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Under Sentence of Death
Under Sentence of Death

Chapter I

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=UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH;= OR, _A CRIMINAL’S LAST HOURS._ TOGETHER WITH TOLD UNDER CANVAS, AND CLAUDE GUEUX.
BY VICTOR HUGO, _Author of “Les Misérables,” “By the King’s Command,”_ _“The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” etc._ TRANSLATED BY SIR GILBERT CAMPBELL, BART.
LONDON: CROOME & CO., 12, ST.
BRIDE STREET, LUDGATE CIRCUS, E.C.
_UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH._ UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH.
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Under Sentence of Death

Chapter I

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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=UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH;= OR, _A CRIMINAL’S LAST HOURS._ TOGETHER WITH TOLD UNDER CANVAS, AND CLAUDE GUEUX.
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BY VICTOR HUGO, _Author of “Les Misérables,” “By the King’s Command,”_ _“The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” etc._ TRANSLATED BY SIR GILBERT CAMPBELL, BART.
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LONDON: CROOME & CO., 12, ST.
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BRIDE STREET, LUDGATE CIRCUS, E.C.
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_UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH._ UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

LAST noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “=UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH;= OR, _A CRIMINAL’S LAST HOURS._ TOGETHER WITH TOLD UNDER CANVAS, AND CLAUDE GUEUX.”

TOLD noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “=UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH;= OR, _A CRIMINAL’S LAST HOURS._ TOGETHER WITH TOLD UNDER CANVAS, AND CLAUDE GUEUX.”

UNDER preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “=UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH;= OR, _A CRIMINAL’S LAST HOURS._ TOGETHER WITH TOLD UNDER CANVAS, AND CLAUDE GUEUX.”

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12

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From this reading LONDON: CROOME & CO., 12, ST.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading =UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH;= OR, _A CRIMINAL’S LAST HOURS._ TOGETHER WITH TOLD UNDER CANVAS, AND CLAUDE GUEUX.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading =UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH;= OR, _A CRIMINAL’S LAST HOURS._ TOGETHER WITH TOLD UNDER CANVAS, AND CLAUDE GUEUX.

Author

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From this reading BY VICTOR HUGO, _Author of “Les Misérables,” “By the King’s Command,”_ _“The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” etc._ TRANSLATED BY SIR GILBERT CAMPBELL, BART.

BART

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From this reading BY VICTOR HUGO, _Author of “Les Misérables,” “By the King’s Command,”_ _“The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” etc._ TRANSLATED BY SIR GILBERT CAMPBELL, BART.

BRIDE

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From this reading BRIDE STREET, LUDGATE CIRCUS, E.C.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY VICTOR HUGO, _Author of “Les Misérables,” “By the King’s Command,”_ _“The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” etc._ TRANSLATED BY SIR GILBERT CAMPBELL, BART.

C

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From this reading BRIDE STREET, LUDGATE CIRCUS, E.C.

CAMPBELL

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From this reading BY VICTOR HUGO, _Author of “Les Misérables,” “By the King’s Command,”_ _“The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” etc._ TRANSLATED BY SIR GILBERT CAMPBELL, BART.

CANVAS

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From this reading =UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH;= OR, _A CRIMINAL’S LAST HOURS._ TOGETHER WITH TOLD UNDER CANVAS, AND CLAUDE GUEUX.

CIRCUS

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From this reading BRIDE STREET, LUDGATE CIRCUS, E.C.

CLAUDE

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From this reading =UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH;= OR, _A CRIMINAL’S LAST HOURS._ TOGETHER WITH TOLD UNDER CANVAS, AND CLAUDE GUEUX.

CO

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From this reading LONDON: CROOME & CO., 12, ST.

Command

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From this reading BY VICTOR HUGO, _Author of “Les Misérables,” “By the King’s Command,”_ _“The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” etc._ TRANSLATED BY SIR GILBERT CAMPBELL, BART.

CRIMINAL'S

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From this reading =UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH;= OR, _A CRIMINAL’S LAST HOURS._ TOGETHER WITH TOLD UNDER CANVAS, AND CLAUDE GUEUX.

CROOME

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From this reading LONDON: CROOME & CO., 12, ST.

Dame

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From this reading BY VICTOR HUGO, _Author of “Les Misérables,” “By the King’s Command,”_ _“The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” etc._ TRANSLATED BY SIR GILBERT CAMPBELL, BART.

DEATH

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From this reading =UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH;= OR, _A CRIMINAL’S LAST HOURS._ TOGETHER WITH TOLD UNDER CANVAS, AND CLAUDE GUEUX.

