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Chapter XXXVII
THE VERDICT. When the counsel for the defense stood up, Mehetabel raised her shame-stricken face. This man, she knew, would speak a good word for her--had he not done so already? Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her? But she looked timidly towards him, and dared not meet the glances of the crowd in the court.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This man, she knew, would speak a good word for her--had he not done so already?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This man, she knew, would speak a good word for her--had he not done so already?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This man, she knew, would speak a good word for her--had he not done so already?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she looked timidly towards him, and dared not meet the glances of the crowd in the court.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This man, she knew, would speak a good word for her--had he not done so already?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the counsel for the defense stood up, Mehetabel raised her shame-stricken face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?”
in the direction of
From this reading “Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “This man, she knew, would speak a good word for her--had he not done so already?”
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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 This man, she knew, would speak a good word for her--had he not done so already?
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?
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From this reading Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This man, she knew, would speak a good word for her--had he not done so already?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she looked timidly towards him, and dared not meet the glances of the crowd in the court.
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From this reading Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?
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From this reading When the counsel for the defense stood up, Mehetabel raised her shame-stricken face.
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From this reading But she looked timidly towards him, and dared not meet the glances of the crowd in the court.
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From this reading But she looked timidly towards him, and dared not meet the glances of the crowd in the court.
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From this reading But she looked timidly towards him, and dared not meet the glances of the crowd in the court.
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From this reading When the counsel for the defense stood up, Mehetabel raised her shame-stricken face.
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From this reading Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This man, she knew, would speak a good word for her--had he not done so already?
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From this reading Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?
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From this reading When the counsel for the defense stood up, Mehetabel raised her shame-stricken face.
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From this reading Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the counsel for the defense stood up, Mehetabel raised her shame-stricken face.
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From this reading Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?
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From this reading But she looked timidly towards him, and dared not meet the glances of the crowd in the court.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This man, she knew, would speak a good word for her--had he not done so already?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This man, she knew, would speak a good word for her--had he not done so already?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This man, she knew, would speak a good word for her--had he not done so already?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the counsel for the defense stood up, Mehetabel raised her shame-stricken face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she looked timidly towards him, and dared not meet the glances of the crowd in the court.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?
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From this reading This man, she knew, would speak a good word for her--had he not done so already?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she looked timidly towards him, and dared not meet the glances of the crowd in the court.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This man, she knew, would speak a good word for her--had he not done so already?
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From this reading But she looked timidly towards him, and dared not meet the glances of the crowd in the court.
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From this reading When the counsel for the defense stood up, Mehetabel raised her shame-stricken face.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This man, she knew, would speak a good word for her--had he not done so already?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?
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From this reading Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?
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From this reading When the counsel for the defense stood up, Mehetabel raised her shame-stricken face.
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From this reading When the counsel for the defense stood up, Mehetabel raised her shame-stricken face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This man, she knew, would speak a good word for her--had he not done so already?
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From this reading Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This man, she knew, would speak a good word for her--had he not done so already?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This man, she knew, would speak a good word for her--had he not done so already?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the counsel for the defense stood up, Mehetabel raised her shame-stricken face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VERDICT.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This man, she knew, would speak a good word for her--had he not done so already?
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From this reading But she looked timidly towards him, and dared not meet the glances of the crowd in the court.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?
in the direction of
From this reading Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?
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From this reading When the counsel for the defense stood up, Mehetabel raised her shame-stricken face.
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From this reading THE VERDICT.
at the time that
From this reading When the counsel for the defense stood up, Mehetabel raised her shame-stricken face.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had not all his efforts been directed towards getting out of the witnesses something favorable to her, and to showing contradictions in their statements which told against her?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This man, she knew, would speak a good word for her--had he not done so already?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This man, she knew, would speak a good word for her--had he not done so already?
