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Chapter XII
ACT IV TIME: Three hours later. SCENE: A Dungeon on the ground-floor of the Palazzo Civico. The stage is bisected from top to bottom by a wall, on one side of which is seen the interior of LUCREZIA’S cell, on the other that of SAVONAROLA’S. Neither he nor she knows that the other is in the next cell. The audience, however, knows this.
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A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “The stage is bisected from top to bottom by a wall, on one side of which is seen the interior of LUCREZIA’S cell, on the other that of SAVONAROLA’S.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “The audience, however, knows this.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither he nor she knows that the other is in the next cell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Neither he nor she knows that the other is in the next cell.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The stage is bisected from top to bottom by a wall, on one side of which is seen the interior of LUCREZIA’S cell, on the other that of SAVONAROLA’S.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ACT IV TIME: Three hours later.”
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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 SCENE: A Dungeon on the ground-floor of the Palazzo Civico.
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From this reading ACT IV TIME: Three hours later.
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From this reading The audience, however, knows this.
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From this reading The stage is bisected from top to bottom by a wall, on one side of which is seen the interior of LUCREZIA’S cell, on the other that of SAVONAROLA’S.
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From this reading The stage is bisected from top to bottom by a wall, on one side of which is seen the interior of LUCREZIA’S cell, on the other that of SAVONAROLA’S.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The stage is bisected from top to bottom by a wall, on one side of which is seen the interior of LUCREZIA’S cell, on the other that of SAVONAROLA’S.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading The stage is bisected from top to bottom by a wall, on one side of which is seen the interior of LUCREZIA’S cell, on the other that of SAVONAROLA’S.
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From this reading SCENE: A Dungeon on the ground-floor of the Palazzo Civico.
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From this reading SCENE: A Dungeon on the ground-floor of the Palazzo Civico.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The stage is bisected from top to bottom by a wall, on one side of which is seen the interior of LUCREZIA’S cell, on the other that of SAVONAROLA’S.
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From this reading SCENE: A Dungeon on the ground-floor of the Palazzo Civico.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Neither he nor she knows that the other is in the next cell.
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From this reading ACT IV TIME: Three hours later.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The audience, however, knows this.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Neither he nor she knows that the other is in the next cell.
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From this reading The stage is bisected from top to bottom by a wall, on one side of which is seen the interior of LUCREZIA’S cell, on the other that of SAVONAROLA’S.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The stage is bisected from top to bottom by a wall, on one side of which is seen the interior of LUCREZIA’S cell, on the other that of SAVONAROLA’S.
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From this reading ACT IV TIME: Three hours later.
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From this reading Neither he nor she knows that the other is in the next cell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ACT IV TIME: Three hours later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stage is bisected from top to bottom by a wall, on one side of which is seen the interior of LUCREZIA’S cell, on the other that of SAVONAROLA’S.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither he nor she knows that the other is in the next cell.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither he nor she knows that the other is in the next cell.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither he nor she knows that the other is in the next cell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SCENE: A Dungeon on the ground-floor of the Palazzo Civico.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SCENE: A Dungeon on the ground-floor of the Palazzo Civico.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The stage is bisected from top to bottom by a wall, on one side of which is seen the interior of LUCREZIA’S cell, on the other that of SAVONAROLA’S.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stage is bisected from top to bottom by a wall, on one side of which is seen the interior of LUCREZIA’S cell, on the other that of SAVONAROLA’S.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SCENE: A Dungeon on the ground-floor of the Palazzo Civico.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stage is bisected from top to bottom by a wall, on one side of which is seen the interior of LUCREZIA’S cell, on the other that of SAVONAROLA’S.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SCENE: A Dungeon on the ground-floor of the Palazzo Civico.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stage is bisected from top to bottom by a wall, on one side of which is seen the interior of LUCREZIA’S cell, on the other that of SAVONAROLA’S.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Neither he nor she knows that the other is in the next cell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stage is bisected from top to bottom by a wall, on one side of which is seen the interior of LUCREZIA’S cell, on the other that of SAVONAROLA’S.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stage is bisected from top to bottom by a wall, on one side of which is seen the interior of LUCREZIA’S cell, on the other that of SAVONAROLA’S.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The stage is bisected from top to bottom by a wall, on one side of which is seen the interior of LUCREZIA’S cell, on the other that of SAVONAROLA’S.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SCENE: A Dungeon on the ground-floor of the Palazzo Civico.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The audience, however, knows this.
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From this reading ACT IV TIME: Three hours later.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ACT IV TIME: Three hours later.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The stage is bisected from top to bottom by a wall, on one side of which is seen the interior of LUCREZIA’S cell, on the other that of SAVONAROLA’S.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stage is bisected from top to bottom by a wall, on one side of which is seen the interior of LUCREZIA’S cell, on the other that of SAVONAROLA’S.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stage is bisected from top to bottom by a wall, on one side of which is seen the interior of LUCREZIA’S cell, on the other that of SAVONAROLA’S.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The stage is bisected from top to bottom by a wall, on one side of which is seen the interior of LUCREZIA’S cell, on the other that of SAVONAROLA’S.
