Chapter LXX
A FEARFUL PLACE. The wapentake entered behind Gwynplaine. Then the justice of the quorum. Then the constables. The wicket was closed.
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Chapter LXX
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A
FEARFUL
PLACE.
The
wapentake
entered
behind
Gwynplaine.
Then
the
justice
of
the
quorum.
Then
the
constables.
The
wicket
was
closed.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
FEARFUL
PLACE.
Line 2
The
wapentake
entered
behind
Gwynplaine.
Line 3
Then
the
justice
of
the
quorum.
Line 4
Then
the
constables.
Line 5
The
wicket
was
closed.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Behind
preposition
US /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The wapentake entered behind Gwynplaine.”
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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 FEARFUL PLACE.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The wapentake entered behind Gwynplaine.
closed
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From this reading The wicket was closed.
constables
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From this reading Then the constables.
entered
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From this reading The wapentake entered behind Gwynplaine.
FEARFUL
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From this reading A FEARFUL PLACE.
Gwynplaine
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From this reading The wapentake entered behind Gwynplaine.
justice
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From this reading Then the justice of the quorum.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then the justice of the quorum.
PLACE
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From this reading A FEARFUL PLACE.
quorum
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From this reading Then the justice of the quorum.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wapentake entered behind Gwynplaine.
Then
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From this reading Then the justice of the quorum.
wapentake
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From this reading The wapentake entered behind Gwynplaine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wicket was closed.
wicket
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From this reading The wicket was closed.