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Chapter XXVII
THE TRIAL. Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney. She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it. Receiving a negative reply she asked that she be called the moment it was brought in. All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.”
during the time that
From this reading “All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
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From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
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From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Receiving a negative reply she asked that she be called the moment it was brought in.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
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From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
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From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
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From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
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From this reading Receiving a negative reply she asked that she be called the moment it was brought in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Receiving a negative reply she asked that she be called the moment it was brought in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Receiving a negative reply she asked that she be called the moment it was brought in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Receiving a negative reply she asked that she be called the moment it was brought in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRIAL.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edith Hudson spent a restless night, and early in the morning, as early as she thought she could reach him, she called the office of Jimmy's attorney.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRIAL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She told the lawyer that some new evidence was to have been brought in to him and asked if he had received it.
during the time that
From this reading All that day and the next she waited, scarcely leaving her room for fear that the call might come while she was away.
