Chapter XXXVII
The Crime of Tijuco
On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted. A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth: “Innocent! Innocent!” Then complete silence fell on all.
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Chapter XXXVII · The Crime of Tijuco
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On
the
arrival
of
the
judge
the
mournful
procession
halted.
A
roaring
echo
had
repeated
after
him
and
again
repeated
the
cry
which
escaped
from
every
mouth:
“Innocent!
Innocent!”
Then
complete
silence
fell
on
all.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
On
the
arrival
of
the
judge
the
mournful
procession
halted.
Line 2
A
roaring
echo
had
repeated
after
him
and
again
repeated
the
cry
which
escaped
from
every
mouth:
Line 3
“Innocent!
Line 4
Innocent!”
Line 5
Then
complete
silence
fell
on
all.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:”
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:”
Complete
noun
US /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then complete silence fell on all.”
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:”
Repeated
noun
US /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:”
Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Then complete silence fell on all.”
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
all
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From this reading Then complete silence fell on all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
arrival
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From this reading On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then complete silence fell on all.
cry
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From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
echo
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From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
escaped
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From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
fell
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From this reading Then complete silence fell on all.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
halted
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From this reading On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
Innocent
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From this reading “Innocent!
judge
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From this reading On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted.
mournful
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From this reading On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted.
mouth
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From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted.
procession
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From this reading On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
roaring
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From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth:
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Then complete silence fell on all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the arrival of the judge the mournful procession halted.
Then
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From this reading Then complete silence fell on all.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A roaring echo had repeated after him and again repeated the cry which escaped from every mouth: