used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The court assembled in the town of Dorchester, and the notorious Jeffries, with his gross, ferocious face, took his place upon the bench.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Death was the news brought to the prison every hour; and each man awaited his doom as his character permitted.
assembledverbUS /əˈsembəld/
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading The court assembled in the town of Dorchester, and the notorious Jeffries, with his gross, ferocious face, took his place upon the bench.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading Death was the news brought to the prison every hour; and each man awaited his doom as his character permitted.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading The court assembled in the town of Dorchester, and the notorious Jeffries, with his gross, ferocious face, took his place upon the bench.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Death was the news brought to the prison every hour; and each man awaited his doom as his character permitted.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Death was the news brought to the prison every hour; and each man awaited his doom as his character permitted.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading The court assembled in the town of Dorchester, and the notorious Jeffries, with his gross, ferocious face, took his place upon the bench.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Death!
dispatchedverbUS /dɪˈspætʃt/
past form of “dispatch” — send away towards a designated goal
From this reading Several trials for treason were entered into in the morning, and dispatched with terrible rapidity.
doomverbUS /duːm/
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading Death was the news brought to the prison every hour; and each man awaited his doom as his character permitted.
Dorchester
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From this reading The court assembled in the town of Dorchester, and the notorious Jeffries, with his gross, ferocious face, took his place upon the bench.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Death was the news brought to the prison every hour; and each man awaited his doom as his character permitted.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Several trials for treason were entered into in the morning, and dispatched with terrible rapidity.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Death was the news brought to the prison every hour; and each man awaited his doom as his character permitted.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The court assembled in the town of Dorchester, and the notorious Jeffries, with his gross, ferocious face, took his place upon the bench.
ferociousadjectiveUS /fərˈoʊʃəs/
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading The court assembled in the town of Dorchester, and the notorious Jeffries, with his gross, ferocious face, took his place upon the bench.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Several trials for treason were entered into in the morning, and dispatched with terrible rapidity.
grossadjectiveUS /ɡroʊs/
before any deductions
From this reading The court assembled in the town of Dorchester, and the notorious Jeffries, with his gross, ferocious face, took his place upon the bench.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The court assembled in the town of Dorchester, and the notorious Jeffries, with his gross, ferocious face, took his place upon the bench.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Death was the news brought to the prison every hour; and each man awaited his doom as his character permitted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The court assembled in the town of Dorchester, and the notorious Jeffries, with his gross, ferocious face, took his place upon the bench.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Several trials for treason were entered into in the morning, and dispatched with terrible rapidity.
Jeffries
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From this reading The court assembled in the town of Dorchester, and the notorious Jeffries, with his gross, ferocious face, took his place upon the bench.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Death was the news brought to the prison every hour; and each man awaited his doom as his character permitted.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Several trials for treason were entered into in the morning, and dispatched with terrible rapidity.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Death was the news brought to the prison every hour; and each man awaited his doom as his character permitted.
notoriousadjectiveUS /noʊˈtɔːriəs/
known widely and usually unfavorably
From this reading The court assembled in the town of Dorchester, and the notorious Jeffries, with his gross, ferocious face, took his place upon the bench.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The court assembled in the town of Dorchester, and the notorious Jeffries, with his gross, ferocious face, took his place upon the bench.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading Death was the news brought to the prison every hour; and each man awaited his doom as his character permitted.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The court assembled in the town of Dorchester, and the notorious Jeffries, with his gross, ferocious face, took his place upon the bench.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading Death was the news brought to the prison every hour; and each man awaited his doom as his character permitted.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
a rate that is rapid
From this reading Several trials for treason were entered into in the morning, and dispatched with terrible rapidity.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several trials for treason were entered into in the morning, and dispatched with terrible rapidity.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Several trials for treason were entered into in the morning, and dispatched with terrible rapidity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The court assembled in the town of Dorchester, and the notorious Jeffries, with his gross, ferocious face, took his place upon the bench.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Death was the news brought to the prison every hour; and each man awaited his doom as his character permitted.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The court assembled in the town of Dorchester, and the notorious Jeffries, with his gross, ferocious face, took his place upon the bench.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The court assembled in the town of Dorchester, and the notorious Jeffries, with his gross, ferocious face, took his place upon the bench.
treasonnounUS /ˈtriːzən/
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading Several trials for treason were entered into in the morning, and dispatched with terrible rapidity.
trialsnounUS /ˈtraɪəlz/
plural of “trial” — the act of testing something
From this reading Several trials for treason were entered into in the morning, and dispatched with terrible rapidity.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The court assembled in the town of Dorchester, and the notorious Jeffries, with his gross, ferocious face, took his place upon the bench.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Death was the news brought to the prison every hour; and each man awaited his doom as his character permitted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Several trials for treason were entered into in the morning, and dispatched with terrible rapidity.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The court assembled in the town of Dorchester, and the notorious Jeffries, with his gross, ferocious face, took his place upon the bench.
