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Chapter XVII
A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS. Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning. There was much difference of opinion, however, as to what that verdict would be. But the morning hours went by and the jury still remained in their room. The constable who watched at the door shook his head and smiled when asked about the probability of an early agreement.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The constable who watched at the door shook his head and smiled when asked about the probability of an early agreement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The constable who watched at the door shook his head and smiled when asked about the probability of an early agreement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “There was much difference of opinion, however, as to what that verdict would be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But the morning hours went by and the jury still remained in their room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the morning hours went by and the jury still remained in their room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the morning hours went by and the jury still remained in their room.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning.”
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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 WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The constable who watched at the door shook his head and smiled when asked about the probability of an early agreement.
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From this reading The constable who watched at the door shook his head and smiled when asked about the probability of an early agreement.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The constable who watched at the door shook his head and smiled when asked about the probability of an early agreement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the morning hours went by and the jury still remained in their room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was much difference of opinion, however, as to what that verdict would be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The constable who watched at the door shook his head and smiled when asked about the probability of an early agreement.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was much difference of opinion, however, as to what that verdict would be.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the morning hours went by and the jury still remained in their room.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the morning hours went by and the jury still remained in their room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning.
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From this reading The constable who watched at the door shook his head and smiled when asked about the probability of an early agreement.
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From this reading A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.
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From this reading Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning.
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From this reading There was much difference of opinion, however, as to what that verdict would be.
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From this reading The constable who watched at the door shook his head and smiled when asked about the probability of an early agreement.
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From this reading The constable who watched at the door shook his head and smiled when asked about the probability of an early agreement.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning.
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From this reading Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning.
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From this reading A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.
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From this reading The constable who watched at the door shook his head and smiled when asked about the probability of an early agreement.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The constable who watched at the door shook his head and smiled when asked about the probability of an early agreement.
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From this reading But the morning hours went by and the jury still remained in their room.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There was much difference of opinion, however, as to what that verdict would be.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the morning hours went by and the jury still remained in their room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning.
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From this reading Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning.
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From this reading There was much difference of opinion, however, as to what that verdict would be.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning.
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From this reading Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning.
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From this reading There was much difference of opinion, however, as to what that verdict would be.
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From this reading The constable who watched at the door shook his head and smiled when asked about the probability of an early agreement.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the morning hours went by and the jury still remained in their room.
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From this reading But the morning hours went by and the jury still remained in their room.
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From this reading Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning.
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From this reading The constable who watched at the door shook his head and smiled when asked about the probability of an early agreement.
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From this reading The constable who watched at the door shook his head and smiled when asked about the probability of an early agreement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the morning hours went by and the jury still remained in their room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But the morning hours went by and the jury still remained in their room.
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From this reading There was much difference of opinion, however, as to what that verdict would be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was much difference of opinion, however, as to what that verdict would be.
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From this reading Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning.
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From this reading Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was much difference of opinion, however, as to what that verdict would be.
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From this reading The constable who watched at the door shook his head and smiled when asked about the probability of an early agreement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the morning hours went by and the jury still remained in their room.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There was much difference of opinion, however, as to what that verdict would be.
at the time that
From this reading The constable who watched at the door shook his head and smiled when asked about the probability of an early agreement.
which person or people
From this reading The constable who watched at the door shook his head and smiled when asked about the probability of an early agreement.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Every one expected that the jury would come into court with a verdict at the opening of the session on Tuesday morning.
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From this reading A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.
