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Chapter XV
“Guilty!” “Condemned to death!” “Hector D’Estrange a woman!” The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news. It is received at first with astonishment and incredulity.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is received at first with astonishment and incredulity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.”
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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 “Hector D’Estrange a woman!”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.
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From this reading It is received at first with astonishment and incredulity.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is received at first with astonishment and incredulity.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.
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From this reading “Condemned to death!”
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From this reading The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.
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From this reading The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.
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From this reading The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.
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From this reading “Hector D’Estrange a woman!”
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From this reading “Condemned to death!”
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From this reading The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is received at first with astonishment and incredulity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.
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From this reading “Guilty!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.
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From this reading “Hector D’Estrange a woman!”
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From this reading It is received at first with astonishment and incredulity.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is received at first with astonishment and incredulity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is received at first with astonishment and incredulity.
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From this reading The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is received at first with astonishment and incredulity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Condemned to death!”
in or at the place that
From this reading The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is received at first with astonishment and incredulity.
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From this reading “Hector D’Estrange a woman!”
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From this reading The words have passed through the court, along the corridors, and out into the street beyond, where the crowds press eagerly forward to hear the news.
