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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 WITCH JUDGE THE WITCH JUDGE sat high; beside him his circuit fellow who was a nonentity; a step or two lower a row of local magistrates.
amber
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From this reading The hall was large and high,—time-darkened, powdered with amber sunshine entering through narrow windows.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The earl was away from the castle, but at an early moment in the proceedings there came in his kinsman, Sir Richard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hall was large and high,—time-darkened, powdered with amber sunshine entering through narrow windows.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The bishop was seated as high as the judge, around him those of the clergy who did not sit with the commission.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The bishop was seated as high as the judge, around him those of the clergy who did not sit with the commission.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The earl was away from the castle, but at an early moment in the proceedings there came in his kinsman, Sir Richard.
away
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From this reading The earl was away from the castle, but at an early moment in the proceedings there came in his kinsman, Sir Richard.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading THE WITCH JUDGE THE WITCH JUDGE sat high; beside him his circuit fellow who was a nonentity; a step or two lower a row of local magistrates.
bishop
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From this reading The bishop was seated as high as the judge, around him those of the clergy who did not sit with the commission.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The earl was away from the castle, but at an early moment in the proceedings there came in his kinsman, Sir Richard.
came
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From this reading The earl was away from the castle, but at an early moment in the proceedings there came in his kinsman, Sir Richard.
castle
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From this reading The earl was away from the castle, but at an early moment in the proceedings there came in his kinsman, Sir Richard.
circuit
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From this reading THE WITCH JUDGE THE WITCH JUDGE sat high; beside him his circuit fellow who was a nonentity; a step or two lower a row of local magistrates.
clergy
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From this reading The bishop was seated as high as the judge, around him those of the clergy who did not sit with the commission.
commission
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From this reading The commission that had so zealously discharged its duties had a place of honour.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The bishop was seated as high as the judge, around him those of the clergy who did not sit with the commission.
dischargedverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
released from a duty or job
From this reading The commission that had so zealously discharged its duties had a place of honour.
duties
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From this reading The commission that had so zealously discharged its duties had a place of honour.
earl
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From this reading The earl was away from the castle, but at an early moment in the proceedings there came in his kinsman, Sir Richard.
early
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From this reading The earl was away from the castle, but at an early moment in the proceedings there came in his kinsman, Sir Richard.
entering
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From this reading The hall was large and high,—time-darkened, powdered with amber sunshine entering through narrow windows.
fellow
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From this reading THE WITCH JUDGE THE WITCH JUDGE sat high; beside him his circuit fellow who was a nonentity; a step or two lower a row of local magistrates.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The earl was away from the castle, but at an early moment in the proceedings there came in his kinsman, Sir Richard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The commission that had so zealously discharged its duties had a place of honour.
hall
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From this reading The hall was large and high,—time-darkened, powdered with amber sunshine entering through narrow windows.
high
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From this reading THE WITCH JUDGE THE WITCH JUDGE sat high; beside him his circuit fellow who was a nonentity; a step or two lower a row of local magistrates.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE WITCH JUDGE THE WITCH JUDGE sat high; beside him his circuit fellow who was a nonentity; a step or two lower a row of local magistrates.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WITCH JUDGE THE WITCH JUDGE sat high; beside him his circuit fellow who was a nonentity; a step or two lower a row of local magistrates.
honour
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From this reading The commission that had so zealously discharged its duties had a place of honour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The earl was away from the castle, but at an early moment in the proceedings there came in his kinsman, Sir Richard.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The commission that had so zealously discharged its duties had a place of honour.
