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Chapter XXIII · The Condemned

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Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.
He was met at the prison entrance by the warden, of whom he urgently demanded:
“Where is she?
How is she?
Has she recovered her consciousness?
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter XXIII · The Condemned

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.
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He was met at the prison entrance by the warden, of whom he urgently demanded:
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“Where is she?
/wer ɪz ʃiː/
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How is she?
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Has she recovered her consciousness?

Learner Dictionary

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After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.”

Breathe verb US /briːð/

to speak or reveal information, especially secretly

From this reading “Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Has she recovered her consciousness?”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.”

Warden noun US /ˈwɔːr.dən/

The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.

From this reading “He was met at the prison entrance by the warden, of whom he urgently demanded:”

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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 Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

air

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He was met at the prison entrance by the warden, of whom he urgently demanded:

back

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

bed

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

breatheverbUS /briːð/

to speak or reveal information, especially secretly

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

carriage

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

coming

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

Condemned

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

consciousness

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From this reading Has she recovered her consciousness?

Crowds

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

death

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

demanded

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From this reading He was met at the prison entrance by the warden, of whom he urgently demanded:

despair

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

die

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

dread

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

drove

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

entrance

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From this reading He was met at the prison entrance by the warden, of whom he urgently demanded:

Eudora

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

eyes

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

gaol

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Has she recovered her consciousness?

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was met at the prison entrance by the warden, of whom he urgently demanded:

heart

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

How

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From this reading How is she?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Where is she?

maddened

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

Malcolm

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

met

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From this reading He was met at the prison entrance by the warden, of whom he urgently demanded:

Michell

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

Montrose

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

morning's

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

nearly

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

Oh

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

pitying

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

prison

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

recovered

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From this reading Has she recovered her consciousness?

round

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

scaffold

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

see

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Where is she?

sigh

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

spread

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

stands

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

stones

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

suffering

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

swiftly

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

taken

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

there

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

thoughts

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

threw

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

upraised

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

urgently

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From this reading He was met at the prison entrance by the warden, of whom he urgently demanded:

van

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

wardennounUS /ˈwɔːr.dən/

The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.

From this reading He was met at the prison entrance by the warden, of whom he urgently demanded:

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

wave-like

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading “Where is she?

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He was met at the prison entrance by the warden, of whom he urgently demanded: