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accused
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From this reading The attorney attempted to demonstrate to them that they could not require bail for the reappearance of an accused person, when that accused person was discharged simply because there was no evidence against him.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The attorney attempted to demonstrate to them that they could not require bail for the reappearance of an accused person, when that accused person was discharged simply because there was no evidence against him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The attorney attempted to demonstrate to them that they could not require bail for the reappearance of an accused person, when that accused person was discharged simply because there was no evidence against him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Tuesday's magistrates' meeting had come off at Heytesbury, and Sam Brattle had been discharged.
assent
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From this reading Mr. Jones had on this occasion indignantly demanded that his client should be set free without bail; but to this the magistrates would not assent.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Tuesday's magistrates' meeting had come off at Heytesbury, and Sam Brattle had been discharged.
attempted
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From this reading The attorney attempted to demonstrate to them that they could not require bail for the reappearance of an accused person, when that accused person was discharged simply because there was no evidence against him.
attorney
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From this reading The attorney attempted to demonstrate to them that they could not require bail for the reappearance of an accused person, when that accused person was discharged simply because there was no evidence against him.
bail
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From this reading Mr. Jones had on this occasion indignantly demanded that his client should be set free without bail; but to this the magistrates would not assent.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Jones had on this occasion indignantly demanded that his client should be set free without bail; but to this the magistrates would not assent.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The attorney attempted to demonstrate to them that they could not require bail for the reappearance of an accused person, when that accused person was discharged simply because there was no evidence against him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Tuesday's magistrates' meeting had come off at Heytesbury, and Sam Brattle had been discharged.
BRATTLE
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From this reading SAM BRATTLE RETURNS HOME.
brother
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From this reading But to this exposition of the law Sir Thomas and his brother magistrates would not listen.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Jones had on this occasion indignantly demanded that his client should be set free without bail; but to this the magistrates would not assent.
client
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From this reading Mr. Jones had on this occasion indignantly demanded that his client should be set free without bail; but to this the magistrates would not assent.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Tuesday's magistrates' meeting had come off at Heytesbury, and Sam Brattle had been discharged.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The attorney attempted to demonstrate to them that they could not require bail for the reappearance of an accused person, when that accused person was discharged simply because there was no evidence against him.
demanded
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From this reading Mr. Jones had on this occasion indignantly demanded that his client should be set free without bail; but to this the magistrates would not assent.
demonstrate
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From this reading The attorney attempted to demonstrate to them that they could not require bail for the reappearance of an accused person, when that accused person was discharged simply because there was no evidence against him.
dischargedverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
released from a duty or job
From this reading The Tuesday's magistrates' meeting had come off at Heytesbury, and Sam Brattle had been discharged.
evidence
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From this reading The attorney attempted to demonstrate to them that they could not require bail for the reappearance of an accused person, when that accused person was discharged simply because there was no evidence against him.
exposition
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From this reading But to this exposition of the law Sir Thomas and his brother magistrates would not listen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The attorney attempted to demonstrate to them that they could not require bail for the reappearance of an accused person, when that accused person was discharged simply because there was no evidence against him.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Mr. Jones had on this occasion indignantly demanded that his client should be set free without bail; but to this the magistrates would not assent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Tuesday's magistrates' meeting had come off at Heytesbury, and Sam Brattle had been discharged.
Heytesbury
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From this reading The Tuesday's magistrates' meeting had come off at Heytesbury, and Sam Brattle had been discharged.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The attorney attempted to demonstrate to them that they could not require bail for the reappearance of an accused person, when that accused person was discharged simply because there was no evidence against him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Jones had on this occasion indignantly demanded that his client should be set free without bail; but to this the magistrates would not assent.
HOME
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From this reading SAM BRATTLE RETURNS HOME.
indignantly
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From this reading Mr. Jones had on this occasion indignantly demanded that his client should be set free without bail; but to this the magistrates would not assent.
