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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 WESTMINSTER HALL A surging, seething crowd! heads upon heads in a dense, compact mass--a double row of men, women, boys, and girls, held back with difficulty by the Serjeant-at-Arms and his men, armed with halberds and tipstaves!
All
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The dull grey light of an early November day came in ghostly streaks through the huge window of the Hall, throwing into bold relief the scarlet-clad figures of the twenty-four noble lords who were to be the Duke's triers, the gorgeous robes of the judges, and the dull black gowns of the attorneys and the minor dignitaries.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WESTMINSTER HALL A surging, seething crowd! heads upon heads in a dense, compact mass--a double row of men, women, boys, and girls, held back with difficulty by the Serjeant-at-Arms and his men, armed with halberds and tipstaves!
armed
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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attorneys
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awesome
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back
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The dull grey light of an early November day came in ghostly streaks through the huge window of the Hall, throwing into bold relief the scarlet-clad figures of the twenty-four noble lords who were to be the Duke's triers, the gorgeous robes of the judges, and the dull black gowns of the attorneys and the minor dignitaries.
bear
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black
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bold
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boys
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A crowd come to gape and grin, some to sympathize--but only a very few of these.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WESTMINSTER HALL A surging, seething crowd! heads upon heads in a dense, compact mass--a double row of men, women, boys, and girls, held back with difficulty by the Serjeant-at-Arms and his men, armed with halberds and tipstaves!
came
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A crowd come to gape and grin, some to sympathize--but only a very few of these.
compact
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crowd
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day
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dense
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detached
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difficulty
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dignitaries
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dock
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double
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Duke's
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dull
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early
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England
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excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
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face
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familiar
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felon's
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few
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figures
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gape
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gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All come to see how the proudest gentleman in England would bear himself in a felon's dock.
ghostly
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girls
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gorgeous
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gowns
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grey
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grin
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halberds
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From this reading WESTMINSTER HALL A surging, seething crowd! heads upon heads in a dense, compact mass--a double row of men, women, boys, and girls, held back with difficulty by the Serjeant-at-Arms and his men, armed with halberds and tipstaves!
HALL
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heads
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held
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himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading All come to see how the proudest gentleman in England would bear himself in a felon's dock.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WESTMINSTER HALL A surging, seething crowd! heads upon heads in a dense, compact mass--a double row of men, women, boys, and girls, held back with difficulty by the Serjeant-at-Arms and his men, armed with halberds and tipstaves!
how
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huge
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WESTMINSTER HALL A surging, seething crowd! heads upon heads in a dense, compact mass--a double row of men, women, boys, and girls, held back with difficulty by the Serjeant-at-Arms and his men, armed with halberds and tipstaves!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The dull grey light of an early November day came in ghostly streaks through the huge window of the Hall, throwing into bold relief the scarlet-clad figures of the twenty-four noble lords who were to be the Duke's triers, the gorgeous robes of the judges, and the dull black gowns of the attorneys and the minor dignitaries.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
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judges
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light
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lords
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mass
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men
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minor
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mouth
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noble
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November
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now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WESTMINSTER HALL A surging, seething crowd! heads upon heads in a dense, compact mass--a double row of men, women, boys, and girls, held back with difficulty by the Serjeant-at-Arms and his men, armed with halberds and tipstaves!
only
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passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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people
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personages
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proudest
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Quick
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recognized
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reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading The dull grey light of an early November day came in ghostly streaks through the huge window of the Hall, throwing into bold relief the scarlet-clad figures of the twenty-four noble lords who were to be the Duke's triers, the gorgeous robes of the judges, and the dull black gowns of the attorneys and the minor dignitaries.
robes
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row
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scarlet-clad
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see
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seething
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Serjeant-at-Arms
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some
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streaks
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From this reading The dull grey light of an early November day came in ghostly streaks through the huge window of the Hall, throwing into bold relief the scarlet-clad figures of the twenty-four noble lords who were to be the Duke's triers, the gorgeous robes of the judges, and the dull black gowns of the attorneys and the minor dignitaries.
surging
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sympathize
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WESTMINSTER HALL A surging, seething crowd! heads upon heads in a dense, compact mass--a double row of men, women, boys, and girls, held back with difficulty by the Serjeant-at-Arms and his men, armed with halberds and tipstaves!
then
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A crowd come to gape and grin, some to sympathize--but only a very few of these.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The dull grey light of an early November day came in ghostly streaks through the huge window of the Hall, throwing into bold relief the scarlet-clad figures of the twenty-four noble lords who were to be the Duke's triers, the gorgeous robes of the judges, and the dull black gowns of the attorneys and the minor dignitaries.
throwing
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From this reading The dull grey light of an early November day came in ghostly streaks through the huge window of the Hall, throwing into bold relief the scarlet-clad figures of the twenty-four noble lords who were to be the Duke's triers, the gorgeous robes of the judges, and the dull black gowns of the attorneys and the minor dignitaries.
tipstaves
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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triers
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From this reading The dull grey light of an early November day came in ghostly streaks through the huge window of the Hall, throwing into bold relief the scarlet-clad figures of the twenty-four noble lords who were to be the Duke's triers, the gorgeous robes of the judges, and the dull black gowns of the attorneys and the minor dignitaries.
twenty-four
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading WESTMINSTER HALL A surging, seething crowd! heads upon heads in a dense, compact mass--a double row of men, women, boys, and girls, held back with difficulty by the Serjeant-at-Arms and his men, armed with halberds and tipstaves!
very
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The dull grey light of an early November day came in ghostly streaks through the huge window of the Hall, throwing into bold relief the scarlet-clad figures of the twenty-four noble lords who were to be the Duke's triers, the gorgeous robes of the judges, and the dull black gowns of the attorneys and the minor dignitaries.
WESTMINSTER
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whispers
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The dull grey light of an early November day came in ghostly streaks through the huge window of the Hall, throwing into bold relief the scarlet-clad figures of the twenty-four noble lords who were to be the Duke's triers, the gorgeous robes of the judges, and the dull black gowns of the attorneys and the minor dignitaries.
window
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From this reading The dull grey light of an early November day came in ghostly streaks through the huge window of the Hall, throwing into bold relief the scarlet-clad figures of the twenty-four noble lords who were to be the Duke's triers, the gorgeous robes of the judges, and the dull black gowns of the attorneys and the minor dignitaries.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WESTMINSTER HALL A surging, seething crowd! heads upon heads in a dense, compact mass--a double row of men, women, boys, and girls, held back with difficulty by the Serjeant-at-Arms and his men, armed with halberds and tipstaves!
women
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From this reading WESTMINSTER HALL A surging, seething crowd! heads upon heads in a dense, compact mass--a double row of men, women, boys, and girls, held back with difficulty by the Serjeant-at-Arms and his men, armed with halberds and tipstaves!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading All come to see how the proudest gentleman in England would bear himself in a felon's dock.
