used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Your first inquiry, on the evidence, will be, Was Captain White murdered in pursuance of a conspiracy, and was the defendant one of this conspiracy?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your first inquiry, on the evidence, will be, Was Captain White murdered in pursuance of a conspiracy, and was the defendant one of this conspiracy?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If so, the second inquiry is, Was he so connected with the murder itself as that he is liable to be convicted as a _principal_?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Your first inquiry, on the evidence, will be, Was Captain White murdered in pursuance of a conspiracy, and was the defendant one of this conspiracy?
cannot
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From this reading If not guilty _as such_, you cannot convict him.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Your first inquiry, on the evidence, will be, Was Captain White murdered in pursuance of a conspiracy, and was the defendant one of this conspiracy?
an occurrence of something
From this reading Gentlemen, let us now come to the case.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Gentlemen, let us now come to the case.
being joined in close association
From this reading If so, the second inquiry is, Was he so connected with the murder itself as that he is liable to be convicted as a _principal_?
conspiracynounUS /kənˈspɪrəsi/
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
From this reading Your first inquiry, on the evidence, will be, Was Captain White murdered in pursuance of a conspiracy, and was the defendant one of this conspiracy?
convictnounUS /ˈkɑːnvɪkt/
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
From this reading If not guilty _as such_, you cannot convict him.
convictedverbUS /kənˈvɪktəd/
past form of “convict” — find or declare guilty
From this reading If so, the second inquiry is, Was he so connected with the murder itself as that he is liable to be convicted as a _principal_?
defendantnounUS /dɪˈfendənt/
a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
From this reading Your first inquiry, on the evidence, will be, Was Captain White murdered in pursuance of a conspiracy, and was the defendant one of this conspiracy?
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Your first inquiry, on the evidence, will be, Was Captain White murdered in pursuance of a conspiracy, and was the defendant one of this conspiracy?
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Your first inquiry, on the evidence, will be, Was Captain White murdered in pursuance of a conspiracy, and was the defendant one of this conspiracy?
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading Gentlemen, let us now come to the case.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading If not guilty _as such_, you cannot convict him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If so, the second inquiry is, Was he so connected with the murder itself as that he is liable to be convicted as a _principal_?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If not guilty _as such_, you cannot convict him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If so, the second inquiry is, Was he so connected with the murder itself as that he is liable to be convicted as a _principal_?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Your first inquiry, on the evidence, will be, Was Captain White murdered in pursuance of a conspiracy, and was the defendant one of this conspiracy?
indictedverbUS /ˌɪnˈdaɪtɪd/
past form of “indict” — accuse formally of a crime
From this reading The defendant is indicted as a _principal_.
a search for knowledge
From this reading Your first inquiry, on the evidence, will be, Was Captain White murdered in pursuance of a conspiracy, and was the defendant one of this conspiracy?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If so, the second inquiry is, Was he so connected with the murder itself as that he is liable to be convicted as a _principal_?
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading If so, the second inquiry is, Was he so connected with the murder itself as that he is liable to be convicted as a _principal_?
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Gentlemen, let us now come to the case.
liableadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪəbəl/
at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant
From this reading If so, the second inquiry is, Was he so connected with the murder itself as that he is liable to be convicted as a _principal_?
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading If so, the second inquiry is, Was he so connected with the murder itself as that he is liable to be convicted as a _principal_?
murderedadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərd/
killed unlawfully
From this reading Your first inquiry, on the evidence, will be, Was Captain White murdered in pursuance of a conspiracy, and was the defendant one of this conspiracy?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If not guilty _as such_, you cannot convict him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Gentlemen, let us now come to the case.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Your first inquiry, on the evidence, will be, Was Captain White murdered in pursuance of a conspiracy, and was the defendant one of this conspiracy?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Your first inquiry, on the evidence, will be, Was Captain White murdered in pursuance of a conspiracy, and was the defendant one of this conspiracy?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Your first inquiry, on the evidence, will be, Was Captain White murdered in pursuance of a conspiracy, and was the defendant one of this conspiracy?
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading If so, the second inquiry is, Was he so connected with the murder itself as that he is liable to be convicted as a _principal_?
pursuancenoun
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading Your first inquiry, on the evidence, will be, Was Captain White murdered in pursuance of a conspiracy, and was the defendant one of this conspiracy?
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading If so, the second inquiry is, Was he so connected with the murder itself as that he is liable to be convicted as a _principal_?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If so, the second inquiry is, Was he so connected with the murder itself as that he is liable to be convicted as a _principal_?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading If not guilty _as such_, you cannot convict him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If so, the second inquiry is, Was he so connected with the murder itself as that he is liable to be convicted as a _principal_?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gentlemen, let us now come to the case.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Your first inquiry, on the evidence, will be, Was Captain White murdered in pursuance of a conspiracy, and was the defendant one of this conspiracy?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gentlemen, let us now come to the case.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gentlemen, let us now come to the case.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your first inquiry, on the evidence, will be, Was Captain White murdered in pursuance of a conspiracy, and was the defendant one of this conspiracy?
a Caucasian
From this reading Your first inquiry, on the evidence, will be, Was Captain White murdered in pursuance of a conspiracy, and was the defendant one of this conspiracy?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Your first inquiry, on the evidence, will be, Was Captain White murdered in pursuance of a conspiracy, and was the defendant one of this conspiracy?
in the company of; together with
From this reading If so, the second inquiry is, Was he so connected with the murder itself as that he is liable to be convicted as a _principal_?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If not guilty _as such_, you cannot convict him.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your first inquiry, on the evidence, will be, Was Captain White murdered in pursuance of a conspiracy, and was the defendant one of this conspiracy?