E

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From this reading BRIDE STREET, LUDGATE CIRCUS, E.C.

etc

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From this reading BY VICTOR HUGO, _Author of “Les Misérables,” “By the King’s Command,”_ _“The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” etc._ TRANSLATED BY SIR GILBERT CAMPBELL, BART.

GILBERT

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From this reading BY VICTOR HUGO, _Author of “Les Misérables,” “By the King’s Command,”_ _“The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” etc._ TRANSLATED BY SIR GILBERT CAMPBELL, BART.

GUEUX

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From this reading =UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH;= OR, _A CRIMINAL’S LAST HOURS._ TOGETHER WITH TOLD UNDER CANVAS, AND CLAUDE GUEUX.

HOURS

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From this reading =UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH;= OR, _A CRIMINAL’S LAST HOURS._ TOGETHER WITH TOLD UNDER CANVAS, AND CLAUDE GUEUX.

HUGO

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From this reading BY VICTOR HUGO, _Author of “Les Misérables,” “By the King’s Command,”_ _“The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” etc._ TRANSLATED BY SIR GILBERT CAMPBELL, BART.

Hunchback

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From this reading BY VICTOR HUGO, _Author of “Les Misérables,” “By the King’s Command,”_ _“The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” etc._ TRANSLATED BY SIR GILBERT CAMPBELL, BART.

King's

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From this reading BY VICTOR HUGO, _Author of “Les Misérables,” “By the King’s Command,”_ _“The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” etc._ TRANSLATED BY SIR GILBERT CAMPBELL, BART.

LASTnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading =UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH;= OR, _A CRIMINAL’S LAST HOURS._ TOGETHER WITH TOLD UNDER CANVAS, AND CLAUDE GUEUX.

Les

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From this reading BY VICTOR HUGO, _Author of “Les Misérables,” “By the King’s Command,”_ _“The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” etc._ TRANSLATED BY SIR GILBERT CAMPBELL, BART.

LONDON

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From this reading LONDON: CROOME & CO., 12, ST.

LUDGATE

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From this reading BRIDE STREET, LUDGATE CIRCUS, E.C.

Misérables

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From this reading BY VICTOR HUGO, _Author of “Les Misérables,” “By the King’s Command,”_ _“The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” etc._ TRANSLATED BY SIR GILBERT CAMPBELL, BART.

Notre

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From this reading BY VICTOR HUGO, _Author of “Les Misérables,” “By the King’s Command,”_ _“The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” etc._ TRANSLATED BY SIR GILBERT CAMPBELL, BART.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading =UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH;= OR, _A CRIMINAL’S LAST HOURS._ TOGETHER WITH TOLD UNDER CANVAS, AND CLAUDE GUEUX.

ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading =UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH;= OR, _A CRIMINAL’S LAST HOURS._ TOGETHER WITH TOLD UNDER CANVAS, AND CLAUDE GUEUX.

SENTENCE

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From this reading =UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH;= OR, _A CRIMINAL’S LAST HOURS._ TOGETHER WITH TOLD UNDER CANVAS, AND CLAUDE GUEUX.

SIR

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From this reading BY VICTOR HUGO, _Author of “Les Misérables,” “By the King’s Command,”_ _“The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” etc._ TRANSLATED BY SIR GILBERT CAMPBELL, BART.

ST

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From this reading LONDON: CROOME & CO., 12, ST.

STREET

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From this reading BRIDE STREET, LUDGATE CIRCUS, E.C.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading BY VICTOR HUGO, _Author of “Les Misérables,” “By the King’s Command,”_ _“The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” etc._ TRANSLATED BY SIR GILBERT CAMPBELL, BART.

TOGETHER

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From this reading =UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH;= OR, _A CRIMINAL’S LAST HOURS._ TOGETHER WITH TOLD UNDER CANVAS, AND CLAUDE GUEUX.

TOLDnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading =UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH;= OR, _A CRIMINAL’S LAST HOURS._ TOGETHER WITH TOLD UNDER CANVAS, AND CLAUDE GUEUX.

TRANSLATED

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From this reading BY VICTOR HUGO, _Author of “Les Misérables,” “By the King’s Command,”_ _“The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” etc._ TRANSLATED BY SIR GILBERT CAMPBELL, BART.

UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading =UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH;= OR, _A CRIMINAL’S LAST HOURS._ TOGETHER WITH TOLD UNDER CANVAS, AND CLAUDE GUEUX.

VICTOR

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From this reading BY VICTOR HUGO, _Author of “Les Misérables,” “By the King’s Command,”_ _“The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” etc._ TRANSLATED BY SIR GILBERT CAMPBELL, BART.

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading =UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH;= OR, _A CRIMINAL’S LAST HOURS._ TOGETHER WITH TOLD UNDER CANVAS, AND CLAUDE GUEUX.