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Chapter XV
A BLOCK IN THE WHEEL. At half-past one o'clock people began to loiter into the court-house at Wilkesbarre; at two the court-room was full. They were there, the most of them, to hear the close of the now celebrated Burnham case. The judge came in from a side door and took his seat on the bench. Beneath him the prothonotary was busy writing in a big book.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At half-past one o'clock people began to loiter into the court-house at Wilkesbarre; at two the court-room was full.”
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “Beneath him the prothonotary was busy writing in a big book.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were there, the most of them, to hear the close of the now celebrated Burnham case.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “At half-past one o'clock people began to loiter into the court-house at Wilkesbarre; at two the court-room was full.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The judge came in from a side door and took his seat on the bench.”
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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 A BLOCK IN THE WHEEL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The judge came in from a side door and took his seat on the bench.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At half-past one o'clock people began to loiter into the court-house at Wilkesbarre; at two the court-room was full.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At half-past one o'clock people began to loiter into the court-house at Wilkesbarre; at two the court-room was full.
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From this reading The judge came in from a side door and took his seat on the bench.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Beneath him the prothonotary was busy writing in a big book.
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From this reading Beneath him the prothonotary was busy writing in a big book.
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From this reading A BLOCK IN THE WHEEL.
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From this reading Beneath him the prothonotary was busy writing in a big book.
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From this reading They were there, the most of them, to hear the close of the now celebrated Burnham case.
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From this reading Beneath him the prothonotary was busy writing in a big book.
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From this reading The judge came in from a side door and took his seat on the bench.
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From this reading They were there, the most of them, to hear the close of the now celebrated Burnham case.
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From this reading They were there, the most of them, to hear the close of the now celebrated Burnham case.
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From this reading They were there, the most of them, to hear the close of the now celebrated Burnham case.
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From this reading At half-past one o'clock people began to loiter into the court-house at Wilkesbarre; at two the court-room was full.
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From this reading At half-past one o'clock people began to loiter into the court-house at Wilkesbarre; at two the court-room was full.
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From this reading The judge came in from a side door and took his seat on the bench.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The judge came in from a side door and took his seat on the bench.
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From this reading At half-past one o'clock people began to loiter into the court-house at Wilkesbarre; at two the court-room was full.
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From this reading At half-past one o'clock people began to loiter into the court-house at Wilkesbarre; at two the court-room was full.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were there, the most of them, to hear the close of the now celebrated Burnham case.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Beneath him the prothonotary was busy writing in a big book.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The judge came in from a side door and took his seat on the bench.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A BLOCK IN THE WHEEL.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At half-past one o'clock people began to loiter into the court-house at Wilkesbarre; at two the court-room was full.
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From this reading The judge came in from a side door and took his seat on the bench.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At half-past one o'clock people began to loiter into the court-house at Wilkesbarre; at two the court-room was full.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were there, the most of them, to hear the close of the now celebrated Burnham case.
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From this reading They were there, the most of them, to hear the close of the now celebrated Burnham case.
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From this reading At half-past one o'clock people began to loiter into the court-house at Wilkesbarre; at two the court-room was full.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were there, the most of them, to hear the close of the now celebrated Burnham case.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The judge came in from a side door and took his seat on the bench.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At half-past one o'clock people began to loiter into the court-house at Wilkesbarre; at two the court-room was full.
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From this reading At half-past one o'clock people began to loiter into the court-house at Wilkesbarre; at two the court-room was full.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beneath him the prothonotary was busy writing in a big book.
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From this reading The judge came in from a side door and took his seat on the bench.
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From this reading The judge came in from a side door and took his seat on the bench.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BLOCK IN THE WHEEL.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were there, the most of them, to hear the close of the now celebrated Burnham case.
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From this reading They were there, the most of them, to hear the close of the now celebrated Burnham case.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were there, the most of them, to hear the close of the now celebrated Burnham case.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At half-past one o'clock people began to loiter into the court-house at Wilkesbarre; at two the court-room was full.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The judge came in from a side door and took his seat on the bench.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At half-past one o'clock people began to loiter into the court-house at Wilkesbarre; at two the court-room was full.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At half-past one o'clock people began to loiter into the court-house at Wilkesbarre; at two the court-room was full.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were there, the most of them, to hear the close of the now celebrated Burnham case.
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From this reading A BLOCK IN THE WHEEL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At half-past one o'clock people began to loiter into the court-house at Wilkesbarre; at two the court-room was full.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beneath him the prothonotary was busy writing in a big book.
