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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 MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT TWO magistrates and certain of the clergy of the town, Justice Carthew and Master Thomas Clement from Hawthorn, sat in consultation in a room opening from the hall of assizes.
abound
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From this reading Evidence should not lack, witnesses must abound.
aggravated
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From this reading The case was diabolical and aggravated, involving as it did apostasy, idolatry, blasphemy, and sorcery of a dye most villanous.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT TWO magistrates and certain of the clergy of the town, Justice Carthew and Master Thomas Clement from Hawthorn, sat in consultation in a room opening from the hall of assizes.
apostasy
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From this reading The case was diabolical and aggravated, involving as it did apostasy, idolatry, blasphemy, and sorcery of a dye most villanous.
appear
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From this reading Court was not sitting—it lacked a month and more of the time when judges on circuit would appear and make a gaol delivery.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The case was diabolical and aggravated, involving as it did apostasy, idolatry, blasphemy, and sorcery of a dye most villanous.
assizesplural noun, historicalUS /əˈsaɪzɪz/
former courts that met at regular times in each English county
From this reading MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT TWO magistrates and certain of the clergy of the town, Justice Carthew and Master Thomas Clement from Hawthorn, sat in consultation in a room opening from the hall of assizes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the mean time a precognition was to be prepared.
blasphemy
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From this reading The case was diabolical and aggravated, involving as it did apostasy, idolatry, blasphemy, and sorcery of a dye most villanous.
Carthew
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From this reading MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT TWO magistrates and certain of the clergy of the town, Justice Carthew and Master Thomas Clement from Hawthorn, sat in consultation in a room opening from the hall of assizes.
case
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From this reading The case was diabolical and aggravated, involving as it did apostasy, idolatry, blasphemy, and sorcery of a dye most villanous.
certain
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From this reading MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT TWO magistrates and certain of the clergy of the town, Justice Carthew and Master Thomas Clement from Hawthorn, sat in consultation in a room opening from the hall of assizes.
circuit
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From this reading Court was not sitting—it lacked a month and more of the time when judges on circuit would appear and make a gaol delivery.
CLEMENT
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From this reading MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT TWO magistrates and certain of the clergy of the town, Justice Carthew and Master Thomas Clement from Hawthorn, sat in consultation in a room opening from the hall of assizes.
clergy
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From this reading MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT TWO magistrates and certain of the clergy of the town, Justice Carthew and Master Thomas Clement from Hawthorn, sat in consultation in a room opening from the hall of assizes.
consultation
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From this reading MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT TWO magistrates and certain of the clergy of the town, Justice Carthew and Master Thomas Clement from Hawthorn, sat in consultation in a room opening from the hall of assizes.
Court
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From this reading Court was not sitting—it lacked a month and more of the time when judges on circuit would appear and make a gaol delivery.
delivery
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From this reading Court was not sitting—it lacked a month and more of the time when judges on circuit would appear and make a gaol delivery.
diabolicaladjectiveUS /ˌdaɪəˈbɑːlɪkəl/
extremely evil or frightening
From this reading The case was diabolical and aggravated, involving as it did apostasy, idolatry, blasphemy, and sorcery of a dye most villanous.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The case was diabolical and aggravated, involving as it did apostasy, idolatry, blasphemy, and sorcery of a dye most villanous.
dye
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From this reading The case was diabolical and aggravated, involving as it did apostasy, idolatry, blasphemy, and sorcery of a dye most villanous.
Evidence
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From this reading Evidence should not lack, witnesses must abound.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT TWO magistrates and certain of the clergy of the town, Justice Carthew and Master Thomas Clement from Hawthorn, sat in consultation in a room opening from the hall of assizes.
gaol
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From this reading Court was not sitting—it lacked a month and more of the time when judges on circuit would appear and make a gaol delivery.
hall
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From this reading MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT TWO magistrates and certain of the clergy of the town, Justice Carthew and Master Thomas Clement from Hawthorn, sat in consultation in a room opening from the hall of assizes.
Hawthorn
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From this reading MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT TWO magistrates and certain of the clergy of the town, Justice Carthew and Master Thomas Clement from Hawthorn, sat in consultation in a room opening from the hall of assizes.
idolatry
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From this reading The case was diabolical and aggravated, involving as it did apostasy, idolatry, blasphemy, and sorcery of a dye most villanous.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT TWO magistrates and certain of the clergy of the town, Justice Carthew and Master Thomas Clement from Hawthorn, sat in consultation in a room opening from the hall of assizes.
involving
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From this reading The case was diabolical and aggravated, involving as it did apostasy, idolatry, blasphemy, and sorcery of a dye most villanous.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Court was not sitting—it lacked a month and more of the time when judges on circuit would appear and make a gaol delivery.
judges
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From this reading Court was not sitting—it lacked a month and more of the time when judges on circuit would appear and make a gaol delivery.