Jones
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From this reading Mr. Jones had on this occasion indignantly demanded that his client should be set free without bail; but to this the magistrates would not assent.
law
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From this reading But to this exposition of the law Sir Thomas and his brother magistrates would not listen.
listen
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From this reading But to this exposition of the law Sir Thomas and his brother magistrates would not listen.
magistratesplural nounUS /ˈmædʒɪstreɪts/
civil officers who administer local law
From this reading The Tuesday's magistrates' meeting had come off at Heytesbury, and Sam Brattle had been discharged.
meeting
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From this reading The Tuesday's magistrates' meeting had come off at Heytesbury, and Sam Brattle had been discharged.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Jones had on this occasion indignantly demanded that his client should be set free without bail; but to this the magistrates would not assent.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The attorney attempted to demonstrate to them that they could not require bail for the reappearance of an accused person, when that accused person was discharged simply because there was no evidence against him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Jones had on this occasion indignantly demanded that his client should be set free without bail; but to this the magistrates would not assent.
occasion
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From this reading Mr. Jones had on this occasion indignantly demanded that his client should be set free without bail; but to this the magistrates would not assent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The attorney attempted to demonstrate to them that they could not require bail for the reappearance of an accused person, when that accused person was discharged simply because there was no evidence against him.
off
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From this reading The Tuesday's magistrates' meeting had come off at Heytesbury, and Sam Brattle had been discharged.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Jones had on this occasion indignantly demanded that his client should be set free without bail; but to this the magistrates would not assent.
person
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From this reading The attorney attempted to demonstrate to them that they could not require bail for the reappearance of an accused person, when that accused person was discharged simply because there was no evidence against him.
reappearance
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From this reading The attorney attempted to demonstrate to them that they could not require bail for the reappearance of an accused person, when that accused person was discharged simply because there was no evidence against him.
require
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From this reading The attorney attempted to demonstrate to them that they could not require bail for the reappearance of an accused person, when that accused person was discharged simply because there was no evidence against him.
RETURNS
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From this reading SAM BRATTLE RETURNS HOME.
SAM
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From this reading SAM BRATTLE RETURNS HOME.
set
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From this reading Mr. Jones had on this occasion indignantly demanded that his client should be set free without bail; but to this the magistrates would not assent.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Mr. Jones had on this occasion indignantly demanded that his client should be set free without bail; but to this the magistrates would not assent.
simply
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From this reading The attorney attempted to demonstrate to them that they could not require bail for the reappearance of an accused person, when that accused person was discharged simply because there was no evidence against him.
Sir
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From this reading But to this exposition of the law Sir Thomas and his brother magistrates would not listen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Jones had on this occasion indignantly demanded that his client should be set free without bail; but to this the magistrates would not assent.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Tuesday's magistrates' meeting had come off at Heytesbury, and Sam Brattle had been discharged.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The attorney attempted to demonstrate to them that they could not require bail for the reappearance of an accused person, when that accused person was discharged simply because there was no evidence against him.
there
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From this reading The attorney attempted to demonstrate to them that they could not require bail for the reappearance of an accused person, when that accused person was discharged simply because there was no evidence against him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The attorney attempted to demonstrate to them that they could not require bail for the reappearance of an accused person, when that accused person was discharged simply because there was no evidence against him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mr. Jones had on this occasion indignantly demanded that his client should be set free without bail; but to this the magistrates would not assent.
Thomas
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From this reading But to this exposition of the law Sir Thomas and his brother magistrates would not listen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Jones had on this occasion indignantly demanded that his client should be set free without bail; but to this the magistrates would not assent.
Tuesday's
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From this reading The Tuesday's magistrates' meeting had come off at Heytesbury, and Sam Brattle had been discharged.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The attorney attempted to demonstrate to them that they could not require bail for the reappearance of an accused person, when that accused person was discharged simply because there was no evidence against him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The attorney attempted to demonstrate to them that they could not require bail for the reappearance of an accused person, when that accused person was discharged simply because there was no evidence against him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Mr. Jones had on this occasion indignantly demanded that his client should be set free without bail; but to this the magistrates would not assent.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mr. Jones had on this occasion indignantly demanded that his client should be set free without bail; but to this the magistrates would not assent.
