In the black prison of the Conciergerie, the doomed of the day awaited their fate.
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Book III · Chapter XIII
In the black prison of the Conciergerie, the doomed of the day awaited their fate. They were in number as the weeks of the year. Fifty-two were to roll that afternoon on the life-tide of the city to the boundless everlasting sea. Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that was to mingle with theirs to-morrow was already set apart. Two score and twelve were told off.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “Fifty-two were to roll that afternoon on the life-tide of the city to the boundless everlasting sea.”
officially assigned or selected to occupy a particular place
From this reading “Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that was to mingle with theirs to-morrow was already set apart.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that was to mingle with theirs to-morrow was already set apart.”
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Fifty-two were to roll that afternoon on the life-tide of the city to the boundless everlasting sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that was to mingle with theirs to-morrow was already set apart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two score and twelve were told off.
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From this reading Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that was to mingle with theirs to-morrow was already set apart.
officially assigned or selected to occupy a particular place
From this reading Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that was to mingle with theirs to-morrow was already set apart.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were in number as the weeks of the year.
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From this reading In the black prison of the Conciergerie, the doomed of the day awaited their fate.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that was to mingle with theirs to-morrow was already set apart.
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From this reading In the black prison of the Conciergerie, the doomed of the day awaited their fate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that was to mingle with theirs to-morrow was already set apart.
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From this reading Fifty-two were to roll that afternoon on the life-tide of the city to the boundless everlasting sea.
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From this reading Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that was to mingle with theirs to-morrow was already set apart.
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From this reading Fifty-two were to roll that afternoon on the life-tide of the city to the boundless everlasting sea.
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From this reading In the black prison of the Conciergerie, the doomed of the day awaited their fate.
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From this reading In the black prison of the Conciergerie, the doomed of the day awaited their fate.
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From this reading In the black prison of the Conciergerie, the doomed of the day awaited their fate.
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From this reading Fifty-two were to roll that afternoon on the life-tide of the city to the boundless everlasting sea.
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From this reading In the black prison of the Conciergerie, the doomed of the day awaited their fate.
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From this reading Fifty-two were to roll that afternoon on the life-tide of the city to the boundless everlasting sea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the black prison of the Conciergerie, the doomed of the day awaited their fate.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that was to mingle with theirs to-morrow was already set apart.
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From this reading Fifty-two were to roll that afternoon on the life-tide of the city to the boundless everlasting sea.
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From this reading Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that was to mingle with theirs to-morrow was already set apart.
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From this reading Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that was to mingle with theirs to-morrow was already set apart.
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From this reading They were in number as the weeks of the year.
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From this reading Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that was to mingle with theirs to-morrow was already set apart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the black prison of the Conciergerie, the doomed of the day awaited their fate.
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From this reading Two score and twelve were told off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fifty-two were to roll that afternoon on the life-tide of the city to the boundless everlasting sea.
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From this reading In the black prison of the Conciergerie, the doomed of the day awaited their fate.
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From this reading Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that was to mingle with theirs to-morrow was already set apart.
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From this reading Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that was to mingle with theirs to-morrow was already set apart.
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From this reading Fifty-two were to roll that afternoon on the life-tide of the city to the boundless everlasting sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two score and twelve were told off.
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From this reading Fifty-two were to roll that afternoon on the life-tide of the city to the boundless everlasting sea.
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From this reading Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that was to mingle with theirs to-morrow was already set apart.
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From this reading Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that was to mingle with theirs to-morrow was already set apart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fifty-two were to roll that afternoon on the life-tide of the city to the boundless everlasting sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the black prison of the Conciergerie, the doomed of the day awaited their fate.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the black prison of the Conciergerie, the doomed of the day awaited their fate.
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that was to mingle with theirs to-morrow was already set apart.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that was to mingle with theirs to-morrow was already set apart.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were in number as the weeks of the year.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fifty-two were to roll that afternoon on the life-tide of the city to the boundless everlasting sea.
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From this reading Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that was to mingle with theirs to-morrow was already set apart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two score and twelve were told off.
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From this reading Two score and twelve were told off.
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From this reading Two score and twelve were told off.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that was to mingle with theirs to-morrow was already set apart.
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From this reading They were in number as the weeks of the year.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were in number as the weeks of the year.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that was to mingle with theirs to-morrow was already set apart.
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From this reading They were in number as the weeks of the year.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Before their cells were quit of them, new occupants were appointed; before their blood ran into the blood spilled yesterday, the blood that was to mingle with theirs to-morrow was already set apart.
