a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It was his first criminal case, and the magistrate began proceedings by questioning everybody right and left in regard to the affair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At three o’clock the officers, prisoners, and onlookers arrived at St. Benoit, and the examination soon commenced.
Andoche
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From this reading Mademoiselle Faillot was asked her opinion of the mystery, and Andoche was interrogated.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading At three o’clock the officers, prisoners, and onlookers arrived at St. Benoit, and the examination soon commenced.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Mademoiselle Faillot was asked her opinion of the mystery, and Andoche was interrogated.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At three o’clock the officers, prisoners, and onlookers arrived at St. Benoit, and the examination soon commenced.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It was his first criminal case, and the magistrate began proceedings by questioning everybody right and left in regard to the affair.
Benoit
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From this reading At three o’clock the officers, prisoners, and onlookers arrived at St. Benoit, and the examination soon commenced.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was his first criminal case, and the magistrate began proceedings by questioning everybody right and left in regard to the affair.
an occurrence of something
From this reading It was his first criminal case, and the magistrate began proceedings by questioning everybody right and left in regard to the affair.
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading At three o’clock the officers, prisoners, and onlookers arrived at St. Benoit, and the examination soon commenced.
criminaladjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmənəl/
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
From this reading It was his first criminal case, and the magistrate began proceedings by questioning everybody right and left in regard to the affair.
every person
From this reading It was his first criminal case, and the magistrate began proceedings by questioning everybody right and left in regard to the affair.
examinationnounUS /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading At three o’clock the officers, prisoners, and onlookers arrived at St. Benoit, and the examination soon commenced.
Faillot
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From this reading Mademoiselle Faillot was asked her opinion of the mystery, and Andoche was interrogated.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was his first criminal case, and the magistrate began proceedings by questioning everybody right and left in regard to the affair.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading Jacques Percier related the walnut grove incident.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mademoiselle Faillot was asked her opinion of the mystery, and Andoche was interrogated.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was his first criminal case, and the magistrate began proceedings by questioning everybody right and left in regard to the affair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was his first criminal case, and the magistrate began proceedings by questioning everybody right and left in regard to the affair.
a single distinct event
From this reading Jacques Percier related the walnut grove incident.
interrogatedverbUS /ˌɪnˈterəɡeɪtɪd/
past form of “interrogate” — transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
From this reading Mademoiselle Faillot was asked her opinion of the mystery, and Andoche was interrogated.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was his first criminal case, and the magistrate began proceedings by questioning everybody right and left in regard to the affair.
Jacques
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From this reading Jacques Percier related the walnut grove incident.
L'OURS
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From this reading L’OURS.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It was his first criminal case, and the magistrate began proceedings by questioning everybody right and left in regard to the affair.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading Mademoiselle Faillot was asked her opinion of the mystery, and Andoche was interrogated.
magistratenounUS /ˈmædʒəstreɪt/
a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
From this reading It was his first criminal case, and the magistrate began proceedings by questioning everybody right and left in regard to the affair.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading Mademoiselle Faillot was asked her opinion of the mystery, and Andoche was interrogated.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading At three o’clock the officers, prisoners, and onlookers arrived at St. Benoit, and the examination soon commenced.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mademoiselle Faillot was asked her opinion of the mystery, and Andoche was interrogated.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading At three o’clock the officers, prisoners, and onlookers arrived at St. Benoit, and the examination soon commenced.
onlookersnounUS /ˈɔːnlʊkərz/
plural of “onlooker” — someone who looks on
From this reading At three o’clock the officers, prisoners, and onlookers arrived at St. Benoit, and the examination soon commenced.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading Mademoiselle Faillot was asked her opinion of the mystery, and Andoche was interrogated.
Percier
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From this reading Jacques Percier related the walnut grove incident.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading At three o’clock the officers, prisoners, and onlookers arrived at St. Benoit, and the examination soon commenced.
proceedingsnounUS /proʊˈsiːdɪŋz/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading It was his first criminal case, and the magistrate began proceedings by questioning everybody right and left in regard to the affair.
questioningadjectiveUS /ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading It was his first criminal case, and the magistrate began proceedings by questioning everybody right and left in regard to the affair.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading It was his first criminal case, and the magistrate began proceedings by questioning everybody right and left in regard to the affair.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading Jacques Percier related the walnut grove incident.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It was his first criminal case, and the magistrate began proceedings by questioning everybody right and left in regard to the affair.
in the near future
From this reading At three o’clock the officers, prisoners, and onlookers arrived at St. Benoit, and the examination soon commenced.
St
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From this reading At three o’clock the officers, prisoners, and onlookers arrived at St. Benoit, and the examination soon commenced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At three o’clock the officers, prisoners, and onlookers arrived at St. Benoit, and the examination soon commenced.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading At three o’clock the officers, prisoners, and onlookers arrived at St. Benoit, and the examination soon commenced.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was his first criminal case, and the magistrate began proceedings by questioning everybody right and left in regard to the affair.
walnutnounUS /ˈwɔːlnʌt/
nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell
From this reading Jacques Percier related the walnut grove incident.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was his first criminal case, and the magistrate began proceedings by questioning everybody right and left in regard to the affair.
