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Chapter LXIX
URSUS SPIES THE POLICE. As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir. Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody. Ursus was of them. He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.”
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading “As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.”
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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 He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.
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From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
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From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
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From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
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From this reading He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.
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From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
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From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
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From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading URSUS SPIES THE POLICE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading URSUS SPIES THE POLICE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading URSUS SPIES THE POLICE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Ursus was of them.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading URSUS SPIES THE POLICE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ursus was of them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
