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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 It matters not much to me what case I shall hear, so it be of the human kind, with a jury and with witnesses.
acrobats
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From this reading The mind derives therefrom something of the satisfaction that the eye has in watching acrobats in a music-hall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It matters not much to me what case I shall hear, so it be of the human kind, with a jury and with witnesses.
artificial
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From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It matters not much to me what case I shall hear, so it be of the human kind, with a jury and with witnesses.
care
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From this reading I care little for Chancery cases.
case
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From this reading It matters not much to me what case I shall hear, so it be of the human kind, with a jury and with witnesses.
cases
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From this reading I care little for Chancery cases.
certain
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From this reading There is a certain intellectual pleasure in hearing a mass of facts subtly wrangled over.
Chancery
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From this reading I care little for Chancery cases.
charm
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From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
corridor
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From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
court
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From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
derives
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From this reading The mind derives therefrom something of the satisfaction that the eye has in watching acrobats in a music-hall.
echoing
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From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
excite
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From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
eye
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From this reading The mind derives therefrom something of the satisfaction that the eye has in watching acrobats in a music-hall.
facts
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From this reading There is a certain intellectual pleasure in hearing a mass of facts subtly wrangled over.
fiddles
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From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I care little for Chancery cases.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The mind derives therefrom something of the satisfaction that the eye has in watching acrobats in a music-hall.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It matters not much to me what case I shall hear, so it be of the human kind, with a jury and with witnesses.
hearing
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From this reading There is a certain intellectual pleasure in hearing a mass of facts subtly wrangled over.
human
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From this reading It matters not much to me what case I shall hear, so it be of the human kind, with a jury and with witnesses.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is a certain intellectual pleasure in hearing a mass of facts subtly wrangled over.
intellectual
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From this reading There is a certain intellectual pleasure in hearing a mass of facts subtly wrangled over.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It matters not much to me what case I shall hear, so it be of the human kind, with a jury and with witnesses.
jury
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From this reading It matters not much to me what case I shall hear, so it be of the human kind, with a jury and with witnesses.
kind
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From this reading It matters not much to me what case I shall hear, so it be of the human kind, with a jury and with witnesses.
light
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From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I care little for Chancery cases.
mass
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From this reading There is a certain intellectual pleasure in hearing a mass of facts subtly wrangled over.
matters
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From this reading It matters not much to me what case I shall hear, so it be of the human kind, with a jury and with witnesses.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mind derives therefrom something of the satisfaction that the eye has in watching acrobats in a music-hall.
much
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From this reading It matters not much to me what case I shall hear, so it be of the human kind, with a jury and with witnesses.
music-hall
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From this reading The mind derives therefrom something of the satisfaction that the eye has in watching acrobats in a music-hall.
needed
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From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It matters not much to me what case I shall hear, so it be of the human kind, with a jury and with witnesses.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There is a certain intellectual pleasure in hearing a mass of facts subtly wrangled over.
pass
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From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
pleasure
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From this reading There is a certain intellectual pleasure in hearing a mass of facts subtly wrangled over.
satisfaction
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From this reading The mind derives therefrom something of the satisfaction that the eye has in watching acrobats in a music-hall.
scraping
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From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading It matters not much to me what case I shall hear, so it be of the human kind, with a jury and with witnesses.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It matters not much to me what case I shall hear, so it be of the human kind, with a jury and with witnesses.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The mind derives therefrom something of the satisfaction that the eye has in watching acrobats in a music-hall.
subtly
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From this reading There is a certain intellectual pleasure in hearing a mass of facts subtly wrangled over.
swing-doors
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From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
There
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From this reading There is a certain intellectual pleasure in hearing a mass of facts subtly wrangled over.
therefrom
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From this reading The mind derives therefrom something of the satisfaction that the eye has in watching acrobats in a music-hall.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
watching
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From this reading The mind derives therefrom something of the satisfaction that the eye has in watching acrobats in a music-hall.
well
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From this reading No artificial light is needed, no scraping of fiddles, to excite or charm me as I pass from the echoing corridor, through the swing-doors, into the well of this or that court.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It matters not much to me what case I shall hear, so it be of the human kind, with a jury and with witnesses.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It matters not much to me what case I shall hear, so it be of the human kind, with a jury and with witnesses.
witnesses
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From this reading It matters not much to me what case I shall hear, so it be of the human kind, with a jury and with witnesses.
wrangled
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From this reading There is a certain intellectual pleasure in hearing a mass of facts subtly wrangled over.