JUDGE
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From this reading THE WITCH JUDGE THE WITCH JUDGE sat high; beside him his circuit fellow who was a nonentity; a step or two lower a row of local magistrates.
kinsman
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From this reading The earl was away from the castle, but at an early moment in the proceedings there came in his kinsman, Sir Richard.
large
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From this reading The hall was large and high,—time-darkened, powdered with amber sunshine entering through narrow windows.
local
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From this reading THE WITCH JUDGE THE WITCH JUDGE sat high; beside him his circuit fellow who was a nonentity; a step or two lower a row of local magistrates.
lower
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From this reading THE WITCH JUDGE THE WITCH JUDGE sat high; beside him his circuit fellow who was a nonentity; a step or two lower a row of local magistrates.
magistratesplural nounUS /ˈmædʒɪstreɪts/
civil officers who administer local law
From this reading THE WITCH JUDGE THE WITCH JUDGE sat high; beside him his circuit fellow who was a nonentity; a step or two lower a row of local magistrates.
moment
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From this reading The earl was away from the castle, but at an early moment in the proceedings there came in his kinsman, Sir Richard.
narrow
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From this reading The hall was large and high,—time-darkened, powdered with amber sunshine entering through narrow windows.
nonentity
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From this reading THE WITCH JUDGE THE WITCH JUDGE sat high; beside him his circuit fellow who was a nonentity; a step or two lower a row of local magistrates.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The bishop was seated as high as the judge, around him those of the clergy who did not sit with the commission.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WITCH JUDGE THE WITCH JUDGE sat high; beside him his circuit fellow who was a nonentity; a step or two lower a row of local magistrates.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE WITCH JUDGE THE WITCH JUDGE sat high; beside him his circuit fellow who was a nonentity; a step or two lower a row of local magistrates.
place
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From this reading The commission that had so zealously discharged its duties had a place of honour.
powdered
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From this reading The hall was large and high,—time-darkened, powdered with amber sunshine entering through narrow windows.
proceedings
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From this reading The earl was away from the castle, but at an early moment in the proceedings there came in his kinsman, Sir Richard.
Richard
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From this reading The earl was away from the castle, but at an early moment in the proceedings there came in his kinsman, Sir Richard.
row
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From this reading THE WITCH JUDGE THE WITCH JUDGE sat high; beside him his circuit fellow who was a nonentity; a step or two lower a row of local magistrates.
sat
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From this reading THE WITCH JUDGE THE WITCH JUDGE sat high; beside him his circuit fellow who was a nonentity; a step or two lower a row of local magistrates.
seated
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From this reading The bishop was seated as high as the judge, around him those of the clergy who did not sit with the commission.
Sir
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From this reading The earl was away from the castle, but at an early moment in the proceedings there came in his kinsman, Sir Richard.
sit
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From this reading The bishop was seated as high as the judge, around him those of the clergy who did not sit with the commission.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The commission that had so zealously discharged its duties had a place of honour.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WITCH JUDGE THE WITCH JUDGE sat high; beside him his circuit fellow who was a nonentity; a step or two lower a row of local magistrates.
sunshine
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From this reading The hall was large and high,—time-darkened, powdered with amber sunshine entering through narrow windows.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The commission that had so zealously discharged its duties had a place of honour.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WITCH JUDGE THE WITCH JUDGE sat high; beside him his circuit fellow who was a nonentity; a step or two lower a row of local magistrates.
there
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From this reading The earl was away from the castle, but at an early moment in the proceedings there came in his kinsman, Sir Richard.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The bishop was seated as high as the judge, around him those of the clergy who did not sit with the commission.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The hall was large and high,—time-darkened, powdered with amber sunshine entering through narrow windows.
time-darkened
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From this reading The hall was large and high,—time-darkened, powdered with amber sunshine entering through narrow windows.
two
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From this reading THE WITCH JUDGE THE WITCH JUDGE sat high; beside him his circuit fellow who was a nonentity; a step or two lower a row of local magistrates.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WITCH JUDGE THE WITCH JUDGE sat high; beside him his circuit fellow who was a nonentity; a step or two lower a row of local magistrates.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE WITCH JUDGE THE WITCH JUDGE sat high; beside him his circuit fellow who was a nonentity; a step or two lower a row of local magistrates.
windows
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From this reading The hall was large and high,—time-darkened, powdered with amber sunshine entering through narrow windows.
WITCH
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From this reading THE WITCH JUDGE THE WITCH JUDGE sat high; beside him his circuit fellow who was a nonentity; a step or two lower a row of local magistrates.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The hall was large and high,—time-darkened, powdered with amber sunshine entering through narrow windows.
zealously
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From this reading The commission that had so zealously discharged its duties had a place of honour.
