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"Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away. "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners! You are killing me! You are killing me!' But nothing more would she say.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!”
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading “"We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.”
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From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are killing me!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
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From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But nothing more would she say.
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From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
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From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
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From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
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From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
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From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
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From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
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From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
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From this reading You are killing me!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You are killing me!
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From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
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From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
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From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
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From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
above and across; more than
From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
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From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
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From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
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From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
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From this reading But nothing more would she say.
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From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
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From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
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From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
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From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are killing me!
