Chapter XXIII · The Condemned

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

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

later than; following

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

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

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He was met at the prison entrance by the warden, of whom he urgently demanded:

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation

From this reading Has she recovered her consciousness?

plural of “crowd” — a large number of things or people considered together

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully

From this reading He was met at the prison entrance by the warden, of whom he urgently demanded:

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

fearful expectation or anticipation

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

something that provides access (to get in or get out)

From this reading He was met at the prison entrance by the warden, of whom he urgently demanded:

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Has she recovered her consciousness?

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was met at the prison entrance by the warden, of whom he urgently demanded:

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

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From this reading How is she?

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Where is she?

marked by extreme anger

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading He was met at the prison entrance by the warden, of whom he urgently demanded:

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

not any; not one

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

-ing form of “pity” — share the suffering of

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

freed from illness or injury

From this reading Has she recovered her consciousness?

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Where is she?

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

a state of acute pain

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

in a swift manner

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

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

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

held up in the air

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

with great urgency

From this reading He was met at the prison entrance by the warden, of whom he urgently demanded:

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.

From this reading He was met at the prison entrance by the warden, of whom he urgently demanded:

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

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From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

in or at the place that

From this reading “Where is she?

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Condemned to death—Oh! dread The thoughts of coming suffering—there The scaffold stands in morning’s air, Crowds wave-like round her spread, Their eyes upraised to see her die, No heart to breathe a pitying sigh— The prison stones her bed.—_Michell._ Malcolm Montrose, nearly maddened by despair, threw himself into a carriage, and drove swiftly after the prison van in which Eudora was taken back to gaol.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He was met at the prison entrance by the warden, of whom he urgently demanded: