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Chapter XXXI
Every preliminary in the way of examination, indictment and committal had been gone through. Bail had been offered and refused. The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial. Fortunately he had not long to wait, as the court opened soon after his arrest and examination. But every day was an eternity, and the nights were longer still.
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later than; following
From this reading “Fortunately he had not long to wait, as the court opened soon after his arrest and examination.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Every preliminary in the way of examination, indictment and committal had been gone through.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every preliminary in the way of examination, indictment and committal had been gone through.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fortunately he had not long to wait, as the court opened soon after his arrest and examination.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “But every day was an eternity, and the nights were longer still.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fortunately he had not long to wait, as the court opened soon after his arrest and examination.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Every preliminary in the way of examination, indictment and committal had been gone through.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial.”
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From this reading The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial.
later than; following
From this reading Fortunately he had not long to wait, as the court opened soon after his arrest and examination.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But every day was an eternity, and the nights were longer still.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every preliminary in the way of examination, indictment and committal had been gone through.
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From this reading The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial.
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From this reading Fortunately he had not long to wait, as the court opened soon after his arrest and examination.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Fortunately he had not long to wait, as the court opened soon after his arrest and examination.
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From this reading The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial.
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From this reading Bail had been offered and refused.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Every preliminary in the way of examination, indictment and committal had been gone through.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial.
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From this reading The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial.
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From this reading The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial.
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From this reading Every preliminary in the way of examination, indictment and committal had been gone through.
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From this reading Fortunately he had not long to wait, as the court opened soon after his arrest and examination.
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From this reading But every day was an eternity, and the nights were longer still.
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From this reading But every day was an eternity, and the nights were longer still.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every preliminary in the way of examination, indictment and committal had been gone through.
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From this reading Every preliminary in the way of examination, indictment and committal had been gone through.
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From this reading The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial.
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From this reading The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial.
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From this reading Fortunately he had not long to wait, as the court opened soon after his arrest and examination.
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From this reading Every preliminary in the way of examination, indictment and committal had been gone through.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every preliminary in the way of examination, indictment and committal had been gone through.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fortunately he had not long to wait, as the court opened soon after his arrest and examination.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every preliminary in the way of examination, indictment and committal had been gone through.
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From this reading Every preliminary in the way of examination, indictment and committal had been gone through.
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From this reading The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fortunately he had not long to wait, as the court opened soon after his arrest and examination.
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From this reading But every day was an eternity, and the nights were longer still.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading But every day was an eternity, and the nights were longer still.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fortunately he had not long to wait, as the court opened soon after his arrest and examination.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every preliminary in the way of examination, indictment and committal had been gone through.
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From this reading Bail had been offered and refused.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial.
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From this reading Fortunately he had not long to wait, as the court opened soon after his arrest and examination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every preliminary in the way of examination, indictment and committal had been gone through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bail had been offered and refused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fortunately he had not long to wait, as the court opened soon after his arrest and examination.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every preliminary in the way of examination, indictment and committal had been gone through.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Every preliminary in the way of examination, indictment and committal had been gone through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial.
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From this reading The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial.
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From this reading Fortunately he had not long to wait, as the court opened soon after his arrest and examination.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial.
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From this reading Every preliminary in the way of examination, indictment and committal had been gone through.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But every day was an eternity, and the nights were longer still.
which person or people
From this reading The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The $10,000 offered to any one who would capture the slayer had failed to find the slightest clue to any one but Paul, who was still in jail awaiting his trial.
