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Chapter XIV
THE TRIAL Several minutes passed before the crowd settled down. There was not room for all to sit, and many stood up in the back part of the room. The two constables, placing Dan between them, took seats near the Squire’s desk. Judge Perkfell put on his glasses and selected a book from the pile in front of him. He took the first one he came to, and opened it at random.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “THE TRIAL Several minutes passed before the crowd settled down.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “The two constables, placing Dan between them, took seats near the Squire’s desk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took the first one he came to, and opened it at random.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He took the first one he came to, and opened it at random.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was not room for all to sit, and many stood up in the back part of the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE TRIAL Several minutes passed before the crowd settled down.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE TRIAL Several minutes passed before the crowd settled down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was not room for all to sit, and many stood up in the back part of the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The two constables, placing Dan between them, took seats near the Squire’s desk.”
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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 Judge Perkfell put on his glasses and selected a book from the pile in front of him.
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From this reading There was not room for all to sit, and many stood up in the back part of the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was not room for all to sit, and many stood up in the back part of the room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He took the first one he came to, and opened it at random.
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From this reading There was not room for all to sit, and many stood up in the back part of the room.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE TRIAL Several minutes passed before the crowd settled down.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The two constables, placing Dan between them, took seats near the Squire’s desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Perkfell put on his glasses and selected a book from the pile in front of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took the first one he came to, and opened it at random.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two constables, placing Dan between them, took seats near the Squire’s desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRIAL Several minutes passed before the crowd settled down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two constables, placing Dan between them, took seats near the Squire’s desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two constables, placing Dan between them, took seats near the Squire’s desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRIAL Several minutes passed before the crowd settled down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took the first one he came to, and opened it at random.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was not room for all to sit, and many stood up in the back part of the room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Judge Perkfell put on his glasses and selected a book from the pile in front of him.
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From this reading Judge Perkfell put on his glasses and selected a book from the pile in front of him.
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From this reading Judge Perkfell put on his glasses and selected a book from the pile in front of him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took the first one he came to, and opened it at random.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Judge Perkfell put on his glasses and selected a book from the pile in front of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Judge Perkfell put on his glasses and selected a book from the pile in front of him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was not room for all to sit, and many stood up in the back part of the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He took the first one he came to, and opened it at random.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Perkfell put on his glasses and selected a book from the pile in front of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was not room for all to sit, and many stood up in the back part of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRIAL Several minutes passed before the crowd settled down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two constables, placing Dan between them, took seats near the Squire’s desk.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not room for all to sit, and many stood up in the back part of the room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was not room for all to sit, and many stood up in the back part of the room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Judge Perkfell put on his glasses and selected a book from the pile in front of him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He took the first one he came to, and opened it at random.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took the first one he came to, and opened it at random.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not room for all to sit, and many stood up in the back part of the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TRIAL Several minutes passed before the crowd settled down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Perkfell put on his glasses and selected a book from the pile in front of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Perkfell put on his glasses and selected a book from the pile in front of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two constables, placing Dan between them, took seats near the Squire’s desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Perkfell put on his glasses and selected a book from the pile in front of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took the first one he came to, and opened it at random.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was not room for all to sit, and many stood up in the back part of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two constables, placing Dan between them, took seats near the Squire’s desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judge Perkfell put on his glasses and selected a book from the pile in front of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRIAL Several minutes passed before the crowd settled down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRIAL Several minutes passed before the crowd settled down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was not room for all to sit, and many stood up in the back part of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two constables, placing Dan between them, took seats near the Squire’s desk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not room for all to sit, and many stood up in the back part of the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRIAL Several minutes passed before the crowd settled down.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The two constables, placing Dan between them, took seats near the Squire’s desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was not room for all to sit, and many stood up in the back part of the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was not room for all to sit, and many stood up in the back part of the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two constables, placing Dan between them, took seats near the Squire’s desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRIAL Several minutes passed before the crowd settled down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two constables, placing Dan between them, took seats near the Squire’s desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was not room for all to sit, and many stood up in the back part of the room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not room for all to sit, and many stood up in the back part of the room.