Justice
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From this reading MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT TWO magistrates and certain of the clergy of the town, Justice Carthew and Master Thomas Clement from Hawthorn, sat in consultation in a room opening from the hall of assizes.
lack
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From this reading Evidence should not lack, witnesses must abound.
lacked
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From this reading Court was not sitting—it lacked a month and more of the time when judges on circuit would appear and make a gaol delivery.
magistratesplural nounUS /ˈmædʒɪstreɪts/
civil officers who administer local law
From this reading MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT TWO magistrates and certain of the clergy of the town, Justice Carthew and Master Thomas Clement from Hawthorn, sat in consultation in a room opening from the hall of assizes.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Court was not sitting—it lacked a month and more of the time when judges on circuit would appear and make a gaol delivery.
MASTER
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From this reading MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT TWO magistrates and certain of the clergy of the town, Justice Carthew and Master Thomas Clement from Hawthorn, sat in consultation in a room opening from the hall of assizes.
mean
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From this reading In the mean time a precognition was to be prepared.
month
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From this reading Court was not sitting—it lacked a month and more of the time when judges on circuit would appear and make a gaol delivery.
more
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From this reading Court was not sitting—it lacked a month and more of the time when judges on circuit would appear and make a gaol delivery.
most
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From this reading The case was diabolical and aggravated, involving as it did apostasy, idolatry, blasphemy, and sorcery of a dye most villanous.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Evidence should not lack, witnesses must abound.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Court was not sitting—it lacked a month and more of the time when judges on circuit would appear and make a gaol delivery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT TWO magistrates and certain of the clergy of the town, Justice Carthew and Master Thomas Clement from Hawthorn, sat in consultation in a room opening from the hall of assizes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Court was not sitting—it lacked a month and more of the time when judges on circuit would appear and make a gaol delivery.
opening
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From this reading MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT TWO magistrates and certain of the clergy of the town, Justice Carthew and Master Thomas Clement from Hawthorn, sat in consultation in a room opening from the hall of assizes.
precognition
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From this reading In the mean time a precognition was to be prepared.
prepared
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From this reading In the mean time a precognition was to be prepared.
room
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From this reading MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT TWO magistrates and certain of the clergy of the town, Justice Carthew and Master Thomas Clement from Hawthorn, sat in consultation in a room opening from the hall of assizes.
sat
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From this reading MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT TWO magistrates and certain of the clergy of the town, Justice Carthew and Master Thomas Clement from Hawthorn, sat in consultation in a room opening from the hall of assizes.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Evidence should not lack, witnesses must abound.
sitting
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From this reading Court was not sitting—it lacked a month and more of the time when judges on circuit would appear and make a gaol delivery.
sorcery
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From this reading The case was diabolical and aggravated, involving as it did apostasy, idolatry, blasphemy, and sorcery of a dye most villanous.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT TWO magistrates and certain of the clergy of the town, Justice Carthew and Master Thomas Clement from Hawthorn, sat in consultation in a room opening from the hall of assizes.
THOMAS
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From this reading MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT TWO magistrates and certain of the clergy of the town, Justice Carthew and Master Thomas Clement from Hawthorn, sat in consultation in a room opening from the hall of assizes.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Court was not sitting—it lacked a month and more of the time when judges on circuit would appear and make a gaol delivery.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the mean time a precognition was to be prepared.
town
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From this reading MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT TWO magistrates and certain of the clergy of the town, Justice Carthew and Master Thomas Clement from Hawthorn, sat in consultation in a room opening from the hall of assizes.
TWO
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From this reading MASTER THOMAS CLEMENT TWO magistrates and certain of the clergy of the town, Justice Carthew and Master Thomas Clement from Hawthorn, sat in consultation in a room opening from the hall of assizes.
villanous
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From this reading The case was diabolical and aggravated, involving as it did apostasy, idolatry, blasphemy, and sorcery of a dye most villanous.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Court was not sitting—it lacked a month and more of the time when judges on circuit would appear and make a gaol delivery.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Court was not sitting—it lacked a month and more of the time when judges on circuit would appear and make a gaol delivery.
witnesses
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From this reading Evidence should not lack, witnesses must abound.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Court was not sitting—it lacked a month and more of the time when judges on circuit would appear and make a gaol delivery.
