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Chapter LXV
The moment for closing the debate had arrived. The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?” The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had. The President repeated the question. This time the man heard it.
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a particular point in time
From this reading “The moment for closing the debate had arrived.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
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From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
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From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
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From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
any thing at all
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
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From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
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From this reading The moment for closing the debate had arrived.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
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From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
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From this reading The moment for closing the debate had arrived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moment for closing the debate had arrived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The moment for closing the debate had arrived.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moment for closing the debate had arrived.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
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From this reading This time the man heard it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This time the man heard it.
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From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
a particular point in time
From this reading The moment for closing the debate had arrived.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
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From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The President repeated the question.
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From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moment for closing the debate had arrived.
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From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time the man heard it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time the man heard it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The man did not appear to understand, as he stood there, twisting in his hands a terrible cap which he had.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The President had the accused stand up, and addressed to him the customary question, “Have you anything to add to your defence?”
