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The Diamond Coterie
The Diamond Coterie

Chapter XXXVI

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JUSTICE, SACRIFICE, DEATH.
And there is confusion in the court room.
Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.
As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
"That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Diamond Coterie

Chapter XXXVI

Reading 1/57 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
JUSTICE, SACRIFICE, DEATH.
Line 2
And there is confusion in the court room.
Line 3
Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.
Line 4
As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:
Line 5
"That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:”

Bustle noun US /ˈbʌsəl/

busy and excited activity

From this reading “As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “"That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."”

Suddenly noun US /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.”

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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.

angrily

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From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."

bear

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From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:

bounds

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From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.

bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/

busy and excited activity

From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:

buzz

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From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:

clear

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From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:

confusion

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From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.

court

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From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.

DEATH

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From this reading JUSTICE, SACRIFICE, DEATH.

feet

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From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.

Frank

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From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.

JUSTICE

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From this reading JUSTICE, SACRIFICE, DEATH.

Lamotte

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From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:

leave

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From this reading "That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."

lips

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From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.

Mr

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From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."

O'Meara's

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From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:

opening

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permitted

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From this reading "That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."

Rand

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From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.

reseats

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From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.

rings

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From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:

rises

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From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:

room

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From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.

SACRIFICE

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From this reading JUSTICE, SACRIFICE, DEATH.

suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.

then

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From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.

there

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From this reading And there is confusion in the court room.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.

voice

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From this reading As they bear Frank Lamotte from the room, O'Meara's voice rises and rings clear above the buzz and bustle:

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Mr. Rand bounds angrily to his feet, then reseats himself suddenly, and without opening his lips.

witness

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From this reading "That witness must not be permitted to leave the court."