
picking
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From this reading The baronet took the road to Sunbridge, and, picking up a brother magistrate en route, drove with him direct to the jail.
quitting
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From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
road
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From this reading The baronet took the road to Sunbridge, and, picking up a brother magistrate en route, drove with him direct to the jail.
Rodd's
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From this reading Mr. Drelincourt's voluntary confession that he, and he alone, was the guilty person obviated all necessity for Rodd's further confinement.
Roden
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From this reading There Roden Marsh was at once summoned before them, and having been severely lectured for his insane act, was forthwith ordered to be set at liberty.
route
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From this reading The baronet took the road to Sunbridge, and, picking up a brother magistrate en route, drove with him direct to the jail.
set
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From this reading There Roden Marsh was at once summoned before them, and having been severely lectured for his insane act, was forthwith ordered to be set at liberty.
severely
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From this reading There Roden Marsh was at once summoned before them, and having been severely lectured for his insane act, was forthwith ordered to be set at liberty.
Sir
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From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
SPEED
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From this reading WITH ALL SPEED.
summoned
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From this reading There Roden Marsh was at once summoned before them, and having been severely lectured for his insane act, was forthwith ordered to be set at liberty.
Sunbridge
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From this reading The baronet took the road to Sunbridge, and, picking up a brother magistrate en route, drove with him direct to the jail.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Drelincourt's voluntary confession that he, and he alone, was the guilty person obviated all necessity for Rodd's further confinement.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There Roden Marsh was at once summoned before them, and having been severely lectured for his insane act, was forthwith ordered to be set at liberty.
There
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From this reading There Roden Marsh was at once summoned before them, and having been severely lectured for his insane act, was forthwith ordered to be set at liberty.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The baronet took the road to Sunbridge, and, picking up a brother magistrate en route, drove with him direct to the jail.
together
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From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The baronet took the road to Sunbridge, and, picking up a brother magistrate en route, drove with him direct to the jail.
up
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From this reading The baronet took the road to Sunbridge, and, picking up a brother magistrate en route, drove with him direct to the jail.
voluntary
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From this reading Mr. Drelincourt's voluntary confession that he, and he alone, was the guilty person obviated all necessity for Rodd's further confinement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There Roden Marsh was at once summoned before them, and having been severely lectured for his insane act, was forthwith ordered to be set at liberty.
way
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From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On quitting Fairlawn, which they did together after their interview with Drelincourt, Sir John Musgrave and Mr. Ormsby parted at the park gates, each going his own way.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH ALL SPEED.
