Chapter I
SCENE.--_A Court of Justice_. USHER, CLERK OF THE COURT, MR. HUNGARY, Q.C., _and others_. MR. LA-DI- DA, _the prisoner, not in the dock, but seated in a chair before it_.
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Chapter I
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SCENE.--_A
Court
of
Justice_.
USHER,
CLERK
OF
THE
COURT,
MR.
HUNGARY,
Q.C.,
_and
others_.
MR.
LA-DI-
DA,
_the
prisoner,
not
in
the
dock,
but
seated
in
a
chair
before
it_.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
SCENE.--_A
Court
of
Justice_.
Line 2
USHER,
CLERK
OF
THE
COURT,
MR.
Line 3
HUNGARY,
Q.C.,
_and
others_.
Line 4
MR.
Line 5
LA-DI-
DA,
_the
prisoner,
not
in
the
dock,
but
seated
in
a
chair
before
it_.
Learner Dictionary
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Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “LA-DI- DA, _the prisoner, not in the dock, but seated in a chair before it_.”
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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 SCENE.--_A Court of Justice_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HUNGARY, Q.C., _and others_.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading LA-DI- DA, _the prisoner, not in the dock, but seated in a chair before it_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading LA-DI- DA, _the prisoner, not in the dock, but seated in a chair before it_.
C
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From this reading HUNGARY, Q.C., _and others_.
chair
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From this reading LA-DI- DA, _the prisoner, not in the dock, but seated in a chair before it_.
CLERK
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From this reading USHER, CLERK OF THE COURT, MR.
Court
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From this reading SCENE.--_A Court of Justice_.
DA
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From this reading LA-DI- DA, _the prisoner, not in the dock, but seated in a chair before it_.
dock
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From this reading LA-DI- DA, _the prisoner, not in the dock, but seated in a chair before it_.
HUNGARY
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From this reading HUNGARY, Q.C., _and others_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LA-DI- DA, _the prisoner, not in the dock, but seated in a chair before it_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LA-DI- DA, _the prisoner, not in the dock, but seated in a chair before it_.
Justice
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From this reading SCENE.--_A Court of Justice_.
LA-DI
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From this reading LA-DI- DA, _the prisoner, not in the dock, but seated in a chair before it_.
MR
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From this reading USHER, CLERK OF THE COURT, MR.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LA-DI- DA, _the prisoner, not in the dock, but seated in a chair before it_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SCENE.--_A Court of Justice_.
others
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From this reading HUNGARY, Q.C., _and others_.
prisoner
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From this reading LA-DI- DA, _the prisoner, not in the dock, but seated in a chair before it_.
Q
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From this reading HUNGARY, Q.C., _and others_.
SCENE
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From this reading SCENE.--_A Court of Justice_.
seated
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From this reading LA-DI- DA, _the prisoner, not in the dock, but seated in a chair before it_.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading USHER, CLERK OF THE COURT, MR.
USHER
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From this reading USHER, CLERK OF THE COURT, MR.