Chapter V
The jury retire by a door behind the JUDGE. The JUDGE bends over his notes. FALDER, leaning from the dock, speaks excitedly to his solicitor, pointing dawn at RUTH. The solicitor in turn speaks to FROME. FROME.
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Chapter V
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The
jury
retire
by
a
door
behind
the
JUDGE.
The
JUDGE
bends
over
his
notes.
FALDER,
leaning
from
the
dock,
speaks
excitedly
to
his
solicitor,
pointing
dawn
at
RUTH.
The
solicitor
in
turn
speaks
to
FROME.
FROME.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
jury
retire
by
a
door
behind
the
JUDGE.
Line 2
The
JUDGE
bends
over
his
notes.
Line 3
FALDER,
leaning
from
the
dock,
speaks
excitedly
to
his
solicitor,
pointing
dawn
at
RUTH.
Line 4
The
solicitor
in
turn
speaks
to
FROME.
Line 5
FROME.
Learner Dictionary
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Behind
preposition
US /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The jury retire by a door behind the JUDGE.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “The JUDGE bends over his notes.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The jury retire by a door behind the JUDGE.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FALDER, leaning from the dock, speaks excitedly to his solicitor, pointing dawn at RUTH.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The jury retire by a door behind the JUDGE.
bends
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From this reading The JUDGE bends over his notes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The jury retire by a door behind the JUDGE.
dawn
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dock
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door
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From this reading The jury retire by a door behind the JUDGE.
excitedly
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FALDER
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From this reading FALDER, leaning from the dock, speaks excitedly to his solicitor, pointing dawn at RUTH.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FALDER, leaning from the dock, speaks excitedly to his solicitor, pointing dawn at RUTH.
FROME
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From this reading The solicitor in turn speaks to FROME.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The JUDGE bends over his notes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The solicitor in turn speaks to FROME.
JUDGE
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jury
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From this reading The jury retire by a door behind the JUDGE.
leaning
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notes
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From this reading The JUDGE bends over his notes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The JUDGE bends over his notes.
pointing
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From this reading FALDER, leaning from the dock, speaks excitedly to his solicitor, pointing dawn at RUTH.
retire
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From this reading The jury retire by a door behind the JUDGE.
RUTH
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solicitor
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From this reading FALDER, leaning from the dock, speaks excitedly to his solicitor, pointing dawn at RUTH.
speaks
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From this reading FALDER, leaning from the dock, speaks excitedly to his solicitor, pointing dawn at RUTH.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The jury retire by a door behind the JUDGE.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FALDER, leaning from the dock, speaks excitedly to his solicitor, pointing dawn at RUTH.
turn
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From this reading The solicitor in turn speaks to FROME.