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Chapter II
THE TRIAL “How say you, prisoner at the bar: Guilty or Not Guilty?” “Not Guilty.” There was a moment’s pause. A slight murmur passed like a ripple through the dense crowd. Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A slight murmur passed like a ripple through the dense crowd.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A slight murmur passed like a ripple through the dense crowd.”
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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 There was a moment’s pause.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TRIAL “How say you, prisoner at the bar: Guilty or Not Guilty?”
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From this reading THE TRIAL “How say you, prisoner at the bar: Guilty or Not Guilty?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
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From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
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From this reading A slight murmur passed like a ripple through the dense crowd.
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From this reading A slight murmur passed like a ripple through the dense crowd.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
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From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
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From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
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From this reading THE TRIAL “How say you, prisoner at the bar: Guilty or Not Guilty?”
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From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
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From this reading THE TRIAL “How say you, prisoner at the bar: Guilty or Not Guilty?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
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From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
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From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
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From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
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From this reading A slight murmur passed like a ripple through the dense crowd.
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From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
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From this reading There was a moment’s pause.
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From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
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From this reading A slight murmur passed like a ripple through the dense crowd.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE TRIAL “How say you, prisoner at the bar: Guilty or Not Guilty?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE TRIAL “How say you, prisoner at the bar: Guilty or Not Guilty?”
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From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A slight murmur passed like a ripple through the dense crowd.
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From this reading There was a moment’s pause.
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From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRIAL “How say you, prisoner at the bar: Guilty or Not Guilty?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A slight murmur passed like a ripple through the dense crowd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRIAL “How say you, prisoner at the bar: Guilty or Not Guilty?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A slight murmur passed like a ripple through the dense crowd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
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From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRIAL “How say you, prisoner at the bar: Guilty or Not Guilty?”
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From this reading There was a moment’s pause.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A slight murmur passed like a ripple through the dense crowd.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
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From this reading THE TRIAL “How say you, prisoner at the bar: Guilty or Not Guilty?”
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From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a moment’s pause.
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From this reading Each individual item, male and female, tried to wriggle itself into a more comfortable position, knowing that it was fixed in that particular spot for some hours to come.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE TRIAL “How say you, prisoner at the bar: Guilty or Not Guilty?”
